EP2180959A1 - Dispositif et procédé de traitement d'objets sur lesquels des informations sont appliquées - Google Patents

Dispositif et procédé de traitement d'objets sur lesquels des informations sont appliquées

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EP2180959A1
EP2180959A1 EP08785218A EP08785218A EP2180959A1 EP 2180959 A1 EP2180959 A1 EP 2180959A1 EP 08785218 A EP08785218 A EP 08785218A EP 08785218 A EP08785218 A EP 08785218A EP 2180959 A1 EP2180959 A1 EP 2180959A1
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information
data processing
processing unit
objects
reading
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Hermann Franck
Wolfgang Echelmeyer
Christian Gorldt
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Deutsche Post AG
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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
    • B07C3/10—Apparatus characterised by the means used for detection ofthe destination
    • B07C3/14—Apparatus characterised by the means used for detection ofthe destination using light-responsive detecting means
    • 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

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  • the invention relates to a device for processing objects, the articles having optically detectable information on at least one side.
  • the device comprises a conveying section for the occasional transport of the object through the device, and a reading device for the contactless detection of information on all sides of the articles is provided on the conveying path.
  • the invention further relates to a method for processing objects with such a device.
  • this CCD cameras are used, which detect the surface of an object.
  • the recorded images are evaluated, for example, by OCR technology, where in an attached
  • Data processing unit both handwritten information as well as machine-readable information such as barcodes can be evaluated.
  • Become handwritten information is evaluated, for example, a barcode can be generated by the data processing unit, which is applied for the downstream processing and the further transport of the object on a particular page of the object.
  • labels can be applied in which routing information is encrypted.
  • international patent application WO 02/057030 A1 discloses a system for reading and evaluating information on packets, in which packets are stored on a conveyor belt so that their destination information is visible to a camera. The recorded images are evaluated by a data processing system, where they are compared with stored customer or Löxikadäien Ü ⁇ reduce the error rate.
  • a routing label is applied to the respective package.
  • Objects are detected if their target information could not be detected by the optical detection means. These objects are then manually or mechanically rotated so that they have the correct orientation and can be fed back to the optical detection means. However, this is also associated with a lot of effort and requires multiple conveyor and sorting lines.
  • the package is ejected and rotated until the information to be collected is on the correct page. Furthermore, it is known from the prior art to optically detect all sides of the object during the transport of an object on a conveying path, so that applied target information is always detected without the object having to have a specific orientation. This is done, for example, with CCD cameras on all sides of a conveyor belt. The information thus acquired may be used for subsequent routing of the item via further conveyor and sorting lines from a controller of the conveyor system. However, to be able to recapture an item on further intermediate stations of a conveyor system is at each of these
  • the object of the invention is therefore to provide a device for processing objects with applied information on a conveyor line, which allows the repeated detection of this information in a simple manner, without the objects must be brought into a specific orientation.
  • the object of the invention is also the provision of a method for operating such a device.
  • this object is achieved by a device having the features of independent claim 1.
  • Advantageous developments of the device will become apparent from the dependent claims 2-9.
  • the object is further achieved by a method according to claim 10.
  • Advantageous embodiments of the method emerge from the dependent claims 11-18.
  • the device according to the invention for processing articles which have optically detectable information on at least one side sees a conveying path for the isolated transport of the objects through the device in front.
  • a reading device for contactless detection of information on all sides of the objects is provided on the conveyor line.
  • the reading device is connected to a data processing unit which has means for receiving and evaluating the acquired information from all sides of the objects. The evaluation of this information in the
  • Data processing unit comprises at least the determination of that side of an item on which information has been acquired.
  • the data processing unit further comprises means for duplicating the acquired information and means for transmitting the duplicated information to a printing unit.
  • the printing unit in turn has means for applying the duplicated information to a fixed read side of the objects, wherein the specification of the read side is stored in the verarbeitu ⁇ gseinhsit.
  • the reading device has at least six detection means which are arranged so that they can detect all sides of articles transported past them on the conveying path.
  • the reading device may comprise, for example, CCD cameras.
  • the conveying path preferably has a transparent area in the region of the reading device and, in the conveying direction in front of this transparent area, an acceleration device for accelerating the objects over the transparent area.
  • the detection means are used for optical detection of information.
  • a preferred example of an optical detection means is a reading device, for example a camera, a scanner, an optical scanning device or an image sensor.
  • An image sensor is a device for taking two-dimensional images of light by electrical or mechanical means.
  • Technical solutions for taking a picture in the visible range to the infrared often based on two-dimensional arrays of radiation sensors whose signals are read out electronically. Examples of image sensors are charge-coupled device (CCD) image sensors or CMOS sensors.
  • the data processing unit comprises means for reading out information from the images of the cameras, whereby the read-out information is duplicated.
  • the data processing unit may have means for optical character recognition, such as OCR and / or ICR recognition.
  • the printing unit may include means for printing the duplicated information on a sticker and means for applying the sticker to a fixed read side of the articles.
  • the data processing unit further comprises means for determining the position and orientation of an article on the conveyor line, whereby the Dat ⁇ nv ⁇ rarb ⁇ do! ⁇ se! BEAUTY the image of a camera used above the conveying path.
  • the data processing unit comprises means for transmitting the determined position and orientation of an object to the printing unit, wherein the printing unit comprises means for implementing this information about the position and orientation of an object in order to apply the duplicated information selectively to an object.
  • the invention also encompasses a method for processing objects with the device according to the invention.
  • Reading device the detected information from all sides of the objects to a data processing unit, which evaluates the detected information, wherein the evaluation of this information in the data processing unit comprises at least the determination of the side on which information was detected.
  • the data processing unit duplicates the captured information and transmits it to a printing unit that applies the duplicated information to a designated read side of the items.
  • the data processing unit can read the information from the images of the cameras, whereby the information read out is duplicated.
  • the data processing unit can evaluate the images of the cameras, for example with an optical character recognition such as an OCR and / or ICR recognition.
  • the fixed read side of the articles is preferably the top of the articles.
  • the data processing unit determines from the information acquired by the reading device that side of an item on which the information has been acquired, and the data processing unit compares this page with the designated reading side. If this page matches the specified read page, the captured information is not duplicated because it is already on the read side of an item.
  • the data processing unit further determines the position and orientation of an object on the conveyor line, using the image of a camera above the distance.
  • the data processing unit sends the position and orientation of an item to the printing unit, which converts this information about the position and orientation of an item and selectively applies the duplicated information to an item.
  • the invention has the advantage that information can be repeatedly detected by an object without the article having to be previously brought into a specific orientation.
  • the items must therefore be isolated on a conveyor line only to be recorded individually.
  • the information is simply duplicated and applied to the correct read page.
  • the method according to the invention represents a simple method, which nevertheless differs fundamentally from previous methods for achieving the object of the invention.
  • Fig. 1 shows an embodiment of the device 10 according to the invention, consisting of a conveying path 30, are transported on the articles 20 in the arrow direction.
  • the items are Postal packages, packaged goods or newspaper bundles, which may be provided on one side with a destination address or an identification of the respective item.
  • the destination address like parcels, can not only be postal addresses, but also destinations within a logistics system.
  • packaged shipments of goods may contain information about one
  • objects can be provided with unique identifications with which they can be identified at several stations within a transport system.
  • Di p p aijfn hrgchten information both in plain writing s! S also be applied in encrypted form.
  • barcodes or matrix codes can be used as encryption.
  • the information may be printed directly on the article or a label / label is applied to which the information is applied.
  • Clear text information and encrypted information may also be present in combination on an object.
  • a parcel shipment may be provided with an affixed parcel label which has been described by a consignor with a recipient address in plain text, while the label further comprises a bar code with an encrypted number sequence over which the consignment is uniquely identifiable in the shipping system.
  • the articles 20 are preferably transported individually on the conveyor line 20.
  • known methods and devices can be used, for example in the form of conveyor belts with different speeds or slides, which move the objects in a targeted manner from one layer to another.
  • the singulation can be carried out with or without the assistance of a sensor which detects the position of objects on the conveyor line.
  • a reading device 40 At the conveyor line 30 there is a reading device 40, with which all sides of the articles 20 passed individually past them can be scanned.
  • at least six optical detection means are used for this all-side scanning, which are arranged so that they can detect all sides of an object guided past them.
  • a preferred example of the optical detection means is a reading device, for example a camera, a scanner, an optical scanning device or an image sensor.
  • the cameras are, for example, CCD cameras, and the simultaneous acquisition of information on multiple pages of an object can be accomplished by conventional methods and arrangements of cameras known to those skilled in the art.
  • a detection means it is possible for a detection means to receive deflected optical signals via the mirror and thus to perform the function of two detection means together with the mirror.
  • the region 31 of the conveying path 30, in which the scanning of the objects takes place is preferably transparent, so that a detection means, for example a camera, can be positioned below the conveying path.
  • a detection means for example a camera
  • This may be, for example, a transparent plate which is arranged between two conveyor belts. In front of this transparent area there is preferably a means for accelerating the objects over the transparent area.
  • the objects are for this purpose, for example, transported by a first conveyor belt to the transparent plate, which is directly in front of the plate another conveyor belt 32, which has a much higher speed than the first conveyor belt.
  • the articles are accelerated by this fast conveyor belt and slide over the transparent plate 31 until they are taken up again by a conveyor belt arranged behind it and transported further.
  • the conveying path 30 in the region of the reading device 40 is inclined slightly downwards in the conveying direction, so that the objects slip over the transparent plate 31 due to gravity until they are picked up again by a conveyor belt arranged behind it and transported onward.
  • the images taken by the reading units (cameras) of the reading device 40 are fed to a data processing unit 50, which is a ⁇ uovvci LUi ⁇ y uci LJiiud uicoc ⁇ uovvci ⁇ u ⁇ ⁇ y u ⁇ a ⁇ nyoLc.ii ⁇ o "> j ⁇
  • the data processing unit 50 now performs a comparison of the page thus determined with information with a fixed read page.
  • the read side is stored in the data processing unit 50.
  • the read side is the side of objects on which the information must reside in order to be detected by subsequent reading devices. If it is intended on the further conveyor and distribution line that information is always recorded from above, the fixed read side, for example, the top of the
  • reading devices are located, for example, in the conveying direction to the right of the conveying path, so that the fixed reading side is the right side of an object.
  • the upper side of the articles is determined as the reading side. So the imprint can or apply a label without the item shifting. Furthermore, the position and orientation of an object over the top is better defined than is the case over lateral surfaces, as isolated objects always lie flat on the conveyor line, so that their top is substantially parallel to the conveyor line and can be printed well. Side surfaces may, however, depending on the position of the object are inclined to a printhead, which can reduce the print quality or even make a print or the application of a label impossible. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, therefore, the fixed read side of the articles is the top of the articles.
  • a printing unit 60 which can print directly on objects or produce a label 70 which can be applied to the articles.
  • the printing unit 60 is in communication with the data processing unit 50, which evaluates the images of the reading device 40 and compares it with the specification for the reading side. If only the reading unit (camera) below the conveyor track could capture information, the comparison with the specified read page reveals that the two sides do not match.
  • the data processing unit therefore sends a signal to the printing unit 60 to apply a print or label to the top of the next item. If, on the other hand, the top side has been detected as the side on which information is located, the data processing unit does not send a signal for printing to the printing unit, since no additional application of information is required. Rather, the article is already in the correct orientation and the information can be detected by a reading device above the conveyor line.
  • the data processing unit 50 sends a signal for printing to the printing unit 60, this takes place together with the transmission of a duplicate of the ascertained information.
  • the data processing unit duplicates all or only part of the acquired information. If barcode scanning is required for further processing, a captured barcode is duplicated and placed on top of an object. Furthermore, if the detection of a receiver address is required in order to subsequently generate a sort code for the conveyor line, for example, the receiver address is duplicated. In this case, the detected receiver address can be extracted by the data processing unit 50 by OCR and / or ICR techniques and recreated. Alternatively, the area with the receiver address is cut out of the image recorded by a reading unit (camera) and applied to the object without further processing.
  • the data processing unit 50 further evaluates the image of the reading unit, preferably the camera, above the conveying path 30 in order to determine the position and orientation of the object 20 on the conveying path. These data are also transmitted to the printing unit 60 so that it can apply a print targeted to an object. Thus, the position of an object between the reading device 40 and the printing unit 60 does not change significantly, the mechanism for transporting the objects across the transparent plate 32 should therefore be designed accordingly.
  • means for positioning the articles in a specific printing position can be provided behind the reading device 40. This may be, for example, baffles that lead the objects in a central location that allows a print. This procedure is particularly suitable for objects of similar size and shape. In the case of articles of widely varying size and shape, as is the case, for example, with postal parcels, a reliable orientation is difficult to realize, so that it can be supplemented or replaced by the described evaluation of the image of the upper reading unit, preferably the camera.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif (10) et un procédé de traitement d'objets (20), les objets (20) présentant sur au moins un côté une information détectable optiquement. Les objets sont transportés un à un par le dispositif (10) sur un parcours de transport (30) qui conduit à un dispositif de lecture (40) qui saisit les informations sur tous les côtés des objets (20). Le dispositif de lecture (40) communique avec une unité (50) de traitement de données qui présente des moyens de réception et d'évaluation des informations saisies sur tous les côtés des objets (20). L'évaluation de ces informations dans l'unité (50) de traitement de données comprend au moins la détermination du côté de l'objet (20) sur lequel les informations ont été saisies. L'unité (50) de traitement de données duplique les informations saisies et les transmet à une unité d'impression (60). L'unité d'impression (60) amène les informations dupliquées sur un côté défini de lecture des objets (20), la définition du côté de lecture étant conservée en mémoire dans l'unité (50) de traitement de données.
EP08785218A 2007-08-16 2008-07-30 Dispositif et procédé de traitement d'objets sur lesquels des informations sont appliquées Not-in-force EP2180959B1 (fr)

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DE200710038836 DE102007038836A1 (de) 2007-08-16 2007-08-16 Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Bearbeitung von Gegenständen mit aufgebrachten Informationen
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