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1. 发明申请

WO2003011484A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAIL SORTING 审中-公开
标题翻译：电子装置的装置和方法
公开(公告)号：WO2003011484A1
公开(公告)日：2003-02-13
申请号：PCT/US2002/022678
申请日：2002-07-17
申请人： SIEMENS DEMATIC POSTAL AUTOMATION, L.P.
发明人： PIPPIN, James, M. , WORTH, Floyd, W. II , REDFORD, Dale, E. , KECHEL, Ottmar, K. , MONDIE, George, R. , ISAACS, Gerald, A.
IPC分类号： B07C3/00
CPC分类号： B65H31/24 , B07C3/02 , B07C3/087 , B65H29/14 , B65H29/60 , B65H31/02 , B65H39/115 , B65H2301/321 , B65H2301/4214 , B65H2404/2615 , B65H2405/20 , B65H2405/3521 , B65H2408/11 , B65H2801/78 , Y10S209/90
摘要： A method for sorting mail to a case having a plurality of slots is described, wherein each slot corresponds to a destination. The method includes steps of loading a mail piece to be sorted into a delivery robot, determining for the mail piece a destination slot the mail piece is to be delivered to, moving the delivery robot along a rail disposed at the front of the case near the slots into proximity with an open end of the destination slot, inserting the mail piece from the delivery robot into the associated slot, and returning the delivery robot to a loading station whereby the cycle may be repeated. Such a method, when using a large number of robots moving along a common rail system, can sort a large volume of mail in carrier delivery order.
摘要翻译：描述了将邮件分类到具有多个时隙的情况的方法，其中每个时隙对应于目的地。该方法包括以下步骤：将要分类的邮件装载到传送机器人中，确定邮件将要传送邮件的目的地时隙，将传送机器人沿着布置在壳体前方的导轨移动插槽与目的地插槽的开放端接近，将邮件从传送机器人插入到相关的插槽中，并将传送机器人返回到加载站，从而可以重复该循环。这种方法当使用大量沿着共轨系统移动的机器时，可以按照载波传送顺序排序大量的邮件。

2. 发明申请

WO2004021286A3 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SORTING MANUAL MAIL 审中-公开
公开(公告)号：WO2004021286A3
公开(公告)日：2004-03-11
申请号：PCT/US2003/026851
申请日：2003-08-29
申请人： SIEMENS DEMATIC POSTAL AUTOMATION, L.P.
发明人： KECHEL, Ottmar, K.
IPC分类号： B07C5/00
摘要： A process is provided for sorting mail pieces, especially manual mail, received at a postal processing and distribution center having associated mail delivery zones with associated postal delivery codes such as zip codes. Each delivery zone has one or more associated postal carriers which deliver mail to destination points within that zone. The delivery codes identify which zone and which carrier within the zone the mail piece should be delivered to. The process includes the steps of (a) receiving at a center mail for sorting; (b) sorting received mail that is addressed to delivery points in zones associated with that center to at least carrier level using a postal sorting machine (10) having a number of pockets (11, 12) that receive sorted mail, resulting in sorted mail for zones associated with that center organized into batches by zone and by carrier; (c) sorting out received mail that is addressed to delivery points in zones not associated with that center for delivery to other centers; and (d) forwarding the sorted mail from step (b) to respective postal delivery units at which each carrier included in the sort of step (b) receives mail for delivery. Such a process eliminates at least one manual sorting step from current USPS processes for handling manual mail.

3. 发明申请

WO2003047773A2 MULTIPLES DETECT APPARATUS AND METHOD 审中-公开
标题翻译：多重检测设备和方法
公开(公告)号：WO2003047773A2
公开(公告)日：2003-06-12
申请号：PCT/US2002/038464
申请日：2002-12-03
申请人： SIEMENS DEMATIC POSTAL AUTOMATION, L.P.
发明人： ROMPE, Andre
IPC分类号： B07C
CPC分类号： B65H7/125 , B07C1/02 , B65H2301/321 , B65H2553/42 , B65H2701/1315 , B65H2701/1916
摘要： The invention provides an apparatus and method for detecting overlapped mail pieces when sorting batches of flat mail pieces as the pieces are conveyed on their narrow sides, whereby the sorted mail pieces are moved successively standing on their narrow sides in a longitudinal direction along a bed or path. Positioned below the path is an electronic line camera arranged with its longitudinal axis perpendicular to the feed direction of the sorted mail pieces that scans the lower narrow edges of the mail pieces through a gap in the bed. In one aspect, two sources of light, such as light emitting diodes, are positioned laterally from the line camera diagonally illuminate the mail pieces from below as the mail pieces pass over a window in the path so that the edges of the scanned narrow sides are emphasized by shadowing. Features of the scanned images are transmitted to an evaluation means that utilizes statistical analyses and compared with models of known physical mail piece configurations determined off-line to determine the model that most agrees with the analysis of the scanned image data. In one aspect the evaluation means comprises a microprocessor that is preprogrammed to compare and statistically analyze the captured image data with reference to standard image data and determine the probability that the scanned image data represents over lapping mail pieces, in which case the microprocessor generates a signal that triggers corrective action.
摘要翻译：本发明提供了一种当分片在狭窄的边上被输送时对分页的平邮件进行分类时检测重叠邮件的装置和方法，由此分类的邮件沿着沿床的纵向连续站立在它们的窄边上，或路径。位于路径下面的是电子线路照相机，其纵轴线垂直于通过床中的间隙扫描邮件的下窄边缘的分类邮件的馈送方向。在一个方面，当邮件通过路径中的窗口时，两条光源（例如发光二极管）从线照相机横向地定位成从下方照亮邮件，使得扫描的窄边的边缘为强调阴影。扫描图像的特征被传送到评估装置，其利用统计分析并与离线确定的已知物理邮件配置的模型进行比较，以确定与扫描图像数据的分析最相符的模型。在一个方面，评估装置包括微处理器，其被预编程以参考标准图像数据比较和统计分析所捕获的图像数据，并确定扫描图像数据在研磨邮件上表示的概率，在这种情况下，微处理器产生信号触发纠正措施。

4. 发明申请

WO2004044697A3 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADDRESS INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION 审中-公开
公开(公告)号：WO2004044697A3
公开(公告)日：2004-05-27
申请号：PCT/US2003/035644
申请日：2003-11-07
申请人： SIEMENS DEMATIC POSTAL AUTOMATION, L.P.
发明人： SIPE, Wayne , BRUCE, Ben, F. , KIANI, Shahrom , O'MARTIN, Alan, E. , ALLEN, Gary , MAMPE, John, J.
IPC分类号： G07B17/02
摘要： A process according to the invention takes daily address information and uses it to update the United States Postal Service (USPS) NCOA database, creating a new database that is current daily. The new database will assist businesses in making corrections to address information prior to printing address labels and delivering the items to a mail or parcel service provider. This process will enable the collection of address change information at near real time, validate the change information, and distribute this new database to licensed users on a daily or more frequent basis.

5. 发明申请

WO2004027673A1 HAND HELD OCR APPARATUS AND METHOD 审中-公开
标题翻译：手持式设备和方法
公开(公告)号：WO2004027673A1
公开(公告)日：2004-04-01
申请号：PCT/US2003/028978
申请日：2003-09-19
申请人： SIEMENS DEMATIC POSTAL AUTOMATION, L.P.
发明人： NORRIS, Michael, O. , SALEMIZADEH, Abdul, H. , KIANI, Shahrom
IPC分类号： G06F17/60
CPC分类号： B07C3/14 , B07C3/18
摘要： A system is provided for the simple image capture and address recognition of mail, flats or parcels that does not require complex support or equipment and can be practiced on machinable and non-machinable mail pieces. The method described herein allows for further downstream processing of the scanned items by automated or manual mail or parcel systems. A simple OCR device can be used to read information on a piece of mail, flat or parcel using a hand held camera or fixed mounted camera. The image data is analyzed with OCR software or pattern recognition software, and a bar code label is printed representing the ZIP code or other relevant information and applied to the mail piece. A unique identification tag is printed on a label for those mail pieces captured but with no ZIP code results determined for later recall of the image and processing either on-line or off-line.
摘要翻译：提供了一个系统，用于简单的图像捕获和地址识别邮件，单位或包裹，不需要复杂的支持或设备，并可在可加工和不可机加工的邮件上实施。本文描述的方法允许通过自动或手动邮件或包裹系统进一步下游处理扫描的物品。一个简单的OCR设备可用于使用手持相机或固定安装的相机来读取一封邮件，平面或包裹上的信息。使用OCR软件或模式识别软件分析图像数据，并打印表示邮政编码或其他相关信息并应用于邮件的条形码标签。标签上印有唯一的识别标签，用于捕获的邮件，但没有确定邮政编码结果，以便以后调用图像并进行在线或离线处理。

6. 发明申请

WO2004007099A2 METHOD OF SORTING MAIL FOR CARRIERS USING SEPARATORS 审中-公开
标题翻译：使用分隔器对运输工具分配邮件的方法
公开(公告)号：WO2004007099A2
公开(公告)日：2004-01-22
申请号：PCT/US2003/021810
申请日：2003-07-11
申请人： SIEMENS DEMATIC POSTAL AUTOMATION, L.P.
发明人： KECHEL, Ottmar, K.
IPC分类号： B07C
CPC分类号： B07C3/00 , Y10S209/90
摘要： A method for sorting mail pieces for delivery by a carrier, wherein the mail pieces include both letters and flats, includes the steps of a) sorting in a first sorting pass a batch of letters, each letter having a destination code thereon which corresponds to one of a predetermined number of delivery destinations for a carrier delivery route, b) sorting in first sorting pass a batch of flats, each flat having a destination code thereon which corresponds to one of the predetermined number of delivery destinations for the carrier delivery route, using the same automated sorting machine which scans each delivery code and stores it in a computer memory; c) sorting in a first sorting pass a batch of dividers having a scannable code thereon; d) then sorting the letters, flats and dividers in at least one subsequent sorting pass, using the scanned and stored codes according to the computer-implemented sort scheme, resulting in a series of groups of mail pieces for each destination, which groups may include letters only, flats only, or both letters and flats, and which groups are in delivery route order, with a divider between each group.
摘要翻译：一种用于分类邮件以供运送者发送的方法，其中邮件包括字母和单位，包括以下步骤：a）在第一排序通行中排序一批字母，每个字母在其上具有对应于一个字母的目的地代码的预定数量的运送目的地的运送路线; b）在第一次排序中排序通过一批单位，每个平面在其上具有目的地代码，该目的地代码对应于用于承运人递送路线的预定数量的递送目的地之一，使用相同的自动分选机扫描每个传送代码并将其存储在计算机存储器中; c）在第一次排序通行中对其上具有可扫描代码的一批分配器进行排序; d）然后使用根据计算机实施的分类方案的扫描和存储的代码，在至少一个随后的排序过程中对字母，单位和分隔符进行排序，从而产生用于每个目的地的一系列邮件组，哪些组可以包括只有信件，单位，或字母和单位，以及哪些组是交货路线，每组之间有一个分隔。

7. 发明申请

WO2003047773A3 MULTIPLES DETECT APPARATUS AND METHOD 审中-公开
公开(公告)号：WO2003047773A3
公开(公告)日：2003-06-12
申请号：PCT/US2002/038464
申请日：2002-12-03
申请人： SIEMENS DEMATIC POSTAL AUTOMATION, L.P.
发明人： ROMPE, Andre
IPC分类号： B65H7/02
摘要： The invention provides an apparatus and method for detecting overlapped mail pieces (16) when sorting batches of flat mail (16) pieces as the pieces are conveyed on their narrow sides, whereby the sorted mail pieces are moved successively standing on their narrow sides in a longitudinal direction along a bed or path (14). Positioned below the path is an electronic line camera (12) arranged with its longitudinal axis perpendicular to the feed direction of the sorted mail pieces (16) that scans the lower narrow edges of the mail pieces through a gap (18) in the bed. In one aspect, two sources of light, such as light emitting diodes (26), are positioned laterally from the line camera (12) diagonally illuminate the mail pieces (16) from below as the mail pieces pass over a window (18) in the path (14) so that the edges of the scanned narrow sides are emphasized by shadowing. Features of the scanned images are transmitted to an evaluation means that utilizes statistical analyses and compared with models of known physical mail piece configurations determined off-line to determine the model that most agrees with the analysis of the scanned image data. In one aspect the evaluation means comprises a microprocessor (22) that is preprogrammed to compare and statistically analyze the captured image data with reference to standard image data and determine the probability that the scanned image data represents over lapping mail pieces, in which case the microprocessor (22) generates a signal that triggers corrective action.

8. 发明申请

WO2002080520A3 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMAGE PROCESSING 审中-公开
公开(公告)号：WO2002080520A3
公开(公告)日：2002-10-10
申请号：PCT/US2002/010183
申请日：2002-03-29
申请人： SIEMENS DEMATIC POSTAL AUTOMATION, L.P.
发明人： BRUCE, Ben, F. , KESSLER, Linda, J.
IPC分类号： G06K7/10
摘要： A method of processing an image containing written information according to the invention includes the step of scanning (20) a surface of an object to obtain an image of the surface represented by image data, analyzing the image data to determine locations of one or more regions with written indicia on the surface, where indicia may include logos, stamps, meter marks, alphanumeric information, labels or other distinctive marks, creating one or more sub-images substantially limited to the dimensions of the indicia-bearing regions, transmitting the sub-images from a first computer or process (21) used to create the sub-images to a second computer or process (22 and 23), and further analyzing the sub-images at the second computer or process, such as OCR, to decode the written indicia in the sub-images.

9. 发明申请

WO2002053462A3 LOW VISUAL IMPACT LABELING METHOD AND SYSTEM 审中-公开
公开(公告)号：WO2002053462A3
公开(公告)日：2002-07-11
申请号：PCT/US2001/049840
申请日：2001-12-28
申请人： SIEMENS DEMATIC POSTAL AUTOMATION, L.P.
发明人： MONDIE, George, R.
IPC分类号： G06K7/10
摘要： A method of forming symbols, characters, and other images from a light polarizing material having a machine readable indicia enabling automated identification of mail pieces (10). The mail pieces include a label (12), a reflective layer (18) and a machine-readable indicia (14) formed of a light polarizing material. In one aspect, the mail pieces are employed in a mail processing system which labels the mail pieces for delivery to a specified destination.

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