EP0298776A3 - Franking machine system - Google Patents

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EP0298776A3
EP0298776A3 EP88306278A EP88306278A EP0298776A3 EP 0298776 A3 EP0298776 A3 EP 0298776A3 EP 88306278 A EP88306278 A EP 88306278A EP 88306278 A EP88306278 A EP 88306278A EP 0298776 A3 EP0298776 A3 EP 0298776A3
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machine system
franking machine
franking
machine
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EP0298776B1 (en
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Dennis Thomas Gilham
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Neopost Ltd
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Alcatel Business Systems Ltd
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    • 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
    • G07B2017/00088—Communication details outside or between apparatus via landlines
    • G07B2017/00096—Communication details outside or between apparatus via landlines via phone lines
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00153—Communication details outside or between apparatus for sending information
    • G07B2017/00161—Communication details outside or between apparatus for sending information from a central, non-user location, e.g. for updating rates or software, or for refilling funds
EP19880306278 1987-07-09 1988-07-08 Franking machine system Revoked EP0298776B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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GB8716184 1987-07-09
GB8716184A GB2208368B (en) 1987-07-09 1987-07-09 Franking machine system

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EP0298776A2 EP0298776A2 (en) 1989-01-11
EP0298776A3 true EP0298776A3 (en) 1989-07-26
EP0298776B1 EP0298776B1 (en) 1993-09-29

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EP19880306278 Revoked EP0298776B1 (en) 1987-07-09 1988-07-08 Franking machine system

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DE (1) DE3884485T2 (en)
GB (1) GB2208368B (en)

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US5187798A (en) * 1989-03-06 1993-02-16 Pitney Bowes Inc. Electronic postage meter having separate funds charge registers and recredits funds register in predetermined amount when funds fall to predetermined level
US5058025A (en) * 1989-03-23 1991-10-15 F.M.E. Corporation Emergency post office setting for remote setting meter
US5202914A (en) * 1990-09-13 1993-04-13 Pitney Bowes Inc. System for resetting a postage meter
CA2051155C (en) * 1990-09-13 1997-11-18 Hyung-Kun Paul Kim System for recharging a plurality of postage meters
US5224046A (en) * 1990-09-13 1993-06-29 Pitney Bowes Inc. System for recharging a plurality of postage meters
EP0690417A3 (en) * 1994-06-02 1999-09-15 Neopost Industrie Postage meter having electronic access control security
US5701249A (en) * 1995-03-23 1997-12-23 Pitney Bowes Inc. Service and usage data collection using a special mail piece
US6397328B1 (en) * 1996-11-21 2002-05-28 Pitney Bowes Inc. Method for verifying the expected postage security device and an authorized host system
US6169804B1 (en) * 1996-11-21 2001-01-02 Pitney Bowes Inc. Method for verifying the expected postage security device and its status
US6081795A (en) * 1997-12-18 2000-06-27 Pitney Bowes Inc. Postage metering system and method for a closed system network
CA2285834A1 (en) * 1998-10-29 2000-04-29 Pitney Bowes Inc. A method and system for selectively replenishing a postage meter on an inserter system
FR2793332B1 (en) * 1999-05-05 2001-08-10 Secap POSTAGE MACHINE AND ITS OPERATING METHOD

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US3792446A (en) * 1972-12-04 1974-02-12 Pitney Bowes Inc Remote postage meter resetting method
US4447890A (en) * 1980-07-14 1984-05-08 Pitney Bowes Inc. Remote postage meter systems having variable user authorization code
DE3712138A1 (en) * 1986-04-10 1987-10-15 Pitney Bowes Inc Franking machine post-payment system

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US4097923A (en) * 1975-04-16 1978-06-27 Pitney-Bowes, Inc. Remote postage meter charging system using an advanced microcomputerized postage meter
US4376299A (en) * 1980-07-14 1983-03-08 Pitney Bowes, Inc. Data center for remote postage meter recharging system having physically secure encrypting apparatus and employing encrypted seed number signals
FR2584557B1 (en) * 1985-07-02 1989-07-28 Smh Alcatel REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR POSTAGE MACHINES
US4855920A (en) * 1985-12-26 1989-08-08 Pitney Bowes, Inc. Postage accounting device
CA1274313A (en) * 1986-09-05 1990-09-18 Michael P. Taylor Postage accounting system

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US3792446A (en) * 1972-12-04 1974-02-12 Pitney Bowes Inc Remote postage meter resetting method
US4447890A (en) * 1980-07-14 1984-05-08 Pitney Bowes Inc. Remote postage meter systems having variable user authorization code
DE3712138A1 (en) * 1986-04-10 1987-10-15 Pitney Bowes Inc Franking machine post-payment system

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GB2208368A (en) 1989-03-30
GB2208368B (en) 1991-07-03
DE3884485D1 (en) 1993-11-04
EP0298776A2 (en) 1989-01-11
EP0298776B1 (en) 1993-09-29
GB8716184D0 (en) 1987-08-12
DE3884485T2 (en) 1994-05-05

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