EP0475780A3 - Apparatus for recharging one or more postage meters - Google Patents

Apparatus for recharging one or more postage meters Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0475780A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: recharging; postage meters; postage; meters
Prior art date: 1990-09-13
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.): Granted

Application number

EP19910308384

Other versions

EP0475780A2 (en

EP0475780B1 (en

Inventor

Hyung-Kun P. Kim

Barry H. Axelrod

Eric L. 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.)

Pitney Bowes Inc

Original Assignee

Pitney Bowes Inc

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1990-09-13

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1991-09-13

Publication date

1992-06-10

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1991-09-13 Application filed by Pitney Bowes Inc filed Critical Pitney Bowes Inc

1992-03-18 Publication of EP0475780A2 publication Critical patent/EP0475780A2/en

1992-06-10 Publication of EP0475780A3 publication Critical patent/EP0475780A3/en

1996-05-22 Application granted granted Critical

1996-05-22 Publication of EP0475780B1 publication Critical patent/EP0475780B1/en

2011-09-13 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Revoked legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- 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
- G07B2017/00153—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

EP91308384A 1990-09-13 1991-09-13 Apparatus for obtaining recharge codes for postage meters Revoked EP0475780B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US58204790A	1990-09-13	1990-09-13
US582047		1990-09-13

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0475780A2 EP0475780A2 (en)	1992-03-18
EP0475780A3 true EP0475780A3 (en)	1992-06-10
EP0475780B1 EP0475780B1 (en)	1996-05-22

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ID=24327616

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP91308384A Revoked EP0475780B1 (en)	1990-09-13	1991-09-13	Apparatus for obtaining recharge codes for postage meters

Country Status (3)

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EP (1)	EP0475780B1 (en)
CA (1)	CA2051155C (en)
DE (1)	DE69119674T2 (en)

Families Citing this family (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US5812990A (en) *	1996-12-23	1998-09-22	Pitney Bowes Inc.	System and method for providing an additional cryptography layer for postage meter refills
US6010069A (en) *	1997-07-31	2000-01-04	Pitney Bowes Inc.	Remote postage meter resetting system having alternate funding sources
FR2783337B1 (en)	1998-09-11	2000-12-15	Neopost Ind	METHOD FOR MONITORING THE CONSUMPTION OF POSTAGE MACHINES
US6823321B2 (en) *	2001-09-14	2004-11-23	Pitney Bowes Inc.	Method and system for optimizing refill amount for automatic refill of a shared virtual postage meter
FI124437B (en) *	2009-12-18	2014-08-29	Itella Oyj	A system, method and service for adding funds to a prepaid service

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4097923A (en) *	1975-04-16	1978-06-27	Pitney-Bowes, Inc.	Remote postage meter charging system using an advanced microcomputerized postage meter
GB2080202A (en) *	1980-07-14	1982-02-03	Pitney Bowes Inc	Re-funding postage meters
GB2185443A (en) *	1985-12-26	1987-07-22	Pitney Bowes Inc	Transmitting postage value and verification systems
EP0298776A2 (en) *	1987-07-09	1989-01-11	Neopost Limited	Franking machine system
US4812992A (en) *	1986-04-10	1989-03-14	Pitney Bowes Inc.	Postage meter communication system

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE3126786C3 (en) *	1980-07-14	1997-11-13	Pitney Bowes Inc	Improved remote-controlled franking machine reloading system

1991
- 1991-09-11 CA CA 2051155 patent/CA2051155C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1991-09-13 EP EP91308384A patent/EP0475780B1/en not_active Revoked
- 1991-09-13 DE DE1991619674 patent/DE69119674T2/en not_active Revoked

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4097923A (en) *	1975-04-16	1978-06-27	Pitney-Bowes, Inc.	Remote postage meter charging system using an advanced microcomputerized postage meter
GB2080202A (en) *	1980-07-14	1982-02-03	Pitney Bowes Inc	Re-funding postage meters
GB2185443A (en) *	1985-12-26	1987-07-22	Pitney Bowes Inc	Transmitting postage value and verification systems
US4812992A (en) *	1986-04-10	1989-03-14	Pitney Bowes Inc.	Postage meter communication system
EP0298776A2 (en) *	1987-07-09	1989-01-11	Neopost Limited	Franking machine system

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Publication number	Publication date
EP0475780A2 (en)	1992-03-18
DE69119674D1 (en)	1996-06-27
EP0475780B1 (en)	1996-05-22
DE69119674T2 (en)	1996-10-02
CA2051155A1 (en)	1992-03-14
CA2051155C (en)	1997-11-18

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