DE102004044206A1 - Prepayment providing method for letter, involves providing prepayment contingent orders, online pay and printable advertisement for prepayment contingent, recalling prepayment data set with advertisement, and connecting set with letter - Google Patents

Abstract

The method involves connecting calculation technique of an end-user (A), advertising interested firm (B), intermeditor and prepayment provider. The firm with the intermediator provides prepayment contingent orders, online pay and printable advertisement for prepayment contingent. The user with the intermediator recalls a prepayment data set with advertisement and connects the data set with a letter for transport by the provider.

Description

The The invention relates to a method for obtaining frankings, in particular for correspondence and makes use of the technical possibilities of the Internet.

By Deutsche Post is currently entering Printing program for "Postwertzeichen" in the form of a machine-readable Feature with matrix code offered. This is an activation fee, monthly Costs and costs for every "postage stamp" for the end user connected. Furthermore It binds the end user to the service provider Deutsche Post. These are significant disadvantages.

task The invention is to indemnify the end user from these costs. Solved This object is achieved with the features of claim 1, advantageous Embodiments are the subject of the dependent claims.

A Analysis of the prior art has now shown that the cause for the mentioned costs through the direct online contact of the end user with the publisher of the frankings - in the example the Germans Post - arise, there a direct commodity (postage stamp) - money - relationship computationally is practiced.

• – der Nutzer beim holder durch eine entsprechende rechentechnische Eingabe Frankierungskontingente ordert, online bezahlt und eine druckbare Werbung für jedes Frankierungskontingent vorgibt,
• – der holder beim Pin die entsprechenden Frankierungen gegen Online-Bezahlung oder im Umfang der Online-Bezahlung des Nutzers beim Pin in Form von Datensätzen abruft und die Datensätze der Frankierungen rechentechnisch mit Datensätzen der druckbaren Werbung des Nutzers abrufbar verknüpft, und
• – der User beim holder mittels rechentechnischer Eingabe seiner e-mail-Adresse und/oder eines ihm vom holder zugeteiltes Passwortes und/oder seines Standortes jeweils einen Frankierungsdatensatz mit Werbung abruft, selbst ausdruckt und mit der Sendung zum Transport durch Pin oder einen Dritten verbindet.

According to the invention, a method is now provided for the provision of frankings for consignments to be delivered, in which the end user (user), advertising-interested companies (users), brokers (holders) and providers of frankings (pin) are connected computationally, in which

• The user orders franking quotas, pays them online and provides a printable advertisement for each franking contingent, by means of a corresponding computational input
• - The holder of the pin retrieves the appropriate franking against online payment or the extent of the online payment of the user pin in the form of records and the records of the frankings computationally linked with records of the user's printable advertising, and
• - The user at the holder by means of computational input of his e-mail address and / or a password assigned to him from the holder and / or his location retrieves a franking record with advertising, even prints and connects to the shipment for transport by pin or a third party.

In the further embodiment of the method is provided that the holder the records e-mail address and location of the user to the users computationally transmitted, so that the user or the users advertising under computer the transmitted e-mail address.

The proposed according to the invention Process is characterized by its simplicity, in which the user, an advertised company, delivery fees for a user as an end user paid and this in turn is ready with the franking advertising for the To make users and receive user-supplied advertising to take.

Of the holder is comparable to a server for linking Data networks and Pin continues to function as a deliverer limited by shipments. A relationship is visible only between user and user.

• – der holder das erworbene Frankierungskontingent des jeweiligen Nutzers überwacht und wenn dieses erschöpft ist, den Zugang durch den User sperrt.
• – die Koppelung von georderten Datensätzen von Frankierungen mit Datensätzen der Werbung durch einen Zufallsgenerator erfolgt.
• – die Herstellung von koppelbaren Datensätzen mit Werbung durch den holder entsprechend den Vorgaben des Nutzers erfolgt.
• – der Userzugang verschlüsselt erfolgt, insbesondere in Form von TLS/SSL-Verschlüsselung.

In the further embodiment it is provided that

• - the holder monitors the acquired franking quota of the respective user and, if this is exhausted, blocks access by the user.
• - The coupling of ordered records of frankings with records of advertising by a random number generator takes place.
• - The production of dockable records with advertising by the holder is carried out according to the specifications of the user.
• - The user access is encrypted, especially in the form of TLS / SSL encryption.

The Functionality will be explained with reference to the drawing.

The 1 shows schematically the data flows between the involved parties: End user (User A), advertised companies (User B), Mediator (holder C) and provider of frankings (pin D).

there are the outside for the User A visible data flows or measures characterized throughout the internal data flows are shown as dashed line.

To Outside for the User A visible data flows:

1

computational Enter the e-mail address and / or a password assigned to him by holder C and / or its location for retrieving a franking record with advertising.

2

provision a franking record with advertising.

3

Expression of the franking data set with advertising and connection with the consignment for transport by pin or a third party.

4

reception of advertising of user B by e-mail.

To Outside for the User A invisible data flows:

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order of franking quotas by the user B, online payment and transmission a record of a printable advertisement.

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of the holder C orders the corresponding frankings against pin D Online payment.

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polling the records for the franking

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Linking the records the frankings computationally with records of printable advertising of the user B.

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transmission the records e-mail address and location of user A to user B by the user holder C.

The System uses conventional web design (HTML, PHP, JSP, ASP) in conjunction with Flash elements and images.

These Design forms are standardized today and for all platforms tested.

It consists of a combination of an auto-e-mail responder ("e-mail robot") from database systems to collect and use e-mail addresses received.

Proceeding Application: Perl CGI scripts ("CA certification"), SQL database systems ("User / user credentials") and C ++ database systems ("Pin / User Records"). (Programming Techn Graduation and / or changes reserved for database systems.)

User and user access is through assigned access data, and is TLS / SSL encrypted. The actual franking mark does not get the user to face, because it is an independent one Server file that can only be used once.

Claims (7)

Method for providing frankings for delivery Consumables, in which the end user (User), werbenteressierte computationally Companies (users), intermediaries (holders) and providers of frankings (Pin) are connected, so - that the user at the holder through a corresponding computational input franking quotas orders, gets paid online and a printable advertisement for each Imposes a franking quota, - the holder at the pin the corresponding Franking against online payment or the amount of online payment the user retrieves the pin in the form of records and the records of the Franking computationally with records of printable advertising of the user retrievably linked, - the user at the holder by means of computational input of his e-mail address and / or a password assigned to him by the holder and / or his location each retrieves a franking record with advertising, even print out and connects to the shipment for transport by pin or a third party. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that that the holder will e-mail the records and location of the user to the users computationally transmitted, so that the users of the advertisement advertising computationally under the transmitted submit e-mail address can. Method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized that the holder acquires the acquired franking quota of the respective User monitors and when this is exhausted is the access by the user locks. Method according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized that the coupling of ordered datasets of frankings with records advertising by a random number generator. Method according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized that the production of recordable records with advertising by the holder according to the specifications of the user. Method according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized that the user and user access is encrypted, in particular in the form of TLS / SSL encryption. Method according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized that the franking retrieved by the user has a validity note, preferably machine-readable and in particular limited to the polling day, is provided.