GB1486454A - Electronic postage meter - Google Patents

Electronic postage meter

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Publication number
GB1486454A
GB1486454A GB9508/77A GB950877A GB1486454A GB 1486454 A GB1486454 A GB 1486454A GB 9508/77 A GB9508/77 A GB 9508/77A GB 950877 A GB950877 A GB 950877A GB 1486454 A GB1486454 A GB 1486454A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
postage meter
electronic postage
electronic
accounting
pitneybowes
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.)
Expired
Application number
GB9508/77A
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Pitney Bowes Inc
Original Assignee
Pitney Bowes Inc
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Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US05/406,898 external-priority patent/US3938095A/en
Application filed by Pitney Bowes Inc filed Critical Pitney Bowes Inc
Publication of GB1486454A publication Critical patent/GB1486454A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • 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
    • G07B17/00467—Transporting mailpieces
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K15/00—Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data, e.g. computer output printers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q30/00—Commerce
    • G06Q30/04—Billing or invoicing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C9/00—Individual registration on entry or exit
    • G07C9/30—Individual registration on entry or exit not involving the use of a pass
    • G07C9/32—Individual registration on entry or exit not involving the use of a pass in combination with an identity check
    • G07C9/33—Individual registration on entry or exit not involving the use of a pass in combination with an identity check by means of a password
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00233—Housing, e.g. lock or hardened casing
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00258—Electronic hardware aspects, e.g. type of circuits used
    • 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
    • G07B17/00362—Calculation or computing within apparatus, e.g. calculation of postage value
    • G07B2017/00395—Memory organization
    • 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

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Development Economics (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Finance (AREA)
  • Marketing (AREA)
  • Strategic Management (AREA)
  • General Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Economics (AREA)
  • Accounting & Taxation (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Devices For Checking Fares Or Tickets At Control Points (AREA)
  • Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)

Abstract

1486454 Accounting system PITNEYBOWES Inc 27 Sept 1974 [16 Oct 1973] 09508/77 Divided out of 1486452 Heading G4T [Also in Division B6] The description is substantially identical to that of the parent Specification. The claims are directed to an electronic postage meter including an accounting means which has a memory for storing data relating to the account of the amount of postage issued.
GB9508/77A 1973-10-16 1974-09-27 Electronic postage meter Expired GB1486454A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US05/406,898 US3938095A (en) 1971-11-04 1973-10-16 Computer responsive postage meter

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB1486454A true GB1486454A (en) 1977-09-21

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Family Applications (3)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB9508/77A Expired GB1486454A (en) 1973-10-16 1974-09-27 Electronic postage meter
GB12481/75A Expired GB1486453A (en) 1973-10-16 1974-09-27 Electronic account metering system
GB42109/74A Expired GB1486452A (en) 1973-10-16 1974-09-27 Account metering system particularly for use in a computer-controlled postage meter

Family Applications After (2)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB12481/75A Expired GB1486453A (en) 1973-10-16 1974-09-27 Electronic account metering system
GB42109/74A Expired GB1486452A (en) 1973-10-16 1974-09-27 Account metering system particularly for use in a computer-controlled postage meter

Country Status (9)

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JP (1) JPS579095B2 (en)
BR (1) BR7408293D0 (en)
CA (1) CA1052910A (en)
CH (1) CH581870A5 (en)
DE (4) DE2463403C2 (en)
FR (1) FR2257963B1 (en)
GB (3) GB1486454A (en)
IT (1) IT1019494B (en)
ZA (1) ZA743969B (en)

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US3978457A (en) 1974-12-23 1976-08-31 Pitney-Bowes, Inc. Microcomputerized electronic postage meter system
FR2335002A1 (en) * 1975-12-11 1977-07-08 Secap ELECTRONIC METERING POSTAGE MACHINE
GB1566341A (en) * 1976-01-14 1980-04-30 Pitney Bowes Inc Micro computerized postage meter
CA1077171A (en) * 1976-07-14 1980-05-06 Frank T. Check (Jr.) Electronic postal meter having noise-rejecting input/output channel
FR2375670A1 (en) * 1976-12-21 1978-07-21 Vickers Ltd Electronic franking machine with digital registers - has print unit, postage paid value selector and tote register containing accumulated value and summing device
FR2377066A1 (en) * 1977-01-07 1978-08-04 Secap IMPROVEMENT OF SAFETY DEVICES IN AN ELECTRONIC POSTAGE MACHINE
US4251874A (en) * 1978-10-16 1981-02-17 Pitney Bowes Inc. Electronic postal meter system
US4246643A (en) * 1978-02-13 1981-01-20 Pitney Bowes Inc. Low cost postage applicator
DE2820658A1 (en) * 1978-05-11 1979-11-15 Pitney Bowes Remote postage meter accounting system - has digital computer for converting variable data into coded meter data fed to postage meter station
US4301507A (en) * 1979-10-30 1981-11-17 Pitney Bowes Inc. Electronic postage meter having plural computing systems
EP0188382B1 (en) * 1985-01-18 1992-04-08 Pitney Bowes, Inc. Mailing machine
GB2173741B (en) * 1985-04-17 1989-07-05 Pitney Bowes Inc Unsecured postage applying system and method
US4775246A (en) * 1985-04-17 1988-10-04 Pitney Bowes Inc. System for detecting unaccounted for printing in a value printing system
JPH06260274A (en) * 1991-02-13 1994-09-16 Okaya Electric Ind Co Ltd Microwave sensor
DE4217478A1 (en) 1992-05-22 1993-11-25 Francotyp Postalia Gmbh Arrangement for creating a flexible user interface for franking machines
DE19711998A1 (en) 1997-03-13 1998-09-17 Francotyp Postalia Gmbh Mail processing system with a printing machine base station controlled by a personal computer

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DE2119320A1 (en) * 1971-04-21 1972-11-23 Daimler-Benz Ag, 7000 Stuttgart Device for checking control lamps in vehicles, in particular motor vehicles
US3757917A (en) * 1971-12-30 1973-09-11 Design And Dev Inc Logic system for a postal facility
US3750565A (en) * 1972-01-10 1973-08-07 Pitney Bowes Inc Print-setting apparatus
US3761901A (en) * 1972-06-28 1973-09-25 Ncr Nonvolatile memory cell
US3801963A (en) * 1972-09-28 1974-04-02 Burroughs Corp Method and apparatus for transferring data from a volatile data store upon the occurrence of a power failure in a computer

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
ZA743969B (en) 1975-06-25
FR2257963A1 (en) 1975-08-08
AU7425174A (en) 1976-04-15
IT1019494B (en) 1977-11-10
DE2438055C2 (en) 1984-11-22
DE2463404C2 (en) 1985-10-31
JPS579095B2 (en) 1982-02-19
CA1052910A (en) 1979-04-17
DE2438055A1 (en) 1975-04-30
BR7408293D0 (en) 1975-08-05
DE2463221C2 (en) 1985-08-29
CH581870A5 (en) 1976-11-15
DE2463403C2 (en) 1986-07-31
JPS5068243A (en) 1975-06-07
GB1486452A (en) 1977-09-21
GB1486453A (en) 1977-09-21
FR2257963B1 (en) 1979-04-27

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PS Patent sealed
476C Application for amendment of specification now open to opposition (sect. 76/1949)
PE20 Patent expired after termination of 20 years

Effective date: 19940926