EP1240624A4 - Proof of postage digital franking - Google Patents

Proof of postage digital franking

Info

Publication number: EP1240624A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: proof; digital franking; postage; postage digital; franking
Prior art date: 1999-11-12
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP00991003A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1240624A2 (en

Inventor

George Brookner

Michael Brown

Fetneh Eskandari

Robert Schwartz

Eric Zuidema

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Hasler Inc

Original Assignee

Ascom Hasler Mailing Systems Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1999-11-12

Filing date

2000-11-13

Publication date

2004-04-28

2000-11-13 Application filed by Ascom Hasler Mailing Systems Inc filed Critical Ascom Hasler Mailing Systems Inc

2002-09-18 Publication of EP1240624A2 publication Critical patent/EP1240624A2/en

2004-04-28 Publication of EP1240624A4 publication Critical patent/EP1240624A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

- 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
- 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
- G07B2017/00137—In a LAN
- 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
- G07B2017/00145—Communication details outside or between apparatus via the Internet
- 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
- G07B2017/00201—Open franking system, i.e. the printer is not dedicated to franking only, e.g. PC (Personal Computer)
- 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
- G07B2017/00959—Cryptographic modules, e.g. a PC encryption board
- G07B2017/00967—PSD [Postal Security Device] as defined by the USPS [US Postal Service]

EP00991003A 1999-11-12 2000-11-13 Proof of postage digital franking Withdrawn EP1240624A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US43881099A	1999-11-12	1999-11-12
US438810		1999-11-12
PCT/US2000/042109 WO2001035343A2 (en)	1999-11-12	2000-11-13	Proof of postage digital franking

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1240624A2 EP1240624A2 (en)	2002-09-18
EP1240624A4 true EP1240624A4 (en)	2004-04-28

Family

ID=23742109

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP00991003A Withdrawn EP1240624A4 (en)	1999-11-12	2000-11-13	Proof of postage digital franking

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP1240624A4 (en)
AU (1)	AU3080801A (en)
CA (1)	CA2391018A1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2001035343A2 (en)

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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EP0522809A2 (en) *	1991-07-08	1993-01-13	Neopost Limited	Franking machine with digital printer
WO1998013790A1 (en) *	1996-09-24	1998-04-02	Ascom Hasler Mailing Systems Inc.	Proof of postage digital franking
EP0927962A2 (en) *	1997-12-18	1999-07-07	Pitney Bowes Inc.	Postage metering system and method for a single vault dispensing postage to a plurality of printers

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GB2173741B (en) *	1985-04-17	1989-07-05	Pitney Bowes Inc	Unsecured postage applying system and method
US4813912A (en) *	1986-09-02	1989-03-21	Pitney Bowes Inc.	Secured printer for a value printing system
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US5583779A (en) *	1994-12-22	1996-12-10	Pitney Bowes Inc.	Method for preventing monitoring of data remotely sent from a metering accounting vault to digital printer
US5606613A (en) *	1994-12-22	1997-02-25	Pitney Bowes Inc.	Method for identifying a metering accounting vault to digital printer
US5684949A (en) *	1995-10-13	1997-11-04	Pitney Bowes Inc.	Method and system for securing operation of a printing module
US5696829A (en) *	1995-11-21	1997-12-09	Pitney Bowes, Inc.	Digital postage meter system

2000
- 2000-11-13 EP EP00991003A patent/EP1240624A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2000-11-13 WO PCT/US2000/042109 patent/WO2001035343A2/en active Search and Examination
- 2000-11-13 CA CA002391018A patent/CA2391018A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2000-11-13 AU AU30808/01A patent/AU3080801A/en not_active Abandoned

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
EP0522809A2 (en) *	1991-07-08	1993-01-13	Neopost Limited	Franking machine with digital printer
WO1998013790A1 (en) *	1996-09-24	1998-04-02	Ascom Hasler Mailing Systems Inc.	Proof of postage digital franking
EP0927962A2 (en) *	1997-12-18	1999-07-07	Pitney Bowes Inc.	Postage metering system and method for a single vault dispensing postage to a plurality of printers

Non-Patent Citations (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
See also references of WO0135343A3 *

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
WO2001035343A3 (en)	2002-01-10
EP1240624A2 (en)	2002-09-18
WO2001035343A2 (en)	2001-05-17
CA2391018A1 (en)	2001-05-17
AU3080801A (en)	2001-06-06

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2002-08-02	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
2002-09-18	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 20020710
2002-09-18	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A2 Designated state(s): AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
2002-09-18	AX	Request for extension of the european patent	Free format text: AL;LT;LV;MK;RO;SI
2004-04-28	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 20040316
2004-04-28	RIC1	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant	Ipc: 7G 07B 17/00 A
2004-07-14	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 20040602
2005-03-11	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
2005-04-27	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 20040713

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