Patents by Inventor Walter Rosenbaum
Walter Rosenbaum 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).
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Patent number: 8515754Abstract: A method for performing speech recognition relating to an object for the purpose of affecting automatic processing of the object by a processing system. The object carries information with at least a character string of processing information. The character string spoken by an operator is processed by way of a speech recognition procedure to generate a first result. Based on the need for more information of an element of the first result additional processing data is requested. An operator's response generates a second result. The first result is then modified to achieve consistency with the operator's response.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2010Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: Walter Rosenbaum
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Patent number: 8160986Abstract: A method and a system identify information placed on a good to be processed, and the way of processing the good depends on this information. With regard to the method, the following steps are performed reading the information by an identifier and speaking the information as a voice message into an information retrieval system; delivering the voice message to a plurality of voice recognition systems; analyzing the voice message in each of the plurality of voice recognition systems and identifying a preliminary result; evaluating the preliminary results utilizing conditional probabilities of correct recognition in order to identify the most probable result among the preliminary results best matching the initial information; and assigning the most probable result to the respective good. The system provides a reliable, high-speed multi speech recognition even in high ambient noise environments without the cost and complexity of introducing an OCR.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2008Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Thorsten Lamprecht, Harald Mebold, Walter Rosenbaum
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Patent number: 8080758Abstract: To sort objects, an object is transferred onto a transport device of a sorting plant, and conveyed in accordance with predetermined sort criteria from the transport device to one of a number of outputs of the sorting plant. At the output, the object is transferred to a receptacle assigned to the output. A receptacle is removed from the output as soon as a predetermined fill level has been reached, or no further objects are delivered to the output. An empty receptacle is replaced for the removed receptacle. The empty receptacle is directed via the transport device to the output.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2006Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: Walter Rosenbaum
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Publication number: 20100256805Abstract: A method for handling aircraft baggage which is transported in an aircraft, preferably in standardized baggage containers, for the passengers of a specific flight in the arrival sector of an airport terminal, announces to the passenger that his or her item of baggage is being handled on one of the baggage carousels and simultaneously ensures that the item of baggage of a passenger or a plurality of items of baggage are actually available on the announced baggage carousels. In order to do so, the flight baggage is logistically associated with passenger-related criteria that are stored in a computer and that determine upon or after unloading of the aircraft or the baggage containers, the distribution of the flight baggage to one of a plurality of baggage carousels.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2008Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Lothar Becker, Jörn Brütt, Hermann Kirchberger, Heinz-Peter Peters, Kai Ramadhin, Walter Rosenbaum
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Publication number: 20100256978Abstract: A method for performing speech recognition relating to an object for the purpose of affecting automatic processing of the object by a processing system. The object carries information with at least a character string of processing information. The character string spoken by an operator is processed by way of a speech recognition procedure to generate a first result. Based on the need for more information of an element of the first result additional processing data is requested. An operator's response generates a second result. The first result is then modified to achieve consistency with the operator's response.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2010Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventor: Walter Rosenbaum
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Publication number: 20100140053Abstract: A sorting plant and method for sorting articles, especially flat mail consignments, include a conveying device, a transfer mechanism and at least one reception device. A conveying transport mechanism of the conveying device transports an article along a conveyor track. The reception device has a plurality of reception components for at least one respective article and a reception transport mechanism. The reception transport mechanism moves the reception components along a reception component track and simultaneously brings one respective reception component of the reception device into a transfer position. The reception component track has a reception segment proceeding vertically or obliquely from the top downward. The transfer mechanism brings an article from the conveying device into one of the reception devices when the article is located at a transfer point on the conveyor track and when this reception component is located in a transfer position with respect to the transfer point.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2009Publication date: June 10, 2010Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Peter Berdelle-Hilge, Ottmar Kechel, Walter Rosenbaum, Torsten Tanz
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Publication number: 20100014706Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for resolving non-address attributes on a mail piece. The present system uses a mail sorter for sorting and facilitating the obtaining of a scan of the mail piece. The image is then scanned by automatic means to determine whether the non-address attributes can be automatically resolved. In the event of an unsuccessful scan, the image is forwarded to a processor which makes a functional resolution of the non-address attribute, locates example attributes and ranks them, and creates a matrix with the example attribute in the cognitive zone. The matrix is displayed to a coder who then quickly identifies whether or not the attribute and example attribute match. In the event of a non-match, a matrix with a next highest rank example attribute is created and forwarded to the encoder until no more example attributes remain, wherein the entire image is forwarded to the encoder.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2009Publication date: January 21, 2010Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Walter Rosenbaum, Eberhard Mandler
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Publication number: 20090294250Abstract: To sort objects, an object is transferred onto a transport device of a sorting plant, and conveyed in accordance with predetermined sort criteria from the transport device to one of a number of outputs of the sorting plant. At the output, the object is transferred to a receptacle assigned to the output. A receptacle is removed from the output as soon as a predetermined fill level has been reached, or no further objects are delivered to the output. An empty receptacle is replaced for the removed receptacle. The empty receptacle is directed via the transport device to the output.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2006Publication date: December 3, 2009Inventor: Walter Rosenbaum
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Patent number: 7590260Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for resolving non-address attributes on a mail piece. The present system uses a mail sorter for sorting and facilitating the obtaining of a scan of the mail piece. The image is then scanned by automatic means to determine whether the non-address attributes can be automatically resolved. In the event of an unsuccessful scan, the image is forwarded to a processor which makes a functional resolution of the non-address attribute, locates example attributes and ranks them, and creates a matrix with the example attribute in the cognitive zone. The matrix is displayed to a coder who then quickly identifies whether or not the attribute and example attribute match. In the event of a non-match, a matrix with a next highest rank example attribute is created and forwarded to the encoder until no more example attributes remain, wherein the entire image is forwarded to the encoder.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2004Date of Patent: September 15, 2009Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Walter Rosenbaum, Eberhard Mandler
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Publication number: 20090127074Abstract: The invention comprises a conveying device for mail piece goods, and a method for the automatic oriented placement of such piece goods in a container. The piece goods are discharged individually into the container via a slide. The slide is has two rolls in the region of the lower planar section of the conveying area. The rolls are power-operated at speeds that are different from each other, have a great section of the conveying area. The rolls are power-operated at speeds that are different from each other, have a great coefficient of friction on the surface thereof, and provide the piece goods with a defined speed in order for the piece goods to be dropped into the container in a targeted manner, be oriented properly, and be stacked. The closer one roll lies to the discharge end, the greater the speed of said roll is selected relative to another roll.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2006Publication date: May 21, 2009Inventors: Alessandro Cavallo, Daniele Di Benedetto, Giuseppe Fabiano, Carlo Gallizia, Walter Rosenbaum, Torsten Tanz
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Publication number: 20090110284Abstract: To perform character recognition on an object for automatic processing of the object in a processing system, where the object contains at least one character string of processing information, a character string spoken by an operator is processed by a speech recognition procedure to generate a candidate list containing at least one candidate corresponding to the operator-spoken character string. The candidate list and a digital image of an area containing the processing information are made available for an optical character recognition procedure. The OCR procedure is performed on the digital image in coordination with the candidate list to determine if a character string recognized by the OCR procedure performed on the digital image corresponds to a candidate in the candidate list. Any such corresponding candidate is outputted as the character string on the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2007Publication date: April 30, 2009Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Thorsten Lamprecht, Ilian Pashov, Walter Rosenbaum
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Publication number: 20090089236Abstract: A method and a system identify information placed on a good to be processed, and the way of processing the good depends on this information. With regard to the method, the following steps are performed reading the information by an identifier and speaking the information as a voice message into an information retrieval system; delivering the voice message to a plurality of voice recognition systems; analyzing the voice message in each of the plurality of voice recognition systems and identifying a preliminary result; evaluating the preliminary results in order to identify the most probable result among the preliminary results best matching the initial information; and assigning the most probable result to the respective good. The system provides a reliable, high-speed multi speech recognition even in high ambient noise environments without the cost and complexity of introducing an OCR.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2008Publication date: April 2, 2009Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Thorsten Lamprecht, Harald Mebold, Walter Rosenbaum
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Publication number: 20080007410Abstract: In a system for obtaining information from a data carrier provided on an object to be transported by a conveyor at a conveying speed, a first reading device is positioned in proximity to the conveyor and configured to employ at least one first technology to obtain information from the data carrier on the object. A second reading device is positioned in proximity to the conveyor and configured to employ a second technology to obtain information from the data carrier. The second reading device is movable substantially parallel to and synchronously with the object between a start position and an end position, wherein the second reading device is configured to be activated between the start position and the end position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2007Publication date: January 10, 2008Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Walter Rosenbaum, Lothar Becker, Joern Bruett, Heinz-Peter Peters, Kai Ramadhin
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Publication number: 20070144947Abstract: In a device for singulating vertically positioned flat mailings from a stack of mail, at least two discharge rockers are disposed on top of one another. The discharge rockers are adjacent to revolving second discharge belts that are arranged in a fixed manner along the path of travel. A supporting element in relation to which the stack of mail is aligned ends at a defined distance from the undeflected discharge rockers. A flexible, elongated retaining element is arranged in a resiliently pressed manner from the end of the supporting element to the beginning of the second discharge belts located downstream of the discharge rockers and further on to the discharge rockers and to further discharge belts of successive singulating stages. The distance of the supporting element from the leading end of the second discharge belts relative to the direction of travel is greater than the maximum permissible length of a mailing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2004Publication date: June 28, 2007Applicant: Seimens AktiegesellschaftInventor: Walter Rosenbaum
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Patent number: 7236937Abstract: To dispatch ordered articles order data is transferred from a customer to a supplier of the articles. A dispatch center of a common dispatch service is notified of the earliest possible outward delivery time for each supplier. This information is saved in a database at the dispatch service. The latest of the earliest possible arrival times of the articles at the dispatch center is determined, wherein each arrival time is calculated by adding the respective transport time to the earliest possible outward delivery time. The dispatch service notifies each supplier of the outward delivery time to be achieved, which is obtained from the latest of the earliest possible arrival times at the dispatch center minus the respective transport time from the supplier to the dispatch center. The suppliers send out the ordered articles to the dispatch center at the notified times, and the articles are forwarded together to the customer.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2001Date of Patent: June 26, 2007Assignee: Siemens Dematic AGInventor: Walter Rosenbaum
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Publication number: 20070102329Abstract: A system and method are set out for automating the sorting and loading of parcels into a delivery vehicle. While being conveyed from a customer, parcels to be delivered are scanned and information obtained therefrom. The information may be the parcel either or both the identification code and delivery address. The obtaining may be performed by a bar code reader, hand held or overhead, as well as a videocoding device. The parcel information is matched to a sort code, a unique code for a unique delivery address. A list of matched identification and sort codes and delivery addresses and sort codes is then saved for later search, sort, and retrieval. The parcels are then loaded in sequence into mobile racks, which when full, is loaded onto the delivery vehicle. A sequence list of the order in which the parcels were scanned is also saved for later search, sort, and retrieval. An end user enters a select list of addresses in search of possible hits from the saved lists.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2006Publication date: May 10, 2007Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Walter Rosenbaum, Ingolf Rauh
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Publication number: 20070104370Abstract: A method of decoding images applies in parallel at least a first and a second optical character recognition process to an image. The image includes many categorizations. Further, the method determines if the first and second optical character recognition processes produce a substantially similar image result. If the image result is not similar a highest weighted OCR process categorization based result is selected. The highest weighted OCR process categorization based result is assigned to the image result on a categorization by categorization basis.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2004Publication date: May 10, 2007Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventor: Walter Rosenbaum
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Patent number: 7154060Abstract: A system and method are set out for automating the sorting and loading of parcels into a delivery vehicle. While being conveyed from a customer, parcels to be delivered are scanned and information obtained therefrom. The information may be the parcel either or both the identification code and delivery address. The obtaining may be performed by a bar code reader, hand held or overhead, as well as a videocoding device. The parcel information is matched to a sort code, a unique code for a unique delivery address. A list of matched identification and sort codes and delivery addresses and sort codes is then saved for later search, sort, and retrieval. The parcels are then loaded in sequence into mobile racks, which when full, is loaded onto the delivery vehicle. A sequence list of the order in which the parcels were scanned is also saved for later search, sort, and retrieval. An end user enters a select list of addresses in search of possible hits from the saved lists.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2001Date of Patent: December 26, 2006Assignee: Siemens Dematic AGInventors: Walter Rosenbaum, Ingolf Rauh
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Publication number: 20060269101Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2006Publication date: November 30, 2006Applicant: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Karl-Guenther Hansel, Walter Rosenbaum
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Patent number: 7136504Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 14, 2004Date of Patent: November 14, 2006Inventors: Karl-Günther Hansel, Walter Rosenbaum