EP0390731A3 - Method for recharging the funding register of a postage meter and postage meter for carrying out the method - Google Patents

Method for recharging the funding register of a postage meter and postage meter for carrying out the method Download PDF

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EP0390731A3
EP0390731A3 EP19900810166 EP90810166A EP0390731A3 EP 0390731 A3 EP0390731 A3 EP 0390731A3 EP 19900810166 EP19900810166 EP 19900810166 EP 90810166 A EP90810166 A EP 90810166A EP 0390731 A3 EP0390731 A3 EP 0390731A3
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franking machine
recharging
postage meter
recharged
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Werner Haug
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Frama AG
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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
    • G07B17/00016—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
    • G07B17/00016—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
    • G07B17/00193—Constructional details of apparatus in a franking system
    • G07B2017/00266—Man-machine interface on the apparatus
    • G07B2017/00274—Mechanical, e.g. keyboard
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00516—Details of printing apparatus
    • G07B2017/00524—Printheads
    • G07B2017/00548—Mechanical printhead
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00935—Passwords

Abstract

For recharging the funding register (20) of a franking machine, a return code is released from the read-only memory (21) of the latter, which must be notified, along with the amount to be recharged, to an authorising control centre in order to obtain from this control centre an input code enabling the funding register to be recharged with this amount. Numerous information pairs consisting of an input code and a return code are stored in tabular form in the control centre and in the read-only memory (21) of the franking machine. These codes consist of real random numbers. Once the input code has been entered in the franking machine, a search is performed in the read-only memory (21) of the franking machine, on the basis of a program of a central electronic control unit of the franking machine, to identify the position in the table in which an identical real random number occurs. Once this identity has been established, the funding register (20) is recharged by a prespecified amount according to the table and the new return code is issued which is required for future recharging and is allocated to the last input code according to the table. <IMAGE>
EP90810166A 1989-03-29 1990-03-05 Method for recharging the funding register of a postage meter and postage meter for carrying out the method Expired - Lifetime EP0390731B1 (en)

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CH1193/89 1989-03-29
CH1193/89A CH678368A5 (en) 1989-03-29 1989-03-29

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EP0390731A2 EP0390731A2 (en) 1990-10-03
EP0390731A3 true EP0390731A3 (en) 1991-09-04
EP0390731B1 EP0390731B1 (en) 1994-11-30

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US (1) US5157616A (en)
EP (1) EP0390731B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE114842T1 (en)
CH (1) CH678368A5 (en)
DE (1) DE59007791D1 (en)

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CH683652A5 (en) * 1992-03-10 1994-04-15 Frama Ag Franking machine.
DE4422263A1 (en) * 1994-06-24 1996-01-04 Francotyp Postalia Gmbh Method for coordinating the data stock between an electronic franking machine and a data center
FR2724244A1 (en) * 1994-09-01 1996-03-08 Secap METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION BETWEEN A COMPUTER CONTROL CENTER AND A PLURALITY OF ELECTRONIC POSTAGE MACHINES
DE4446667C2 (en) * 1994-12-15 1998-09-17 Francotyp Postalia Gmbh Process for improving the security of franking machines when transferring credit
DE59510980D1 (en) * 1995-03-07 2005-01-27 Frama Ag Device for the determination of a franking value
FI124437B (en) 2009-12-18 2014-08-29 Itella Oyj A system, method and service for adding funds to a prepaid service

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WO1986005611A1 (en) * 1985-03-15 1986-09-25 Hasler Ag Device and method for delivering and controlling predetermined amounts in a predetermined storage of a franking machine
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CH669056A5 (en) * 1985-11-12 1989-02-15 Frama Ag Franking machine.
GB8830423D0 (en) * 1988-12-30 1989-03-01 Alcatel Business Systems Franking system
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US3792446A (en) * 1972-12-04 1974-02-12 Pitney Bowes Inc Remote postage meter resetting method
US4097923A (en) * 1975-04-16 1978-06-27 Pitney-Bowes, Inc. Remote postage meter charging system using an advanced microcomputerized postage meter
GB2080203A (en) * 1980-07-14 1982-02-03 Pitney Bowes Inc A postage meter
WO1985003787A1 (en) * 1984-02-14 1985-08-29 Peter White Electronic transaction security system
WO1986005611A1 (en) * 1985-03-15 1986-09-25 Hasler Ag Device and method for delivering and controlling predetermined amounts in a predetermined storage of a franking machine
GB2188876A (en) * 1986-04-10 1987-10-14 Pitney Bowes Inc Postage meter communication system

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US5157616A (en) 1992-10-20
ATE114842T1 (en) 1994-12-15
DE59007791D1 (en) 1995-01-12
CH678368A5 (en) 1991-08-30
EP0390731A2 (en) 1990-10-03

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