Method and system for weighing mail pieces
AssigneeSiemens Industry, Inc.
InventorsMichael D. Carpenter, Michael O. Norris
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Abstract
A method and system is described for determining the physical weights of flat articles being sorted without actually weighing the articles. Such a method includes the steps of; receiving volume information for individual flat articles from sensors, comparing that resultant data to classifiers stored in computer memory, and assigning a weight value associated to the physical flat article.
Claims20
A computer implemented method for determining the weights of flat articles being sorted, comprising:
- receiving sensor information resulting in data for individual flat articles, which data comprises classifier physical attributes other than weight of the flat articles;
- building a mathematical three-dimensional surface model of each flat article based on the data;
- comparing each three-dimensional surface model to historical models stored in computer memory;
- comparing the data to classifiers stored in the computer memory;
- and
- assigning a weight value to each flat article based on classifier matches and the comparison of the three-dimensional models with the historical models.
A computer implemented system for determining the weights of flat articles being sorted, comprising:
- a computer;
- a computer memory;
- and
- a plurality of sensors, wherein the system is configured to
- receive sensor information from the sensors resulting in data for individual flat articles, which data comprises classifier physical attributes other than weight of the flat articles;
- build a mathematical three-dimensional surface model of each flat article based on the data;
- compare each three-dimensional surface model to historical models stored in the computer memory;
- compare the data to classifiers stored in the computer memory;
- and
- assign a weight value to each flat article based on classifier matches and the comparison of the three-dimensional surface models with the historical models.
A computer implemented method for determining the weights of flat articles being sorted, comprising:
- receiving sensor information resulting in data for individual flat articles;
- building a mathematical three-dimensional surface model of each flat article based on the data;
- comparing each three-dimensional surface model to historical models stored in computer memory, each historical model having an assigned weight value;
- assigning a weight value to each flat article based the comparison.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.