Global Patent Index - EP 1425114 B1

EP 1425114 B1 20090318 - SHIPMENT TRACKING METHOD, DEVICE FOR USING SAID METHOD AND PRINTING APPARATUS

Title (en)

SHIPMENT TRACKING METHOD, DEVICE FOR USING SAID METHOD AND PRINTING APPARATUS

Title (de)

VERSANDVERFOLGUNGSVERFAHREN, EINRICHTUNG ZUR VERWENDUNG DES VERFAHRENS UND DRUCKVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE SUIVI DUN ENVOI DISPOSITIF POUR LA MISE EN OEUVRE DU PROCEDE ET APPAREIL D'IMPRESSION

Publication

EP 1425114 B1 20090318 (FR)

Application

EP 02753121 A 20020627

Priority

  • FR 0202240 W 20020627
  • FR 0108489 A 20010627

Abstract (en)

[origin: FR2826758A1] The invention relates to a method of tracking shipments, such as letters and parcels, sent by at least one user to the address of at least one recipient. The inventive method comprises a step whereby a barcode (10) is printed on each of the shipments to be tracked. The method is characterised in that the barcode (10) comprises at least one shipment user (1) identification part, which remains the same for each user, and one part that is used to identify the shipping rank or number (3) of the shipment, said part varying for each shipment. The invention also relates to a device for using said method and to a manual apparatus for printing the barcodes (10) on the shipments.

IPC 8 full level

B07C 3/18 (2006.01); G06V 30/224 (2022.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B07C 3/18 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

FR 2826758 A1 20030103; FR 2826758 B1 20031024; AT E425819 T1 20090415; CA 2451262 A1 20030109; CA 2451262 C 20100803; DE 60231624 D1 20090430; EP 1425114 A1 20040609; EP 1425114 B1 20090318; US 2004134982 A1 20040715; US 2007034693 A1 20070215; US 2008290153 A1 20081127; US 2011011941 A1 20110120; US 2012006892 A1 20120112; US 7407098 B2 20080805; US 7854381 B2 20101221; US 8047433 B2 20111101; US 8413900 B2 20130409; WO 03002273 A1 20030109

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 0108489 A 20010627; AT 02753121 T 20020627; CA 2451262 A 20020627; DE 60231624 T 20020627; EP 02753121 A 20020627; FR 0202240 W 20020627; US 16658508 A 20080702; US 201113242460 A 20110923; US 34113706 A 20060127; US 74441003 A 20031222; US 89161410 A 20100927