Classifying – separating – and assorting solids – Sorting special items – and certain methods and apparatus for... – Condition responsive means controls separating means
Reexamination Certificate
2003-06-12
2008-11-04
Mackey, Patrick (Department: 3653)
Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
Sorting special items, and certain methods and apparatus for...
Condition responsive means controls separating means
C209S583000, C209S900000, C382S101000, C382S190000, C382S224000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07446278
ABSTRACT:
The method of detecting single postal items and multiple overlapping postal items in a postal sorting installation consists in analyzing images (5) representing postal items (6) viewed from in front, and in applying to each image an outline-extracting process (10) in order to recognize items (6) having an outline (10) of substantially constant height as being single items. In this method, the reliability with which single items is detected is improved, and the digital image used for analysis purposes can be the digital image which is also used for optical character recognition processing in the postal sorting installation.
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El Bernoussi Hicham
Fesquet Etienne
Prudhomme Cyrille
Mackey Patrick
Matthews Terrell H
Solystic
Sughrue & Mion, PLLC
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