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EP0789333A3
EP0789333A3 EP97100534A EP97100534A EP0789333A3 EP 0789333 A3 EP0789333 A3 EP 0789333A3 EP 97100534 A EP97100534 A EP 97100534A EP 97100534 A EP97100534 A EP 97100534A EP 0789333 A3 EP0789333 A3 EP 0789333A3
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franking machine
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Peter Dr. Rieckhoff
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Francotyp Postalia GmbH
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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
    • 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
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00427—Special accounting procedures, e.g. storing special information

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Abstract

Beschrieben wird eine Frankiermaschine zum Frankieren von Postgut, mit einem Drucker (32) zum Drucken des Postwertstempels auf das Postgut, einer zentralen Steuerung zum Steuern des Drucks und peripherer Komponenten der Frankiermaschine, einer Abrecheneinheit (60) zum Abrechnen von Postgebühren, und mit mindestens einem nichtflüchtigen Speicher (68, 70) zum Speichern von Postgebührendaten. Die Abrecheneinheit (60) greift auf die Postgebührendaten gemäß einem vorgegebenen Steuerprogramm (AS1 bis AS8), und ist als digital arbeitende elektronische Schaltungsanordnung ralisiert. Das Steuerprogramm (AS1 bis AS8) der Abrecheneinheit ist in Form fest miteinander verknüpfter elektronischer Gatter vorgegeben, wobei eine Vielzahl von Gattern auf mindestens einem anwenderspezifischen Baustein (66) als intergrierte Schaltung realisiert ist.

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A franking machine for franking mail is described, with a printer (32) for printing the postage stamp on the mail, a central control for controlling the pressure and peripheral components of the franking machine, a billing unit (60) for billing postage, and with at least one non-volatile memory (68, 70) for storing postage data. The accounting unit (60) accesses the postage fee data in accordance with a predetermined control program (AS1 to AS8) and is implemented as a digital electronic circuit arrangement. The control program (AS1 to AS8) of the accounting unit is specified in the form of firmly interconnected electronic gates, a large number of gates being implemented as integrated circuits on at least one user-specific component (66).
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EP97100534A 1996-01-31 1997-01-15 Franking machine Expired - Lifetime EP0789333B1 (en)

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DE19603467 1996-01-31
DE19603467 1996-01-31

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EP0789333A3 true EP0789333A3 (en) 1998-12-30
EP0789333B1 EP0789333B1 (en) 2003-08-13

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DE19757653C2 (en) * 1997-12-15 2003-07-17 Francotyp Postalia Ag Method and postal device with a chip card read / write unit for reloading change data by chip card
DE19757651B4 (en) 1997-12-15 2005-06-23 Francotyp-Postalia Ag & Co. Kg Postage meter with a chip card read / write unit
DE19757649B4 (en) 1997-12-15 2005-10-20 Francotyp Postalia Ag Arrangement and method for data exchange between a franking machine and smart cards
DE19757648B4 (en) 1997-12-15 2005-03-10 Francotyp Postalia Ag Postage meter machine with a chip card write / read unit
DE19757652B4 (en) 1997-12-15 2005-03-17 Francotyp-Postalia Ag & Co. Kg Postage meter with a chip card read / write unit
US6069616A (en) * 1997-12-30 2000-05-30 Rozum, Jr.; Andrew L. Postal security device with computer keyboard interface
DE19912781A1 (en) 1999-03-12 2000-11-23 Francotyp Postalia Gmbh Method for protecting a security module and arrangement for carrying out the method
DE19912780A1 (en) 1999-03-12 2000-09-14 Francotyp Postalia Gmbh Arrangement for a security module
EP1035518B1 (en) 1999-03-12 2008-06-25 Francotyp-Postalia GmbH Arrangement for the protection of a security module
DE19928057B4 (en) * 1999-06-15 2005-11-10 Francotyp-Postalia Ag & Co. Kg Security module and method for securing the postal registers from manipulation
DE29905219U1 (en) 1999-03-12 1999-06-17 Francotyp-Postalia AG & Co., 16547 Birkenwerder Security module with status signaling
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
DE19928061C2 (en) 1999-06-15 2003-08-28 Francotyp Postalia Ag Security module to monitor system security and procedures
EP1067482B1 (en) 1999-07-05 2012-11-14 Francotyp-Postalia GmbH Printed image
DE10003309A1 (en) 2000-01-27 2001-08-02 Francotyp Postalia Gmbh Mail franking machine has entered security code encoded for comparison with stored code to allow access to security relevant functions and/or data
DE10003310A1 (en) 2000-01-27 2001-08-02 Francotyp Postalia Gmbh Mail franking machine has security code for calculating postage charge data de-activated upon transfer of false security code for preventing further operation of franking machine
DE10260406B4 (en) * 2002-12-16 2007-03-08 Francotyp-Postalia Gmbh Method and arrangement for different generation of cryptographic backups of messages in a host device
DE102004027517B4 (en) 2004-06-03 2007-05-10 Francotyp-Postalia Gmbh Arrangement and method for controlling a thermal transfer print head
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GB2275914A (en) * 1993-03-12 1994-09-14 Gore & Ass Tamper respondent enclosure
US5397857A (en) * 1993-07-15 1995-03-14 Dual Systems PCMCIA standard memory card frame
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EP0665518A2 (en) * 1994-01-31 1995-08-02 Neopost Limited Franking machine

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