EP0805421A3 - Method and arrangement for processing data in a mail processing system with a franking machine - Google Patents

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EP0805421A3
EP0805421A3 EP97250134A EP97250134A EP0805421A3 EP 0805421 A3 EP0805421 A3 EP 0805421A3 EP 97250134 A EP97250134 A EP 97250134A EP 97250134 A EP97250134 A EP 97250134A EP 0805421 A3 EP0805421 A3 EP 0805421A3
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    • 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
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    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00467—Transporting mailpieces
    • 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
    • G07B17/00185—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
    • G07B2017/00379—Calculation of different sending options for a mail piece
    • 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
    • G07B17/00467—Transporting mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00491—Mail/envelope/insert handling system
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00741—Cryptography or similar special procedures in a franking system using specific cryptographic algorithms or functions
    • G07B2017/00774—MAC (Message Authentication Code), e.g. DES-MAC

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

  • Durchführen eines ersten Schrittes (201) mit Poststückdetektierung und mit Abtasten im Transportweg zur Frankiermaschine,
  • Durchführen einer Verarbeitungsroutine in einem zweiten Schritt (209) in der Frankiermaschine, mit automatischer Eingabe der übermittelten Anzahl an Einlagen und/oder an Dokumenten, mit Eingabe des jeweils gespeicherten durchschnittlichen Einlagen- bzw. Dokumentengewichtes, mit Berechnung des Gewichtes, wobei das durchschnittliche Einlagengewicht mit der vom Personalcomputer gelieferten Einlagenanzahl multipliziert wird und mit automatischer befördererspezifischer Portowertberechnung sowie
  • Verarbeiten der Daten im Frankiermodus mit einer beförderer- und kostenstellenbezogenen Abrechnung in einer zweidimensionalen Abrechnungsmatrix vor dem Frankieren.
The invention relates to a method for data processing in a mailing system, characterized by:
  • Performing a first step (201) with mail piece detection and with scanning in the transport path to the franking machine,
  • Carrying out a processing routine in a second step (209) in the franking machine, with automatic input of the transmitted number of deposits and / or documents, with input of the respectively stored average deposit or document weight, with calculation of the weight, the average deposit weight including the number of deposits delivered by the personal computer is multiplied and with automatic carrier-specific postage value calculation and
  • Processing the data in franking mode with a carrier and cost center-related billing in a two-dimensional billing matrix before franking.

Die Anordnung (Fig. la bzw. 1b) verdeutlicht den Transportfluß von Post von einem modernen Büro 21, wo auf einer Vielzahl von Personalcomputern PCa, PCb, PCc,..., mit zugehörigen Druckern Da, Db, Dc,..., und gegebenenfalls anderen Peripheriegeräten Briefe bzw. Einlagen für Poststücke erstellt werden, zu einer Poststelle. Die Postzuführung zur Poststelle kann dabei ungeordnet erfolgen.

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The arrangement (Fig. La and 1b) illustrates the flow of mail from a modern office 21, where on a variety of personal computers PCa, PCb, PCc, ..., with associated printers Da, Db, Dc, ..., and, if necessary, other peripheral devices letters or deposits for mail items are created, to a post office. The mail delivery to the post office can be unordered.
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EP97250134A 1996-05-02 1997-04-22 Method and arrangement for processing data in a mail processing system with a franking machine Withdrawn EP0805421A3 (en)

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