| 摘要 |
This invention overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art by providing a method of sorting mailpieces which requires less stopping of the sorting process for bin emptying. The present invention is directed to a mailpiece sorting metho d which indicates when a bin is partially full to the level of a partially full sens or so that an operator can empty that bin. Additionally, a bin-full calculation is perform ed for determining if redirection of the mailpieces to an alternate bin is necessar y should the operator not empty the bin as directed. If a bin is partially full to th e level of the sensor, the process performs an addition of thicknesses of all of the mailpieces which are in the mailpiece delivery system, but not yet delivered to the bin to determine whether those mailpieces would fill the bin. If the bin would be full, it is determined whether an alternate bin is available and, if so, the mailpieces are routed to the alternate bin. If an alternate bin is not available, the sorting syst em is shut down and the full bin(s) is(are) emptied.
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