Global Patent Index - EP 1584379 B1

EP 1584379 B1 20090218 - Process for delaying the printing of an identification code on a postal item

Title (en)

Process for delaying the printing of an identification code on a postal item

Title (de)

Verfahren zum zeitlichen Verschieben des Aufdruckens eines Identifizierungscodes auf eine Postsendung

Title (fr)

Procédé pour retarder l'impression d'un code d'identification sur un envoi postal

Publication

EP 1584379 B1 20090218 (FR)

Application

EP 05300234 A 20050331

Priority

FR 0450702 A 20040407

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1584379A1] The method involves recognizing address by optical character recognition (OCR) to determine address information of an item (1). A digital print is derived from a digital image of surface having the information, when the address is not recognized by OCR, to recognize address by video encoding. An identification code is printed on the item if the recognized information relates to information of item not to be sent to an abroad addressee. An independent claim is also included for a postal item processing machine.

IPC 8 full level

B07C 3/18 (2006.01); B07C 3/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B07C 3/14 (2013.01 - EP US); B07C 3/18 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1584379 A1 20051012; EP 1584379 B1 20090218; AT E422972 T1 20090315; CA 2500579 A1 20051007; CA 2500579 C 20091124; CN 100492394 C 20090527; CN 1680972 A 20051012; DE 602005012751 D1 20090402; ES 2322371 T3 20090619; FR 2868711 A1 20051014; FR 2868711 B1 20060609; US 2005234588 A1 20051020; US 7163143 B2 20070116

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05300234 A 20050331; AT 05300234 T 20050331; CA 2500579 A 20050314; CN 200510064817 A 20050406; DE 602005012751 T 20050331; ES 05300234 T 20050331; FR 0450702 A 20040407; US 9954605 A 20050406