Method for processing a batch of mailpieces by reading barcodes printed thereon
US11806758B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2020 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 23, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B2017/00725
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for processing a batch of mailpieces on an inserting station comprising at least a document feeder and a document scanner to read barcodes printed on pages of documents belonging to said batch of mailpieces, the method including the steps of selecting a job type having job parameters for the batch of mailpieces, extracting a first page belonging to a mailpiece from the document feeder, scanning the first page with the document scanner, searching a first barcode printed on the first page, reading the first barcode on the first page, extracting from the first barcode an information including at least one of a mailpiece identifier, a page count or position coordinates, processing the information to retrieve a position of a second barcode printed on a second page to be extracted from the document feeder, extracting the second page from the document feeder, scanning the second page with the document scanner, searching a second barcode on the second page at the retrieved position, and reading the second barcode on the second page.
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