EP 0999902 A1 20000517 - METHOD FOR SORTING MAIL ITEMS
Title (en)
METHOD FOR SORTING MAIL ITEMS
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUM SORTIEREN VON SENDUNGEN
Title (fr)
PROCEDE DE TRIAGE D'ENVOIS
Publication
Application
Priority
DE 9701661 W 19970806
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9907487A1] The invention concerns a method for sorting mail items, said sorting being carried out base on characteristics located on the face of the mail items and by a sorting machine which sorts said explored and recognised characteristics. In order to ensure continuous final sorting in a sorting machine whereof the number of separation racks is less than the number of final directions, the input mail items are pre-sorted according to a pre-sorting plan. Simultaneously, final sorting operations are executed on the machine, the pre-sorted mail items being re-inserted in the sorting machine to be subjected therein to a final sorting.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP US)
B07C 3/02 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10S 209/90 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 9907487A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9907487 A1 19990218; DE 59706527 D1 20020404; EP 0999902 A1 20000517; EP 0999902 B1 20020227; JP 2001513427 A 20010904; US 6566620 B1 20030520
DOCDB simple family (application)
DE 9701661 W 19970806; DE 59706527 T 19970806; EP 97937426 A 19970806; JP 2000507066 A 19970806; US 48518500 A 20000207