KR20020076557A - Apparatus and method automatically to accept a number of registered mails - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An apparatus and a method for receiving and managing plural registered mails are provided to automatically receiving and managing the registered mails by recording a program for performing the same in a computer. CONSTITUTION: An automatic weight measuring section(12) is provided to measure the weight of registered mails(11) and to account charge of the registered mails(11) according to the weight thereof. An image capturing and address checking section(13) is provided to capture an address area of the registered mails(11) and to find the address of the registered mails(11) from the address area of the registered mails(11). A registered mail information storing section(14) creates a receipt number and stores information regarding the registered mails(11). A mail information displaying section(15) displays the receipt number on the registered mails(11).

Description

Apparatus and method automatically to accept a number of registered mails}

The present invention is directed to a computer-readable recording medium recording a large amount of registered mail automatic receipt processing apparatus for automatically receiving and processing a large amount of registered mail generated at a reception desk of a post office, and a method for implementing the method. It is about.

The research on the automatic processing of large quantities of registered mail has been conducted in the field of classification and information acquisition. Representatively, it is a study of Korean address recognition system for sorting mails by destination by recognizing a postal code to automatically classify mails by classifier, converting recognized postal codes into barcodes, printing them on mails, and convenience of delivery. Is going on. In addition, research has been done on small-scale equipment for billing and labeling mail.

However, despite the various studies as described above, the whole system for recognizing the weight and address of a large number of registered mails and receiving them automatically and making them into a database has not been studied.

Conventional patented technology includes a "mail receiving unmanned window system and a method of operating the system (Korean Patent Application No. 97-49787)". The patented technology is a method of receiving a mail by a touch screen input. As part of handling large amounts of mail there is an issue.

In addition, there is no method for storing information that is characteristic of registered mail as the above apparatus and method, and therefore, a study on an apparatus and method for processing a large amount of registered mail is required.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, a large amount of registered mail automatic receipt processing apparatus and method and the method for automatically processing the entire process of registered mail reception from the input of the mail to the information display An object of the present invention is to provide a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing this.

1 is a configuration of one embodiment of a large amount of registered mail automatic receipt processing apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a flow diagram of one embodiment of a method for automatically processing a large amount of registered mail according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a detailed configuration diagram of an embodiment of an automatic weight measuring unit of a large amount of registered mail automatic reception processing apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a detailed configuration diagram of an embodiment of the image capture and address recognition unit of a large amount of registered mail automatic reception processing apparatus according to the present invention.

5 is a detailed flowchart illustrating an address recognition process for recognizing a Korean print address according to the present invention.

Figure 6 is a detailed configuration diagram of one embodiment of the received mail information storage unit of the automatic automatic mail receipt processing apparatus of a large amount according to the present invention.

7 is a detailed configuration diagram of an embodiment of a mail information display unit of a large amount of registered mail automatic receipt processing apparatus according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

11: registered mail 12: automatic weight measurement unit

13: image capture and address recognition unit

14: received mail information storage unit

15: mail information display unit

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a registered mail automatic receipt processing device, comprising: automatic weighing means for measuring a weight of registered mail and calculating a fee accordingly; Image capture and address recognition means for detecting a mailing address area of the registered mail and recognizing an address; Received mail information storage means for generating and storing information of the registered mail according to the information received from the automatic weight measuring means and the image capturing and address recognition means; And mail information display means for displaying a part of the information of the registered mail on the registered mail to classify the mail.

On the other hand, the present invention is a method for automatically receiving registered mail, comprising: a first step of measuring the weight of registered mail and calculating a fee accordingly; A second step of detecting a mailing address area of the registered mail and recognizing an address; A third step of generating and storing information on the registered mail in accordance with the information created as a result of the first step and the second step; And a fourth step of classifying the registered mail by displaying a part of the information of the registered mail in the third step on the registered mail.

On the other hand, the present invention, the automatic mail receiving system having a processor, comprising: a first function of measuring the weight of registered mail and calculating the fee accordingly; A second function of detecting a postal address area of the registered mail and recognizing an address; A third function of generating and storing information of the registered mail in accordance with information generated as a result of the first function and the second function; And a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing a fourth function of distinguishing the registered items by displaying a part of the information of the registered items produced by the third function on the registered items.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a configuration of an embodiment of a large amount of registered mail automatic receipt processing apparatus according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the inventors of the present invention provide a large amount of registered mail automatic receipt processing apparatus that measures the weight of registered mail 11 and calculates a fee according to the measured weight. 12, registered mail 11 Image capture and address recognition unit 13 for extracting the postal address area of the mail address and recognizing the Hangul print address from the extracted address area, generating a reception number, and storing the mail information such as mail address, fee, and weight. A mail item information storage unit 14 and a mail item information display unit 15 for displaying a receipt number generated in the received mail item information storage unit 14 on a mail item are provided. The operation of the large amount of registered mail automatic reception processing device will now be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a method for automatically receiving a large amount of registered mail according to the present invention.

First, it receives the registered mail (201), measures the weight (202) and calculates the fee accordingly (203). At this time, in the rate calculation, the rate system can be changed in software so as to cope with the changing rate system.

In addition, by capturing an image of the registered mail, an address area is extracted, and a Korean print address is recognized in the extracted address area (204). The address recognition process 204 and the weight measurement and fee calculation processes 202 and 203 may occur simultaneously or sequentially.

Through the above process, the receipt number is assigned to the registered mail where the weight measurement and charge calculation (202, 203) and the address recognition (204) are completed (205), and the registration of the weight, fee, and address including the received receipt number Information about the mail is stored (206). In this way, the information stored in the registered mail is received by law so that the information is recorded by law.

When the reception number is generated in the above process, the generated reception number is displayed on the registered mail (207). In this case, in order to display the receipt number on the registered mail, a label printed on the receipt number may be attached as a bar code, or the receipt number may be barcoded and printed directly on the registered mail.

3 is a detailed configuration diagram of an embodiment of an automatic weight measurement unit for a large amount of registered mail automatic receipt processing apparatus according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the automatic weight measuring unit 12 includes a weight measuring unit 301 for measuring the weight of a mail and a charge calculating unit 302 for calculating a fee according to the measured weight.

Looking at the operation in detail, the received large number of registered mail 11 is carried in the tray one by one, the registered mail 11 loaded on the tray is stopped in the weight measuring unit 301 for a predetermined time to measure the weight. In addition, the fee calculation unit 302 calculates a fee according to the weight measured by the weight measurement unit 301. At this time, the calculation of the fee is a problem, in the case of the present invention is for 50 or more large-scale registered mail, such a large-scale registration is usually a post-payment, it does not require payment for each mail . In addition, as the system of postal charges changes, it is possible to change the fee calculation criteria in software to facilitate the calculation of the fee.

4 is a detailed configuration diagram of an embodiment of an image capture and address recognition unit of a large amount of registered mail automatic reception processing apparatus according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the image capturing and address recognizing unit 13 is configured as a camera to capture an image of registered mail, and extracts an address area of a sender and a recipient from the captured image. An area detection unit 402 and an address recognition unit 403 for recognizing an address, a sender, and a recipient in the extracted address area.

Looking at the operation in detail, when the registered mail 11 is carried through the tray will be stopped for a moment in front of the image capture unit 401 consisting of a camera. The image capture unit 401 captures an image from the stationary mail. The area detection unit 402 detects the address area using the captured image, and the address recognition unit 403 recognizes the address from the detected address area.

Here, the recognized address is divided into respective areas (for example, postal code area, payee address area, payee name area, etc.). The dual postal code area and the recipient address area allow correction of the error part by comparison through the search of the address database. Thus, the error correction of the recognized result through the search of the address database improves the recognition rate of the postal address and makes it wrong. Minimize errors due to recognition. Therefore, the present invention has the characteristic of recognizing the correct address by recognizing the address by a statistical method. Hereinafter, an address recognition algorithm having such a feature will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

5 is a detailed flowchart illustrating an address recognition process for recognizing a Korean print address according to the present invention.

In order to recognize the address, the area detection unit 402 first receives an image of registered mail from the image capture unit 401 (501) and detects an address area. The detected address area is sent to the address recognition unit 403 to detect the address. In order to detect an address, first, the highest level address line is searched (502), and the highest level address information is obtained from the address line (503). In this case, if there is no address information of the highest level (503), since the mail cannot be processed, the whole process is stopped (511) and the work on the registered mail is manually switched (512). Here, the address of the highest level is an idea that is located at the highest level in the address system of the Republic of Korea, which means provinces, metropolitan cities, and cities.

When the top level address information is obtained (503), the address after the top level address is stored as a string (504). At this time, if the stored character string is valid for the currently used address system (eg, city-gu-dong or do-gun-gun-eup-myeon-ri) (505), a postal code is extracted from the detected address area (506). In this case, since the stored string is a mail that cannot be processed unless it is valid for the address system, the whole process is stopped (511) and the work for the registered mail is manually switched (512).

When the postal code is extracted (506), the stored address and the postal code are checked to match (507). If the information matches, the recipient's name, the sender's name and address information are extracted (508). In addition, if the information does not match, the mail cannot be processed, so the whole process is stopped (511) and the work on the registered mail is manually switched (512).

If the postal code is not extracted (506), the address must be recognized with only the stored address. Therefore, if the postal code is matched with the addresses stored in the address database from the highest level address, if there is a matching result, the address of the lower level is searched. The address is searched through a search method (509). As a result, if there is a search result that matches the whole (510), the recipient's name, sender's name and address information are extracted (508). On the other hand, if the search results do not match (510), the mail is not processed, so the whole process is stopped (511) and the work on the registered mail is manually switched (512).

6 is a detailed block diagram of an embodiment of a mail information information storage unit of a large amount of registered mail automatic reception processing device according to the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 6, the reception mail information storage unit 14 receives a reception number generation unit for generating a reception number for registered mail that has passed through the automatic weight measuring unit 12 and the image capturing and address recognition unit 13. 601 and a registered mail receipt information database 602 that stores the generated receipt number, the calculated fee, and the extracted sender / recipient information (ie, address and name).

Looking at the operation in detail, the registered mail passing through the automatic weight measuring unit 12 and the image capture and address recognition unit 13 is recognized as received at the post office to give a receipt number for it, in the present invention A reception number generation unit 601 is provided.

In addition, registered mails, unlike general mails, are required by the relevant laws to record information about them, so a database is required. Therefore, the charges calculated by the charge calculation unit 302 of the automatic weighing unit 12 and the sender / receiver information (ie, address and name) extracted by the image capturing and address recognition unit 13 are installed in the post office. Registered mail reception information database 602 for storing in association with the teller system. At this time, the information stored in the registered mail reception information database 602 includes a reception number generated by the reception number generation unit 601.

7 is a detailed configuration diagram of an embodiment of a mail information display unit of a large amount of registered mail automatic reception processing apparatus according to the present invention.

The registered mail reception processing apparatus indicates that the registered mail has been received for the registered mail received. For this purpose, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 7, the mail information display unit 15 receives the received mail information storage unit. Bar code label printing unit 701 for converting the reception number generated in the bar code to print and a label attachment unit 702 for attaching the printed label to the mail.

Looking at the operation in detail, the receipt number generated by the receipt number generation unit 601 is converted into a computer readable barcode by the barcode label printing unit 701 and printed, and the label is printed on the mail moved by the tray. It attaches using the automatic attachment unit 702.

Unlike the embodiment of the present invention, the mail information display unit may change the embodiment according to the development of technology by printing a barcode directly on the mail or attaching it using another medium.

As described above, the method of the present invention may be implemented as a program and stored in a recording medium (CD-ROM, RAM, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, etc.) in a computer-readable form.

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings, and various substitutions, modifications, and changes are possible in the art without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be apparent to those of ordinary knowledge.

The present invention as described above, the rationalization and postal service of manpower operation as compared to the method of performing a separate operation of the system, the weight input, address recognition, barcode label printing, attachment, etc., by the operator to view the existing mail items by the keyboard It is effective in upgrading the company's competitiveness and strengthening its external competitiveness.

In addition, the present invention is effective in efficiently managing registered mail by database of recognized addresses, receipt numbers, and the like.

Claims (12)

In a large amount of registered mail automatic reception processing device, Automatic weighing means for measuring the weight of registered mail and calculating the fee accordingly; Image capture and address recognition means for detecting a mailing address area of the registered mail and recognizing an address; Received mail information storage means for generating and storing information of the registered mail according to the information received from the automatic weight measuring means and the image capturing and address recognition means; And Mail information display means for classifying the mails by displaying a part of the information of the registered mails on the registered mails A large amount of registered mail automatic reception processing device comprising a. The method of claim 1, The automatic weight measuring means, Weight measuring means for measuring a weight of the registered mail; And Fee calculation means for calculating a fee according to the weight measured in the weight measuring means A large amount of registered mail automatic reception processing device comprising a. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The image capture and address recognition means, Image capturing means for capturing an image of the registered mail; Area detecting means for extracting an address area of a sender and a recipient from an image of the registered mail captured by the image capturing means; And Address recognition means for recognizing an address from the address area detected by the area detecting means A large amount of registered mail automatic reception processing device comprising a. The method of claim 3, wherein The received mail information storage means, Reception number generation means for generating a reception number for the registered mail passing through the automatic weight measurement means and the image capturing and address recognition means; And Registered mail reception information storage means for storing the reception number generated by the reception number generation means, the fee calculated by the automatic weight measurement means, and the sender / receiver information extracted by the image capture and address recognition means A large amount of registered mail automatic reception processing device comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein The mail information display means, Bar code label printing means for converting a reception number generated by said reception number generation means into a barcode and printing it on a label; And Label attachment means for attaching a barcode label printed by the barcode label printing means to the registered mail A large amount of registered mail automatic reception processing device comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein The mail information display means, Bar code printing means for converting the reception number generated by the reception number generation means into a barcode and directly printing the registered mail. A large amount of registered mail automatic reception processing device comprising a. In the registered mail automatic reception processing method applied to a large amount of registered mail automatic reception processing device, A first step of measuring the weight of registered mail and calculating the fee accordingly; A second step of detecting a mailing address area of the registered mail and recognizing an address; A third step of generating and storing information on the registered mail in accordance with the information created as a result of the first step and the second step; And A fourth step of classifying the registered mail by displaying part of the information of the registered mail in the third step on the registered mail; A large amount of registered mail automatic receipt processing method comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein The second step, A fifth step of capturing an image of the registered mail; A sixth step of detecting an address area of a sender and a recipient from an image of the registered mail captured in the fifth step; And A seventh step of recognizing the address from the address area detected in the sixth step A large amount of registered mail automatic receipt processing method comprising a. The method according to claim 7 or 8, The third step, An eighth step of generating a receipt number for the registered mail which has passed through the first step and the second step; And A ninth step of storing the reception number generated in the eighth step, the charge calculated in the first step and the caller / receiver information recognized in the second step A large amount of registered mail automatic receipt processing method comprising a. The method of claim 9, The fourth step, A tenth step of converting the receipt number of the registered mail generated in the eighth step into a barcode and printing on a label; And An eleventh step of attaching the barcode label printed in the tenth step to registered mail A large amount of registered mail automatic receipt processing method comprising a. The method of claim 9, The fourth step, A tenth step of directly converting the receipt number of the registered mail generated in the eighth step into a barcode and directly printing the registered mail; A large amount of registered mail automatic receipt processing method comprising a. In a large amount of registered mail automatic receipt processing device having a processor, A first function of weighing registered mail and calculating a fee accordingly; A second function of detecting a postal address area of the registered mail and recognizing an address; A third function of generating and storing information of the registered mail in accordance with information generated as a result of the first function and the second function; And A fourth function of classifying the registered mail by displaying part of the information of the registered mail made by the third function on the registered mail; A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing this.