EP0493949A3 - Postage meter - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0493949A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: postage meter; postage; meter
Prior art date: 1990-12-31
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.): Granted

Application number

EP19910311900

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EP0493949A2 (en

EP0493949B1 (en

Inventor

Dennis Thomas Gilham

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.)

Neopost Ltd

Original Assignee

Alcatel Business Systems Ltd

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1990-12-31

Filing date

1991-12-20

Publication date

1992-08-05

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1991-12-20 Application filed by Alcatel Business Systems Ltd filed Critical Alcatel Business Systems Ltd

1992-07-08 Publication of EP0493949A2 publication Critical patent/EP0493949A2/en

1992-08-05 Publication of EP0493949A3 publication Critical patent/EP0493949A3/en

1996-11-27 Application granted granted Critical

1996-11-27 Publication of EP0493949B1 publication Critical patent/EP0493949B1/en

2011-12-20 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Revoked legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- 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
- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00733—Cryptography or similar special procedures in a franking system
- 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
- G07B17/00314—Communication within apparatus, personal computer [PC] system, or server, e.g. between printhead and central unit in a franking machine
- 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
- G07B2017/00088—Communication details outside or between apparatus via landlines
- G07B2017/00096—Communication details outside or between apparatus via landlines via phone lines
- 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
- G07B2017/00161—Communication details outside or between apparatus for sending information from a central, non-user location, e.g. for updating rates or software, or for refilling funds
- 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
- G07B17/00314—Communication within apparatus, personal computer [PC] system, or server, e.g. between printhead and central unit in a franking machine
- G07B2017/00322—Communication between components/modules/parts, e.g. printer, printhead, keyboard, conveyor or central unit
- 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
- G07B17/00314—Communication within apparatus, personal computer [PC] system, or server, e.g. between printhead and central unit in a franking machine
- G07B2017/00346—Power handling, e.g. power-down routine
- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00733—Cryptography or similar special procedures in a franking system
- G07B2017/00741—Cryptography or similar special procedures in a franking system using specific cryptographic algorithms or functions

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
Devices For Checking Fares Or Tickets At Control Points (AREA)
Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)

EP91311900A 1990-12-31 1991-12-20 Postage meter Revoked EP0493949B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB9028225A GB2251213A (en)	1990-12-31	1990-12-31	Postage meter.
GB9028225		1990-12-31

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0493949A2 EP0493949A2 (en)	1992-07-08
EP0493949A3 true EP0493949A3 (en)	1992-08-05
EP0493949B1 EP0493949B1 (en)	1996-11-27

Family

ID=10687696

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP91311900A Revoked EP0493949B1 (en)	1990-12-31	1991-12-20	Postage meter

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0493949B1 (en)
DE (1)	DE69123340T2 (en)
GB (1)	GB2251213A (en)

Families Citing this family (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US5377264A (en) *	1993-12-09	1994-12-27	Pitney Bowes Inc.	Memory access protection circuit with encryption key
US5822738A (en) *	1995-11-22	1998-10-13	F.M.E. Corporation	Method and apparatus for a modular postage accounting system
US5731980A (en) *	1996-08-23	1998-03-24	Pitney Bowes Inc.	Electronic postage meter system having internal accounting system and removable external accounting system
US6050486A (en) *	1996-08-23	2000-04-18	Pitney Bowes Inc.	Electronic postage meter system separable printer and accounting arrangement incorporating partition of indicia and accounting information
US5812400A (en) *	1996-08-23	1998-09-22	Pitney Bowes Inc.	Electronic postage meter installation and location movement system
DE19913067A1 (en)	1999-03-17	2000-09-21	Francotyp Postalia Gmbh	Method for the automatic installation of franking devices and arrangement for carrying out the method

Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
GB2173741A (en) *	1985-04-17	1986-10-22	Pitney Bowes Inc	Unsecured postage applying system
GB2188880A (en) *	1985-12-26	1987-10-14	Pitney Bowes Inc	Methods and systems for detection of tampering
EP0376573A2 (en) *	1988-12-30	1990-07-04	Neopost Limited	Franking system
EP0388840A2 (en) *	1989-03-23	1990-09-26	Neopost Industrie	Security extension procedure for electronic remote setting meter

Family Cites Families (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
CH668134A5 (en) *	1985-03-15	1988-11-30	Hasler Ag Ascom	DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RELEASING AND CONTROLLING THE STORAGE OF ANY PRESENT AMOUNTS IN THE PRESENT MEMORY OF A franking machine.
US4783745A (en) *	1986-01-30	1988-11-08	Pitney Bowes Inc.	Nonvolatile memory unlock for an electronic postage meter

1990
- 1990-12-31 GB GB9028225A patent/GB2251213A/en not_active Withdrawn
1991
- 1991-12-20 DE DE69123340T patent/DE69123340T2/en not_active Revoked
- 1991-12-20 EP EP91311900A patent/EP0493949B1/en not_active Revoked

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
GB2173741A (en) *	1985-04-17	1986-10-22	Pitney Bowes Inc	Unsecured postage applying system
GB2188880A (en) *	1985-12-26	1987-10-14	Pitney Bowes Inc	Methods and systems for detection of tampering
EP0376573A2 (en) *	1988-12-30	1990-07-04	Neopost Limited	Franking system
EP0388840A2 (en) *	1989-03-23	1990-09-26	Neopost Industrie	Security extension procedure for electronic remote setting meter

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
DE69123340T2 (en)	1997-04-24
EP0493949A2 (en)	1992-07-08
GB9028225D0 (en)	1991-02-13
DE69123340D1 (en)	1997-01-09
GB2251213A (en)	1992-07-01
EP0493949B1 (en)	1996-11-27

Publication	Publication Date	Title
GB2251210B (en)	1995-01-18	Postage meter system
CS321991A3 (en)	1992-10-14	Mail franking apparatus
SG63604A1 (en)	1999-03-30	Remote resetting postage meter
GB9127477D0 (en)	1992-02-19	Franking meter system
GB2244240B (en)	1992-08-05	Mailing card
GB9120770D0 (en)	1991-11-13	Flow meter
ZA892671B (en)	1989-12-27	Meters
EP0493949A3 (en)	1992-08-05	Postage meter
GB2238131B (en)	1994-03-23	Flowmeter
GB2247376B (en)	1994-08-03	Franking device
GB8721952D0 (en)	1987-10-28	Postage meter
EP0475780A3 (en)	1992-06-10	Apparatus for recharging one or more postage meters
GB2235413B (en)	1993-11-17	Postage meter systems
GB8815469D0 (en)	1988-08-03	Meter arrangement
GB2248041B (en)	1994-10-05	A postage meter
EP0492625A3 (en)	1992-07-22	Postage meter security system
GB2248042B (en)	1994-07-13	A postage meter
GB8921604D0 (en)	1989-11-08	Meter
IL96267A0 (en)	1991-08-16	Meter
GB9026478D0 (en)	1991-01-23	Meter
EP0453404A3 (en)	1992-03-25	Franking machine with mechanical meter
PL287206A1 (en)	1992-04-06	Electricity meter
GB9011674D0 (en)	1990-07-11	Flow meter
HU903070D0 (en)	1990-09-28	Flow meter
GB9016247D0 (en)	1990-09-05	Flowmeter

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