发明名称 |
Method and system for estimating weights of mailpieces |
摘要 |
A weight estimating system for estimating the weight of a mailpiece and a postage metering system including such a weight estimating system. The weight estimating system includes a measuring system, a diverter mechanism and a microprocessor system. The measuring system includes a transport, a first plurality of detectors for measuring the dimensions of the mailpiece and a second plurality of detectors for measuring values of other characteristics of the mailpiece which are indicative of the presence of non-paper materials in the mailpiece as the mailpiece is transported. The microprocessor is responsive to the second detectors to determine if non-paper materials are included in the mailpiece and, if not, determines the volume from the dimensional measurements and estimates the weight as the product of the volume and a density for paper output an appropriate postage amount to the meter and the mailpiece to the printer. The postage metering system prints the mailpiece with a postal indicium and accounts for the postage amount expended. Otherwise the microprocessor controls the diverter mechanism to reject the mailpiece for separate processing.
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申请公布号 |
US2004122778(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2004.06.24 |
申请号 |
US20020326511 |
申请日期 |
2002.12.19 |
申请人 |
PITNEY BOWES INCORPORATED, |
发明人 |
MASSUCCI JOHN E.;CORDERY ROBERT A.;MILLER JOHN P. |
分类号 |
G01G19/00;G07B17/00;(IPC1-7):G06F17/00 |
主分类号 |
G01G19/00 |
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