Patent ID: 6327042
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: G06F,G06K

Abstract:
An electronic page inverter for a mail treatment system, the mail treatment system comprising a word processor system for redacting the text of a letter, a sheet-fed printer for printing the pages of the letter, and a folder-inserter mechanically coupled to the printer for receiving sheets on which the printer has printed the pages of the text, folding said sheets, and inserting them in an envelope, the inverter comprising:input/output interfaces connected to the word processor system, the sheet-fed printer and the folder-inserter;means for recording a sequence of binary words representing the alphanumeric characters of the letter as they are delivered by the word processor system;means for inserting in the sequence of binary words a first control code at the beginning of each page of the letter, and a second control code at the end of the last page of the letter;means for recognizing said first and second control codes in the recorded sequence of binary words for the purpose of playing back said recorded binary words to the printer, letter page by letter page in inverse order of letter pages from the last page to first page while keeping the characters making up each page in their initial order; andmeans for starting an operation cycle of the folder-inserter when all of the pages of the letter have been printed.