Remote recognition processing system and method
First Claim
1. A system for remote recognition processing of mail piece scan images captured by mail processing equipment housed in different geographically dispersed mail processing sites, the system comprising:
- a plurality of mail piece scan image processors adapted to perform mail recognition processing; and
a mail piece scan image job manager geographically remote from one or more of the plurality of mail piece scan image processors and coupled to each of the plurality of mail piece scan image processors,the mail piece scan image job manager being adapted to(i) receive a mail piece scan image,(ii) select one of the plurality of mail piece scan image processors to process the mail piece scan image based on at least a type of mail processing equipment associated with the mail piece scan image, and(iii) delegating mail recognition processing to the selected one of the plurality of mail piece scan image processors.
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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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20 Claims
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1. A system for remote recognition processing of mail piece scan images captured by mail processing equipment housed in different geographically dispersed mail processing sites, the system comprising:
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a plurality of mail piece scan image processors adapted to perform mail recognition processing; and a mail piece scan image job manager geographically remote from one or more of the plurality of mail piece scan image processors and coupled to each of the plurality of mail piece scan image processors, the mail piece scan image job manager being adapted to (i) receive a mail piece scan image, (ii) select one of the plurality of mail piece scan image processors to process the mail piece scan image based on at least a type of mail processing equipment associated with the mail piece scan image, and (iii) delegating mail recognition processing to the selected one of the plurality of mail piece scan image processors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computerized method for distributing computer processing of mail piece scan images across a plurality of mail piece scan image processors, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a mail piece scan image job manager, a mail piece scan image from a mail piece scan image job requestor; selecting, at the mail piece scan image job manager, one of a plurality of mail piece scan image processors to process the mail piece scan image based on at least a type of mail processing equipment associated with the mail piece scan image, the mail piece scan image job manager being geographically remote from one or more of the plurality of mail piece scan image processors and coupled to each of the plurality of mail piece scan image processors; and transmitting, from the mail piece scan image job manager, the mail piece scan image to the selected one of the plurality of mail piece scan image processors. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer system configured to be a central processing system of mail piece scan images captured by mail processing equipment located across a large geographic area, the computer system comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having stored therein software instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including receiving, at the processor, a mail piece scan image processing request, the mail piece scan image processing request including a mail piece scan image, selecting one of a plurality of mail piece scan image processors based on at least a type of mail processing equipment associated with the mail piece scan image, the processor being geographically remote from one or more of the plurality of mail piece scan image processors and coupled to each of the plurality of mail piece scan image processors, and transmitting, from the processor, the mail piece scan image to the selected one of the plurality of mail piece scan image processors. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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