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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
May. 13, 2013
Applicants:
Asif Bilal Ahmed, Irving, TX (US);
Hongjian LI, Coppell, TX (US);
Peter Parker, Keller, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Siemens Industry, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/00 (2006.01); B07C 5/34 (2006.01); B07C 7/00 (2006.01); B07C 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C 5/3412 (2013.01); B07C 7/005 (2013.01); B07C 3/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for automatically sorting undeliverable as addressed (UAA) mail includes capturing an image of a first UAA mail piece with a camera connected to an automated mail sorter to create first image data, printing an id-tag on the mail piece, and classifying the first UAA mail piece as one of finalized or non-finalized. The method includes outputting a first label result to a label printer and printing a new label on the first UAA mail piece if the first UAA mail piece is classified as finalized.