EP0779601A3 - Method for paying the resetting of an electronic franking machine and arrangement for operating a data host - Google Patents

Method for paying the resetting of an electronic franking machine and arrangement for operating a data host Download PDF

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EP0779601A3
EP0779601A3 EP96250276A EP96250276A EP0779601A3 EP 0779601 A3 EP0779601 A3 EP 0779601A3 EP 96250276 A EP96250276 A EP 96250276A EP 96250276 A EP96250276 A EP 96250276A EP 0779601 A3 EP0779601 A3 EP 0779601A3
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Georg G. Gelfer
Margaret Plett
Jakob Zimmermann
Enno Bischoff
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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
    • G07B17/00435—Details specific to central, non-customer apparatus, e.g. servers at post office or vendor
    • 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
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00169—Communication details outside or between apparatus for sending information from a franking apparatus, e.g. for verifying accounting

Abstract

Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zur Bezahlung der Nachkreditierung einer elektronischen Frankiermaschine mit den Schritten:

  • 1. Eingabe und Umschalten der Frankiermaschine in einen Kommunikationsmodus oder Kreditanfrage-Modus,
  • 2. Plausibilitätsprüfung in der Datenzentrale und Start des Kreditanfrageoder Nachlade-Prozesses,
  • 3. Kontaktaufnahme und Senden von Informationen zum Kreditkarteninstitut CPC zur Verifikation des Abrechnungsstatus,
  • 4. Empfangen der Genehmigung des ordnungsgemäßen Kreditkartenstatus in der Datenzentrale,
  • 5. Bearbeiten des Nachladevorganges oder Rückkehr zum Schritt 1 zur Wiederholung der Eingabe für den Kreditanfrage-Modus oder zum Umschalten der Frankiermaschine in einen Kommunikationsmodus,
  • 6. Übermittlung von gelisteten Informationen über erfolgreiche Kreditanfragen,
  • 7. Geldtransfer zwischen Kreditkarteninstitut und der Kundenbank und
  • 8. Durchführung von Überweisungen an die Bank des Postbeförderes. Zur Durchführung des Verfahrens weist eine Anordnung zum Betrieb einer Datenzentrale eine Datenbank mit Registereintragungen zur Bereitstellung und Erbringung von speziellen Dienstleistungen entsprechend eines Kundenauftrages auf.
    • Figure 00000001
    The invention relates to a method for paying the post-accreditation of an electronic franking machine, comprising the steps:
  • 1. Entering and switching the franking machine into a communication mode or credit request mode,
  • 2. plausibility check in the data center and start of the credit request or reloading process,
  • 3. Contacting and sending information to the credit card institute CPC to verify the billing status,
  • 4. receiving approval of proper credit card status at the data center,
  • 5. Editing the reloading process or returning to step 1 to repeat the entry for the credit request mode or to switch the franking machine into a communication mode,
  • 6. Transmission of listed information about successful credit inquiries,
  • 7. Money transfer between the credit card institution and the customer bank
  • 8. Execution of transfers to the bank of the postal carrier. To carry out the method, an arrangement for operating a data center has a database with register entries for the provision and provision of special services in accordance with a customer order.
    • Figure 00000001
    EP96250276A 1995-12-14 1996-12-04 Method of paying for the resetting of an electronic franking machine Expired - Lifetime EP0779601B1 (en)

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    US08/572,615 US5729460A (en) 1995-12-14 1995-12-14 Method for payment of the recrediting of an electronic postage meter and arrangement for the operation of a data central
    US572615 2000-05-17

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    EP0779601A3 true EP0779601A3 (en) 2000-05-17
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