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Mail processing system with diagnostic facilities

  • US 5,984,507 A
  • Filed: 07/12/1995
  • Issued: 11/16/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/12/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system comprising:

  • a mail processing apparatus including a plurality of processing stations having sensors to measure measurement data of the processing stations and having setting means to control, set and adjust operating parameters of said processing stations, said processing stations including at least one of an envelope inserter and an enveloper opener, and said apparatus including a control system for controlling at least one of said processing stations for assembling sheets for at least one of forming at least one document to be mailed and processing received documents;

    at least one external diagnostic device including a computer separate from the mail processing apparatus; and

    a communication channel operative for reciprocal communication between the control system and the at least one external diagnostic device;

    wherein, the control system includes means for obtaining measurement data taken by the sensors and for obtaining setting data from the setting means for at least one of the processing stations, the measurement data relating to objective measured values obtained by the sensors on physical conditions at the processing station, including at least temperature and a processing speed of the processing station and the setting data relates to objective setting values of settable properties of the processing station which are set by the setting means, andwherein, the control system further includes means for feeding said measurement and setting data via the communication channel to the computer of the external diagnostic device for processing the objective setting and measurement data to obtain diagnostic information about the processing station.

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