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Processing apparatus for mail with stamps

  • US 5,535,127 A
  • Filed: 07/15/1994
  • Issued: 07/09/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/16/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A mail processing apparatus comprising:

  • means for detecting physical quantities of mail provided with a stamp so as to determine a processing charge of the mail;

    first determining means for determining the processing charge of the mail in accordance with the physical quantities detected by said detecting means;

    means for storing a plurality of reference images corresponding to images of a plurality of stamps of different postal indicia;

    means for extracting the images of the stamps of the mail;

    second determining means for determining a postal indicia of the stamp of the mail by comparing the image extracted by said extracting means with the plurality of reference images stored in said storing means;

    means for verifying the processing charge determined by said first determining means and the postal indicia of the mail determined by said second determining means; and

    third determining means for determining a processing method of the mail based on a verification result obtained by said verifying means.

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