Patents by Inventor Karl-Günther Hansel

Karl-Günther Hansel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System for processing postal items
    Publication number: 20060269101
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of processing postal matters in an automatic address-reading system, an image of the surface of each article of mail having address information being obtained and delivered to a first automatic evaluation system, and incorporately evaluated address information being delivered for evaluation to a first video coding system. It is provided that the address information of those images which have not been completely evaluated in the video coding system are delivered, using the results of the video coding system to another automatic evaluation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Karl-Guenther Hansel, Walter Rosenbaum
  • System for processing postal items
    Patent number: 7136504
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of processing postal matters in an automatic address-reading system, an image of the surface of each article of mail having address information being obtained and delivered to a first automatic evaluation system, and incorporately evaluated address information being delivered for evaluation to a first video coding system. It is provided that the address information of those images which have not been completely evaluated in the video coding system are delivered, using the results of the video coding system to another automatic evaluation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Inventors: Karl-Günther Hansel, Walter Rosenbaum
  • Method of processing postal matters
    Patent number: 6909789
    Abstract: With a method for processing goods in an automatic reading system, for which an image of the address-containing surface of each item is obtained and transmitted to a first automatic evaluation and, in case of an incomplete evaluation of the address information, is transmitted to a first video coding for evaluation, it is provided that the address information of those images, which are not completely evaluated during the video coding, are transmitted to a further automatic evaluation by making use of the results of the video coding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Karl-Günther Hänsel, Walter Rosenbaum