EP 0939679 B1 20020724 - METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISTRIBUTING MAIL ITEMS
Title (en)
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISTRIBUTING MAIL ITEMS
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR VERTEILUNG VON SENDUNGEN
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF DE REPARTITION D'ENVOIS
Publication
Application
Priority
- DE 9702592 W 19971107
- DE 19647973 A 19961120
Abstract (en)
[origin: DE19647973C1] The invention relates to the distribution of mail items with information on the surface of the mail items. Distribution occurs successively by means of various sorting machines. Sorting in particular is carried out in a succession of operations for the last point of distribution. According to the invention, distribution points are determined once the mail items have been received in the first sorting machine and the thicknesses of the mail items are measured by optical scanning of the mail item surfaces. Mail item thicknesses allocated to the distribution points are registered, stored and statistically prepared if required. Optimized sort programs are then calculated for sorting machines assigned to the various distribution points based on information regarding thickness, and the mail items are distributed accordingly. The optimized sort programs and data on determined thickness alone can be transmitted to the sorting machines assigned to the various distribution points so that the subsequent sort program can be drawn up.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B65H 31/24 (2006.01); B07C 3/02 (2006.01); B07C 3/08 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B07C 3/02 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
BE DE FR GB NL
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DE 19647973 C1 19970925; AU 7299398 A 19980610; DE 59707814 D1 20020829; EP 0939679 A1 19990908; EP 0939679 B1 20020724; JP 2001503672 A 20010321; TW 355690 B 19990411; US 6279750 B1 20010828; WO 9822228 A1 19980528
DOCDB simple family (application)
DE 19647973 A 19961120; AU 7299398 A 19971107; DE 59707814 T 19971107; DE 9702592 W 19971107; EP 97948727 A 19971107; JP 52084098 A 19971107; TW 86117121 A 19971117; US 30861699 A 19990723