Automatic location of address information on parcels sent by mass mailers
US6360001B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 10, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V30/10
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for automatic sorting includes receiving an item in a sequence of items to be sorted, each such item marked with a respective machine-readable identifying code and with respective characters in a location relative to the code that varies from one item to another in the sequence. A position of the code on the item is determined and, responsive to the position of the code, the location of the characters on the item is found. The characters are processed to determine a destination of the item.
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