公开(公告)号：US11651397B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-16

申请号：US16876272

申请日：2020-05-18

Applicant: Neopost Technologies

Inventor： Kirk Lane Wilson

IPC: G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0283

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0283 ,  G06Q2250/10

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for enabling third parties, such as authorized vendors, to reconcile short-paid adjustment requests initiated by service providers such as, for example, the United States Postal Service, in response to customer non- or underpayment for services rendered. In an embodiment, a method includes the steps of storing a short-paid adjustment request from an initiator, identifying a source for the short-paid adjustment request, generating a request to a VBI meter system for a short-paid adjustment request based on the source identified, storing the VBI meter system response to the short-paid adjustment request, and generating a file to the initiator based on the VBI meter system response.

公开(公告)号：US11468382B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-11

申请号：US14955815

申请日：2015-12-01

Applicant: NEOPOST TECHNOLOGIES

Inventor： Peter Ashworth

IPC: G06Q10/06 ,  G06F16/16 ,  B43M3/04 ,  G07B17/00 ,  G06Q50/32 ,  G06F16/182

Abstract: A system of producing files containing information about printed mailpieces comprising a plurality of folder inserters (22, 24, 26) each having a reading device for extracting at least a job ID and a mailpiece ID, the system comprising at least: a processing node (32, 34, 36) adapted to check the job ID and mailpiece ID from the printed mailpiece and to check out a relevant job against locally held rules; a storage node (38) connected to the processing node and adapted to store the job ID and mailpiece ID sent by the processing node; and an interface node (40) connected to the storage node and adapted to import and export the files.

公开(公告)号：US10752387B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-25

申请号：US16264238

申请日：2019-01-31

Applicant: Neopost Technologies

Inventor： Melle Jonker ,  Eelke Visser ,  Valery Grushka ,  Jelle Wiersma ,  Peter van Eijk

IPC: B65B59/00 ,  B65B5/02 ,  B65B43/10 ,  B65B5/06 ,  B31B50/00 ,  B31B110/35 ,  B31B50/16 ,  B31B50/25 ,  B31B100/00 ,  B31B120/10 ,  B31B50/10

Abstract: A system for creating custom-sized cardboard blanks for folding packagings comprises a first and at least a second supply for fanfold cardboard, a control unit (e.g., microprocessor) that calculates, based on order information regarding the desired minimum dimensions of a current packaging, under predefined optimization criteria a first blank layout for folding the packaging, said blank layout comprising a leading edge and an ending edge and transverse and longitudinal crease lines dividing the blank having a desired length and width into panels, defines, based on predefined criteria, areas around the transverse crease lines and the leading and ending edges, in which no transverse folds from fanfolding the cardboard should be present, sensors communicatively coupled with said control unit that sense information indicative of a presence of transverse folds in cardboard, a cutter to cut-off the piece of cardboard from the first or the second web and form the desired blank.

公开(公告)号：US20190233142A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-01

申请号：US16264238

申请日：2019-01-31

Applicant: Neopost Technologies

Inventor： Melle Jonker ,  Eelke Visser ,  Valery Grushka ,  Jelle Wiersma ,  Peter van Eijk

IPC: B65B5/02 ,  B65B5/06 ,  B65B43/10

CPC classification number: B65B5/024 ,  B31B50/006 ,  B31B50/10 ,  B31B50/16 ,  B31B50/25 ,  B31B2100/002 ,  B31B2110/35 ,  B31B2120/102 ,  B65B5/06 ,  B65B43/10 ,  B65B2210/04

Abstract: A system for creating custom-sized cardboard blanks for folding packagings comprises a first and at least a second supply for fanfold cardboard, a control unit (e.g., microprocessor) that calculates, based on order information regarding the desired minimum dimensions of a current packaging, under predefined optimization criteria a first blank layout for folding the packaging, said blank layout comprising a leading edge and an ending edge and transverse and longitudinal crease lines dividing the blank having a desired length and width into panels, defines, based on predefined criteria, areas around the transverse crease lines and the leading and ending edges, in which no transverse folds from fanfolding the cardboard should be present, sensors communicatively coupled with said control unit that sense information indicative of a presence of transverse folds in cardboard, a cutter to cut-off the piece of cardboard from the first or the second web and form the desired blank.

公开(公告)号：US20190229922A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-25

申请号：US15877631

申请日：2018-01-23

Applicant: Neopost Technologies

Inventor： Jacob GALLOWAY

IPC: H04L9/32 ,  G06F21/44

CPC classification number: H04L9/3226 ,  G06F21/44 ,  G06F21/6218 ,  G06F2221/2115

Abstract: Systems and techniques are provided in which a token is used to manage user access to actions and features within an application platform. The token includes an indication of each action and/or feature to which the user has permission within the platform, thereby allowing for rapid and efficient development and management of user access to features within the platform.

公开(公告)号：US20180349657A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-06

申请号：US15997260

申请日：2018-06-04

Applicant: NEOPOST TECHNOLOGIES

Inventor： Jean-Baptiste PANTALONI

IPC: G06K7/10 ,  G06K19/07

CPC classification number: G06K7/10366 ,  G06K7/0008 ,  G06K7/10178 ,  G06K19/0723

Abstract: Reading efficiency of RFID tags in a reading zone of a RFID reading apparatus is improved: A structure is interposed between the RFID tag(s) and the RFID reading apparatus, which is essentially electrically non-conductive and which comprises a RFID antennas network. The RFID antennas network is positioned on said structure according to a pattern whose periodicity in the two dimensions is less than half an operating RFID wavelength so as to create a three dimensional interferometric pattern with peaks of electromagnetic field intensities. The RFID reading apparatus or the at least one RFID tag is set in motion relatively to the other. The at least one RFID tag is read by the RFID reading apparatus during the relative motion within the reading zone so that the three dimensional interferometric pattern shifts and improves the reading efficiency.

公开(公告)号：US20180215117A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-02

申请号：US15879197

申请日：2018-01-24

Applicant: Neopost Technologies

Inventor： Fokke DE BOER ,  Marco POLET

IPC: B31B50/00 ,  B31B50/88 ,  B31B120/30 ,  B31B120/70

CPC classification number: B31B50/006 ,  B31B50/88 ,  B31B2100/0022 ,  B31B2110/35 ,  B31B2120/30 ,  B31B2120/302 ,  B31B2120/70 ,  B31F1/28 ,  B31F1/2822 ,  B41J13/0063 ,  B65B59/00 ,  B65B61/025 ,  B65B2210/04

Abstract: Apparatus to create on demand customized cardboard for forming individually designed packaging boxes, said cardboard having at least one corrugated layer sandwiched between two flat layers, the apparatus comprising a joining station that attaches a second flat layer to a corrugated layer attached to a first layer, supply system to supply said corrugated layer with the first flat layer attached thereto to said joining station, supply system to supply said second flat layer to said joining station, a control system operable to obtain information on the dimensions of a packaging box to be formed and on a design selected for that box and further operable to match the selected design to the dimensions of the box and a printing unit to print the matched design on the first and/or on the second flat layer.

公开(公告)号：US20180165726A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-14

申请号：US15881099

申请日：2018-01-26

Applicant: Neopost Technologies

Inventor： Kirk Lane Wilson

IPC: G06Q30/02

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for enabling third parties, such as authorized vendors, to reconcile short-paid adjustment requests initiated by service providers such as, for example, the United States Postal Service, in response to customer non- or underpayment for services rendered. In an embodiment, a method includes the steps of storing a short-paid adjustment request from an initiator, identifying a source for the short-paid adjustment request, generating a request to a VBI meter system for a short-paid adjustment request based on the source identified, storing the VBI meter system response to the short-paid adjustment request, and generating a file to the initiator based on the VBI meter system response.

公开(公告)号：US09952088B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-24

申请号：US14971653

申请日：2015-12-16

Applicant: NEOPOST TECHNOLOGIES

Inventor： Stéphane Pointeau

IPC: G01G19/414 ,  G01G19/52 ,  G06Q20/20 ,  G07F17/12 ,  G01G19/42

CPC classification number: G01G19/4144 ,  G01G19/42 ,  G01G19/52 ,  G06Q20/208 ,  G07F17/12

Abstract: Controlling deposition and retrieval of shipments via an electronic locker unit communicatively coupled a managing distribution center, and having lockable compartments, comprises entering an identification code of the shipment and retrieving specific information including a weight P0 associated with the shipment; opening a compartment of the electronic locker unit; depositing the shipment inside the compartment; weighing the shipment with a weighing module located inside the compartment and comparing the measured weight P with a reference weight; and locking the compartment and logging the compartment as filled and successfully locked upon close match and validation of weight comparison, said reference weight is an authorized weight interval between a minimal weight Pmin and a maximal weight Pmax determined by cumulating at least the two following: a carrier weight tolerance T1 corresponding to the weight P0 provided by the carrier, and a locker weight tolerance T2 of the scales of the weighing modules.

公开(公告)号：US20170220975A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-03

申请号：US15008698

申请日：2016-01-28

Applicant: Neopost Technologies

Inventor： Coskun Oba

IPC: G06Q10/08

CPC classification number: G06Q10/083 ,  G06F16/316 ,  G06F16/90344

Abstract: Provided are methods and apparatus for matching postal addresses. In an example, provided is a method for comparing postal addresses. The method includes receiving a first postal address, standardizing the form of the first postal address, removing a component of the first postal address to create a canonical representation of the first postal address, and utilizing a signature-based algorithm to identify at least one stored signature which substantially matches the first postal address.