Abstract: In a railway track installation, a method for determining a classification model for a railroad switch of the railway track installation enables a fault in the switch to be identified using values measured during a switch operation. A reference operation data set is determined for each of a plurality of switch operations. Each reference operation data set relates to at least two physical variables measured during the respective switch operation. The classification model is determined on the basis of the plurality of reference operation data sets.

Abstract: A method and a device for transporting and processing a number of objects, especially mail items, include transporting the objects in a number of transport processes to a respective processing system. At least one processing attribute as well as a feature is measured at the object before the transport processes. A data record with the processing attribute value and the feature value are stored. After the transport processes, the feature is measured again for each object, and the stored data record is determined. A search area restriction which is based on a sequence of feature values is undertaken for the determination. The processing system processes the object depending on the processing attribute value of the determined data record.

Abstract: A method for identifying postal mailings includes registering the mailings by means of at least one recognizable pictorial feature and at least one external information item, or both. Further, the method includes carrying out recognition of the pictorial feature to identify a mailing, and if identification is incomplete, performing identification using the external information item.

Abstract: A method and device for transporting a plurality of objects, such as mail items. In a plurality of transport operations, at least one object is transported to a processing system in each case. For each object, two measurements are taken to determine which value is assumed by a predetermined feature for the object. The first measurement is taken before initiating the respective transport operation and the new or second measurement is taken after the transport operation is initiated. For each transport operation, transport operation information concerning which objects are transported together by the transport operation and which predetermined feature value of the objects measured at the time of the first measurement is determined and stored. For each object, a search is then conducted to determine in which transport operation the object was transported. In this case, a restriction is imposed on the search for at least one transport operation.

Abstract: In a method and a device for identifying objects, a signature is generated for each object in a first step, including characteristic features of the object and the objects are collected into object groups. In a subsequent step, after the completion of the first step, a distinguishing condition is derived from the signatures of the objects in the object group only for the objects of the group. In a subsequent step for identifying the objects of the object group, the distinguishing condition determined in the previous further step is used, wherein with specified matching of the distinguishing conditions, the object is identified in the subsequent step.

Abstract: A method for identifying postal mailings includes registering the mailings by means of at least one recognizable pictorial feature and at least one external information item, or both. Further, the method includes carrying out recognition of the pictorial feature to identify a mailing, and if identification is incomplete, performing identification using the external information item.

Abstract: To classify text blocks in printed material which is part of bulk postal items structure-related characteristics of one of the text blocks of a postal item are extracted, wherein the characteristics are characterized by graphical properties of the overall text block. The extracted structure-related characteristics are assigned to a characteristic data record of the postal item, and a characteristic data record of a reference text block is compared to the characteristic data record of the postal item.

Abstract: A method and device for transporting a plurality of objects, such as mail items. In a plurality of transport operations, at least one object is transported to a processing system in each case. For each object, two measurements are taken to determine which value is assumed by a predetermined feature for the object. The first measurement is taken before initiating the respective transport operation and the new or second measurement is taken after the transport operation is initiated. For each transport operation, transport operation information concerning which objects are transported together by the transport operation and which predetermined feature value of the objects measured at the time of the first measurement is determined and stored. For each object, a search is then conducted to determine in which transport operation the object was transported. In this case, a restriction is imposed on the search for at least one transport operation.

Abstract: A method and a device for transporting and processing a number of objects, especially mail items, include transporting the objects in a number of transport processes to a respective processing system. At least one processing attribute as well as a feature is measured at the object before the transport processes. A data record with the processing attribute value and the feature value are stored. After the transport processes, the feature is measured again for each object, and the stored data record is determined. A search area restriction which is based on a sequence of feature values is undertaken for the determination. The processing system processes the object depending on the processing attribute value of the determined data record.

Abstract: In the multistage sorting method, the mail items read in the first step are re-identified in the subsequent steps on the basis of characteristic features determined. If unambiguous assignment to a plurality of candidates is not possible, reading steps are additionally carried out in the subsequent sorting steps and the partial reading results of the candidates are compared with the corresponding partial reading results of the first steps until unambiguous assignment is produced.