GB0620485D0 - Postal systems - Google Patents

Postal systems

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Publication number
GB0620485D0
GB0620485D0 GB0620485A GB0620485A GB0620485D0 GB 0620485 D0 GB0620485 D0 GB 0620485D0 GB 0620485 A GB0620485 A GB 0620485A GB 0620485 A GB0620485 A GB 0620485A GB 0620485 D0 GB0620485 D0 GB 0620485D0
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
postal systems
postal
systems
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
GB0620485A
Other versions
GB2443213A (en
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Royal Mail Group Ltd
Original Assignee
Royal Mail Group Ltd
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Royal Mail Group Ltd filed Critical Royal Mail Group Ltd
Priority to GB0620485A priority Critical patent/GB2443213A/en
Publication of GB0620485D0 publication Critical patent/GB0620485D0/en
Priority to EP07824210A priority patent/EP2082362A2/en
Priority to AU2007311671A priority patent/AU2007311671A1/en
Priority to PCT/GB2007/003960 priority patent/WO2008047117A2/en
Publication of GB2443213A publication Critical patent/GB2443213A/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • 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
    • B07C1/02—Forming articles into a stream; Arranging articles in a stream, e.g. spacing, orientating
    • B07C1/04—Forming a stream from a bulk; Controlling the stream, e.g. spacing the articles
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K19/00—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings
    • G06K19/06—Record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings characterised by the kind of the digital marking, e.g. shape, nature, code
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q10/00—Administration; Management
    • G06Q10/08—Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
    • 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
    • G07B17/00016—Relations between apparatus, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office, in a franking system
    • G07B17/00024—Physical or organizational aspects of franking systems
    • G07B2017/0004—Determining the location of mailpieces outside apparatus
    • 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
    • G07B17/00467—Transporting mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00475—Sorting 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
    • G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00572—Details of printed item
    • G07B2017/0058—Printing of code

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Economics (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Marketing (AREA)
  • Human Resources & Organizations (AREA)
  • Entrepreneurship & Innovation (AREA)
  • Operations Research (AREA)
  • Quality & Reliability (AREA)
  • Strategic Management (AREA)
  • Tourism & Hospitality (AREA)
  • General Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Development Economics (AREA)
  • Information Transfer Between Computers (AREA)
  • Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)
  • Sorting Of Articles (AREA)
  • Data Exchanges In Wide-Area Networks (AREA)
GB0620485A 2006-10-16 2006-10-16 Coded indicia for postal item Withdrawn GB2443213A (en)

Priority Applications (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0620485A GB2443213A (en) 2006-10-16 2006-10-16 Coded indicia for postal item
EP07824210A EP2082362A2 (en) 2006-10-16 2007-10-16 Mail systems
AU2007311671A AU2007311671A1 (en) 2006-10-16 2007-10-16 Mail systems
PCT/GB2007/003960 WO2008047117A2 (en) 2006-10-16 2007-10-16 Mail systems

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0620485A GB2443213A (en) 2006-10-16 2006-10-16 Coded indicia for postal item

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB0620485D0 true GB0620485D0 (en) 2006-11-22
GB2443213A GB2443213A (en) 2008-04-30

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Family Applications (1)

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GB0620485A Withdrawn GB2443213A (en) 2006-10-16 2006-10-16 Coded indicia for postal item

Country Status (4)

Country Link
EP (1) EP2082362A2 (en)
AU (1) AU2007311671A1 (en)
GB (1) GB2443213A (en)
WO (1) WO2008047117A2 (en)

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EP3400523A4 (en) * 2016-01-05 2019-07-03 United States Postal Service Accurate tracking of item delivery using a confidence event recorder
US11361273B2 (en) 2017-10-09 2022-06-14 United States Postal Service Use of geospatial coordinate systems for tracking item delivery

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Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
AU2007311671A1 (en) 2008-04-24
WO2008047117A3 (en) 2008-07-31
WO2008047117A2 (en) 2008-04-24
GB2443213A (en) 2008-04-30
EP2082362A2 (en) 2009-07-29

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