Patent ID: 6740836
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: B07C,G01N

Abstract:
A system for sorting mailpieces and determining whether a mailpiece is suspected of containing harmful material, the system comprising comprising:a component for singulating and feeding a mailpiece along a feed path of the system; a system for reading the mailpiece, the system for reading the mailpiece positioned downstream from the component for singulating and feeding the mailpiece along the feed path; a control system for controlling the system for sorting mailpieces and determining whether the mailpiece is suspected of containing harmful material or is a trusted, mailpiece; a printer for printing an identification code on the mailpiece if the mailpiece is determined to be suspect; a diverter for diverting the mailpiece into a collection module if the mailpiece is determined to be suspect; and a bin module comprising two or more destination bins for receiving the mailpiece if the mailpiece has been determined to be trusted.