EP 2106302 A1 20091007 - METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT OF DEVICES FOR PROCESSING MAIL ITEMS ADDRESSED TO POST OFFICE BOX SYSTEMS WITHIN A POSTAL TRANSPORTATION AND MAIL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
Title (en)
METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT OF DEVICES FOR PROCESSING MAIL ITEMS ADDRESSED TO POST OFFICE BOX SYSTEMS WITHIN A POSTAL TRANSPORTATION AND MAIL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND ANORDNUNG VON VORRICHTUNGEN ZUR BEARBEITUNG VON AN PAKETFACHANLAGEN GERICHTETE POSTSENDUNGEN INNERHALB EINES POSTTRANSPORT- UND POSTVERTEILSYSTEMS
Title (fr)
PROCÉDÉ ET ENSEMBLE DE DISPOSITIFS POUR, DANS UN SYSTÈME DE TRANSPORT ET DE TRI POSTAL, TRAITER DES ENVOIS POSTAUX DESTINÉS À DES INSTALLATIONS DE BOÎTES POSTALES
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 2007009717 W 20071109
- DE 102006053671 A 20061113
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2010057247A1] There is provided a system and method for processing mailpieces within a mail transportation and distribution system comprising at least a first mail distribution center, a second mail distribution center and an electronic parcel compartment facility located in the area of the second mail distribution center. An exemplary method comprises acquiring data present on a mailpiece in the first mail distribution center, the acquired data comprising at least information that unambiguously identifies the mailpiece as well as information about the recipient of the mailpiece, wherein destination information for an electronic parcel compartment facility is associated with the information that unambiguously identifies the mailpiece. The exemplary method may also comprise transmitting the acquired data to a first data processing unit of the first mail distribution center, comparing the data indicating the recipient of the mailpiece with data about registered customers stored in a database, acquiring a data record that is stored for a customer in the database on the basis of the acquired data about the recipient, and providing the acquired data record of a customer to the first data processing unit. The exemplary method additionally comprises ascertaining a re-routing instruction from the data record of the customer and ascertaining a second mail distribution center located in the area of the electronic parcel compartment facility. The exemplary method further comprises sorting the mailpiece in the first mail distribution center on the basis of the destination information and transmitting the acquired data from the mailpiece and the destination information by the first data processing unit to a second data processing unit, the second data processing unit being of the second mail distribution center. The exemplary method also comprises transporting the mailpiece to the second mail distribution center located in the area of the electronic parcel compartment facility and acquiring the information that unambiguously identifies the mailpiece with a reading device of the second mail distribution center. The exemplary method additionally comprises determining the destination of the mailpiece on the basis of the information that unambiguously identifies the mailpiece, sorting the mailpiece in the second mail distribution center on the basis of the destination information, and transmitting the information that unambiguously identifies the mailpiece as well as the associated destination information to a mobile device.
IPC 8 full level
B07C 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
B07C 3/00 (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 LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 2010057247 A1 20100304; US 8301295 B2 20121030; AT E546235 T1 20120315; CA 2665389 A1 20080522; CA 2665389 C 20150217; DE 102006053671 A1 20080515; EP 2106302 A1 20091007; EP 2106302 B1 20120222; WO 2008058676 A1 20080522
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 51399507 A 20071109; AT 07819717 T 20071109; CA 2665389 A 20071109; DE 102006053671 A 20061113; EP 07819717 A 20071109; EP 2007009717 W 20071109