GB0106663D0 - Improvements relating to postal systems - Google Patents

Improvements relating to postal systems

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Publication number
GB0106663D0
GB0106663D0 GB0106663A GB0106663A GB0106663D0 GB 0106663 D0 GB0106663 D0 GB 0106663D0 GB 0106663 A GB0106663 A GB 0106663A GB 0106663 A GB0106663 A GB 0106663A GB 0106663 D0 GB0106663 D0 GB 0106663D0
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Prior art keywords
improvements relating
postal systems
postal
systems
relating
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Application number
GB0106663A
Other versions
GB2376332B (en
GB2376332A (en
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Post Office
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Post Office
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Publication date
Application filed by Post Office filed Critical Post Office
Priority to GB0509072A priority Critical patent/GB2410362A/en
Priority to GB0106663A priority patent/GB2376332B/en
Priority to GB0509070A priority patent/GB2410361A/en
Publication of GB0106663D0 publication Critical patent/GB0106663D0/en
Publication of GB2376332A publication Critical patent/GB2376332A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2376332B publication Critical patent/GB2376332B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime 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
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
    • 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
    • G07B17/00733—Cryptography or similar special procedures in a franking system
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00443—Verification of mailpieces, e.g. by checking databases
    • 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
    • G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00572—Details of printed item
    • G07B2017/0058—Printing of code
    • G07B2017/00588—Barcode
    • 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
    • G07B17/00661—Sensing or measuring mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00709—Scanning mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00717—Reading barcodes
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00733—Cryptography or similar special procedures in a franking system
    • G07B2017/00741—Cryptography or similar special procedures in a franking system using specific cryptographic algorithms or functions
    • G07B2017/0075—Symmetric, secret-key algorithms, e.g. DES, RC2, RC4, IDEA, Skipjack, CAST, AES
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00733—Cryptography or similar special procedures in a franking system
    • G07B2017/00741—Cryptography or similar special procedures in a franking system using specific cryptographic algorithms or functions
    • G07B2017/00774—MAC (Message Authentication Code), e.g. DES-MAC
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00733—Cryptography or similar special procedures in a franking system
    • G07B2017/00741—Cryptography or similar special procedures in a franking system using specific cryptographic algorithms or functions
    • G07B2017/00782—Hash function, e.g. MD5, MD2, SHA
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00733—Cryptography or similar special procedures in a franking system
    • G07B2017/00822—Cryptography or similar special procedures in a franking system including unique details
    • G07B2017/0083—Postal data, e.g. postage, address, sender, machine ID, vendor

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
  • Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)
  • Devices For Checking Fares Or Tickets At Control Points (AREA)
GB0106663A 2001-03-16 2001-03-16 Authenticating postage marks Expired - Lifetime GB2376332B (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0509072A GB2410362A (en) 2001-03-16 2001-03-16 Postage mark
GB0106663A GB2376332B (en) 2001-03-16 2001-03-16 Authenticating postage marks
GB0509070A GB2410361A (en) 2001-03-16 2001-03-16 Method of generating a postage mark

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0106663A GB2376332B (en) 2001-03-16 2001-03-16 Authenticating postage marks

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB0106663D0 true GB0106663D0 (en) 2001-05-09
GB2376332A GB2376332A (en) 2002-12-11
GB2376332B GB2376332B (en) 2005-08-10

Family

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Family Applications (3)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB0509072A Withdrawn GB2410362A (en) 2001-03-16 2001-03-16 Postage mark
GB0509070A Withdrawn GB2410361A (en) 2001-03-16 2001-03-16 Method of generating a postage mark
GB0106663A Expired - Lifetime GB2376332B (en) 2001-03-16 2001-03-16 Authenticating postage marks

Family Applications Before (2)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB0509072A Withdrawn GB2410362A (en) 2001-03-16 2001-03-16 Postage mark
GB0509070A Withdrawn GB2410361A (en) 2001-03-16 2001-03-16 Method of generating a postage mark

Country Status (1)

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GB (3) GB2410362A (en)

Families Citing this family (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20050097066A1 (en) * 2003-10-31 2005-05-05 Pitney Bowes Incorporated Method and system for a mailing machine to verify the integrity of printed postage
DE102007018903A1 (en) * 2007-04-19 2008-10-23 Deutsche Post Ag Method for detecting a machine-readable code applied to a mailpiece, device for carrying out the method, mailpiece and method for providing the mailpiece with a machine-readable code
DE102007059325A1 (en) * 2007-12-07 2009-06-10 Deutsche Post Ag Method for providing a mailpiece with a machine-readable code, device for carrying out the method and method for detecting the code applied to the mailpiece
GB2578436B (en) * 2018-10-25 2021-05-05 Royal Mail Group Ltd Stamp management method and mail processing system

Family Cites Families (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2174039B (en) * 1985-04-17 1989-07-05 Pitney Bowes Inc Postage and mailing information applying system
US5606507A (en) * 1994-01-03 1997-02-25 E-Stamp Corporation System and method for storing, retrieving and automatically printing postage on mail
US5917925A (en) * 1994-04-14 1999-06-29 Moore; Lewis J. System for dispensing, verifying and tracking postage and other information on mailpieces
US5586036A (en) * 1994-07-05 1996-12-17 Pitney Bowes Inc. Postage payment system with security for sensitive mailer data and enhanced carrier data functionality
US5929415A (en) * 1997-04-28 1999-07-27 Pitney Bowes Inc. Postage metering refill system that utilizes information contained in information based indicia to audit the franking process
US6039257A (en) * 1997-04-28 2000-03-21 Pitney Bowes Inc. Postage metering system that utilizes secure invisible bar codes for postal verification
AU1556900A (en) * 1998-11-20 2000-06-13 Ptt Post Holdings B.V. Method and devices for printing a franking mark on a document
WO2002050765A1 (en) * 2000-12-19 2002-06-27 Pitney Bowes Inc. Hidden information on a document for authentication

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB0509072D0 (en) 2005-06-08
GB2410361A (en) 2005-07-27
GB0509070D0 (en) 2005-06-08
GB2376332B (en) 2005-08-10
GB2376332A (en) 2002-12-11
GB2410362A (en) 2005-07-27

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
COOA Change in applicant's name or ownership of the application
PE20 Patent expired after termination of 20 years

Expiry date: 20210315