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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2005
John F Braun, Fairfield, CT (US);
Robert a Cordery, Danbury, CT (US);
Frederick W Ryan, Jr., Oxford, CT (US);
Ronald P Sansone, Weston, CT (US);
John F Braun, Fairfield, CT (US);
Robert A Cordery, Danbury, CT (US);
Frederick W Ryan, Jr., Oxford, CT (US);
Ronald P Sansone, Weston, CT (US);
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A system and method for determining the thickness of a mail piece is provided. A first image of at least a portion of a surface of a mail piece is captured using a first optical axis for a feature on the surface of the mail piece. A second image of the feature is captured after the mail piece has moved a distance using a second optical axis that is angled with respect to the first optical axis. The first and second images are correlated to determine a displacement of the feature, and the thickness of the mail piece is determined based on the displacement and the angle between the first and second optical axes.