Remote recognition processing system and method
First Claim
1. A remote mail recognition processing system, comprising:
- a mail piece scan image processor configured to perform mail recognition processing on a mail piece scan image of a mail piece; and
a central mail piece scan image job manager adapted to(i) receive the mail piece scan image from a mail processing equipment when the mail processing equipment is unavailable for mail recognition processing required for sorting and routing of the mail piece,(ii) select, based on a selection criterion, the mail piece scan image processor to process the mail piece scan image, and(iii) transmit the mail piece scan image to the mail piece scan image processor,the mail piece scan image processor being configured to(i) receive the mail piece scan image from the central mail piece scan image job manager based on the selection criterion,(ii) generate a mail piece scan image processing result based on the mail piece scan image, the mail piece scan image processing result including routing information that facilitates sorting and routing of the mail piece, and(iii) transmit the mail piece scan image processing result to the mail processing equipment for sorting and routing of the mail piece, andthe mail processing equipment being geographically remote from the central mail piece scan image job manager.
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Abstract
A computerized method for intelligently distributing computer processing of mail piece scan images across a plurality of mail piece scan image processors. The method can include receiving a mail piece scan image from a mail piece scan image job requestor and selecting one of a plurality of scan mail piece scan image processors to process said mail piece scan image. The mail piece scan image can be transmitted to said one of a plurality of plurality of mail piece scan image processors and a mail piece scan image processing result can be received from said one of a plurality of plurality of mail piece scan image processors. Post-processing operations can be performed based on said mail piece scan image processing result. The mail piece scan image processing result can be transmitted to said mail piece scan image processing requestor.
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16 Claims
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1. A remote mail recognition processing system, comprising:
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a mail piece scan image processor configured to perform mail recognition processing on a mail piece scan image of a mail piece; and a central mail piece scan image job manager adapted to (i) receive the mail piece scan image from a mail processing equipment when the mail processing equipment is unavailable for mail recognition processing required for sorting and routing of the mail piece, (ii) select, based on a selection criterion, the mail piece scan image processor to process the mail piece scan image, and (iii) transmit the mail piece scan image to the mail piece scan image processor, the mail piece scan image processor being configured to (i) receive the mail piece scan image from the central mail piece scan image job manager based on the selection criterion, (ii) generate a mail piece scan image processing result based on the mail piece scan image, the mail piece scan image processing result including routing information that facilitates sorting and routing of the mail piece, and (iii) transmit the mail piece scan image processing result to the mail processing equipment for sorting and routing of the mail piece, and the mail processing equipment being geographically remote from the central mail piece scan image job manager. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computerized method for remote mail recognition computer processing of a mail piece scan image of a mail piece, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a central mail piece scan image job manager, the mail piece scan image from a mail processing equipment when the mail processing equipment is unavailable for mail recognition processing required for sorting and routing of the mail piece; selecting, based on a selection criterion, a mail piece scan image processor; receiving, at the mail piece scan image processor, the mail piece scan image from the central mail piece scan image job manager; performing mail recognition processing on the mail piece scan image to generate a mail piece scan image processing result, the mail piece scan image processing result including routing information that facilitates sorting and routing of the mail piece; and transmitting the mail piece scan image processing result to the mail processing equipment for sorting and routing of the mail piece; the central mail piece scan image job manager being geographically remote from the mail processing equipment. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer system configured to be a remote processing system of a mail piece scan image of a mail piece, the computer system comprising:
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a mail piece scan image processor; a central mail piece scan image job manager; a first memory coupled to the central mail piece scan image job manager, the first memory having stored therein software instructions that, when executed by the central mail piece scan image job manager, cause the central mail piece scan image job manager to perform operations including, receiving the mail piece scan image from a mail processing equipment when the mail processing equipment is unavailable for mail recognition processing required for sorting and routing of the mail piece, and selecting, based on a selection criterion, the mail piece scan image processor; and a second memory coupled to the mail piece scan image processor, the second memory having stored therein software instructions that, when executed by the mail piece scan image processor, cause the mail piece scan image processor to perform operations including receiving, at the mail piece scan image processor, the mail piece scan image based on the selection criterion from the central mail piece scan image job manager, performing mail recognition processing on the mail piece scan image to generate a mail piece scan image processing result, the mail piece scan image processing request including routing information that facilitates sorting and routing of the mail piece, and transmitting the mail piece scan image processing result to the mail processing equipment for sorting and routing of the mail piece, the central mail piece scan image job manager being geographically remote from the mail processing equipment. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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