Method and system for delivery of mail using processing sensor
First Claim
1. A method for providing a mailing system, including the steps of:
- receiving, through a computer system, a mail item from a sender;
printing the mail item in a document including coded data thereon, the coded data including an indication of the identity of the mail item and at least one reference point on the document;
receiving, in the computer system, indicating data from a sensing device, the indicating data including information regarding the identity of the mail item and at least one action of the sensing device in relation to the document generated by the sensing device; and
generating a second mail item using said indicating data from the sensing device, wherein the sensing device comprises;
(a) an image sensor adapted to capture images of at least some of the coded data when the sensing device is placed in an operative position relative to the document; and
(b) a processor adapted to;
(i) identify at least some of the coded data from one or more of the captured images;
(ii) determine an orientation, within the captured images, of at least some of the coded data;
(iii) decode at least some of the coded data; and
(iv) generate the indicating data using at least some of the decoded coded data.
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Abstract
A method for providing a mailing system includes receiving, through a computer system, a mail item from a sender, and printing the mail item in a document including coded data thereon, the coded data including an indication of the identity of the mail item and at least one reference point on the document. The method also includes receiving, in the computer system, indicating data from a sensing device, the indicating data including information regarding the identity of the mail item and at least one action of the sensing device in relation to the document generated by the sensing device using at least some of the coded data; and generating a second mail item using said indicating data from the sensing device.
A mailing system includes a computer system having a sender terminal and a receiver terminal and adapted to transmit a mail item from the sender terminal to the receiver terminal. A printer device in the receiver terminal is adapted to print a mail item from the sender terminal in a document including coded data thereon, the coded data including an indication of the identity of the mail item and at least one reference point on the document. A sensing device is arranged to communicate to the computer system indicating data from the sensing device, the indicating data including information regarding the identity of the mail item and at least one action of the sensing device in relation to the document generated by the sensing device using at least some of the coded data, whereby the computer system can generate a second mail item using the indicating data from the sensing device.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for providing a mailing system, including the steps of:
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receiving, through a computer system, a mail item from a sender;
printing the mail item in a document including coded data thereon, the coded data including an indication of the identity of the mail item and at least one reference point on the document;
receiving, in the computer system, indicating data from a sensing device, the indicating data including information regarding the identity of the mail item and at least one action of the sensing device in relation to the document generated by the sensing device; and
generating a second mail item using said indicating data from the sensing device, wherein the sensing device comprises;
(a) an image sensor adapted to capture images of at least some of the coded data when the sensing device is placed in an operative position relative to the document; and
(b) a processor adapted to;
(i) identify at least some of the coded data from one or more of the captured images;
(ii) determine an orientation, within the captured images, of at least some of the coded data;
(iii) decode at least some of the coded data; and
(iv) generate the indicating data using at least some of the decoded coded data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A mailing system including:
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a computer system having a sender terminal and a receiver terminal and adapted to transmit a mail item from the sender terminal to the receiver terminal;
a printer device in the receiver terminal adapted to print a mail item from the sender terminal in a document including coded data thereon, the coded data including an indication of the identity of the mail item and at least one reference point on the document; and
a sensing device arranged to communicate to the computer system indicating data from the sensing device, the indicating data including information regarding the identity of the mail item and at least one action of the sensing device in relation to the document generated by the sensing device;
whereby the computer system can generate a second mail item using said indicating data from the sensing device, and wherein the sensing device comprises;
(a) an image sensor adapted to capture images of at least some of the coded data when the sensing device is placed in an operative position relative to the document; and
(b) a processor adapted to;
(i) identify at least some of the coded data from one or more of the captured images;
(ii) determine an orientation, within the captured images, of at least some of the coded data;
(iii) decode at least some of the coded data; and
(iv) generate the indicating data using at least some of the decoded coded data. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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