EP0467438A1 - Postverarbeitungssystem mit selektiver Berichtumwandlung - Google Patents

Postverarbeitungssystem mit selektiver Berichtumwandlung Download PDF

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EP0467438A1
EP0467438A1 EP91201678A EP91201678A EP0467438A1 EP 0467438 A1 EP0467438 A1 EP 0467438A1 EP 91201678 A EP91201678 A EP 91201678A EP 91201678 A EP91201678 A EP 91201678A EP 0467438 A1 EP0467438 A1 EP 0467438A1
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Arie Adriaan Spanjersberg
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Koninklijke PTT Nederland NV
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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
    • B07C3/00—Sorting according to destination
    • B07C3/02—Apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution
    • 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
    • B07C3/00—Sorting according to destination

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  • Figure 1 shows the front and rear of a mail item 1 with an address area 2 (name, address, postcode and place of residence) and a sender area 3 (name, address, postcode and place of residence) on the front, and a message 4 in the form of an order list on the back.
  • the mail item 1 is an order card in the form of a postcard and is not enclosed by an envelope. The advantage of this is that the order card does not have to be taken out of an envelope prior to the message conversion; a disadvantage is, however, that users of such a card describe the lack of an envelope as a lack of privacy.
  • FIG. 2 shows an exemplary embodiment of the mail processing system according to the present invention.
  • Said Figure 2 again shows the order card 1, which can be deposited in a mail receiving device 10, for example a post office or letter box.
  • Said mail item 1 is conveyed in the known manner together with all the other mail items to a mail routing centre 11.
  • all the mail received is first sorted and postmarked (12), after which the mail items are transported to a selection device 13 where whether a mail item has to be converted into an electronic message or not is then detected.
  • this selection takes place on the basis of the code shown in Figure 1 in the code area 9.
  • said electronic message can be transmitted to the original addressee. It is also possible not to transmit the electronic message to the original addressee, such as the mail order company, but to another organisation which is indicated by said original addressee.
  • the transmission parameters (t) on the basis of which the message is transmitted, are extracted, like the conversion parameters, from the data base in the memory device 14. Said transmission parameters (t) thus indicate the address to which the electronic message has to be transmitted. Furthermore, said transmission parameters may also set the message "format", the transmission protocol and the transmission speed and the like.
  • said envelope must, of course, in fact be removed prior to the message conversion. In that case, it is advisable for the control code 9 to indicate solely that the message content has to be converted; after said control code 9 has been detected, the envelope is then taken out of the regular mail flow and routed to a location (inside or outside the same routing centre 11) where the further processing takes place. Said further processing consists in the removal of the envelope 1 a and the conversion of the message 4. Before the message can be converted, the conversion parameters, inter alia, relating to the position and the nature of the areas 5, 6 and 7 to be converted, have to be set.

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EP91201678A 1990-07-05 1991-07-02 Postverarbeitungssystem mit selektiver Berichtumwandlung Expired - Lifetime EP0467438B1 (de)

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NL9001534A NL9001534A (nl) 1990-07-05 1990-07-05 Postverwerkingssysteem met selectieve berichtconversie.
NL9001534 1990-07-05

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EP0467438A1 true EP0467438A1 (de) 1992-01-22
EP0467438B1 EP0467438B1 (de) 1994-09-07

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AT (1) ATE110989T1 (de)
DE (1) DE69103840T2 (de)
DK (1) DK0467438T3 (de)
ES (1) ES2061160T3 (de)
NL (1) NL9001534A (de)

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BE860633R (fr) * 1977-11-09 1978-05-09 Photronic Internat Establishme Machine postale combinee
US4106060A (en) * 1975-12-15 1978-08-08 Rca Corporation Electronic mail box
US4207598A (en) * 1974-07-05 1980-06-10 International Standard Electric Corporation Automatic mail sending system
EP0096178A2 (de) * 1982-06-03 1983-12-21 International Business Machines Corporation Dokumentendistributionssystem und Verfahren zum Steuern des Systems
EP0272355A1 (de) * 1986-12-23 1988-06-29 King Lee Einrichtung zur Sortierung und Verteilung von Postgut
EP0282357A2 (de) * 1987-03-13 1988-09-14 Pitney Bowes, Inc. Apparat zur Verarbeitung von Briefen

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4207598A (en) * 1974-07-05 1980-06-10 International Standard Electric Corporation Automatic mail sending system
US4106060A (en) * 1975-12-15 1978-08-08 Rca Corporation Electronic mail box
BE860633R (fr) * 1977-11-09 1978-05-09 Photronic Internat Establishme Machine postale combinee
EP0096178A2 (de) * 1982-06-03 1983-12-21 International Business Machines Corporation Dokumentendistributionssystem und Verfahren zum Steuern des Systems
EP0272355A1 (de) * 1986-12-23 1988-06-29 King Lee Einrichtung zur Sortierung und Verteilung von Postgut
EP0282357A2 (de) * 1987-03-13 1988-09-14 Pitney Bowes, Inc. Apparat zur Verarbeitung von Briefen

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ES2061160T3 (es) 1994-12-01
DE69103840D1 (de) 1994-10-13
EP0467438B1 (de) 1994-09-07
DK0467438T3 (da) 1995-02-06
ATE110989T1 (de) 1994-09-15
NL9001534A (nl) 1992-02-03

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