EP0504367A1 - Frankierstreifengeber-system. - Google Patents
Frankierstreifengeber-system.Info
- Publication number
- EP0504367A1 EP0504367A1 EP91918171A EP91918171A EP0504367A1 EP 0504367 A1 EP0504367 A1 EP 0504367A1 EP 91918171 A EP91918171 A EP 91918171A EP 91918171 A EP91918171 A EP 91918171A EP 0504367 A1 EP0504367 A1 EP 0504367A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- franking
- postage
- value
- data
- postage credit
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
- G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
- G07F17/0014—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for vending, access and use of specific services not covered anywhere else in G07F17/00
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00016—Relations between apparatus, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office, in a franking system
- G07B17/0008—Communication details outside or between apparatus
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
- G07B17/00193—Constructional details of apparatus in a franking system
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
- G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
- G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
- G07F17/26—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for printing, stamping, franking, typing or teleprinting apparatus
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00016—Relations between apparatus, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office, in a franking system
- G07B17/0008—Communication details outside or between apparatus
- G07B2017/00153—Communication details outside or between apparatus for sending information
- G07B2017/00177—Communication details outside or between apparatus for sending information from a portable device, e.g. a card or a PCMCIA
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
- G07B17/00193—Constructional details of apparatus in a franking system
- G07B2017/00217—Portable franking apparatus, i.e. the whole franking apparatus, not parts alone
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
- G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
- G07B2017/00572—Details of printed item
- G07B2017/00604—Printing of advert or logo
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
- G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
- G07B2017/00612—Attaching item on mailpiece
- G07B2017/0062—Label
Definitions
- the invention relates to a franking strip dispenser system with credit card billing, which prints a date, a postage value and an advertising slogan on a franking strip.
- Franking machine is released via a read / write unit for an IC card and a control unit for postage printing. Data on the amount of money used and the number of prints are stored on the IC card. This means that different people with their own IC cards and / or companies can jointly use a franking machine in order to reduce the acquisition and maintenance costs for the individual user. A security of the fee accounting is guaranteed by the complex accounting system integrated in the franking machine.
- This sharing is relatively time consuming when e.g. B. the franking machine is occupied by a user and is only available to the next user after a long waiting time or when access to the franking machine is associated with travel times.
- the invention was based on the object of creating a franking system with credit card billing, which is more economical to purchase and maintain than one
- a printing unit, a processor system and a read / write device for are in a common housing 1 of the franking strip dispenser
- Refilling the strip storage container is the only external access to the franking strip dispenser. In terms of security, these accesses are shielded from the processor system and the printing unit.
- a further opening 7 is provided for receiving energy sources, for example batteries or rechargeable batteries, for operation independent of the mains.
- the loading of the postage credit card is carried out by an authorized institution, e.g. B. the manufacturer of the system or a postal authority.
- This institution is equipped with a corresponding read / write unit for the postage credit cards and carries out the settlement of the default amount to be loaded onto the postage credit card between the cardholder and the postal service.
- the processor system is the link between the printing unit and the reader / writer and is connected to them via information and signal lines. Between the processor system and the reader / writer, the digitized data for identification,
- Tax data for printing the individual advertising slogan data of the postage value to be printed and the
- the signal lines between the devices are used for the transmission of control and security data.
- the printing units used are preferably those which work without printing types and are therefore able to print the various advertising fields stored on postage credit cards. These are preferably matrix flatbed or
- the operating device consists of a keyboard 4 for
- a display e.g. B. a display 5. It is coupled to the processor system such that the setting of the postage value to be printed out is only possible incrementally or decrementally in the minimum increments of the value increments of the applicable postage fee table, starting from a standard franking value or from the franking last entered.
- the desired franking value is set by pressing the increment or decrement key on the keyboard 4 several times. Finally, the displayed amount is correct
- the desired franking value it is made valid by pressing the "SET" key.
- the postage credit card to be inserted into the franking strip dispenser is electrically connected to the read / write device, thereby reading and writing data from or into the memory of the card is possible.
- a separate identification and / or secret code can be used in a known manner to activate a data transmission
- the postage credit card contains a processor system consisting of a processor, a program memory, a volatile data memory and a non-volatile data memory, and a serial input / output interface.
- the non-volatile data memory is divided into a first and a second memory area.
- the first storage area contains the information about the current postage credit value. This memory area was loaded with a postage credit value, of which with each franking process
- the second memory area contains the data for printing the advertising slogan.
- the memory areas can be controlled separately, so that the advertising slogan may not be printed.
- the storage area for advertising clichés must be unchangeable when the postage credit storage area is reloaded.
- the memory area for the advertising cliché can only be specifically controlled via a device that is independent of the postage credit issuing device if the cliché is to be created, changed or deleted.
- the non-volatile memory of the postage credit card instead of the current residual value of the previously loaded postage credit, the to the sum of the frankings made, which is offset between the user's account and the postal service account in a certain cycle, the latter resetting the memory area of the postage credit card to zero.
- the postage credit card is to be inserted into a corresponding reading device, which in turn is connected to a personal computer.
- a special software implemented on the PC reads the corresponding contents of the postage credit card and compiles a j u u r n a l a u s d r u c k.
- Portable data carriers such as IC cards, chip cards or similar reloadable systems are used as postage credit cards.
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- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
- Devices For Checking Fares Or Tickets At Control Points (AREA)
- Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)
Description
Claims
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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DE4033164A DE4033164A1 (de) | 1990-10-16 | 1990-10-16 | Frankierstreifengeber-system |
DE4033164 | 1990-10-16 | ||
PCT/EP1991/001971 WO1992007338A1 (de) | 1990-10-16 | 1991-10-16 | Frankierstreifengeber-system |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP0504367A1 true EP0504367A1 (de) | 1992-09-23 |
EP0504367B1 EP0504367B1 (de) | 1995-08-23 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP91918171A Expired - Lifetime EP0504367B1 (de) | 1990-10-16 | 1991-10-16 | Frankierstreifengeber-system |
Country Status (6)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US5365044A (de) |
EP (1) | EP0504367B1 (de) |
CA (1) | CA2071839C (de) |
CZ (1) | CZ278830B6 (de) |
DE (2) | DE4033164A1 (de) |
WO (1) | WO1992007338A1 (de) |
Families Citing this family (17)
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US5586037A (en) * | 1991-04-01 | 1996-12-17 | Pi Electronics, Inc. | Automated self-service mail processing and storing systems |
US5481464A (en) * | 1991-04-10 | 1996-01-02 | U-Ship, Inc. | System for collecting and shipping items |
US5490077A (en) * | 1993-01-20 | 1996-02-06 | Francotyp-Postalia Gmbh | Method for data input into a postage meter machine, arrangement for franking postal matter and for producing an advert mark respectively allocated to a cost allocation account |
EP0658861B1 (de) * | 1993-12-16 | 1998-09-23 | Francotyp-Postalia Aktiengesellschaft & Co. | Verfahren zum Betreiben einer Frankiermaschine |
US5510992A (en) * | 1994-01-03 | 1996-04-23 | Post N Mail, L.C. | System and method for automatically printing postage on mail |
US5655023A (en) * | 1994-05-13 | 1997-08-05 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Advanced postage payment system employing pre-computed digital tokens and with enhanced security |
CH688250A5 (de) * | 1994-08-23 | 1997-06-30 | Vito Martinetti | Frankierstempelgeraet. |
DE19522595C2 (de) * | 1995-06-19 | 1998-06-04 | Francotyp Postalia Gmbh | Anordnung für eine elektronische Handfrankiermaschine mit federnd gelagertem Fahrgestellrahmen |
DE19522600C2 (de) * | 1995-06-19 | 1998-06-04 | Francotyp Postalia Gmbh | Anordnung für eine elektronische Handfrankiermaschine mit Tintendruckkopf und Reinigungsteil |
US5835689A (en) * | 1995-12-19 | 1998-11-10 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Transaction evidencing system and method including post printing and batch processing |
DE19549305A1 (de) | 1995-12-22 | 1997-07-03 | Francotyp Postalia Gmbh | Verfahren und Anordnung zur Dateneingabe in eine Frankiermaschine |
US5848401A (en) * | 1995-12-22 | 1998-12-08 | Goldberg; Robert M. | Hand-held portable postage meter that uses pre-printed tape |
US6766302B2 (en) * | 1998-11-09 | 2004-07-20 | Joseph Bach | Method and apparatus for advertisement |
DE10019085A1 (de) * | 2000-04-10 | 2001-12-06 | Francotyp Postalia Gmbh | Anordnung und Verfahren zum Bereitstellen einer Mitteilung beim Laden von Dienstleistungsdaten für ein Endgerät |
US7337144B1 (en) * | 2000-09-28 | 2008-02-26 | Microsoft Corporation | Method and system for restricting the usage of payment accounts |
US6871232B2 (en) * | 2001-03-06 | 2005-03-22 | International Business Machines Corporation | Method and system for third party resource provisioning management |
US9478094B2 (en) | 2009-12-29 | 2016-10-25 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Postal services kiosk having payment card security |
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LU85436A1 (fr) * | 1984-06-27 | 1986-01-24 | Colortex Sa | Machine imprimante electronique |
LU85750A7 (fr) * | 1985-01-29 | 1986-02-12 | Colortex S.A. | Machine imprimante electronique |
FR2584516B1 (fr) * | 1985-07-02 | 1988-05-13 | Smh Alcatel | Procede et systeme de controle pour machines a affranchir |
US4831554A (en) * | 1986-04-10 | 1989-05-16 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Postage meter message printing system |
US4809185A (en) * | 1986-09-02 | 1989-02-28 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Secure metering device storage vault for a value printing system |
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CA1328927C (en) * | 1988-02-08 | 1994-04-26 | Glynn M. Brasington | Postal charge accounting system |
CA1301334C (en) * | 1988-02-08 | 1992-05-19 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Postal charge accounting system |
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1990
- 1990-10-16 DE DE4033164A patent/DE4033164A1/de not_active Ceased
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1991
- 1991-10-16 EP EP91918171A patent/EP0504367B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1991-10-16 CA CA002071839A patent/CA2071839C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1991-10-16 WO PCT/EP1991/001971 patent/WO1992007338A1/de active IP Right Grant
- 1991-10-16 DE DE59106317T patent/DE59106317D1/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1991-10-16 CZ CS913137A patent/CZ278830B6/cs not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1991-10-16 US US07/859,740 patent/US5365044A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Non-Patent Citations (1)
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Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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US5365044A (en) | 1994-11-15 |
CZ313791A3 (en) | 1993-08-11 |
DE4033164A1 (de) | 1992-04-23 |
CA2071839A1 (en) | 1992-04-17 |
CA2071839C (en) | 1996-03-26 |
CZ278830B6 (en) | 1994-07-13 |
DE59106317D1 (de) | 1995-09-28 |
EP0504367B1 (de) | 1995-08-23 |
WO1992007338A1 (de) | 1992-04-30 |
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