Image analysis – Applications – Mail processing
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-29
2011-03-29
Tucker, Wesley (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
Mail processing
C382S124000, C270S058020, C209S003300
Reexamination Certificate
active
07916892
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for processing mail is provided. Mail is placed into an input bin having a conveyor that conveys the mail towards a feeder. the feeder serially feeds the envelopes by engaging the lead envelope in the stack of mail and displacing the lead envelope transverse the stack of mail. The mail is then cut on a side edge and the top edge to cut open each envelope. A transport conveys the cut envelopes to an extractor. The extractor opens the edge-severed mail and presents the contents of the envelopes to an operator who manually extracts the contents. The operator drops the extracted contents onto a conveyor that conveys the contents to an imaging station. The contents are automatically separated and imaged to obtain image data for the contents. The contents are then sorted into a plurality of output bins.
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Dann Dorfman Herrell & Skillman
Eland Stephen H.
Opex Corporation
Tucker Wesley
Woldemariam Aklilu K
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