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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2005
Christian Nicolas, Chatuzange le Goubet, FR;
Didier Painault, Bagnolet, FR;
Christian Nicolas, Chatuzange le Goubet, FR;
Didier Painault, Bagnolet, FR;
NEOPOST Technologies, Bagneux, FR;
Abstract
A method of checking the height of a mail item relative to at least one dimensional threshold SH defining a change in postage. The mail items are advanced at a constant speed V along a reference surface. The presence of a mail item is detected relative to a given point of the reference surface. First and second times t, tfor which the same mail item is present at the first and second distances d, drelative to the reference surface is detected. The ratio t/tis compared with a value equal to (1−ε), where ε represents a correction coefficient of less than 1 that depends on the tolerances for detection of the presence of a mail item. The height of a mail item is considered greater than the dimensional threshold SH if, and only if, the relationship t/t>1−ε is true.