Method of sorting pre-sorted mailpieces
US10471477B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 2, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB07C2301/0083
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The method of sorting pre-sorted mailpieces in a postal sorting machine comprises the steps consisting in: detecting loading in the feed inlet of the machine of a batch of mailpieces pre-sorted by a mailer of the mailpieces on the basis of their delivery addresses; and, in response to said detection, loading, in the reference database of the address recognition system, a lexicon comprising the delivery addresses for only the pre-sorted mailpieces of the batch, and, by means of the monitoring and control unit and for each current mailpiece, comparing the result of the OCR reading with said delivery addresses of the lexicon so as to recognize the delivery address of said current mailpiece.
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