EP1474250A4 - Reseau integre et procede associe - Google Patents

Reseau integre et procede associe

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EP1474250A4
EP1474250A4 EP03707489A EP03707489A EP1474250A4 EP 1474250 A4 EP1474250 A4 EP 1474250A4 EP 03707489 A EP03707489 A EP 03707489A EP 03707489 A EP03707489 A EP 03707489A EP 1474250 A4 EP1474250 A4 EP 1474250A4
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integrated network
network
integrated
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EP03707489A
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EP1474250A1 (fr
EP1474250B1 (fr
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Pranab Shah
Paul Vogel
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US Postal Service (USPS)
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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
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/04—Sorting according to size
    • 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
    • B07C1/10—Sorting according to size or flexibility
EP03707489.5A 2002-01-22 2003-01-22 Procédé de transport des objets du courrier, dépendant de leur forme Expired - Lifetime EP1474250B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US34937902P 2002-01-22 2002-01-22
US349379P 2002-01-22
PCT/US2003/001953 WO2003078081A1 (fr) 2002-01-22 2003-01-22 Reseau integre et procede associe

Publications (3)

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EP1474250A1 EP1474250A1 (fr) 2004-11-10
EP1474250A4 true EP1474250A4 (fr) 2007-09-26
EP1474250B1 EP1474250B1 (fr) 2014-04-23

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EP03707489.5A Expired - Lifetime EP1474250B1 (fr) 2002-01-22 2003-01-22 Procédé de transport des objets du courrier, dépendant de leur forme

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EP (1) EP1474250B1 (fr)
JP (1) JP2006505381A (fr)
AU (1) AU2003209335B2 (fr)
CA (1) CA2474276C (fr)
WO (1) WO2003078081A1 (fr)

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US7707038B2 (en) * 2003-03-10 2010-04-27 United States Postal Service Method and system for distributing and transporting large numbers of items

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US4136780A (en) * 1977-12-27 1979-01-30 Burroughs Corporation Mail singulation and culling system
US5051914A (en) * 1989-10-03 1991-09-24 Pitney Bowes Inc. Optimizing mail delivery systems by merging mailings
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DE19650875C1 (de) * 1996-12-07 1997-10-16 Aeg Electrocom Gmbh Verfahren zur Sortierung von Sendungen

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US4136780A (en) * 1977-12-27 1979-01-30 Burroughs Corporation Mail singulation and culling system
US5051914A (en) * 1989-10-03 1991-09-24 Pitney Bowes Inc. Optimizing mail delivery systems by merging mailings
DE4429469A1 (de) * 1994-08-19 1996-02-22 Licentia Gmbh Verfahren zur Leitwegsteuerung
DE19650875C1 (de) * 1996-12-07 1997-10-16 Aeg Electrocom Gmbh Verfahren zur Sortierung von Sendungen

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Title
See also references of WO03078081A1 *

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WO2003078081A1 (fr) 2003-09-25
CA2474276A1 (fr) 2003-09-25
EP1474250A1 (fr) 2004-11-10
CA2474276C (fr) 2014-07-08
AU2003209335A1 (en) 2003-09-29
EP1474250B1 (fr) 2014-04-23
JP2006505381A (ja) 2006-02-16
AU2003209335B2 (en) 2008-07-10

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