Method for identifying postal mailings

摘要

A method for identifying postal mailings includes registering the mailings by means of at least one recognizable pictorial feature and at least one external information item, or both. Further, the method includes carrying out recognition of the pictorial feature to identify a mailing, and if identification is incomplete, performing identification using the external information item.

主权项

1. A method for identifying a postal mailing, comprising the steps of:
registering a mailing in a postal mailings identification system by at least one recognizable pictorial feature and at least one external information item; in the postal mailings identification system, electronically performing a first recognition operation using the at least one recognizable pictorial feature to identify the mailing; and if the first recognition operation fails to result in identification of the mailing, electronically performing a further identification step using the at least one external information item and the at least one pictorial feature.