Improvements in or relating to handling of mail items
AssigneeStamp Free Limited
InventorsChris GALLEY, Hugh Craigie HALKETT, Tim HIGGINBOTHAM
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Abstract
A method of verifying the identity of a mail item, the method comprising obtaining a first visual representation of at least a portion of a mail item, determining a first postal identifier based on the first visual representation, obtaining a second visual representation of at least a portion of the mail item, determining a second postal identifier based on the second visual representation, comparing the second postal identifier with the first postal identifier, and enabling processing of the mail item based on the comparison step.
Claims24
1-45. (canceled)
A method of verifying the identity of a mail item, the method comprising:
- obtaining a first visual representation of at least a portion of a mail item;
- determining a first postal identifier based on the first visual representation;
- obtaining a second visual representation of at least a portion of the mail item;
- determining a second postal identifier based on the second visual representation;
- and
- comparing the second postal identifier with the first postal identifier, the step of comparing comprising:
- identifying a first set of visual features of the first visual representation;
- identifying a second set of visual features of the second visual representation;
- comparing the first set of visual features to the second set of visual features;
- and
- enabling processing of the mail item based on the comparison step.
A method for a computing device, the method comprising:
- receiving at least a first data packet from a user device, the first data packet comprising first data comprising at least one of:
- a first visual representation of a mail item, or a first postal identifier determined based on the first visual representation;
- receiving at least a second data packet from a distribution centre device, the second data packet comprising second data comprising at least one of:
- a second visual representation of a mail item, or a second postal identifier determined based on the second visual representation;
- and
- comparing the first data with the second data, the step of comparing comprising:
- identifying a first set of visual features of the first visual representation;
- identifying a second set of visual features of the second visual representation;
- comparing the first set of visual features to the second set of visual features;
- and
- transmitting a comparison result to the distribution centre device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.