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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 1988
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1987
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for inputting classification information of delivery matter comprises a display section into which postal matter is conveyed and which shows an address of each postal matter to the operator and a keyboard to input a zip code corresponding to the address displayed, and which apparatus converts the zip code inputted into a bar code and print this bar code on the postal matter. This apparatus further comprises a first storage section to store the zip codes corresponding to a plurality of states which are derived by dividing the whole region where the postal matter is delivered, a second storage section to store the zip codes corresponding to a plurality of cities that are obtained by dividing the state, a third storage section to store the zip codes corresponding to a plurality of towns that are obtained by dividing the city, and a CRT display section to sequentially display the zip codes stored in the first, second and third storage sections.