EP1037171A3 - Postage value determining device and franking machine - Google Patents

Postage value determining device and franking machine Download PDF

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EP1037171A3
EP1037171A3 EP00102591A EP00102591A EP1037171A3 EP 1037171 A3 EP1037171 A3 EP 1037171A3 EP 00102591 A EP00102591 A EP 00102591A EP 00102591 A EP00102591 A EP 00102591A EP 1037171 A3 EP1037171 A3 EP 1037171A3
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Marcus Kruschinski
Ralf MÜLLER
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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
    • G07B17/00362—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
    • G07B17/00362—Calculation or computing within apparatus, e.g. calculation of postage value
    • G07B2017/0037—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
    • G07B17/00362—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
    • G07B2017/00427—Special accounting procedures, e.g. storing special information
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00467—Transporting mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00483—Batch processing of mailpieces

Abstract

Die Erfindung betrifft eine Frankiereinrichtung, welche regelmäßig aus einem Frankierwerk und einer Poststückverarbeitungseinrichtung besteht, welche ein zu frankierendes Poststück mit einem korrekten Poststempel einschließlich eines korrekten Portowerts versieht und die Beförderungseinrichtung für das Poststück umfaßt. Die Poststückverarbeitungseinrichtung weist regelmäßig ferner eine Wägeeinrichtung sowie eine Meßeinrichtung zur Bestimmung der Größe (Länge, Breite und/oder Dicke) des zu frankierenden Poststückes auf.The invention relates to a franking device which regularly consists of a Franking machine and a mail piece processing device, which a franking mail piece with a correct postmark including one correct postage values and the transport facility for the mail piece includes. The mail piece processing device also regularly has one Weighing device and a measuring device for determining the size (length, Width and / or thickness) of the mail item to be franked.

Es ist daher das Ziel der Erfindung eine Frankiereinrichtung vorzusehen, die eine kostengünstige Möglichkeit bietet, einen hohen Durchsatz von Poststücken bereitzustellen und die die Nachteile bisheriger Frankiereinrichtungen vermeidet.It is therefore the object of the invention to provide a franking device which has a provides an inexpensive way to provide a high throughput of mail items and which avoids the disadvantages of previous franking devices.

Das Ziel wird erfindungsgemäß mit einer Frankiereinrichtung mit den Merkmalen nach Anspruch 1 gelöst. Vorteilhafte Weiterbildungen sind in den Unteransprüchen beschrieben.According to the invention, the destination is achieved with a franking device with the features solved according to claim 1. Advantageous further developments are in the subclaims described.

Es wird eine Frankiereinrichtung zum Frankieren von Poststücken in wenigstens zwei Betriebsmodi beschrieben, mit Mitteln zum Ermitteln eines Portowerts im ersten Betriebsmodus unter Verwendung einer ersten Gebührentabelle mit y-Portowerten, wobei ein Portowert durch eine Kombination von n-Eingangsgrößen bestimmt ist, mit einem zweiten Betriebsmodus, in dem die Mittel zum Ermitteln der Portowerte eine zweite Gebührentabelle mit y-x-Portowerten, wobei ein Portowert durch eine Kombination von n-m-Eingangsgrößen bestimmt ist, wobei n, m, x, y natürliche Zahlen sind und y<x und m<n ist.

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A franking device for franking mail items in at least two operating modes is described, with means for determining a postage value in the first operating mode using a first fee table with y postage values, a postage value being determined by a combination of n input variables, with a second operating mode , in which the means for determining the postage values a second fee table with yx postage values, wherein a postage value is determined by a combination of nm input variables, where n, m, x, y are natural numbers and y <x and m <n .
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FR2714753A1 (en) * 1993-12-30 1995-07-07 Neopost Ind Determination of postal charge for programmable franking machine
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