EP1037169A3 - Method and device for inputting an indicia to a franking machine - Google Patents

Method and device for inputting an indicia to a franking machine Download PDF

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EP1037169A3
EP1037169A3 EP00250054A EP00250054A EP1037169A3 EP 1037169 A3 EP1037169 A3 EP 1037169A3 EP 00250054 A EP00250054 A EP 00250054A EP 00250054 A EP00250054 A EP 00250054A EP 1037169 A3 EP1037169 A3 EP 1037169A3
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franking machine
indicia
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postmark
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Wolfgang Dr. Thiel
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Francotyp Postalia GmbH
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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
    • G07B17/00024—Physical or organizational aspects of franking systems
    • 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
    • G07B17/00024—Physical or organizational aspects of franking systems
    • G07B2017/00032—Determining the location of apparatus
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00387—Currency calculation, e.g. from DEM to EUR

Abstract

Die Erfindung betrifft eine Anordnung und Verfahren zur Druckstempeleingabe in eine Frankiermaschine, wobei ein Poststempelbild zunächst unvollständig vorinstalliert wird. In einer Datenbank des Herstellers sind die Poststempeldruckbilddaten für eine Auswahl mindestens nach Postbeförderer und/oder Ländern geordnet und können der Seriennummer zugeordnet werden. Die Frankiermaschinen-Seriennummer wird in einem davon getrennten Schrift eingegeben. Bei Bedarf können mittels einer speziellen länder- und/oder befördererspezifischen Chipkarte Daten eingeladen oder ausgewählt werden, um die Frankiermaschine abschließend zu konfigurieren.

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The invention relates to an arrangement and method for entering stamps into a franking machine, with a postmark image initially being incompletely pre-installed. In a database of the manufacturer, the postmark print image data for a selection are arranged at least according to the mail carrier and / or countries and can be assigned to the serial number. The franking machine serial number is entered in a separate font. If required, data can be loaded or selected using a special country and / or carrier-specific chip card in order to finally configure the franking machine.
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EP00250054A 1999-03-17 2000-02-21 Method and device for inputting an indicia to a franking machine Ceased EP1037169A3 (en)

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DE19913066 1999-03-17
DE19913066A DE19913066A1 (en) 1999-03-17 1999-03-17 Method and arrangement for entering stamps into a franking machine

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US5710706A (en) * 1994-12-23 1998-01-20 Francotyp-Postalia Ag & Co. Method for entering data into a scale

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