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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
May. 21, 2018
Siemens Industry, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Stanley W. Sipe, North Richland Hills, TX (US);
Abdul Hamid Salemizadeh, Burleson, TX (US);
Hongjian Li, Coppell, TX (US);
Siemens Logistics LLC, DFW Airport, TX (US);
Abstract
A mail piece processing apparatus and related method. A mail piece processing apparatus includes a base, a table connected to the base by a vertical member, a camera mounted above the table and positioned to take an image of a mail piece on the table, and a data processing system. The data processing system is configured to receive the image of the mail piece from the camera; determine address information and address information of the mail piece according to the image; determine a disposition result for the mail piece according to the image; and cause a label to be printed for the mail piece according to the disposition result.