Method and apparatus for automated mail processing
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for automated mail processing 有权
    用于自动邮件处理的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08393472B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-03-12

    申请号:US11459133

    申请日:2006-07-21

    IPC分类号: B07C5/02

    摘要: An apparatus for the automated processing of bulk mail in a continuous and automatic procedure includes an operative combination of processing stations including an input station for receiving incoming mail in bulk fashion and for separating the pieces of mail for individual delivery to the remainder of the apparatus; a station for detecting irregularities in the contents of the envelopes, such as metal items, folded contents, or oversized items; a station for out-sorting envelopes rejected in accordance with determinations made at the detection station; a station for opening the envelopes, preferably along multiple edges; a station for removing the contents from the opened envelopes, for subsequent processing of the contents; and a series of stations for handling, imaging and orienting the contents for subsequent delivery to a plurality of output stackers.

    摘要翻译: 用于以连续和自动程序自动处理批量邮件的装置包括处理站的操作组合,其包括用于以批量方式接收传入邮件的输入站和用于将用于单独传送的邮件分隔到设备的其余部分; 用于检测诸如金属物品,折叠内容物或超大物品的信封内容物的不规则性的站; 根据检测站作出的确定拒绝信封的分类站; 用于打开信封的站,优选沿着多个边缘; 用于从打开的信封中取出内容的站,用于后续处理内容; 以及一系列站,用于处理,成像和定向内容以便随后传送到多个输出堆垛机。

    Method and apparatus for processing mail to obtain image data of contents
    3.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for processing mail to obtain image data of contents 有权
    用于处理邮件以获得内容的图像数据的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08157254B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-04-17

    申请号:US12560759

    申请日:2009-09-16

    IPC分类号: B65H39/00

    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 processing outgoing bulk mail

    公开(公告)号:US06613998B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-09-02

    申请号:US09816687

    申请日:2001-03-23

    IPC分类号: B07C534

    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 for orienting documents in the automated processing of bulk mail
and the like
    5.
    发明授权
    System for orienting documents in the automated processing of bulk mail and the like 失效
    用于在批量邮件的自动处理中定向文档的系统等

    公开(公告)号:US5675671A

    公开(公告)日:1997-10-07

    申请号:US699192

    申请日:1996-08-19

    IPC分类号: B07C1/06 B07C1/20 G06K9/32

    摘要: A series of documents to be processed are optically inspected, and compared with a reference standard to identify the relative orientation of each document. To this end, an image acquired from the document (preferably from each side of the document) is focused on an array of picture elements (pixels) for electronically converting the acquired image to digital form. This produces a digitally encoded image, which can be enhanced if desired, defined by an array of pixels corresponding to the acquired image. For each acquired image, two reference areas, which are preferably symmetrically located on the document, are inspected for the presence of a pre-selected reference mark. Location of the reference mark in one of the two reference areas operates to determine the orientation of the document. Upon locating the reference mark on the document, identifying the orientation of the document relative to the apparatus, the document may then be mechanically re-oriented so that the documents are placed in a uniform orientation for further processing, if desired.

    摘要翻译: 一系列要处理的文件进行光学检查,并与参考标准进行比较,以确定每个文件的相对方向。 为此,从文档(优选地从文档的每一侧)获取的图像被聚焦在用于将所获取的图像电子地转换为数字形式的图像元素(像素)的阵列上。 这产生数字编码图像,如果需要,可以通过由所获取的图像对应的像素阵列来定义。 对于每个获取的图像,检查优选地对称地位于文档上的两个参考区域以存在预先选择的参考标记。 参考标记在两个参考区域之一中的位置用于确定文档的方向。 在将文件上的参考标记定位在文档上时,识别文档相对于设备的方位,然后文档可以被机械地重新定向,使得如果需要,文档被放置在均匀的方向以进一步处理。

    System for orienting documents in the automated processing of bulk mail
and the like
    6.
    发明授权
    System for orienting documents in the automated processing of bulk mail and the like 失效
    用于在批量邮件的自动处理中定向文档的系统等

    公开(公告)号:US5293431A

    公开(公告)日:1994-03-08

    申请号:US756930

    申请日:1991-09-06

    IPC分类号: B07C1/06 B07C1/20 G06K9/32

    摘要: A series of documents to be processed are optically inspected, and compared with a reference standard to identify the relative orientation of each document. To this end, an image acquired from the document (preferably from each side of the document) is focused on an array of picture elements (pixels) for electronically converting the acquired image to digital form. This produces a digitally encoded image, which can be enhanced if desired, defined by an array of pixels corresponding to the acquired image. For each acquired image, two reference areas, which are preferably symmetrically located on the document, are inspected for the presence of a preselected reference mark. Location of the reference mark in one of the two reference areas operates to determine the orientation of the document. Upon locating the reference mark on the document, identifying the orientation of the document relative to the apparatus, the document may then be mechanically re-oriented so that the documents are placed in a uniform orientation for further processing, if desired.

    摘要翻译: 一系列要处理的文件进行光学检查,并与参考标准进行比较,以确定每个文件的相对方向。 为此,从文档(优选地从文档的每一侧)获取的图像被聚焦在用于将所获取的图像电子地转换为数字形式的图像元素(像素)的阵列上。 这产生数字编码图像,如果需要,可以通过由所获取的图像对应的像素阵列来定义。 对于每个获取的图像,检查优选地对称地位于文档上的两个参考区域,以存在预先选择的参考标记。 参考标记在两个参考区域之一中的位置用于确定文档的方向。 在将文件上的参考标记定位在文档上时,识别文档相对于设备的方位,然后文档可以被机械地重新定向,使得如果需要,文档被放置在均匀的方向以进一步处理。

    Method and apparatus for processing envelopes containing documents to obtain images of the documents
    7.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for processing envelopes containing documents to obtain images of the documents 有权
    用于处理包含文件以获取文档图像的信封的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08893456B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-11-25

    申请号:US12863711

    申请日:2009-10-28

    IPC分类号: B65B43/00

    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。

    Method and apparatus for processing mail to obtain image data of contents
    8.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for processing mail to obtain image data of contents 有权
    用于处理邮件以获得内容的图像数据的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08459632B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-06-11

    申请号:US13447858

    申请日:2012-04-16

    IPC分类号: B65H39/00

    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 processing mail to obtain image data of contents
    9.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for processing mail to obtain image data of contents 有权
    用于处理邮件以获得内容的图像数据的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07992853B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-09

    申请号:US11651674

    申请日:2007-01-10

    摘要: A method and apparatus for processing documents is provided. Documents having a selected characteristic are placed into a first area, whereas documents not having the selected characteristic are placed into a second area. A sensor in the first area detects the presence of documents in the first area. The documents are conveyed to a scanner that scans the documents to obtain information regarding the documents. The processing of the documents is controlled by a processor. A document is electronically tagged as having the selected characteristic and processed accordingly in response to the detection of the document in the first area and in response to whether the document arrived at the scanner during a pre-determined time frame.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种处理文件的方法和装置。 将具有所选特征的文档放置在第一区域中,而不具有所选特征的文档被放置在第二区域中。 第一区域中的传感器检测第一区域中是否存在文件。 将文件传送到扫描文件的扫描仪,以获取有关文档的信息。 文件的处理由处理器控制。 文档被电子地标记为具有所选择的特征并且响应于在第一区域中的文档的检测并且响应于文档在预定时间帧期间到达扫描仪是否被相应地处理。

    System and method for automated document processing
    10.
    发明授权
    System and method for automated document processing 有权
    用于自动文件处理的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07767925B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-08-03

    申请号:US11009808

    申请日:2004-12-10

    IPC分类号: B07C5/00

    CPC分类号: B43M7/02 B07C1/00 Y10S209/90

    摘要: A method and apparatus for processing mail is provided. A stack of mail is placed in an input bin in a feeder module. A feeder serially feeds the envelopes into a transport path. The envelopes are then examined to determine if the contents are qualified for extraction. Envelopes that are qualified for extraction are opened in a cutting module and then conveyed to an extraction module to extract the contents from the envelopes. The contents may then be scanned and reoriented as desired so that the contents are in a pre-determined orientation. The contents are then sorted into a stacker.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于处理邮件的方法和装置。 一堆邮件放置在馈线模块的输入箱中。 馈线将信封送入输送路径。 然后检查信封以确定内容是否符合提取要求。 符合要求提取的信封在切割模块中打开,然后传送到提取模块以从信封中提取内容物。 然后可以根据需要对内容进行扫描和重新定向,使得内容处于预定方向。 然后将内容分成堆垛机。