Method and device for processing graphic information located on surfaces of postal articles
CA 2461135 A1 · Owner: Stumm, Dieter · Inventors: Fery, Peter; Stumm, Dieter; Vullriede, Carsten
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The invention relates to a method and device for processing graphic information located on surfaces of postal articles. The invention is characterized in that the graphic information located on the surface of the postal articles is detected in a number of processing stations transmitted to , an image processing unit and processed by said image processing unit. The inventive method may be adapted for checking the payment actually made in readers specialized for various payment types.
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- Filed October 15, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 15, 2022.
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