EP1409161A1 - Procede pour trier des envois sur des dispositifs de tri automatiques - Google Patents

Procede pour trier des envois sur des dispositifs de tri automatiques

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EP1409161A1
EP1409161A1 EP02742811A EP02742811A EP1409161A1 EP 1409161 A1 EP1409161 A1 EP 1409161A1 EP 02742811 A EP02742811 A EP 02742811A EP 02742811 A EP02742811 A EP 02742811A EP 1409161 A1 EP1409161 A1 EP 1409161A1
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sorting
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items
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Dieter Schlegel
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Siemens AG
Siemens Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C3/00—Sorting according to destination
    • B07C3/18—Devices or arrangements for indicating destination, e.g. by code marks
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C3/00—Sorting according to destination
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S209/00—Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
    • Y10S209/90—Sorting flat-type mail

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  • the invention relates to a method for sorting mail items on automatic sorting devices according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • each distribution area has a distribution center in which the items are sorted to the required sorting depth up to the distribution order for a delivery agent.
  • the consignments received by customers for the first time are first read in the distribution center, sorted by distribution area and then sent to the distribution centers in the relevant distribution area or, for consignments that only need to be distributed within this distribution center, finely sorted to the required sorting depth.
  • Incoming consignments such as letters, large letters, magazines, etc.
  • the address is read online, first with an automatic OCR reader and if necessary with the help of the online video encoding.
  • OCR reader an automatic OCR reader
  • at least the part of the address (postal code or postcode) that characterizes the distribution area must be clearly read 2.
  • an identification (ID tag) is applied (as a sticker or directly printed) and the shipment is sorted into a special sorting compartment (refeed compartment) 3.
  • ID tag is applied (as a sticker or directly printed) and the shipment is sorted into a special sorting compartment (refeed compartment) 3.
  • These programs are then offline video coded 4, if the result is unsatisfactory, video coded again.
  • the consignments are then pre-sorted in an additional run 1.
  • a check is then carried out to determine whether the address for the required sorting depth, for example up to the delivery order of the deliverer, has been read completely 5. If so, the items are stored in one or more sorting compartments for the corresponding distribution area 6 If no, the shipment receives an identification, if it does not yet have one, and is also stored in this sorting compartment.
  • the incompletely read mail items must be coded off1ine-video, ie there is little time for video coding, especially for the mail items that remain in this distribution area , so that the number of video coding places must be increased.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of providing a generic sorting method in which the time available for offline video coding before fine sorting is increased.
  • the additional time for video coding is obtained by pre-sorting the programs according to the distribution areas for each distribution area in terminals, e.g. Sorting bins, for items that have already been read completely and in end points for items that have been read incompletely and not mixed items that have been read completely and incompletely as before. This makes it possible to immediately fine-tune the completely read (OCR-read and / or online video-coded) programs and to use this time for offline video coding of the incompletely read programs.
  • Fine sorting is carried out on different sorting devices which, for a second pre-sorting / refeed run, advantageously carry out fully video-coded, local shipments directly of the fine sorting.
  • FIG. 1 shows a flowchart of a generic sorting method with pre- and fine sorting and offline video coding according to the prior art
  • FIG. 3 shows a flowchart of a generic and inventive sorting method with pre- and fine sorting and offline video coding
  • FIG. 4 shows a schematic illustration of a sorting device for pre-sorting with a division of the sorting compartments for each distribution area
  • 5b shows a time sequence with parallel fine sorting on different sorting devices.
  • the incoming mail in the method according to the invention are also in one or more
  • Sorting devices pre-sorted to the different distribution areas 1. For this purpose, the address of each shipment is read after the separation. This is done with an automatic OCR reader and, if this is not successful, with the help of online video coding, in which only the address part (postcode, postcode) required for sorting on the distribution areas is video-coded.
  • the shipment receives an identification (ID tag) and it is sorted into a special sorting compartment (refeed compartment) 3. These shipments are then video coded offline 4, if necessary with Repeat loop. After that, these items are pre-sorted in an additional run. In the case of the items that can be sorted into the distribution areas, it is then checked whether the address for the required sorting depth for fine sorting has been read completely and unambiguously and applied as a barcode 5.
  • ID tag identification
  • refeed compartment special sorting compartment
  • the consignments are sorted into compartments as end points for fully and clearly read consignments of the determined distribution areas 11. As soon as enough consignments have been sorted, they are removed from the sorting compartments (automatically or manually) and sent to fine sorting.
  • the next step is to check whether the items already have an ID tag. If so, they will be incomplete for subjects
  • the offline coding for the complete reading of the address is carried out by applying a bar code with the address in coded form.
  • the time period in which the fully read items for this distribution area are already sorted is also used. This can save video coding places. This effect is greatest for the programs to be coded for the local distribution area, since no significant transport time (transport of the programs between the distribution centers) can be used for video coding. These items are then also made available for fine sorting 13.
  • FIG. 4 shows schematically that in a sorting device 20 for each distribution area 1-n the end points (compartments) 21 are divided into end points for mail items with fully read addresses 21a and into end points for mail items with fully read addresses 21b.
  • 5a and 5b clearly illustrate the principle of additional time saving for offline video coding of the complete address.
  • vks x fully coded program for distribution area x
  • Tl * / T2 * total time available for offline video coding with separate vks / tks program parts
  • T1 + / T2 + additional time for offline video coding with separate vks / tks program parts
  • 5a shows the time sequence for the pre-sorting and fine sorting of local consignments, i.e. of shipments from the area of the distribution (sorting) center, the recipient addresses of which also fall within the area of this distribution center.
  • the pre-sorting is carried out in parallel on 1 to x sorting devices, the subsequent fine sorting on the same sorting devices one after the other.
  • FIG. 5b shows the time sequence in the case of parallel fine sorting on different sorting devices. As can be seen, the largest percentage of time saved is recorded.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un procédé permettant de tirer des envois sur des dispositifs de tri automatiques, selon lequel les envois sont lus dans un ou plusieurs dispositifs de tri et font l'objet d'un tri préliminaire par zones de distribution dans des terminaux de tri. Selon ce procédé, les envois ayant fait l'objet d'un tri préliminaire sont transportés jusqu'aux dispositifs de tri associés aux zones de distribution respectives, puis font l'objet d'un tri fin sur la base du code barres caractérisant l'adresse lue en ligne ou hors ligne. Afin de pouvoir disposer d'un temps supplémentaire de codage vidéo hors ligne avant le tri fin, les envois sont triés lors du tri préliminaire pour chaque zone de distribution, dans des terminaux pour envois d'ores et déjà lus en totalité et dans des terminaux pour envois non lus en totalité. Ce système permet d'effectuer un tri fin des envois d'ores et déjà lus en totalité et d'utiliser ce temps à disposition pour le codage vidéo hors ligne des envois non lus en totalité.
EP02742811A 2001-06-29 2002-06-20 Procede pour trier des envois sur des dispositifs de tri automatiques Expired - Lifetime EP1409161B1 (fr)

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