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Mail sorting apparatus

  • US 4,641,753 A
  • Filed: 12/26/1984
  • Issued: 02/10/1987
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/26/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for sorting mail, comprising:

  • readout means for reading out destination data on mail;

    discriminating means for discriminating the destination data based on the result of the readout operation of the readout means such that an upper order address data and a lower order address data contained in the destination data are discriminated separately;

    first control means receiving the output signals of the discriminating means and the readout means so as to generate a first sorting data corresponding to the destination data when both upper and lower order address data have been discriminated and to produce the upper order address data and the readout result when the upper order address data only has been discriminated;

    a plurality of video coding desks each including display means and a keyboard, and assigned to predetermined regions or cities;

    distributing means for distributing the destination data from the readout means to the corresponding video coding desk according to the discriminated upper order address data so as to display the destination data on the display means of the video coding desk and to enable the keyboard of the video coding desk to input correct lower order address data based on the display;

    second control means for generating a second sorting data corresponding to the upper order address data distributed to the corresponding video coding desk, and the lower order address data inputted from the keyboard of said video coding desk;

    sorting data assigning means for assigning to the mail the first or second sorting data generated from the first or second control means; and

    sorting/collecting means for sorting and collecting said mail into predetermined sorting sections according to the sorting data applied by said sorting data assigning means.

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