EP0805420A3 - Method and arrangement for processing data in a mail processing system with a franking machine - Google Patents

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EP0805420A3
EP0805420A3 EP97250133A EP97250133A EP0805420A3 EP 0805420 A3 EP0805420 A3 EP 0805420A3 EP 97250133 A EP97250133 A EP 97250133A EP 97250133 A EP97250133 A EP 97250133A EP 0805420 A3 EP0805420 A3 EP 0805420A3
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Wolfgang Dr. Thiel
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    • 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
    • G07B17/00661—Sensing or measuring mailpieces
    • 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
    • G07B17/00185—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
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00661—Sensing or measuring mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00709—Scanning mailpieces

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren und Anordnung zur Datenverarbeitung in einem Postversandsystem, gekennzeichnet durch:

  • Durchführen eines ersten Schrittes (201) mit Poststückdetektierung im Transportweg zur Frankiermaschine, mit Abtasten der Briefadresse und/oder des Vermerks zur Briefadresse bei der Poststückdetektierung zugeführter Poststücke im Transportweg zum Druckkopf der Frankiermaschine, mit Bildung und Übermittlung von Suchanforderungsdaten und Recherche in den Speichern mindestens eines Personalcomputers, sowie mit Abfragen einer jeden einem Brief zugeordneten Datei im Personalcomputer über ein Kommunikationsmittel durch die Frankiermaschine nach einer zur vorgenannten Briefadresse gespeicherten Zuordnung von Daten zum Postversand oder zur Abrechnung mit Auswertung der abgefragten Daten, wobei im Ergebnis entsprechende Daten automatisch in die Frankiermaschine eingegeben werden und wobei für eine automatische Druckdateneingabe in die Frankiermaschine mindestens ein Aufrufen von weiteren nichtflüchtig gespeicherten Einstelldaten erfolgt,
  • Durchführen einer Verarbeitungsroutine in einem zweiten Schritt (209) in der Frankiermaschine unter Berücksichtigung der abgefragten Daten, einschließlich mindestens zur automatischen Änderung nichtflüchtig gespeicherter Einstelldaten, zur automatischen Druckdateneingabe und -Prüfung sowie zur Anzeige, zur automatischen oder manuellen Eingabe und
  • Verarbeiten der Daten im Frankiermodus mit einer beförderer- oder kostenstellenbezogenen Abrechnung vor dem Frankieren.
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The invention relates to a method and arrangement for data processing in a mailing system, characterized by:
  • Carrying out a first step (201) with mail piece detection in the transport path to the franking machine, with scanning of the letter address and / or the note to the letter address for mail piece detection in the transport path to the print head of the franking machine, with formation and transmission of search request data and research in the memories of at least one Personal computer, as well as with queries of each file assigned to a letter in the personal computer via a means of communication by the franking machine according to an assignment of data stored for mailing to the aforementioned letter address or for billing with evaluation of the queried data, the corresponding data being automatically entered into the franking machine as a result and wherein at least one additional non-volatile setting data is called up for automatic printing data input into the franking machine,
  • Carrying out a processing routine in a second step (209) in the postage meter machine taking into account the queried data, including at least for the automatic change of non-volatile stored setting data, for automatic printing data entry and checking as well as for display, automatic or manual entry and
  • Processing of the data in franking mode with a carrier or cost center-related accounting before franking.
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