| Solystic Patent applications |
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| 20120116573 | Method And A Machine For Processing Mail Runs Using Matrix Accumulators - A method of processing uniform mailpieces referred to as a “run” of mailpieces, during which method OCR is performed for recognizing certain information in a zone of interest of an image of each mailpiece, and during which method the following steps are performed:
| 05-10-2012 |
| 20120067790 | Method of Optimizing a Process For Handling and Transporting Mail in Bins Using Layered Sorting - The invention relates to a method of optimizing a process for handling mail, which method comprises the following steps: subjecting mailpieces to a first machine-sorting cycle in which a plurality of first sorting outlets are allocated to respective ones of a plurality of first delivery destinations having high rates of filling and one other sorting outlet is allocated to second delivery destinations having low rates of filling; directing separators to the first sorting outlets; re-circulating the mailpieces coming from the other sorting outlet; and subjecting them to a second sorting cycle in which the first sorting outlets are allocated to the second delivery destinations. If the sorting outlets use storage bins, at the end of the second sorting cycle, the mailpieces of a first destination and the mailpieces of a second destination are sorted in layers in the same bin by being separated by a separator. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120057744 | ARTICLE-PROCESSING DEVICE HAVING A SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE QUALITY OF IMAGES OF THE ARTICLES IN REAL TIME, A SORTING MACHINE, AND A METHOD - The invention relates to an article-processing device comprising a conveyor ( | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120027563 | Method of Sorting Mailpieces By Means of Shuttle Trays of Variable Storage Capacity - In a method of sorting mailpieces, in which method the mailpieces sorted into the sorting outlets of a postal sorting machine are transferred from said sorting outlets to an unstacker magazine of the machine, or to an unstacker magazine of another sorting machine for the purpose of being sorted again into sorting outlets, said mailpieces are handled by means of shuttle trays of variable storage capacity for the purpose of transferring them from the sorting outlets to the unstacker magazine. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120013065 | DEVICE FOR SEPARATING FLAT ARTICLES, A CORRESPONDING CONTROL METHOD, AND A CORRESPONDING POSTAL MACHINE - The invention relates to a separator device ( | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120013064 | FLAT-ARTICLE FEED DEVICE AND A POSTAL SORTING MACHINE - The invention relates to a flat-article feed device, comprising a supply magazine ( | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120008824 | METHOD OF PROCESSING IMAGES, WITH THE RESULTS OF THE PROCESSING BEING OVERLAID IN THE IMAGES - A method of processing digital images, in which method a digital image is taken of a mailpiece, which image includes certain information, and certain OCR processing is applied to said image for the purpose of recognizing said information using OCR, the method is characterized in that it further includes a step of applying other OCR processing to said image for the purpose of recognizing said information, and a step of overlaying in said image results of said other OCR processing in a form recognizable by said certain OCR processing. This method makes it possible to obtain reinforced processing capacities by enriching the capacities of the first processing with the capacities of the other processing without calling into question the logical and physical interfaces of the first processing. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20110253512 | POSTAL SORTING MACHINE HAVING A MAILPIECE RECIRCULATION DEVICE COMPRISING A CLEATED BELT - The postal sorting machine has sorting outlets in which mailpieces are accumulated, said sorting outlets being disposed in line along a certain longitudinal axis. It further includes a recirculation device for recirculating the mailpieces stored in the sorting outlets, this device comprising a belt ( | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110215035 | METHOD OF STORING A PLURALITY OF ARTICLES WITH INFORMATION BEING SCRUTINIZED - A method of sorting a plurality of articles (A, B, C), in which each article goes through a sorting installation in at least two passes, comprises the steps of recording the image of each article that is generated during the first sorting pass in a memory and in correspondence with a data item indicating a sorting outlet to which the article is directed during the first sorting pass. If an article is misrouted, a correctly routed reference article is chosen in the vicinity of the misrouted article in the sequence of articles obtained during the last sorting pass, the memory is searched ( | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110211939 | POSTAL SORTING MACHINE WITH A CARRIAGE FOR HANDLING MAILPIECES - A sorting machine for sorting mailpieces such as letters and flats, said machine having at least one row of sorting outlets ( | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110186404 | POSTAL SORTING MACHINE WITH A MANUAL FEED STATION - A postal sorting machine comprising an automatic feed station ( | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110180462 | MACHINE FOR SORTING "FLATS" AND LETTERS - A sorting machine for sorting mailpieces including both letters and flats comprises: a first sorting system ( | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110129324 | UNSTACKER DEVICE FOR UNSTACKING FLAT ARTICLES, WITH DETECTION OF THEIR TRACES - The unstacker device ( | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110066280 | METHOD OF SORTING MAILPIECES IN A LOW-CAPACITY MACHINE - In a method of sorting mailpieces in a plurality of sorting passes in a postal sorting machine ( | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110054667 | Method of Sorting Mailpieces, The Method Including Optimized Management of Mailpiece Signature Exploration Space - In a method of sorting mailpieces in a plurality of sorting passes in a sorting machine having accumulation sorting outlets, use is made of a technique for identifying the mailpieces by image signatures derived from the images of the mailpieces. The mailpieces are transferred in trays between two sorting passes. A match between a current fingerprint in the second sorting pass and fingerprints generated in the first sorting pass is searched for in an exploration memory space containing a limited number of fingerprints. The size of this exploration space is optimized by associating the signatures and the trays with designation data indicative of sorting outlets, and with time data delivered by a clock. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110052362 | METHOD OF DETECTING OPEN MAILPIECES SUCH AS NON-WRAPPED MAGAZINES - The method of detecting a mailpiece of the open mailpiece type such as a non-wrapped magazine consists in causing the mailpiece ( | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110042275 | FLAT-ARTICLE FEED DEVICE WITH A SYNCHRONIZER HAVING A PLURALITY OF MOTOR DRIVES - A flat-article feed device comprising an unstacker device ( | 02-24-2011 |
| 20100329833 | Multi-Mode Unstacker Device for Unstacking Mailpieces - A mailpiece unstacker device comprises a feed magazine for moving the mailpieces in a stack and on edge in a certain direction towards an unstacker head. It is provided with materials sensors for delivering signals indicating that a current mailpiece has a cover made of a plastics material and/or includes a metal material. A control unit forces the feed magazine and the unstacker head to operate as a function of the signals generated by the sensors so that the mailpieces are presented facing the unstacker head in positions that are inclined backwards to various extents. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100318216 | Method of Sorting Mailpieces by Using a Process for Dynamically Allocating Sorting Outlets - The invention relates to a method for sorting postal items for N sorting destinations using a sorting machine that comprises an item conveyor ( | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100316473 | DEVICE FOR UNLOADING TRAYS USING A PIVOT MEMBER - The device ( | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100232642 | Method of Processing Mailpieces, The Method Including Graphically Classifying Signatures Associated With The Mailpieces - In a method of processing mailpieces, signatures are derived from images of the mailpieces and serve as identifiers for the mailpieces in the sorting process. The signatures are grouped together into signature categories or graphical classes on the basis of a certain criterion of graphical similitude so as to compute a mean signature value for each graphical class. For each graphical class in question, activity of the mean signature value is analyzed for detecting significant activity of an information block in the digital images. The results of this activity detection are used for searching for a match, in a second sorting pass, between a current signature and signatures recorded in the first sorting pass. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100231626 | Cancellation Apparatus - Apparatus designed to cancel at least one postage or franking mark on a surface of a mailpiece moving on edge in a belt conveyor, said apparatus comprising: a conveyor portion with a plurality of small superposed belts and a plurality of superposed print heads; and control means for controlling the print heads in such a manner as to cause a print head to print one or more cancellation marks over the franking mark(s) detected on the mailpiece. Each print head is suitable for operating selectively with a plurality of superposed inkjets so as to print only a portion (¾, ½, ¼) of said cancellation mark or a scaled-down version thereof over the franking mark when said franking mark is positioned in such a manner as to be off-center between two belts. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100219142 | TELESCOPIC SUPPORT DEVICE FOR MAILPIECE STORAGE BINS - A telescopic support device for supporting a storage bin for storing mailpieces comprises a first slideway with a first slide on which the bin rests, and a second slideway with a second slide, the first slideway being hinged pivotally on the second slide. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100182420 | Image Acquisition System for Identifying Signs on Mailpieces - An image acquisition system for identifying signs on mailpieces wherein each mailpiece is moved by being nipped between a conveyor and a housing wall that is provided with a longitudinal slot, comprises, inside the housing, an illumination module having two lighting units that are symmetrical about the slot for the purpose of illuminating a surface defined by the slot, and a camera for forming an image of said illuminated surface, polarization optical means also being disposed between said illumination module and said illuminated surface, and a polarization optical filter being disposed between said camera and said surface. The slot is closed by a flush transparent rigid wall against which each mailpiece is pressed. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100174406 | Method of Processing Mailpieces Using Customer Codes Associated With Digital Fingerprints - In a method of processing mailpieces, Customer Applied Identifier (CAI) codes are assigned to the mailpieces by a sender of the mailpieces, and are used by the postal operator while the mailpieces are passing through a postal sorting system. Said CAI codes are recorded in memory in the sorting system in correspondence with first digital fingerprints or image signatures prior to the first pass of the mailpieces through the postal sorting system. While a current mailpiece is passing through the sorting system in a first sorting pass, an image is formed of the surface of the mailpiece that bears a postal address block, and a current fingerprint and location information for locating said mailpiece in the sorting process is derived from the image of said mailpiece. A search is made for a match between said current fingerprint and a first fingerprint recorded in memory in order to retrieve a current CAI code with which said location information is | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100170831 | A MAILPIECE CONVEYOR DEVICE WITH SERVOCONTROL ON REJECT RATE - A device for conveying flat articles, in which device the flat articles are moved in series while being at a pitch one from the next that is normally constant, includes a synchronization device for compensating for a certain amount of variation in said pitch. This device includes:
| 07-08-2010 |
| 20100170770 | Deformable-Wheel Conveyor Exerting a Progressive Pinching Force - A conveyor device for conveying flat objects on edge, which device comprises at least two wheels having elastically deformable treads and disposed facing each other so as to move a flat object on edge by pinching and friction. The two wheels are arranged in such a manner as to exert a pinching force on the flat object on edge that varies progressively as the flat object is driven forwards. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100163612 | Method of Processing Mailpieces That Enables Virtual Identification of The Mailpieces to be Used With Forwarding - In a method of processing mailpieces, a digital image of a surface of a current mailpiece is formed for the purpose of using OCR to recognize a recipient postal address for said current mailpiece, and, if it is determined that the recognized recipient address corresponds to an incorrect recipient address, a forwarding address is placed on said surface of the current mailpiece. In addition to said forwarding address, an OCR-detectable mark is placed on the surface of the current mailpiece, which mark indicates that the current mailpiece bears a forwarding address, and also constitutes an index for retrieving said forwarding address from a database. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100054532 | Apparatus For Acquiring Images of Mailpieces Bearing Both Fluorescent Marks and Marks in Contrast - Image acquisition apparatus ( | 03-04-2010 |
| 20090304489 | Method of Feeding Unstacker Apparatus For Unstacking Postal Items - A method of feeding flat items, in particular postal items, into unstacker apparatus ( | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090301843 | Method of Controlling the Tension of a Bin Carousel Chain - A method of monitoring the tension of a continuous endless drive elongate member ( | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090148265 | UNSTACKER APPARATUS HAVING A RETRACTABLE BLOWER MEMBER - Unstacker apparatus ( | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090141934 | Method of Processing Postal Items Using a Separator Representing a Region of Interest (ROI) - The method of processing postal items comprises the following steps: causing the postal items to advance in series past a camera ( | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090101548 | Method of Sorting Postal Items in Flip/Flop Mode - A method of sorting postal items for preparing postman's walks on a postal sorting machine having an inlet and a set of sorting outlets includes loading a first batch of postal items and a second batch of postal items consecutively into the inlet of the machine, and directing the postal items of the first batch towards a first subset of sorting outlets, and the postal items of the second batch of postal items towards a second subset of sorting outlets that is separate from the first subset of sorting outlets; and while the postal items of the second batch of postal items are being directed towards the second subset of sorting outlets, reloading the inlet of the machine with the postal items taken from the first subset of sorting outlets, and, while the postal items of the first batch of postal items are being directed towards the first subset of sorting outlets, re-loading the inlet of the machine with the postal items taken from the second subset of sorting outlets. | 04-23-2009 |
