Method and Apparatus for Processing Mail to Obtain Image Data of Contents
    11.
    发明申请
    Method and Apparatus for Processing Mail to Obtain Image Data of Contents 有权
    用于处理邮件以获取内容的图像数据的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20120201416A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-08-09

    申请号:US13447858

    申请日:2012-04-16

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00

    CPC分类号: G06K9/00442 G06K9/186

    摘要: A method and apparatus for processing mail is provided. Mail is placed into an input bin having a conveyor that conveys the mail towards a feeder. The feeder serially feeds the envelopes by engaging the lead envelope in the stack of mail and displacing the lead envelope transverse the stack of mail. The mail is then cut on a side edge and the top edge to cut open each envelope. A transport conveys the cut envelopes to an extractor. The extractor opens the edge-severed mail and presents the contents of the envelopes to an operator who manually extracts the contents. The operator drops the extracted contents onto a conveyor that conveys the contents to an imaging station. The contents are automatically separated and imaged to obtain image data for the contents. The contents are then sorted into a plurality of output bins.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于处理邮件的方法和装置。 将邮件放入具有将邮件传送到馈送器的输送机的输入箱中。 馈线通过将引线信封接合在邮箱中并将引线信封横向移动邮件堆栈来连续馈送信封。 然后在侧边缘切割邮件,顶部边缘打开每个信封。 运输公司将切割的信封传送到提取器。 提取器打开边缘切断的邮件,并将信封的内容呈现给手动提取内容的操作员。 操作者将提取的内容物排出到将内容物传送到成像站的传送带上。 内容自动分离并成像,以获取内容的图像数据。 然后将内容分成多个输出箱。

    Method and apparatus for sorting items
    13.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for sorting items 有权
    分类物品的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07861844B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-01-04

    申请号:US12014011

    申请日:2008-01-14

    IPC分类号: B65G47/46

    摘要: A method and apparatus are provided for sorting items to a plurality of sort destinations. The items are loaded onto one of a plurality of independently controlled delivery vehicles. The delivery vehicles follow a track that guides the delivery vehicles to the sort destinations, which are positioned along the track. Once at the appropriate sort destination, the delivery vehicle ejects the item to the sort destination and returns to receive another item to be delivered.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于将项目分类到多个分类目的地的方法和装置。 物品被装载到多个独立控制的运送车辆中的一个上。 运输车辆沿着轨道将导轨车辆引导到沿轨道定位的分拣目的地。 一旦在适当的排序目的地,运送车辆将物品弹出到分拣目的地并返回以接收另一个要交付的物品。

    Method and apparatus for processing mail obtain image data of contents
    14.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for processing mail obtain image data of contents 有权
    处理邮件的方法和设备获取内容的图像数据

    公开(公告)号:US07537203B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-05-26

    申请号:US10862021

    申请日:2004-06-04

    IPC分类号: B65H39/00

    CPC分类号: G06K9/033 B07C3/00

    摘要: A method and apparatus for processing mail is provided. Mail is placed into an input bin having a conveyor that conveys the mail towards a feeder. The feeder serially feeds the envelopes by engaging the lead envelope in the stack of mail and displacing the lead envelope transverse the stack of mail. The mail is then cut on a side edge and the top edge to cut open each envelope. A transport conveys the cut envelopes to an extractor. The extractor opens the edge-severed mail and presents the contents of the envelopes to an operator who manually extracts the contents. The operator drops the extracted contents onto a conveyor that conveys the contents to an imaging station. The contents are automatically separated and imaged to obtain image data for the contents. The contents are then sorted into a plurality of output bins.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于处理邮件的方法和装置。 将邮件放入具有将邮件传送到馈送器的输送机的输入箱中。 馈线通过将引线信封接合在邮箱中并将引线信封横向移动邮件堆栈来连续馈送信封。 然后在侧边缘切割邮件,顶部边缘打开每个信封。 运输公司将切割的信封传送到提取器。 提取器打开边缘切断的邮件,并将信封的内容呈现给手动提取内容的操作员。 操作者将提取的内容物排出到将内容物传送到成像站的传送带上。 内容自动分离并成像,以获取内容的图像数据。 然后将内容分成多个输出箱。

    Method and apparatus for processing outgoing bulk mail
    15.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for processing outgoing bulk mail 有权
    处理传出批量邮件的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07439467B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-10-21

    申请号:US11236956

    申请日:2005-09-28

    IPC分类号: B07C5/00 G06F7/00

    CPC分类号: B07C3/14 B07C3/18 Y10S209/90

    摘要: A method and apparatus for processing mail is provided. The mail is serially fed from a stack of mail into a system transport. The system transport conveys the mail to an imaging station, which scans the mail to obtain image data corresponding to at least a portion of each piece. From the imaging station, the mail is conveyed to a buffer, which selectively maintains the mail while the address printed on the mail is determined. After the address for a piece of mail is determined, the piece is conveyed out of the buffer to a printer, which prints a POSTNET barcode onto the piece. The POSTNET barcode corresponds to the address that was determined for the piece. Optionally, the apparatus may include a labeler for applying a blank label onto the mail, and the POSTNET barcode can then be printed onto the label after it is applied to the mail. After the POSTNET barcode is printed on a piece, it is conveyed past a verifier, which scans the printed POSTNET barcode to ensure that the barcode was printed properly. The mail is then sorted and stacked in a plurality of output bins.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于处理邮件的方法和装置。 邮件从一堆邮件连续馈送到系统传输中。 系统传输将邮件传送到成像站,成像站扫描邮件以获得对应于每个片段的至少一部分的图像数据。 从成像站,将邮件传送到缓冲器,该缓冲器在打印在邮件上的地址被确定时选择性地维护邮件。 在确定邮件的地址之后,将该片段从缓冲器传送到打印机,该打印机将POSTNET条形码打印到该片上。 POSTNET条形码对应于为该片段确定的地址。 可选地,该设备可以包括用于将邮件标签应用于邮件的标签机,然后可以将POSTNET条形码打印到标签上,然后将其应用于邮件。 POSTNET条形码打印在一张纸上之后,通过验证器传送,该验证器扫描打印的POSTNET条形码,以确保条形码打印正确。 然后将邮件分类并堆叠在多个输出箱中。

    Method and apparatus for processing outgoing bulk mail

    公开(公告)号:US07041927B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-09

    申请号:US10101642

    申请日:2002-03-20

    IPC分类号: B07C7/01 G06K5/01

    CPC分类号: B07C3/14 B07C3/18 Y10S209/90

    摘要: A method and apparatus for processing mail is provided. The mail is serially fed from a stack of mail into a system transport. The system transport conveys the mail to an imaging station, which scans the mail to obtain image data corresponding to at least a portion of each piece. From the imaging station, the mail is conveyed to a buffer, which selectively maintains the mail while the address printed on the mail is determined. After the address for a piece of mail is determined, the piece is conveyed out of the buffer to a printer, which prints a POSTNET barcode onto the piece. The POSTNET barcode corresponds to the address that was determined for the piece. Optionally, the apparatus may include a labeler for applying a blank label onto the mail, and the POSTNET barcode can then be printed onto the label after it is applied to the mail. After the POSTNET barcode is printed on a piece, it is conveyed past a verifier, which scans the printed POSTNET barcode to ensure that the barcode was printed properly. The mail is then sorted and stacked in a plurality of output bins.

    System and method for automated document processing
    17.
    发明授权
    System and method for automated document processing 失效
    用于自动文件处理的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US5926392A

    公开(公告)日:1999-07-20

    申请号:US666737

    申请日:1996-05-17

    摘要: An apparatus is provided for processing a batch of remittance transactions in the form of an invoice and an accompanying check. A feeder receives a stacked batch of transactional pairs of documents and serially feeds the documents along a selected path of movement. Scanning cameras scan the front and back of each document to provide front and back images of the documents. A magnetic imager is employed for reading the magnetic markings of each check to detect the orientation of each check. From the magnetic imager, the documents are fed to a document-reordering device that functions to selectively change the sequential order of selected pairs of documents along the path of movement. A document orientor is also provided for selectively changing the orientation of any selected document along the path of movement. The document orientor includes a document reverser for reversing the orientation of selected documents from back to front along the path of movement. A document twister is also provided along the path of movement for flipping selected documents from an upside-down orientation into a right-side-up orientation. A document sorter selectively directs the documents into selected output areas or bins.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种用于以发票和伴随支票的形式处理一批汇款交易的装置。 馈线接收堆叠的一批事务对文档,并沿着选定的移动路径串行馈送文档。 扫描相机扫描每个文档的正面和背面,以提供文档的正面和背面图像。 采用磁性成像器读取每个支票的磁标记,以检测每个支票的方向。 从磁性成像器将文档馈送到文档重新排序装置,该装置用于沿着移动路径选择性地改变所选文档对的顺序。 还提供文档取向器,用于选择性地改变沿着移动路径的任何所选择的文档的取向。 文件取向器包括一个文件反向器,用于沿着移动路径从后向前反转所选择的文件的方位。 还沿着移动路径提供文档扭曲器,用于将所选择的文档从上下方向翻转成右侧方向。 文档分拣机选择性地将文档引导到​​选定的输出区域或分区中。

    Material Handling Apparatus for Sorting or Retrieving Items
    19.
    发明申请
    Material Handling Apparatus for Sorting or Retrieving Items 有权
    物料搬运设备,用于分拣或检索物品

    公开(公告)号:US20120128454A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-24

    申请号:US13361490

    申请日:2012-01-30

    IPC分类号: B65G1/06

    摘要: A method and apparatus are provided for sorting or retrieving items to/from a plurality of destinations areas. The items are loaded onto one of a plurality of independently controlled delivery vehicles. The delivery vehicles follow a track that guides the delivery vehicles to/from the destination areas, which are positioned along the track. Once at the appropriate destination area, an item is transferred between the delivery vehicle and the destination area.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于对/从多个目的地区域中的项目进行分类或检索项目的方法和装置。 物品被装载到多个独立控制的运送车辆中的一个上。 运输车辆沿着轨道,该轨道将运送车辆引导到沿着轨道定位的目的地区域。 一旦在适当的目的地区域,在运送车辆和目的地区域之间传送物品。

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING ENVELOPES CONTAINING DOCUMENTS TO OBTAIN IMAGES OF THE DOCUMENTS
    20.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING ENVELOPES CONTAINING DOCUMENTS TO OBTAIN IMAGES OF THE DOCUMENTS 有权
    用于处理包含文档以获取文档图像的包装的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20110206235A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-25

    申请号:US12863711

    申请日:2009-10-28

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00

    CPC分类号: B07C3/14 B43M7/00

    摘要: A method and apparatus for processing mail is provided. Mail is placed into an input been having a conveyor that conveys the mail towards a feeder. The feeder serially feeds the envelopes to a cutter that severs the top edge of the envelopes. A transport conveys the envelopes from the top cutter to an extractor. The extractor opens the edge-severed mail and presents the contents of the envelopes to an operator who manually extracts the contents. From the extractor, the operator manually feeds the extracted documents to a document input. From the document input, the documents are fed to a document transport that conveys the documents past an imaging module to obtain image data for the documents before sorting the documents to output bins.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于处理邮件的方法和装置。 邮件被放置在输入中,该输入端具有将邮件传送到馈线的传送带。 进料器将信封送入切割信封顶部边缘的切割机。 运输工具将信封从顶部切割器传送到提取器。 提取器打开边缘切断的邮件,并将信封的内容呈现给手动提取内容的操作员。 从提取器中,操作员手动将提取的文档提供给文档输入。 从文档输入中,文档被馈送到通过成像模块传送文档的文档传输,以便在将文档分类到输出箱之前获得文档的图像数据。