Dimensional rating of a mail piece using a touch screen on a mail kiosk

A system and method for determining the dimensions of a mail piece (38) using a built-in touch screen (16) of a mail kiosk. A mailer is instructed to place the mail piece (38) into a specified corner of the touch screen (16) of the mail kiosk. The user is then instructed to touch the touch screen (1...

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Main Authors SIEVEL, MARK E, LORELLO, MICHAEL J
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 23.05.2012
Subjects
CALCULATING
CHECKING-DEVICES
COMPUTING
COUNTING
DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES
FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS
FRANKING APPARATUS
PHYSICS
SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS
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Summary:A system and method for determining the dimensions of a mail piece (38) using a built-in touch screen (16) of a mail kiosk. A mailer is instructed to place the mail piece (38) into a specified corner of the touch screen (16) of the mail kiosk. The user is then instructed to touch the touch screen (16) by the opposite corner of the mail piece. The touch screen (16) registers the location touched by the mailer, and provides the information to a processing device of the mail kiosk. The processing device uses the information received from the touch screen (16) to determine the dimensions of the mail piece (38).
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20110189159