DE68924510T2 - Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Einteilen in Kategorien und zum Versichern von Briefen. - Google Patents

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Einteilen in Kategorien und zum Versichern von Briefen.

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DE68924510T2
DE68924510T2 DE68924510T DE68924510T DE68924510T2 DE 68924510 T2 DE68924510 T2 DE 68924510T2 DE 68924510 T DE68924510 T DE 68924510T DE 68924510 T DE68924510 T DE 68924510T DE 68924510 T2 DE68924510 T2 DE 68924510T2
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Richard A Connell
Raymond Keating
Ronald P Sansone
Karl H Schumacher
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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Priority claimed from US07/234,977 external-priority patent/US5005124A/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C1/00—Measures preceding sorting according to destination
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
    • G07B17/00435—Details specific to central, non-customer apparatus, e.g. servers at post office or vendor
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00661—Sensing or measuring mailpieces
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
    • G07B17/00435—Details specific to central, non-customer apparatus, e.g. servers at post office or vendor
    • G07B2017/00443—Verification of mailpieces, e.g. by checking databases
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00661—Sensing or measuring mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00685—Measuring the dimensions of mailpieces
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00661—Sensing or measuring mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00701—Measuring the weight of mailpieces
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00661—Sensing or measuring mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00709—Scanning mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00717—Reading barcodes
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00661—Sensing or measuring mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00709—Scanning mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00725—Reading symbols, e.g. OCR
DE68924510T 1988-08-23 1989-08-23 Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Einteilen in Kategorien und zum Versichern von Briefen. Expired - Fee Related DE68924510T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US07/234,977 US5005124A (en) 1988-08-23 1988-08-23 Method and apparatus for categorizing and certifying mail
US07/391,806 US5229932A (en) 1988-08-23 1989-08-08 Method and apparatus for categorizing and certifying mail batches

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DE68924510D1 DE68924510D1 (de) 1995-11-16
DE68924510T2 true DE68924510T2 (de) 1996-04-04

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US (1) US5229932A (de)
EP (1) EP0356228B1 (de)
JP (1) JP2938896B2 (de)
AU (1) AU621517B2 (de)
CA (1) CA1324446C (de)
DE (1) DE68924510T2 (de)

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JP2938896B2 (ja) 1999-08-25
JPH04126574A (ja) 1992-04-27
CA1324446C (en) 1993-11-16
AU621517B2 (en) 1992-03-12
EP0356228A3 (de) 1992-08-26
EP0356228B1 (de) 1995-10-11
EP0356228A2 (de) 1990-02-28
US5229932A (en) 1993-07-20
AU4024589A (en) 1990-03-01
DE68924510D1 (de) 1995-11-16

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8339 Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee