EP2170532B2 - Verfahren zur verarbeitung von postsendungen mittels virtueller identifizierung der sendungen mit umadressierung - Google Patents

Verfahren zur verarbeitung von postsendungen mittels virtueller identifizierung der sendungen mit umadressierung Download PDF

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EP2170532B2
EP2170532B2 EP08806011.6A EP08806011A EP2170532B2 EP 2170532 B2 EP2170532 B2 EP 2170532B2 EP 08806011 A EP08806011 A EP 08806011A EP 2170532 B2 EP2170532 B2 EP 2170532B2
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
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  • a postal mail processing method in which a digital image of a surface of a current mail is formed to recognize by OCR a recipient's mailing address for that mailing and if it is determined that said recipient's address recognized corresponds to an incorrect recipient address is affixed on said surface of the current shipment a redirection address.
  • Such a method of processing postal items taking into account the items to be redirected is for example known from patent documents. WO2005 / 049232 , EP0949014 and EP0500180 as well as US 5422821 . Taking into account the items to redirect is better known as "relocation". On a lot of items to be processed in a sorting machine, the redirection of items generally concerns a fraction of this lot, of the order of a few percent of items. A shipment may be in "relocation" following a change of address of the recipient of the shipment. The relocation process is initiated for a recipient when he requests it from the postal operator responsible for tri-distribution.
  • a typical sorting process takes place as follows. A batch of shipments is first scanned in order to recognize the addresses of the recipients by OCR and each shipment is sent to a sorting outlet of the machine. At the same time, each consignment is assigned a unique identification number which is affixed to the surface of the consignment in the form of a barcode. During the second sorting pass of each shipment on the same sorting machine or on another sorting machine, this barcode is read again to retrieve the recipient address for sending so as to direct the sending to the corresponding sorting output of the machine.
  • the shipment has an incorrect recipient address, for example because of a change of address of the recipient that has been reported to the Postal Operator, is applied during the first sorting pass processing which consists of first detect in the first sorting pass that OCR recognized recipient address is an incorrect address (by scanning a list of predetermined incorrect addresses maintained by the Postal Operator and stored in a machine) and to affix on the surface of the mailing (for example using a label print) a redirection address (which is retrieved from or from the address list above).
  • the barcode is read again on the surface of the sending to retrieve the identification number of the sending, which number serves as an index to retrieve the address of redirecting to a database so as to direct the sending to the proper sorting outlet.
  • a digital signature is derived (a kind of a graphic imprint) which comprises a first component called "image component” representative of physical characteristics of the digital image of the transmission and a second component called “postal component” indicative at least of the spatial position of the address block of recipient in the image of the shipment.
  • the image component is formed by so-called “global” attributes that are representative of global physical characteristics taken on all the points of the digital image of the shipment.
  • the image component is formed of second so-called “local” attributes that are representative of local physical characteristics taken on distinct parts of a grid of the image of the shipment (or several different grids).
  • This digital signature is used as an index for the recovery in a database of address information recognized by OCR.
  • an image of the surface of the consignment is again formed to derive a current signature which is compared with candidate signatures recorded during the first sorting pass of the items. If a coincidence is detected between this current signature and a candidate signature, then the said address information can be retrieved from the database to direct the sending to the appropriate sorting output.
  • This technology has the advantage, in particular, of lowering the operating costs of a postal sorting machine by eliminating the bar code readers as described in the French patent document FR-2841673 .
  • the object of the invention is therefore to propose a method of processing postal items in which the items to be redirected are taken into account but also in which a virtual identification technology of the items is exploited.
  • said mark can be affixed in the form of a predetermined symbol recognizable by OCR which is juxtaposed with an identification number also recognizable by OCR.
  • This identification number can be affixed as a hexadecimal number.
  • the method according to the invention furthermore comprises, in the step of searching in said image of the sending of the presence of a mark, the search for a first indicative symbol that the sending is a sending in relocation or of a second indicative symbol that the item is of the "BRM reply mail" type and different from the first symbol, this mark being formed of an OCR recognizable symbol juxtaposed with a sending identification number also recognizable by OCR.
  • a consignment 1 comprising a destination address block with an incorrect destination address Ad has been illustrated, for example because of a change of address.
  • AdR address of redirection AdR
  • this AdR redirection address is juxtaposed with an M mark which is both indicative of the fact that this sending is the subject of a redirection but also an index for retrieving this redirection address. in a database.
  • the mark M is constituted in the case of example of a number 123456Ab in alphanumeric characters, here more precisely a hexadecimal number (hexadecimal base 0123456789AbCdEF in which the characters "b" and “d” are used in place of the characters "B" And “D” to facilitate recognition by OCR), and a predetermined symbol recognizable by OCR (here the symbol "**") which is arranged on both sides of the hexadecimal number.
  • This same "**" symbol may also frame the redirection address indicated by "Red Address” as visible in the figure, which facilitates OCR recognition of the M mark.
  • step 10 when the consignment 1 is presented at the input of a postal sorting machine (not shown) during a first sorting pass, an image of the surface of the product is formed in step 10.
  • the sending comprising the destination address block Ad and OCR processing is applied to automatically recognize the recipient address.
  • This OCR processing is also arranged to search in step 11 the presence in the image of a mark such as M recognizable by the presence of the symbol "**" for example.
  • step 12 If the presence of the mark M is not detected in step 12, the process continues in step 13. If the presence of the mark M is detected, the identification number Id of the fold is extracted by OCR. as described later.
  • step 13 the recipient address recognized in step 11 is compared with incorrect recipient addresses maintained in a list of incorrect addresses 2.
  • This list 2 is previously loaded into memory in the sorting machine.
  • This list 2 has been represented in a simplified manner with records comprising two fields, one, Ad1, in which is stored an incorrect recipient address and the other, AdR, in which is stored a redirection address associated with this address. incorrect.
  • a unique identification number for sending is generated in step 14, for example a 32-bit number, and is affixed on the surface of the sending AdR redirection address that corresponds to this address in the list 2 with the mark M as indicated above in connection with the sending 1.
  • the mark M is therefore constituted by the symbol " ** "and the 32-bit unique identification number encoded in hexadecimal.
  • the redirection address AdR and the identification mark redirection M are printed at the bottom of the shipment. The exact position of this information may depend on the type of machine used. According to the characteristics of the sorting machine, it is also possible to affix in advance a label receiving the address AdR and the mark M.
  • step 15 is derived from the image of the sending a digital signature as indicated above.
  • a database BD is then scanned in which are stored candidate signatures V-id (signatures of shipments formed during a first sort pass). If a match is detected with a candidate signature of the list, the recipient address data D recorded in correspondence with the matching signature V-id is retrieved from the database BD to direct the sending to the sorting output. T. If we do not detect a concordance with a candidate signature, it is that the sending performs a first sorting pass and in this case we register the current signature V-id in correspondence with the data D of the address OCR recognized recipient in the BD database. This signature V-id is assigned a unique identification number serving as an index for the recovery of data D in the database BD.
  • step 12 If in step 12, the presence of the mark M and read by OCR the identification number of the fold has been detected in the image of the consignment, in step 16, the association in the base BD is recovered by recipient's address data D and the shipment is directed to the appropriate sorting outlet T.
  • the current signature of the consignment is also stored in the database with the identification number Id readable so that it can be used when the next sorting pass in case the reading of the identification number of the mark M fails in step 12 for the next sorting pass.
  • the affixing of a mark such as M on the surface of the mailing according to the method of the invention may also be exploited for the processing of the postage-paid reply mail known as the "BRM (Business Reply Mail)" and in particular for the accounting of the postage value of the reply mail.
  • BRM Business Reply Mail
  • the reply mail is characterized by envelopes generally all identical provided by issuing companies to potential customers during a bulk mailing for interested users to return a response, typically a form, a purchase order, participation in a competition , etc., in the envelope provided.
  • the reply mail is recognizable by the presence of the symbol "T" in the stamp area in France.
  • the reply mail is unencrypted and the postage is billed by the Postal Operator (after the mail delivery) to the company sending the reply mail, based on the counted number of reply mail actually distributed. To achieve this billing, the Postal Operator must therefore be able to accurately count the number of reply letters from each issuing company without however count several times the same mail response during several sort pass.
  • the handling of the reply mail is very similar to that of the mail in relocation.
  • a symbol other than that of relocating mail may be used, for example the "***" symbol.
  • the processing continues by searching for the symbol "T" representative of the mail reply. If the presence of this symbol is detected, a unique identification number is generated for the sending and this number is affixed on the consignment with the indicative mark of reply mail. If we do not detect the presence of the symbol "T", the processing continues with the generation of a digital signature that is associated with the sending in an index database.
  • the sending identification number is recorded in the M mark and transmits to a central information system of the Postal Operator a message containing the number of the sending, the recipient address read by OCR and the time of passage in the sorting machine. This information will allow the Postal Operator to count the number of reply letters processed over a certain period of time for each company sending reply mail.

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  1. Verfahren zur Verarbeitung postalischer Sendungen, bei dem ein digitales Bild (10) einer Oberfläche einer laufenden Sendung gebildet wird, um mittels OCR eine postalische Empfängeradresse für diese Sendung zu erkennen, und wenn festgestellt wird, dass die erkannte Empfängeradresse einer inkorrekten Empfängeradresse entspricht, auf der Oberfläche der laufenden Sendung eine Umleitungsadresse angebracht wird (14), dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass zusätzlich zu der Umleitungsadresse auf der Oberfläche der laufenden Sendung eine mittels OCR erfassbare Markierung (M) angebracht wird, wobei diese Markierung darauf hinweist, dass die laufende Sendung eine Umleitungsadresse trägt und wobei diese Markierung auch einen Index für die Beschaffung der Umleitungsadresse in einer Datenbank (BD) bildet, wobei das Verfahren ferner die folgenden Schritte umfasst:
    a) Suchen (11) unter Anwendung der OCR-Verarbeitung nach der Gegenwart der Markierung in dem Bild,
    b) In Reaktion auf die Erfassung (12, 13), dass die Markierung in dem Bild nicht gegenwärtig ist und dass die erkannte postalische Adresse keine inkorrekte Empfängeradresse ist, Ableiten (15) aus dem Bild einer laufenden digitalen Signatur, die als eindeutige Identifizierende für die laufende Sendung in der Datenbank (BD) dient, und Abtasten der in der Datenbank gespeicherten möglichen digitalen Signaturen zum Erfassen einer Übereinstimmung mit einer möglichen Signatur,
    und wenn eine Übereinstimmung erfasst wird, Beschaffen aus der Datenbank (BD) der korrespondierend mit der übereinstimmenden möglichen Signatur gespeicherten Empfängeradressdaten zum Leiten der laufenden Sendung zu einem adäquaten Sortierausgang,
    und wenn keine Übereinstimmung erfasst wird, Speichern der laufenden digitalen Signatur korrespondierend mit den durch OCR erkannten Empfängeradressdaten in der Datenbank (BD),
    c) In Reaktion auf die Erfassung (12, 13), dass die Markierung in dem Bild nicht gegenwärtig ist und dass die erkannte Empfängeradresse eine unkorrekte Empfängeradresse ist, Erzeugen (14) einer eindeutigen Identifikationsnummer für die Sendung und Anbringen an die Oberfläche der laufenden Sendung einer eindeutigen Umleitungsadresse, wobei die Markierung die eindeutige Umleitungsadresse umfasst,
    d) In Reaktion auf die Erfassung (12), dass die Markierung in dem Bild gegenwärtig ist, Extrahieren (16) durch OCR in dem Bild der Sendungsidentifikationsnummer und Beschaffen durch Bezugnahme in der Datenbank (BD) der Empfängeradressdaten zum Leiten der laufenden Sendung zu einem adäquaten Sortierausgang.
  2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, bei dem die Markierung in Gestalt eines mittels OCR erkennbaren Symbols neben einer ebenfalls mittels OCR erkennbaren Identifikationsnummer angebracht wird.
  3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 2, bei dem die Identifikationsnummer in Gestalt einer Hexadezimalzahl angebracht wird.
  4. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, umfassend ferner in dem Suchschritt in dem Bild der Sendung bezüglich der Gegenwart einer Markierung das Suchen eines ersten Symbols, das angibt, dass die Sendung eine umädressierte Sendung ist, oder eines von dem ersten Symbol verschiedenen zweiten Symbols, das angibt, dass die Sendung vom Typ "Postsache Antwort BRM" ist, wobei diese Markierung gebildet ist durch ein mittels OCR erkennbares Symbol, welches benachbart zu einer ebenfalls mittels OCR erkennbaren Sendungsidentifikationsnummer angebracht ist.
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