Method of storing a plurality of articles with information being scrutinized
US8672140B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 6, 2009 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V30/424
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of sorting a plurality of articles (A, B, C), in which each article goes through a sorting installation in at least two passes, comprises the steps of recording the image of each article that is generated during the first sorting pass in a memory and in correspondence with a data item indicating a sorting outlet to which the article is directed during the first sorting pass. If an article is misrouted, a correctly routed reference article is chosen in the vicinity of the misrouted article in the sequence of articles obtained during the last sorting pass, the memory is searched (22-28) for an image of said correctly routed reference article, and, on the basis of said reference article image, a set of article images grouped together in the memory and that includes the image of the reference article is looked through (29-34) to identify an image of the misrouted article.
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