Title :
Reading encrypted postal indicia
Author :
Cullen, Mark ; Pintsov, Leon ; Romansky, Brian
Author_Institution :
Pitney Bowes Inc., Shelton, CT, USA
Abstract :
The next generation of postal processing equipment will incorporate some method of verifying the postal revenue block (postal indicia) as a means of reducing postal fraud. The introduction of new digital printing technologies necessitates the encryption of revenue block information. This paper presents an approach for the verification process which includes algorithms for reading an encrypted postal indicia. In particular, postal indicia reading is tested for robustness against a variety of printing and media characteristics, and potential defects
Keywords :
document image processing; fraud; postal services; digital printing technologies; encrypted postal indicia reading; encryption; postal fraud; postal revenue block; revenue block information; robustness; verification process; Authentication; Automatic testing; Automation; Computed tomography; Costs; Cryptography; Digital printing; Digital signatures; Postal services; Robustness;
Conference_Titel :
Document Analysis and Recognition, 1995., Proceedings of the Third International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7128-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICDAR.1995.602075
