Global Patent Index - EP 2094403 A1

EP 2094403 A1 20090902 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING MAIL ITEMS

Title (en)

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING MAIL ITEMS

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUM IDENTIFIZIEREN VON SENDUNGEN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ POUR IDENTIFIER DES ENVOIS

Publication

EP 2094403 A1 20090902 (DE)

Application

EP 07822128 A 20071031

Priority

  • EP 2007061781 W 20071031
  • DE 102006051777 A 20061102

Abstract (en)

[origin: CA2668381A1] The invention relates to a device (24) for identifying mail items (16, 26 -34, 70-74) comprising a memory (40) for storing mail item information of a mail item (16, 26-34, 70-74) and characteristic image features of the mail i tem (16, 26-34, 70-74) and comprising a control unit (38) for assigning the mail item information to image features that are recorded again. In order th at the mail items can still be identified reliably even after a cancellation in print or a forwarding sticker has been applied, it is proposed that the control unit (38) is provided for carrying out the assignment with the aid o f an identification code (14, 22, 48, 62-68, 76, 78) associated with the mai l item (16, 26-34, 70-74).

IPC 8 full level

B07C 3/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B07C 3/14 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2008053024A1

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 LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102006051777 A1 20080508; DE 102006051777 B4 20090423; CA 2668381 A1 20080508; EP 2094403 A1 20090902; US 2010111356 A1 20100506; US 8442266 B2 20130514; WO 2008053024 A1 20080508

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102006051777 A 20061102; CA 2668381 A 20071031; EP 07822128 A 20071031; EP 2007061781 W 20071031; US 51343507 A 20071031