JP2000033341A - Postal item processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To process postal items which are not stated with postal code numbers, postal items which are erroneously stated with the postal code numbers and postal items which are made unreadable or erroneously sorted by despatch processing in sorting machines without increasing the processing time, to curtail the working quantity of manual sorting and to correctly sort the postal items printed with wrong bar codes. SOLUTION: A function (53a) to read the postal items or a function to read for matching the postal numbers and addresses is first initiated in a postal sorting machine and the postal items are subjected to first sorting processing. The numberless or unreadable postal items are then subjected to the second sorting processing by switching the sorting machine to a function (58a) to read whole country addresses. Further, the unreadable postal items are subjected to the third sorting processing by manual sorting. In addition, the bar codes are invalidated in the case of the postal items which are printed with the wrong bar codes.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mail processing method for recognizing a postal code or address described in a postal matter and classifying the postal matter based on the result by a mail sorting machine. The present invention relates to a mail processing method for processing a mail in which no mail is described or a mail in which an error is described, and a mail in which a barcode different from the address described in the mail is printed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The work of sorting mails by delivery destination for each delivery office is called dispatching. When this dispatching is performed by a postal sorting machine, the postal code (3
Digits). On the other hand, it is also possible to read and classify nationwide addresses, but the postal code description rate is high, and address recognition throughout the country is complicated and time-consuming, such as searching and narrowing down candidates. Since the processing capacity (processing speed) is reduced, the postal code (three digits) is basically classified (dispatch classification). As described above, the postal code is basically classified. However, when the postal code read result is a specific area (the target station for combined reading), the OCR is used.
The address is read by an (optical character reader).
This is called read-to-read. Stations to be read together are
In this method, small post offices near a certain post office are read, and destination addresses near these post offices are read, and the result is printed as a bar code as usual.

[0003] As described above, conventionally, when a postal matter having no postal code described therein is processed by the sorting machine, the postal matter is collectively classified as unreadable or unnumbered. Also, if a postal code with an incorrectly described postal code is processed by a sorting machine, the postal code will be misclassified.
Further, even if the postal code is described in the sorting machine, those which cannot be read are classified as unreadable. Further, when mail is processed by the sorting machine, the read result obtained by reading the postal code or address is printed as a barcode. When a postal machine on which a barcode is already printed is processed by the sorting machine, the barcode reading result is prioritized over the written postcode or address reading result. Therefore, a postal matter on which a barcode different from the written address is already printed due to misrecognition of the sorting machine will be erroneously sorted if processed by the sorting machine. A barcode different from the written address may be printed, for example, by changing the first part of the zip code “100” to a letter with a key added to the “70”.
It may be erroneously read as 0 'and printed as a bar code. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, mails that have been processed by the above-described sorting machine and are classified as unreadable or unnumbered have been manually processed (hand classification). In addition, from other offices, misclassified mail and unlisted mail are often collected and forwarded as hand classified mail, and these are also classified manually.

[0004]

As described above, since the postal code is not described, the postal code cannot be read, or the postal matter classified as an unnumbered or the postal code is described but cannot be read. Of postal items, postal items with incorrect postal codes, and postal items that are misclassified due to the printed barcode that is different from the postal address, are small as a percentage of the whole, but are considerably large in quantity. Number. The challenges are:
If the dispatch section is set to the nationwide address reading mode in order to sort the above-mentioned mails in a relatively small proportion, the processing capacity is reduced (processing time is required). Also, as a problem, if a barcode different from the address written on the postal matter is printed, the barcode reading result has priority over the postal code / address reading (OCR recognition) result, and the OCR can be correctly recognized. However, they are misclassified.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve these conventional problems, and to perform processing by a sorting machine faster than hand sorting even if the processing capacity is reduced, and to reduce the amount of work in hand sorting. The object of the present invention is to provide a mail processing method in which sorting processing is performed without increasing the processing time, and mails on which erroneous barcodes are printed are not erroneously sorted.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, in the mail processing method of the present invention, unreadable mail, mail classified as unnumbered, and a barcode different from the address are printed. Collect only the mail and put it on the sorting machine,
The purpose of the present invention is to recognize the address of the whole country and perform the sorting process. That is, in the present invention, a function of reading a postal code (three digits), a function of reading a postal code (three digits) and an address (character) together,
A function of reading a nationwide address (7-digit postal code) and means for switching between these functions are provided. That is, first, the function of reading only the postal code (three digits) is activated to perform the first sorting process. As a result, postal items that cannot be read or mail items that have been hand-rotated from other stations are collected. Function (OCR) to read the nationwide address (7 digits) when hanging on a sorting machine
, The second sorting process is performed, and the third sorting process is manually performed on unreadable mail. As a result, it is possible to process postal items without a postal code, postal items with an incorrect postal code, and the like without increasing the time. Further, if necessary, a means for automatically switching the conveyor belt speed or the interval between conveyed mails is provided according to each recognition performance.
Further, by providing a means for invalidating the reading result of the barcode printed on the postal matter, the postal matter on which an erroneous barcode is printed is prevented from being erroneously classified. In addition, a synergistic effect can be obtained by variously combining the above means. In addition, the operability of the sorting machine can be improved by automatically enabling the means for invalidating the reading result of the barcode printed on the mail when the function of reading the national address is switched. it can.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a mail sorting machine used in the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 11 denotes an overall control subsystem for controlling the entire sorting machine. A recognition subsystem 12 extracts a postal code and an address from a postal image read from the scanner 24 and recognizes the postal code and address. Reference numeral 13 denotes a mechanical control subsystem that controls various devices and controls supply, transport, and stacking of mail. Reference numeral 14 denotes a display server that controls an operator console that interfaces with an operator. Other than the above, there are a video coding system for sending and video coding an image of a mail that could not be read by the recognition device, an image server for storing postal images, and the like, but these are omitted for simplicity of description. . The present invention is characterized by an operation method and a processing method of the postal sorting machine.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a main body hardware portion which is a mechanical portion for supplying, transporting, and stacking mail items, 21 denotes an operator console for displaying statistical information and error messages, selecting a section surface, and the like, and 22 denotes an operator console. 23 is an operation panel for turning on / off the power supply and operating / stopping the sorter, 24 is a scanner for reading an image of a mail, and 25 is a bar code printed on the mail. Pre-bar code reader (P
-BCR), 26 is an ink jet printer (IJP) for printing a barcode on mail, and 27 is a barcode verifier (V-) for verifying a barcode printed by IJP.
BCR), 31 and 32 are communication lines for connecting the respective subsystems and hardware. Other devices include a paper note printer, a liquid crystal display, an information display, and the like, but description thereof will be omitted. The operator operates the operation panel 23
And the operator consoles 21 and 22 instruct the sorting machine. Instructions from the operator are transmitted to the overall control subsystem 11
And the overall control subsystem 11 determines the operation, issues an instruction to each subsystem, and controls the entire system. Mechanical control such as supply, transport, stacking, and the like of mails in the main body hardware 20 and mail tracking are performed by the mechanical control subsystem 13.

FIG. 2 is an operation flowchart of a mail processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The operator sets the mail on the main body hardware 20 of the sorting machine shown in FIG. 1, and selects a sorting plane on the operator consoles 21 and 22 (step 51). In this case, it is assumed that the section surface operated by the postal code reading function is selected. The detailed operation of the section plane selection will be described later with reference to FIGS. Next, the sorting machine is operated on the operation panel 23 (step 52). Next, supply of mail is started on the operation panel 23 (step 53). The sorting machine performs the sorting process until there is no more mail (step 53a). When there is no mail to be processed, the operator stops the supply by operating the operation panel 23 (step 54). next,
The operation is stopped by operating the operation panel 23 (step 55). The sorter starts operation (Step 5).
During the period from 2) to operation stop (step 55), the reading section is performed by the postal code reading function. As a matter of course, during operation, unreadable mail, unnumbered mail, and misnumbered mail are extracted and classified separately.

Next, a postal matter with no number, a postal number with incorrect number, or a postal matter which cannot be read in the above steps is set in the sorting machine, and the operation panel 23 is operated to switch to the nationwide address reading function ( Step 56). The switching operation of the reading function will be described later with reference to FIG. Next, the operation is started on the operation panel 23 (step 5).
7), supply is started (step 58). The sorting machine performs sorting processing until there is no more mail. When there is no more mail to be processed, the operator stops the supply by operating the operation panel 23 (step 59) and stops the operation (step 60). The sorting machine performs the reading sorting by the nationwide address reading function from the operation start (step 57) to the operation stop (step 60) (step 58a). Mail that cannot be read by the nationwide address reading function is processed by hand classification.
By performing the processes from to 60, the number of hand divisions can be greatly reduced. In FIG. 2, first, the postal code reading is selected and the first sorting process is performed. However, as the first sorting process, the combined reading of the postal code and the address (character reading) may be selected.

FIGS. 3 and 4 are examples of screens showing selection of a section plane on the operator console of FIG. First, in FIG. 3, reference numerals 21 and 22 represent the entire screen of the operator console. Reference numeral 101 denotes an area for displaying statistical information such as the number of processed mails, which indicates that the number of mails that need to be displayed on the image is 0, ie, the required VCS of the mail that could not be read out of the 65,176 mails supplied. I have. The classification rate is 9
Although it was 4.9%, the number of non-classifiable items eventually became 0 by re-running the non-classifiable items on the sorting machine again. An area 102 displays an OCR reading (recognition processing) result, which is a zip code 488, a reading result obtained by a nationwide address reading function, and a bar code obtained by the reading result.
48800321, and the sectioned port number C-16. The first three digits of the barcode indicate a postal code, 0032 indicates Ikegami, and the last digit indicates an address.

An area 103 displays an error message and guidance. Here, there is no error, so nothing is displayed. 104, 105, 106 and 1
Reference numeral 07 denotes a touch button for displaying a list of registered section planes. When selecting a section plane, the operator touches one of the touch buttons 104 to 107. In this example, it is assumed that the “dispatch division button” 104 has been touched. The screen of FIG. 4 will be described. 110 is an area for selecting a section plane. Reference numeral 111 denotes a list display and selection area, and 112 denotes a "confirmation button" for determining the selected section plane. Reference numeral 113 denotes a "return button" for canceling the section plane designation and returning to FIG. 114,
Reference numeral 115 denotes a touch button for scrolling when there are many registered division planes and cannot be displayed in the area 111 at one time. The operator touches the section plane to be selected from the section planes displayed in the list display area 111,
The “enter” button 112 is further touched. In the figure, "New Year National Dispatch" is selected.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of an operation panel operated by an operator. On the operation panel, switches for turning on / off the power of the sorting machine, operation start, stop, and the like, and switches for selecting an operation mode and a reading mode are arranged. In FIG. 5, 23 represents the entire operation panel. 12
1 is a switch for turning off the power of the sorting machine, 122 is a switch for turning on the power of the sorting machine, and 123 is statistical information (number of communication).
Is a switch for notifying that the jam has been eliminated, and a switch 125 is for urgently stopping the sorting machine in an emergency. Reference numeral 126 denotes an operation mode (OCR mode, customer mode, BC (bar code)).
Mode, VCS mode), a switch 127 for displaying / switching a reading mode (print type mode, handwriting mode, mixed mode), 12
8 is a switch for operating / stopping the sorting machine, 129 is a switch for starting / stopping the supply of mail, 130 is a switch for operating / stopping a shaking table for positioning mail, and 131 is a reading function of the present invention ( This is a switch for displaying / switching between nationwide address reading, postal code reading, and combined reading).

A reading function changeover switch 1 shown in FIG.
31 will be described. First, the reading function currently displayed effectively is indicated by a lamp. For example, when the key reading function is enabled, the lamp of the key reading switch is lit. If postcode reading is enabled,
The "national address" lamp of the "national address / postal code" switch is on. Next, the operation when the switch is pressed will be described. The "national address / postal code" switch switches between the national address reading function and the postal code reading function each time the switch is pressed. In addition, the matching reading function is switched to a nationwide address reading function or a postal code reading function. The "Match reading" switch switches the nationwide address reading function or postal code reading function to the matching reading function.

Next, the operation of the read function changeover switch 131 will be described with reference to the operation flow of FIG. When the section plane is selected (step 51), the "postal code" lamp of the "national address / postal code" switch is turned on. When the "national address / postal code" switch is pressed in switching the reading function (step 56), the "postal code" lamp goes out and the "national address" lamp turns on. The above description of the function of the reading function changeover switch 131 is merely an example, and other switching methods can be used. For example, a switch may be provided for each of the three functions, and switching may be performed. Alternatively, a single button switch may be provided, and the function may be sequentially switched each time the button is pressed. Also,
A knob switch may be used, or a touch button may be displayed on the operator console shown in FIG.

FIGS. 6 and 7 are diagrams of an initial setting information table and a resetting information table showing information necessary for realizing the present invention. When a section plane is selected in the flow of FIG. 2 (step 51), an initial setting information table as shown in FIG. 6 is set. In FIG. 6, reference numeral 141 designates a section designation surface name registered in the sorting machine (national dispatch, local area dispatch, delivery section, etc.); 142, an operation mode (OCR + BC, OCR + VCS,
143, OCR reading function (combined reading, postal code, etc.), 144, a mailing (delivery) interval (100 mm to 200 mm) required for the reading function, 145, a storage file of information necessary for sorting processing Name (File 1,
2,3 ...). This initial setting information table indicates that initial setting information necessary for processing is defined in accordance with the section plane name. As an example, description will be given with reference to the contents of the uppermost column in FIG. The sectioning surface “National Dispatch” includes a scanner for OCR recognition in the operation mode, and P-BCR, IJP and V-BC necessary for reading / printing barcodes.
"OCR + BC" mode to enable R, OCR
"Reading" function that reads the postal code and address together
This indicates that the function and the mail transfer interval are "200 mm", and that the sorting information necessary to sort the mail is stored in "File 1". When associating the items of the initial setting information with the respective subsystems, the information required for the recognition subsystem 12 is the reading function 143, and the information required for the mechanical control subsystem 13 is the operation mode 142 and the transport interval 144. Information required for the subsystem 11 is the division information 145.

FIG. 7 is a diagram of a reset information table set when the reading function is switched. In FIG. 7, reference numeral 151 denotes a switchable OCR reading function, 152 denotes a mail (conveyance) interval required for the reading function, and 153 denotes identification information indicating whether to enable or disable the barcode reading result. . This reset information table indicates that necessary reset information is defined corresponding to the reading function. For example, the reading function "national address" indicates that the transport interval of the mail is "300 mm" and the barcode reading result is invalidated.
In addition, here, the conveyance interval of "national address" is
Explaining the reason why it is set longer than the transport interval of
The "national address" only needs to read the 7-digit postal code, but since it has all the postal codes related to the names of towns nationwide, it takes time to search, it is necessary to narrow down the candidates, and it takes time to obtain results. On the other hand, it is only necessary to be able to specify the target part only, and it is not necessary to have information nationwide.By narrowing down to the address and checking it, the speed can be considerably increased, so compare the transport intervals Can be shortened. Also, when reading a nationwide address, the barcode is invalid because the barcode is often incorrect. When the items of the resetting information are associated with the respective subsystems, the information required for the recognition subsystem 12 is the reading function 151, the information required for the mechanical control subsystem 13 is the transport interval 152, and the overall control subsystem 1
The information required for 1 is barcode valid / invalid information 153. 6 and 7, the transport speed may be used instead of the transport interval depending on the transport control method of the sorting machine. Also,
Both the transport interval and the transport speed may be defined.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the initialization process in the overall control subsystem. In the overall control subsystem 11, when a section plane is selected, each subsystem 1
Issue an initialization request to the PCs 1 and 13 (step 20)
1). Next, initial setting information corresponding to the section plane is obtained from the initial setting information table shown in FIG. 6 (step 20).
2). Next, necessary initial setting information is transmitted to each subsystem (step 203). Thus, by acquiring and transferring the initial setting information from the overall control subsystem 11 to each subsystem, a sorting plane can be selected and the sorting machine can be automatically operated at the same time.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a reading function switching process in the recognition subsystem. Before performing the actual recognition processing, the recognition subsystem 12 sorts the processing according to the type of the reading function received from the overall control subsystem 11 (step 211). If the reading function is "postal code", recognition processing is performed using the postal code reading function (step 212). If the reading function is "combining reading", the recognition process is performed using the combining function of the postal code and the address (step 213). If the reading function is "national address", recognition processing is performed using the nationwide address reading function (step 214). Although not mentioned here, the dictionary for recognition may be switched according to the reading function.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of the information resetting process in the overall control subsystem. When the read function is switched, the overall control subsystem 11 acquires reset information corresponding to the read function from the reset information table shown in FIG. 7 (step 221). Next, necessary reset information is transmitted to each of the subsystems 12 and 13 (step 222). Thereby, each subsystem 1
The resetting information is acquired from the overall control subsystem 11 and transferred to the control units 2 and 13 so that the readout function switching instruction (step 56 in FIG. 2) is automatically satisfied with the resetting condition when the readout function switching instruction is issued. Thus, the sorting machine can be operated.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a bar code reading result determination process in the overall control subsystem. Before generating (deciding) the final classification code, the overall control subsystem 11 determines whether to enable or disable the bar code reading result with the reset information.
The process is distributed (step 231). If valid,
A section code is generated based on the read result from each device (step 232). If invalid, a readout code from the P-BCR is not used, and a classification code is generated based on the readout results from other devices (step 23).
3). At the time of initial setting, all bar code reading results are made valid. Here, invalidating the bar code reading result means that the read bar code content (7 digits,
This is to invalidate the 13-digit address information), not to invalidate the result of whether or not the barcode is printed. The result of whether or not the barcode is printed is used to prevent double printing of the barcode.

FIG. 12 is a diagram in which an operator console is provided with a button for enabling / disabling bar code reading results. Reference numeral 108 in FIG. 12 denotes a barcode reading result valid / invalid switching button. Although not shown in the drawing, a switch having a similar function may be provided on the operation panel instead of the operator console.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an alternative to the initial setting information table shown in FIG. The difference from FIG. 6 is that bar code reading result valid / invalid information 146 is added. In the case of this realization method, it is necessary to increase the number of section planes to be registered as shown in the figure. Also in this case, the bar code reading result valid / invalid switching button 108 may be provided on the operator console as shown in FIG. 12 without having the bar code reading result valid / invalid information 146.

As described above, the processing method for postal items with no postal code or erroneous postal code according to the present invention is shown in FIG.
A CR reading function changeover switch 131, an item 151 (reading function) of the resetting information table shown in FIG. 7, a reading function changing process of the recognition subsystem shown in FIG. 9 (step 211), and a general control subsystem shown in FIG. By providing the information resetting process (steps 221 and 222), the function of reading only the postal code (three digits) is normally operated, and the postal matter which cannot be read or the mail which has been turned by hand from another station is usually used. And put it on a sorting machine,
This can be realized by switching to a function of reading only the address (national address or combined reading). If necessary, the reliability of reading can be increased by providing an item 152 (transport interval) of the reset information table shown in FIG. In addition, the method of processing a postal matter on which a barcode different from the address described in the present invention is printed is described in item 151 (reading function) and item 153 of the resetting information table shown in FIG.
(Bar code valid / invalid determination information) and the bar code reading result determination processing of the overall control subsystem shown in FIG.

Further, by combining the above-mentioned means, a method of processing a postal matter having no postal code or erroneously described, which is an object of the present invention, and a method of processing a postal matter on which a barcode different from the stated address is printed. The method can be realized at the same time. In addition, the operability of the sorting machine can be improved by automatically enabling the means for invalidating the reading result of the barcode printed on the mail when the function of reading the national address is switched. it can. The above description is an example of this. Instead of providing the barcode reading result valid / invalid identification information 153 in the resetting information table shown in FIG. 7 and automatically invalidating the result, as shown in FIG. A bar code reading result enable / disable switch button 108 is provided on the operator console to manually disable the function. Also, without providing a read function changeover switch 131 shown in FIG. 5 and a resetting information table as shown in FIG. 7, instead of the initial setting information table shown in FIG.
It is also possible to provide a configuration in which a C valid / invalid column 146 is provided, and realize this by selecting a section plane.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the operation method of the present invention in comparison with the conventional method. This is a flow chart in which a series of operations until the postal matter is set on the sorting machine, the postal matter which has become unordered and unreadable, is manually sorted, and the sorting of all the postal matters is completed is modeled. For each of these operations,
The number of mails processed and the processing time are shown, so that the effect of the present invention as compared with the related art can be confirmed. First, as a prerequisite, the processing capacity of the sorting machine is 30,000 mails / hour with the "match reading function" and the sorting rate is 90%. In addition, 25,000 mails / hour with the "national address reading function"
60%. In addition, the "national address + postal code reading function" will be 25,000 messages / hour, and the classification rate will be 96%. The processing capacity of the hand division is 1,000 people / hour on average, and the number of workers in the hand division is 10 people. The number of mails supplied will be 100,000.
There will be three sorter operating personnel.

Conventional operation 1 is an operation in which postal matter is first processed by the "alignment reading function", and non-numbered and unreadable postal matter are manually classified. In this operation, “Match reading” is 200
Minutes and "hand classification" take 60 minutes for 10,000 messages, so the total processing time is 260 minutes. Conventional operation 2 is an operation in which postal matter is processed by the "national address + postal code reading function" from the beginning, and then, postal mails that are unnumbered and unreadable are manually classified.
In this operation, "national address + postal code" takes 240 minutes, and "hand classification" takes 4,000 messages and takes 24 minutes, so the total processing time is 264 minutes. In the operation according to the present invention, mails are first processed by the "matching reading function", and non-numbered and unreadable mails are processed again by the "national address reading function", and mails still unreadable cannot be manually classified. This is a three-stage operation. In this operation, "Match reading" takes 200 minutes, "National address" takes 24 minutes with 10,000 mails, and "Hand classification" takes 24 minutes with 4,000 mails, so the total processing time is 248 minutes. Although the effect varies depending on the precondition, the operation according to the present invention can be expected to reduce the processing time and the amount of work.

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention,
It is possible to process postal items that have not been processed by the sorting machine and do not include postal codes or erroneously described postal codes without increasing the processing time, and reduce the amount of work required for manual classification. Further, postal matter on which an erroneous barcode is printed is not erroneously classified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a mail sorting machine to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is an operation flowchart of a mail processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a screen 1 of an operator console for selecting a section plane.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a screen 2 of an operator console for selecting a section plane.

FIG. 5 is a front view of an operation panel provided with a reading function changeover switch showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a format diagram of an initialization information table defining information required for initialization according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating switching of a reading function according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 10 is a format diagram of a reset information table defining information necessary for performing a process of invalidating a barcode reading result.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of an initialization process of the overall control subsystem according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a reading function switching process of the recognition subsystem according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of an information resetting process of the overall control subsystem according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a barcode reading result determination process of the overall control subsystem according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a front view of a screen of an operator console provided with a bar code reading result enable / disable switch button according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a format diagram of an initialization information table in which information necessary for initialization is defined according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an operation method of the present invention in comparison with a conventional method.

[Explanation of symbols]

11: overall control subsystem, 12: recognition subsystem, 14: display server, 13: mechanical control subsystem,
21: operator console, 22: touch panel, 2
3 operation panel, 24 scanner, 25 P-BCR, 2
6 IJP, 27 V-BCR, 20 hardware body, 31 32 communication line, 101 statistical information display area, 102 OCR read result area, 103 error message guidance area, 104 difference Standing button, 1
05 ... Delivery section button, 106 ... Route 2 pass button, 1
10: section plane selection area, 108: button for enabling / disabling bar code reading result, 111: list display / selection area, 114, 115: scroll touch button, 11
2 ... Confirmation button, 113 ... Return button, 121 ... Power off switch, 122 ... Power on switch, 123 ... Statistics information clear switch, 124 ... Jam elimination notification switch, 125 ... Emergency stop switch, 126 ... Operation mode display changeover switch , 128 ... Segmenting machine stop switch,
127: reading mode display changeover switch, 129: mail supply switch, 130: shaking table operation stop switch,
141: section designation surface name, 131: reading function changeover switch, 142: operation mode, 143, 151: reading function, 144, 152 ... transport interval, 145 ... section information,
146, 153: Bar code valid / invalid.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A postal matter processing method for correctly sorting a postal matter having no postal code or a postal matter incorrectly described by a postal sorting machine, comprising: reading a postal code; , Or a means for selecting any one of the nationwide address number readings. First, the zip code reading or the combined reading is selected to perform the first sorting process on the postal matter. As a result of the processing, the postal code in which the postal code is not described or the postal code which cannot be read is selected next to read the address of the nationwide address, and the second sorting process is performed on the postal matter. A mail processing method, wherein a third sorting process is performed by hand sorting on mail that has become unreadable as a result of the second sorting process. 2. The postal matter processing method according to claim 1, wherein when the mode is switched to the reading of the nationwide address number, the transport belt speed or the transported mail interval is determined by referring to a preset table. A mail processing method characterized by switching to a value according to recognition performance. 3. The postal matter processing method according to claim 1, wherein the bar code printed on the postal matter by referring to a preset table when the number of the national address is switched to reading. A mail processing method characterized by validating or invalidating a reading result of a mail. 4. The mail processing method according to claim 1, wherein when the bar code reading result invalidation switch is operated while the number reading section of the nationwide address is switched, the started sorting machine is activated. A method of processing a postal matter, wherein the result of reading a bar code printed on the postal matter is invalidated.