CA2011490A1 - Electronic postage meter having savings-bank accounting - Google Patents

Electronic postage meter having savings-bank accounting

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Publication number
CA2011490A1
CA2011490A1 CA2011490A CA2011490A CA2011490A1 CA 2011490 A1 CA2011490 A1 CA 2011490A1 CA 2011490 A CA2011490 A CA 2011490A CA 2011490 A CA2011490 A CA 2011490A CA 2011490 A1 CA2011490 A1 CA 2011490A1
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Prior art keywords
funds
register
postage meter
disposed
volatile memory
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CA2011490A
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French (fr)
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CA2011490C (en
Inventor
Easwaran C. N. Nambudiri
Wallace Kirschner
Arno Muller
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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    • 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
    • G07B17/00362—Calculation or computing within apparatus, e.g. calculation of postage value
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00346—Power handling, e.g. power-down routine
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00395—Memory organization
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00395—Memory organization
    • G07B2017/00411—Redundant storage, e.g. back-up of registers

Abstract

In an electronic postage meter, two accounts are maintained in non-volatile memory. One account represents the funds available for the postage meter and the other is an account representing operational funds. The operational funds account is accessed and updated in meter trips. The other is accessed when operating funds reach a predetermined level. In a first embodiment, the first register is disposed in a low endurance non-volatile memory while the second register is disposed in a high endurance device which has lower retention capability. The non-volatile memory in which the first register is disposed may be maintained at power-down or power-savings condition during trip cycles and other system operations in order to protect the the funds stored in the first register.
CA002011490A 1989-03-06 1990-03-05 Electronic postage meter having savings-bank accounting Expired - Fee Related CA2011490C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US07/319,456 US5187798A (en) 1989-03-06 1989-03-06 Electronic postage meter having separate funds charge registers and recredits funds register in predetermined amount when funds fall to predetermined level
US319,456 1989-03-06

Publications (2)

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CA2011490A1 true CA2011490A1 (en) 1990-09-06
CA2011490C CA2011490C (en) 2000-12-19

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CA002011490A Expired - Fee Related CA2011490C (en) 1989-03-06 1990-03-05 Electronic postage meter having savings-bank accounting

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US (1) US5187798A (en)
EP (1) EP0386968B1 (en)
CA (1) CA2011490C (en)
DE (1) DE69015845T2 (en)

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US5731980A (en) * 1996-08-23 1998-03-24 Pitney Bowes Inc. Electronic postage meter system having internal accounting system and removable external accounting system
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US4845632A (en) * 1985-10-16 1989-07-04 Pitney Bowes Inc. Electonic postage meter system having arrangement for rapid storage of critical postage accounting data in plural nonvolatile memories
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EP0386968A3 (en) 1991-11-21
DE69015845D1 (en) 1995-02-23
US5187798A (en) 1993-02-16
DE69015845T2 (en) 1995-05-18
EP0386968A2 (en) 1990-09-12
CA2011490C (en) 2000-12-19
EP0386968B1 (en) 1995-01-11

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