EP0629977A3 - Mail processing system including off-line verification. - Google Patents

Mail processing system including off-line verification. Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0629977A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: processing system; system including; mail processing; line verification; verification
Prior art date: 1993-06-18
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP94304236A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP0629977A2 (en

Inventor

Robert A Cordery

Leon A Pintsov

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Pitney Bowes Inc

Original Assignee

Pitney Bowes Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1993-06-18

Filing date

1994-06-13

Publication date

1995-08-23

1994-06-13 Application filed by Pitney Bowes Inc filed Critical Pitney Bowes Inc

1994-12-21 Publication of EP0629977A2 publication Critical patent/EP0629977A2/en

1995-08-23 Publication of EP0629977A3 publication Critical patent/EP0629977A3/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
- G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
- G07B17/00661—Sensing or measuring mailpieces
- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
- G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
- G07B2017/00572—Details of printed item
- G07B2017/0058—Printing of code
- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
- G07B17/00661—Sensing or measuring mailpieces
- G07B2017/00709—Scanning mailpieces
- G07B2017/00717—Reading barcodes
- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
- G07B17/00661—Sensing or measuring mailpieces
- G07B2017/00709—Scanning mailpieces
- G07B2017/00725—Reading symbols, e.g. OCR

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)
Sorting Of Articles (AREA)
Character Discrimination (AREA)

EP94304236A 1993-06-18 1994-06-13 Mail processing system including off-line verification. Withdrawn EP0629977A3 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US7766793A	1993-06-18	1993-06-18
US77667		1993-06-18

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0629977A2 EP0629977A2 (en)	1994-12-21
EP0629977A3 true EP0629977A3 (en)	1995-08-23

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP94304236A Withdrawn EP0629977A3 (en)	1993-06-18	1994-06-13	Mail processing system including off-line verification.

Country Status (2)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0629977A3 (en)
CA (1)	CA2124725A1 (en)

Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4205780A (en) *	1977-03-21	1980-06-03	Teknekron, Inc.	Document processing system and method
EP0356228A2 (en) *	1988-08-23	1990-02-28	Pitney Bowes, Inc.	Method and apparatus for categorizing and certifying mail
EP0373972A2 (en) *	1988-12-16	1990-06-20	Pitney Bowes Inc.	Certified weigher-short paid mail
US5008827A (en) *	1988-12-16	1991-04-16	Pitney Bowes Inc.	Central postage data communication network
EP0540291A2 (en) *	1991-10-28	1993-05-05	Pitney Bowes, Inc.	Apparatus for the analysis of postage meter usage

1994
- 1994-05-31 CA CA 2124725 patent/CA2124725A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1994-06-13 EP EP94304236A patent/EP0629977A3/en not_active Withdrawn

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4205780A (en) *	1977-03-21	1980-06-03	Teknekron, Inc.	Document processing system and method
EP0356228A2 (en) *	1988-08-23	1990-02-28	Pitney Bowes, Inc.	Method and apparatus for categorizing and certifying mail
EP0373972A2 (en) *	1988-12-16	1990-06-20	Pitney Bowes Inc.	Certified weigher-short paid mail
US5008827A (en) *	1988-12-16	1991-04-16	Pitney Bowes Inc.	Central postage data communication network
EP0540291A2 (en) *	1991-10-28	1993-05-05	Pitney Bowes, Inc.	Apparatus for the analysis of postage meter usage

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP0629977A2 (en)	1994-12-21
CA2124725A1 (en)	1994-12-19

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Legal Events

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1994-11-04	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
1994-12-21	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A2 Designated state(s): CH DE FR GB LI
1995-07-05	PUAL	Search report despatched	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009013
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1996-03-20	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 19960124
1996-10-02	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 19960816
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1998-02-19	GRAH	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS IGRA
1998-10-16	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
1998-12-02	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 19980609