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DE69325339D1 - Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Unterscheidung von Artikeln wie Briefumschläge - Google Patents

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Unterscheidung von Artikeln wie Briefumschläge

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DE69325339D1
DE69325339D1 DE69325339T DE69325339T DE69325339D1 DE 69325339 D1 DE69325339 D1 DE 69325339D1 DE 69325339 T DE69325339 T DE 69325339T DE 69325339 T DE69325339 T DE 69325339T DE 69325339 D1 DE69325339 D1 DE 69325339D1
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envelopes
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Expired - Fee Related
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DE69325339T
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DE69325339T2 (de
Inventor
William Berson
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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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
    • 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
    • B07C3/00—Sorting according to destination
    • B07C3/10—Apparatus characterised by the means used for detection ofthe destination
    • B07C3/14—Apparatus characterised by the means used for detection ofthe destination using light-responsive detecting means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06V—IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING
    • G06V10/00—Arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding
    • G06V10/10—Image acquisition
    • G06V10/12—Details of acquisition arrangements; Constructional details thereof
    • G06V10/14—Optical characteristics of the device performing the acquisition or on the illumination arrangements
    • G06V10/143—Sensing or illuminating at different wavelengths
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S209/00—Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
    • Y10S209/90—Sorting flat-type mail

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Sorting Of Articles (AREA)
  • Controlling Sheets Or Webs (AREA)
  • Character Discrimination (AREA)
DE69325339T 1992-11-05 1993-11-03 Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Unterscheidung von Artikeln wie Briefumschläge Expired - Fee Related DE69325339T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US07/971,657 US5288994A (en) 1992-11-05 1992-11-05 Image detecting apparatus and method for reading and or verifying the contents of sealed envelopes

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
DE69325339D1 true DE69325339D1 (de) 1999-07-22
DE69325339T2 DE69325339T2 (de) 1999-11-18

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DE69325339T Expired - Fee Related DE69325339T2 (de) 1992-11-05 1993-11-03 Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Unterscheidung von Artikeln wie Briefumschläge

Country Status (4)

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US (1) US5288994A (de)
EP (1) EP0596720B1 (de)
CA (1) CA2109489C (de)
DE (1) DE69325339T2 (de)

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US5898153A (en) * 1995-02-01 1999-04-27 Publishers Clearing House Method for processing mail in a sweepstakes contest
US5659163A (en) * 1995-02-01 1997-08-19 Publisher's Clearing House Method for processing mail
US5717165A (en) * 1995-10-13 1998-02-10 Pitney Bowes Inc. Apparatus and method for positioning and isolating a printing mechanism in a mail handling machine
US5811792A (en) * 1997-01-02 1998-09-22 Wisconsin Label Corporation Method and apparatus for accessing contents of envelopes and other similarly concealed information
US6168080B1 (en) 1997-04-17 2001-01-02 Translucent Technologies, Llc Capacitive method and apparatus for accessing contents of envelopes and other similarly concealed information
US6202929B1 (en) 1999-03-10 2001-03-20 Micro-Epsilon Mess Technik Capacitive method and apparatus for accessing information encoded by a differentially conductive pattern
US6275745B1 (en) 1999-08-11 2001-08-14 Pitney Bowes Inc. System and method for verifying the delivery of a mailing and the material contained within the mailing
US6260029B1 (en) 1999-08-11 2001-07-10 Pitney Bowes Inc. Postage meter that provides on a mailpiece evidence of postage paid together with cryptographically secured, third party certified, non-shipping information about the sender of the mailpiece
US7229665B2 (en) * 2001-05-22 2007-06-12 Millipore Corporation Process of forming multilayered structures
US6732926B2 (en) 2000-12-13 2004-05-11 Stephen P. Shoemaker, Jr. Barcode ticket reader
US7236935B2 (en) * 2000-12-29 2007-06-26 Bowe Bell + Howell Company Method and apparatus for verifying a match between contents of an enclosure and data printed on the enclosure
US6532275B1 (en) * 2001-11-30 2003-03-11 Pitney Bowes Inc. Method and system for safe mail transmission
AU2002360852A1 (en) * 2001-12-31 2003-07-24 Lockheed Martin Corporation Methods and system for hazardous material early detection for use with mail and other objects
US7415130B1 (en) * 2002-10-30 2008-08-19 Lockheed Martin Corporation Mail image profiling and handwriting matching
US7527199B2 (en) * 2006-09-15 2009-05-05 Pitney Bowes Inc. Method and system for protecting privacy of signature on mail ballot utilizing optical shutter
US7922208B2 (en) * 2006-12-11 2011-04-12 Pitney Bowes Inc. Method and system for protecting privacy of signatures on mail ballots
US7581677B2 (en) 2006-12-19 2009-09-01 Pitney Bowes Inc. Vote by mail envelope that protects privacy of voter's signature
US7766233B2 (en) * 2006-12-27 2010-08-03 Pitney Bowes Inc. Vote by mail envelope that protects privacy of voter's signature
US8851376B2 (en) * 2007-10-03 2014-10-07 Pitney Bowes Inc. Method and system for protecting privacy of signatures on mail ballots
US20100237983A1 (en) * 2009-03-20 2010-09-23 Xerox Corporation System and method for using concealed infrared identifiers to control motion-detecting social computing devices
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US4113105A (en) * 1977-03-07 1978-09-12 Docutronix, Inc. Device for checking envelopes for enclosed documents
US4317030A (en) * 1979-07-24 1982-02-23 Berghell Robin C Mailing package for facilitating automatic sorting of mail
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FR2616556B1 (fr) * 1987-06-11 1989-10-06 Inter Color Installation de traitement de pochettes d'epreuves photographiques
US4908768A (en) * 1987-08-07 1990-03-13 Pitney Bowes Inc. Inserter based mail manifesting system
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Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
CA2109489C (en) 1996-11-05
US5288994A (en) 1994-02-22
EP0596720B1 (de) 1999-06-16
DE69325339T2 (de) 1999-11-18
EP0596720A2 (de) 1994-05-11
CA2109489A1 (en) 1994-05-06
EP0596720A3 (de) 1995-02-15

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
8364 No opposition during term of opposition
8339 Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee