EP0848354A3 - Postage meter and postage indicia printed thereby - Google Patents

Postage meter and postage indicia printed thereby Download PDF

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EP0848354A3
EP0848354A3 EP97309141A EP97309141A EP0848354A3 EP 0848354 A3 EP0848354 A3 EP 0848354A3 EP 97309141 A EP97309141 A EP 97309141A EP 97309141 A EP97309141 A EP 97309141A EP 0848354 A3 EP0848354 A3 EP 0848354A3
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postage
digits
data
electronic means
indicia printed
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EP0848354A2 (en
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Dennis Thomas Gilham
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Neopost Ltd
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Neopost Ltd
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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
    • G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on 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
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00572—Details of printed item
    • G07B2017/0058—Printing of code
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00943—Compression techniques

Abstract

A postage meter includes a printer (19) operated by electronic means (10) to print postage indicium on mail items. In order to accommodate the required data within the postage indicium data consisting of multi digits is represented by a lesser number of digits or by a single digit. The electronic means includes conversion means responsive to input of data, for example, comprising postage amount and date each consisting of multi digits generates representation that data consisting of a lesser number of digits or a single digit and the electronic means controls the printer to print the generated representation of the data.
EP97309141A 1996-11-18 1997-11-13 Postage meter and postage indicia printed thereby Ceased EP0848354A3 (en)

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GB9623936 1996-11-18
GB9623936A GB2319217B (en) 1996-11-18 1996-11-18 Postage meter and postage indicia printed thereby

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EP0848354A3 true EP0848354A3 (en) 2000-05-03

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US7226494B1 (en) * 1997-04-23 2007-06-05 Neopost Technologies Secure postage payment system and method

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GB2097330A (en) * 1981-04-27 1982-11-03 Pitney Bowes Ltd A franking machine for domestic and office use and system for using same
GB2188592A (en) * 1986-04-04 1987-10-07 Pitney Bowes Inc Postage meter apparatus
US4725718A (en) * 1985-08-06 1988-02-16 Pitney Bowes Inc. Postage and mailing information applying system
EP0647925A2 (en) * 1993-10-08 1995-04-12 Pitney Bowes, Inc. Postal rating system with verifiable integrity
EP0647924A2 (en) * 1993-10-08 1995-04-12 Pitney Bowes Inc. Encryption key control system for mail processing system having data center verification

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CA1206619A (en) * 1982-01-29 1986-06-24 Frank T. Check, Jr. Electronic postage meter having redundant memory
US4649266A (en) * 1984-03-12 1987-03-10 Pitney Bowes Inc. Method and apparatus for verifying postage
US4743747A (en) * 1985-08-06 1988-05-10 Pitney Bowes Inc. Postage and mailing information applying system
GB2188868B (en) * 1985-12-26 1990-09-19 Pitney Bowes Inc Verification of postage in batch mailing
US5729461A (en) * 1995-11-06 1998-03-17 Pitney Bowes Inc. Postage metering system including means for controlling the resolution of printing a portion of a postage indicia

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2097330A (en) * 1981-04-27 1982-11-03 Pitney Bowes Ltd A franking machine for domestic and office use and system for using same
US4725718A (en) * 1985-08-06 1988-02-16 Pitney Bowes Inc. Postage and mailing information applying system
GB2188592A (en) * 1986-04-04 1987-10-07 Pitney Bowes Inc Postage meter apparatus
EP0647925A2 (en) * 1993-10-08 1995-04-12 Pitney Bowes, Inc. Postal rating system with verifiable integrity
EP0647924A2 (en) * 1993-10-08 1995-04-12 Pitney Bowes Inc. Encryption key control system for mail processing system having data center verification

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EP0848354A2 (en) 1998-06-17
GB9623936D0 (en) 1997-01-08
GB2319217B (en) 2001-07-25
GB2319217A (en) 1998-05-20

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