EP0689170A3 - Method for adapting the datafile between an electronic franking machine and a data center - Google Patents

Method for adapting the datafile between an electronic franking machine and a data center Download PDF

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EP0689170A3
EP0689170A3 EP95109864A EP95109864A EP0689170A3 EP 0689170 A3 EP0689170 A3 EP 0689170A3 EP 95109864 A EP95109864 A EP 95109864A EP 95109864 A EP95109864 A EP 95109864A EP 0689170 A3 EP0689170 A3 EP 0689170A3
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Andreas Wagner
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    • 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
    • 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
    • G07B17/00016—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
    • G07B2017/00169—Communication details outside or between apparatus for sending information from a franking apparatus, e.g. for verifying accounting
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00822—Cryptography or similar special procedures in a franking system including unique details
    • G07B2017/0083—Postal data, e.g. postage, address, sender, machine ID, vendor
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00846—Key management
    • G07B2017/0087—Key distribution
    • 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

When a franking machine [10] is turned on and a remotely generated transaction has been carried out over the telephone with a central data station [18] a check is made on stored data for any errors due to the voltage interruption. This involves comparison of the variable data held in memory with that of the new data set and a correction applied.
EP95109864A 1994-06-24 1995-06-23 Method for adapting the datafile between an electronic franking machine and a data center Expired - Lifetime EP0689170B1 (en)

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EP99100885A EP0915435B1 (en) 1994-06-24 1995-06-23 Method for securely storing variable data

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DE4422263A DE4422263A1 (en) 1994-06-24 1994-06-24 Method for coordinating the data stock between an electronic franking machine and a data center
DE4422263 1994-06-24

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EP99100885A Division EP0915435B1 (en) 1994-06-24 1995-06-23 Method for securely storing variable data
EP99100885.5 Division-Into 1999-01-19

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EP0689170A2 EP0689170A2 (en) 1995-12-27
EP0689170A3 true EP0689170A3 (en) 1996-12-27
EP0689170B1 EP0689170B1 (en) 2005-12-14

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EP99100885A Expired - Lifetime EP0915435B1 (en) 1994-06-24 1995-06-23 Method for securely storing variable data

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EP (2) EP0689170B1 (en)
AT (2) ATE313126T1 (en)
DE (3) DE4422263A1 (en)
ES (2) ES2258764T3 (en)

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EP0915435B1 (en) 2002-10-02
US5699415A (en) 1997-12-16
ATE225544T1 (en) 2002-10-15
DE59510406D1 (en) 2002-11-07
DE4422263A1 (en) 1996-01-04
ATE313126T1 (en) 2005-12-15
EP0915435A3 (en) 2000-06-07
DE59511028D1 (en) 2006-01-19
EP0689170B1 (en) 2005-12-14
EP0915435A2 (en) 1999-05-12
ES2187080T3 (en) 2003-05-16
EP0689170A2 (en) 1995-12-27

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