Parcel identification apparatus and parcel sorting apparatus

Abstract

A parcel identification apparatus and a parcel sorting apparatus are disclosed. The parcel identification apparatus includes a pickup device including a pickup portion for picking up and holding a to-be-identified parcel, and a first identification device disposed on the pickup portion, where the first identification device identifies parcel information on a side that is of the to-be-identified parcel and that faces towards the pickup portion; and a second identification device disposed outside the pickup device, where the second identification device configured identifies parcel information on other sides that are of the to-be-identified parcel and that are other than the side facing towards the pickup portion. The parcel identification apparatus and the parcel sorting apparatus automatically identifies the parcel information without manual intervention in a parcel information identification step of a parcel sorting process.

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