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Class Information
Number: 382/102
Name: Image analysis > Applications > Mail processing > Zip code
Description: Subject matter wherein the image sensing is limited specifically to finding and reading a series of numbers that indicate the general location where the mail piece is to be sent (e.g., a ZIP code or postal code).
Patents under this class:
| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7574015 |
Method of handling mail items with detection of occurrences of OCR attributes |
Aug. 11, 2009 |
| 7529716 |
Mail arbitrator |
May. 5, 2009 |
| 7529386 |
Method and device for monitoring stamps on mail |
May. 5, 2009 |
| 7296004 |
Electronic bill payment system with merchant identification |
Nov. 13, 2007 |
| 7171022 |
Common method for communicating area information |
Jan. 30, 2007 |
| 7121458 |
Apparatus and methods for identifying and processing mail using an identification code |
Oct. 17, 2006 |
| 7105135 |
System and method for large scale detection of hazardous materials in the mail or in other objects |
Sep. 12, 2006 |
| 7085432 |
Edge detection using Hough transformation |
Aug. 1, 2006 |
| 7031519 |
Orthogonal technology for character recognition |
Apr. 18, 2006 |
| 6993155 |
Method for reading document entries and addresses |
Jan. 31, 2006 |
| 6988107 |
Reducing and controlling sizes of model-based recognizers |
Jan. 17, 2006 |
| 6970877 |
Reducing and controlling sizes of prototype-based recognizers |
Nov. 29, 2005 |
| 6961456 |
Method and apparatus for reading and decoding information |
Nov. 1, 2005 |
| 6954543 |
Automated discovery, assignment, and submission of image metadata to a network-based photosharing service |
Oct. 11, 2005 |
| 6947574 |
Method and system for interleaving OCR and ABL for automated mail sorting |
Sep. 20, 2005 |
| 6754366 |
Method for determining if mail contains life harming materials |
Jun. 22, 2004 |
| 6647385 |
Method of updating an addressee database in a mail sorting apparatus |
Nov. 11, 2003 |
| 6614931 |
Handwritten instructions for messaging appliances |
Sep. 2, 2003 |
| 6574351 |
Destination address area detection apparatus |
Jun. 3, 2003 |
| 6557000 |
Method of updating an addressee database in a mail sorting apparatus |
Apr. 29, 2003 |
| 6487302 |
Method for reading and sorting documents |
Nov. 26, 2002 |
| 6453054 |
Method of recognizing sequences of numerals using a sliding frames |
Sep. 17, 2002 |
| 6346941 |
Interference check result displaying method and interference check result displaying apparatus as well as computer-readable recording medium having interference check result displaying program |
Feb. 12, 2002 |
| 6269171 |
Method for exploiting correlated mail streams using optical character recognition |
Jul. 31, 2001 |
| 5974147 |
Method of verifying unreadable indicia for an information-based indicia program |
Oct. 26, 1999 |
| 5799108 |
Image decorative processing apparatus |
Aug. 25, 1998 |
| 5734568 |
Data processing system for merger of sorting information and redundancy information to provide contextual predictive keying for postal addresses |
Mar. 31, 1998 |
| 5731539 |
Target detection method |
Mar. 24, 1998 |
| 5697504 |
Video coding system |
Dec. 16, 1997 |
| 5337370 |
Character recognition method employing non-character recognizer |
Aug. 9, 1994 |
| 5325447 |
Handwritten digit normalization method |
Jun. 28, 1994 |
| 5307423 |
Machine recognition of handwritten character strings such as postal zip codes or dollar amount on bank checks |
Apr. 26, 1994 |
| 5253304 |
Method and apparatus for image segmentation |
Oct. 12, 1993 |
| 5216725 |
Apparatus and method for separating handwritten characters by line and word |
Jun. 1, 1993 |
| 5142589 |
Method for repairing images for optical character recognition performing different repair operations based on measured image characteristics |
Aug. 25, 1992 |
| 4998626 |
Mail processing machine |
Mar. 12, 1991 |
| 4739479 |
Apparatus for inputting classification information of delivery matter |
Apr. 19, 1988 |
| 4632252 |
Mail sorting system with coding devices |
Dec. 30, 1986 |
| 4516265 |
Optical character reader |
May. 7, 1985 |
| 4484348 |
Figure recognizing system |
Nov. 20, 1984 |
| 4481665 |
Character segmentation method |
Nov. 6, 1984 |
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