System for evaluating bar code quality on mail pieces
US5862243A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 6, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB07C3/14
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A system for evaluating barcoded mail which includes an imaging device to provide an image signal corresponding to an image of a barcode or an address of a mail piece. The system also includes an output device for providing evaluation results and a processor receiving the image signal from the imaging device. The processor generates an address information signal corresponding to the barcode and an address block image signal corresponding to the address. The processor provides an output signal to the output device in accordance with the address information signal and the address block image signal. The output device responds to the output signal to provide an address information image corresponding to the address information signal and an address block image corresponding to the address block image signal for visual comparison. The system also evaluates an image of a mail piece barcode to detect and categorize barcode defects for reporting with a visual facsimile of the barcode.
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