Patents by Inventor Peter Schumm

Peter Schumm 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).

  • Method for recognizing an item of mailing data
    Publication number: 20070246402
    Abstract: In a method for recognizing a graphical item of mailing data on mailed items which are to be mechanically sorted, an image of a mailed item is recorded and encoded using gray values. The recorded image is digitized in binary form in accordance with a variable threshold characteristic curve, so that at least one item of mailing data is recognized for sorting the mailed item. In the event of incomplete recognition of the item of mailing data, the recorded image is digitized using a reset threshold characteristic curve. After a predefined number of incomplete recognitions, manual sorting is initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Peter Schumm, Klaus Vollmann