Method and system for marking consignment units
AssigneeDeutsche Post AG
InventorAli Özyigit
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for marking a consignment unit in a logistics process. The invention furthermore relates to a system for marking a consignment unit in a logistics process. The method according to the invention for marking a consignment unit in a logistics process contains the steps of initially creating a first image of the surface of a consignment unit in order to then link this image to an identification number and store the image and the identification number on a data processing unit.
Claims11
A method for marking a consignment unit in a logistics process, the method comprising:
- creating a first image of the surface of the consignment unit, the consignment unit being comprised of a letter or a parcel, wherein the first image characterizes the consignment unit, the surface of the consignment unit including a unique surface structure identifiable based on a resolution of the unique surface structure, where the unique surface structure is free from postal franking markings;
- linking the first image with an identification number;
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- storing the first image and the identification number on a data processing unit,
- wherein the first image includes information relating to the unique surface structure, and
- wherein the unique surface structure is linked to the identification number thus, the consignment unit can be identifiable by only the unique surface structure based on the resolution of the unique surface structure free from the postal franking markings.
A system for marking a consignment unit in a logistics process comprising:
- an apparatus through which the consignment unit is transportable, the apparatus being configured to record a first image of a surface of the consignment unit while the consignment unit is being transported through the apparatus, wherein a structure of the surface of the consignment unit is mappable, and wherein the apparatus is configured to forward the recorded image in the form of a data stream to a data processing unit,
- wherein the structure of the surface is linked to an identification number thus, the consignment unit can be identifiable by only the structure of the surface based on a resolution of the structure of the surface, where the structure of the surface is free from postal franking markings,
- wherein the consignment unit is a letter or a parcel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.