Postal services - Mail item processing - Optical characteristics for processing letters

This document provides guidelines for printing addresses on mail items. These guidelines apply to addresses printed on mail items whose size is up to and including C5. It may also be applied to oversize items, commonly referred to as C5+. The address blocks covered are the addressee address block and the sender address block if they are both on the same side of the item. Otherwise, only the addressee address block is covered. Guidelines related to address lines are relevant for all lines in an address block.

Postalische Dienstleistungen - Bearbeitung von Sendungen - Optische Merkmale für die Briefbearbeitung

Diese Europäische Norm legt optische Merkmale für die Briefbearbeitung fest und enthält Leitlinien hinsichtlich der Werte dieser Attribute, die eine hohe Anschriftenlesbarkeit sicherstellen. Sie zielt darauf ab, die Beziehungen zwischen den Postbetreibern und ihren Kunden zu erleichtern, indem Informationen bereitgestellt werden, die die Versender verwenden können, um sicherzustellen, dass die von ihnen gedruckten Anschriften von postalischen Automatiksystemen erfolgreich bearbeitet werden können.
Es ist Ziel dieser Norm, folgende Punkte zu unterstützen:
   Beurteilung der wahrscheinlichen Lesbarkeit einer gedruckten Anschrift mit vorgegebenen Erkennungsgeräten, ohne diese Geräte tatsächlich einzusetzen;
   Festlegung von Änderungen bei den Anschriftendruckmerkmalen, die erforderlich sind, um beim Einsatz vorgegebener Anschriftenlesegeräte den gewünschten Grad der Anschriftenlesbarkeit zu erreichen;
   Beurteilung der Komplexität und somit auch der Kosten von Anschriftenlesegeräten, die für die gewünschte Anschriftenlesbarkeit mit vorgegebenen Druckmerkmalen erforderlich sind.
Die Norm gilt für Postsendungen einer Größe bis zu C5 ); sie kann aber auch auf übergroße Sendungen mit der gebräuchlichen Bezeichnung C5+ angewandt werden sowie auf Langbriefe. Die betroffenen Anschriftenblöcke sind:
   der Empfängeranschriftenblock;
   der Absenderanschriftenblock, wenn dieser sich auf derselben Seite der Postsendung befindet wie der Empfängeranschriftenblock.
Die in dieser Norm enthaltenen Leitlinien gelten für Anschriftenblöcke, so wie sie auf den fertigen Postsendungen erscheinen, wenn diese an die Postbetreiber übermittelt werden, und nicht nur für Anschriften und das Trägermaterial, auf dem sie gedruckt sind. Anwender dieser Norm sind verantwortlich für die Festlegung der physikalischen Parameter, die für die Einhaltung erforderlich sind, nachdem die Eigenschaften der Postsendungen berücksichtigt wurden, die nichts mit dem Aufdruck selbst zu tun haben, wie z. B. die

Services postaux - Traitement des objets postaux - Caractéristiques optiques pour le traitement du courrier

La présente norme européenne détermine un ensemble de caractéristiques optiques pour le traitement du courrier et fournit des recommandations sur les valeurs de ces attributs pour assurer un niveau élevé de lisibilité des adresses. L'objectif est de faciliter les relations entre les opérateurs postaux et les clients en donnant des informations que les fabricants de courrier peuvent utiliser pour que les adresses qu'ils impriment puissent être lues correctement par les systèmes postaux de lecture automatique.
Cette norme est destinée à contribuer à :
   l'évaluation de la lisibilité probable d'une adresse imprimée au moyen d'un système de reconnaissance donné, sans avoir à la soumettre effectivement à un système de ce type ;
   la détermination des modifications des caractéristiques d'impression des adresses, nécessaires pour parvenir au niveau de lisibilité voulu pour un système de reconnaissance d'adresses donné ;
   l'évaluation de la complexité et donc du coût, des systèmes de reconnaissance d'adresses nécessaires pour parvenir à un niveau de lisibilité voulu avec des adresses ayant des caractéristiques d'impression données.
Cette norme s'applique aux objets dont le format va jusqu'au C5 ) et aussi pour les objets de grandes dimensions, communément désignés comme le C5+, et les objets plats. Les blocs adresses concernés sont :
   le bloc adresse de distribution ;
   le bloc adresse de l'expéditeur s'il figure sur la même face de l'objet que le bloc adresse de distribution.
Les recommandations portent sur les blocs adresses tels qu'ils apparaissent sur les objets postaux achevés remis aux opérateurs postaux, et non pas seulement sur les adresses avec le support où ils sont imprimés. Il est de la responsabilité des utilisateurs de la norme de déterminer les paramètres physiques nécessaires pour respecter les recommandations après avoir pris en compte les caractéristiques résultant d'opérations autres que l'impression, telles que la mise sous pli, l'utilisation d

Poštne storitve - Prenos pošiljk - Optične karakteristike za prenos pisemskih pošiljk

General Information

Status
Published
Publication Date
31-Aug-2004
Technical Committee
Current Stage
6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
Start Date
01-Sep-2004
Due Date
01-Sep-2004
Completion Date
01-Sep-2004

Overview

EN 13619:2002 - published by CEN - defines optical characteristics for processing letters and provides practical guidelines for printing postal addresses to maximise machine and video readability. The standard applies primarily to mail items up to and including C5 size (and commonly to C5+ and flats) and covers the addressee address block and, when printed on the same side, the sender block. Its purpose is to help mailers and postal operators improve OCR performance and postal automation throughput by specifying controllable, measurable address attributes.

Key Topics

The standard organises guidance around address attributes that affect OCR readability and video-coding:

  • Address zone & background
    • Background colour and background noise
    • Clear zone definition around the address block
  • Address block attributes
    • Address block size and skew
    • Line spacing, characters per line and bar code placement
  • Character attributes
    • Fonts and typeface selection (including bold/condensed/expanded)
    • Stroke thickness and type size
    • Character and word spacing, character skew and character sets
    • Colour, underlining and print quality
    • Print Contrast Ratio (PCR) of address characters vs. background
  • Salience levels
    • Attributes are classified by salience (high/normal) to indicate relative importance for readability
  • Guideline nature
    • Recommendations are goal-oriented (to support current state-of-the-art OCR) rather than rigid prescriptions

Applications

EN 13619:2002 is practical for anyone involved in the design, production, handling and automated processing of mail:

  • Mailers and bulk postal customers - to design address printing for high OCR yield
  • Postal operators - to specify mail acceptance criteria and optimise sorting efficiency
  • Envelope and label manufacturers - to choose appropriate materials and window designs
  • Print houses and mail houses - for quality control and production setup
  • OCR and postal automation vendors - to tune recognition systems and test cases
  • Standards and procurement teams - to define service-level requirements and contract specifications

Practical outcomes include improved automated sorting rates, reduced manual video-coding, clearer supplier specifications and lower processing costs.

Related Standards

  • CEN/TC 331 outputs on address components (Part I / Part II) - for logical content and formatting of address lines
  • ISO guidance referenced for typography and measurement conventions

Keywords: EN 13619:2002, postal services, mail item processing, optical characteristics, address printing, OCR readability, postal automation, CEN standard.

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SIST EN 13619:2004 is a standard published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Postal services - Mail item processing - Optical characteristics for processing letters". This standard covers: This document provides guidelines for printing addresses on mail items. These guidelines apply to addresses printed on mail items whose size is up to and including C5. It may also be applied to oversize items, commonly referred to as C5+. The address blocks covered are the addressee address block and the sender address block if they are both on the same side of the item. Otherwise, only the addressee address block is covered. Guidelines related to address lines are relevant for all lines in an address block.

This document provides guidelines for printing addresses on mail items. These guidelines apply to addresses printed on mail items whose size is up to and including C5. It may also be applied to oversize items, commonly referred to as C5+. The address blocks covered are the addressee address block and the sender address block if they are both on the same side of the item. Otherwise, only the addressee address block is covered. Guidelines related to address lines are relevant for all lines in an address block.

SIST EN 13619:2004 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 03.240 - Postal services. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.

SIST EN 13619:2004 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2002/39/EC, 97/67/EC; Standardization Mandates: M/240. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.

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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Postal services - Mail item processing - Optical characteristics for processing lettersSRãLOMNServices postaux - Traitement des objets postaux - Caractéristiques optiques pour le traitement du courrierPostalische Dienstleistungen - Bearbeitung von Sendungen - Optische Merkmale für die BriefbearbeitungTa slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 13619:2002SIST EN 13619:2004en03.240Poštne storitvePostal servicesICS:SLOVENSKI
STANDARDSIST EN 13619:200401-september-2004

EUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHE NORMEN 13619November 2002ICS 03.240English versionPostal services - Mail item processing - Optical characteristicsfor processing lettersServices postaux - Traitement des objets postaux -Caractéristiques optiques pour le traitement du courrierPostalische Dienstleistungen - Bearbeitung von Sendungen- Optische Merkmale für die BriefbearbeitungThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 16 October 2002.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this EuropeanStandard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such nationalstandards may be obtained on application to the Management Centre or to any CEN member.This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translationunder the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Management Centre has the same status as the officialversions.CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNGManagement Centre: rue de Stassart, 36
B-1050 Brussels© 2002 CENAll rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reservedworldwide for CEN national Members.Ref. No. EN 13619:2002 E

1 See ISO 2692 Note that this standard does not define the logical content, in terms of address components, of each line. Nor does it directly impose limits onthe length of individual lines or components, or on how information is represented (e.g. as text and/or in computer readable bar codes). AddressComponents are covered in CEN/TC 331 WI 015 Part I; the selection and ordering of components for printing and the abbreviation rules whichmay be used to limit printed address line length, are to be addressed in Part II of that standard.
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