EP0231452A3 - Microprocessor systems for electronic postage arrangements - Google Patents

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EP0231452A3
EP0231452A3 EP86116058A EP86116058A EP0231452A3 EP 0231452 A3 EP0231452 A3 EP 0231452A3 EP 86116058 A EP86116058 A EP 86116058A EP 86116058 A EP86116058 A EP 86116058A EP 0231452 A3 EP0231452 A3 EP 0231452A3
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arrangements
microprocessor systems
electronic postage
postage
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Frank T Check, Jr.
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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Priority to EP96110413A priority Critical patent/EP0736846B1/en
Priority to EP92114140A priority patent/EP0513880B1/en
Priority claimed from EP83100639A external-priority patent/EP0085385A3/en
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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
    • G07B17/00362—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
    • G07B17/00362—Calculation or computing within apparatus, e.g. calculation of postage value
    • G07B2017/00395—Memory organization
    • G07B2017/00411—Redundant storage, e.g. back-up of registers
EP86116058A 1982-01-29 1983-01-25 Microprocessor systems for electronic postage arrangements Expired - Lifetime EP0231452B2 (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP96110413A EP0736846B1 (en) 1982-01-29 1983-01-25 Microprocessor system for an electronic postage arrangement
EP92114140A EP0513880B1 (en) 1982-01-29 1983-01-25 Microprocessor systems for electronic postage arrangements

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US34387782A 1982-01-29 1982-01-29
US343877 1982-01-29
EP83100639A EP0085385A3 (en) 1982-01-29 1983-01-25 Electronic postage meter arrangement controlled by a microprocessor system

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EP83100639.0 Division 1983-01-25
EP83100639A Division EP0085385A3 (en) 1982-01-29 1983-01-25 Electronic postage meter arrangement controlled by a microprocessor system

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EP92114140.4 Division-Into 1983-01-25
EP92114140A Division EP0513880B1 (en) 1982-01-29 1983-01-25 Microprocessor systems for electronic postage arrangements

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EP0231452A2 EP0231452A2 (en) 1987-08-12
EP0231452A3 true EP0231452A3 (en) 1989-02-15
EP0231452B1 EP0231452B1 (en) 1994-04-13
EP0231452B2 EP0231452B2 (en) 2002-01-16

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EP86116058A Expired - Lifetime EP0231452B2 (en) 1982-01-29 1983-01-25 Microprocessor systems for electronic postage arrangements

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EP0762337A3 (en) * 1995-09-08 2000-01-19 Francotyp-Postalia Aktiengesellschaft & Co. Method and device for enhancing manipulation-proof of critical data

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US3544777A (en) * 1967-11-06 1970-12-01 Trw Inc Two memory self-correcting system
EP0017406A2 (en) * 1979-03-28 1980-10-15 Pitney Bowes, Inc. Postage meter improvement
EP0019515A2 (en) * 1979-05-09 1980-11-26 Friden Mailing Equipment Corporation Electronic postage meter having improved security and fault tolerance features
EP0026734A1 (en) * 1979-09-28 1981-04-08 Licentia Patent-Verwaltungs-GmbH Secure data processing device
US4301507A (en) * 1979-10-30 1981-11-17 Pitney Bowes Inc. Electronic postage meter having plural computing systems
GB2079223A (en) * 1980-07-09 1982-01-20 Roneo Alcatel Ltd Postal Franking Meter
DE3024370A1 (en) * 1980-06-27 1982-01-28 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München REDUNDANT CONTROL SYSTEM

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US3978457A (en) 1974-12-23 1976-08-31 Pitney-Bowes, Inc. Microcomputerized electronic postage meter system
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US3544777A (en) * 1967-11-06 1970-12-01 Trw Inc Two memory self-correcting system
EP0017406A2 (en) * 1979-03-28 1980-10-15 Pitney Bowes, Inc. Postage meter improvement
EP0019515A2 (en) * 1979-05-09 1980-11-26 Friden Mailing Equipment Corporation Electronic postage meter having improved security and fault tolerance features
EP0026734A1 (en) * 1979-09-28 1981-04-08 Licentia Patent-Verwaltungs-GmbH Secure data processing device
US4301507A (en) * 1979-10-30 1981-11-17 Pitney Bowes Inc. Electronic postage meter having plural computing systems
DE3024370A1 (en) * 1980-06-27 1982-01-28 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München REDUNDANT CONTROL SYSTEM
GB2079223A (en) * 1980-07-09 1982-01-20 Roneo Alcatel Ltd Postal Franking Meter

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IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, vol. 10, no. 10, March 1968, pages 1484,1485, New York, US; F.J. HACKL et al.: "Dynamic allocation of high availability storage" *
IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, vol. 20, no. 10, March 1978, pages 4071,4072, New York, US; M.E. CHAMOFF et al.: "Nonvolatile totals implementation" *

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