Patent ID: 11919725
Assignee: FAMECCANICA.DATA S.P.A.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A parcel handling and tracking system for reading identifying features on parcels moving through the handling and tracking system, comprising:
a scanning window movable from a reading position to a transfer position, the scanning window being configured to support a parcel at a resting surface of the parcel when in the reading position,
a first scanning device positioned at the scanning window on an opposite side of the parcel when the scanning window is in the reading position, the first scanning device being configured to scan one or more identifying features on the parcel,
wherein the scanning window is light permeable to allow scanning therethrough of one or more identifying features at the resting surface of the parcel by the first scanning device when the scanning window is in the reading position, and
wherein the scanning window is configured to be flipped to the transfer position to move the parcel off the scanning window.