GB2066734B - Electronic postal meter - Google Patents

Electronic postal meter

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Publication number
GB2066734B
GB2066734B GB8039108A GB8039108A GB2066734B GB 2066734 B GB2066734 B GB 2066734B GB 8039108 A GB8039108 A GB 8039108A GB 8039108 A GB8039108 A GB 8039108A GB 2066734 B GB2066734 B GB 2066734B
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
postal meter
electronic postal
electronic
meter
postal
Prior art date
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.)
Expired
Application number
GB8039108A
Other versions
GB2066734A (en
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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Publication date
Family has litigation
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Priority claimed from US05/950,302 external-priority patent/US4251874A/en
Application filed by Pitney Bowes Inc filed Critical Pitney Bowes Inc
Publication of GB2066734A publication Critical patent/GB2066734A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2066734B publication Critical patent/GB2066734B/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F11/00—Error detection; Error correction; Monitoring
    • G06F11/07—Responding to the occurrence of a fault, e.g. fault tolerance
    • G06F11/08—Error detection or correction by redundancy in data representation, e.g. by using checking codes
    • 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
    • G07B17/00314—Communication within apparatus, personal computer [PC] system, or server, e.g. between printhead and central unit in a franking machine
    • 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
    • G07B17/00193—Constructional details of apparatus in a franking system
    • G07B2017/00233—Housing, e.g. lock or hardened casing
    • 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
    • G07B17/00193—Constructional details of apparatus in a franking system
    • G07B2017/00241—Modular design
    • 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
    • G07B17/00314—Communication within apparatus, personal computer [PC] system, or server, e.g. between printhead and central unit in a franking machine
    • G07B2017/00322—Communication between components/modules/parts, e.g. printer, printhead, keyboard, conveyor or central unit
    • 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
    • G07B17/00314—Communication within apparatus, personal computer [PC] system, or server, e.g. between printhead and central unit in a franking machine
    • G07B2017/00338—Error detection or handling
    • 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
GB8039108A 1977-10-28 1978-10-27 Electronic postal meter Expired GB2066734B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US84652677A 1977-10-28 1977-10-28
US05/950,302 US4251874A (en) 1978-10-16 1978-10-16 Electronic postal meter system

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB2066734A GB2066734A (en) 1981-07-15
GB2066734B true GB2066734B (en) 1982-12-01

Family

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Family Applications (4)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB8039253A Expired GB2066735B (en) 1977-10-28 1978-10-27 Electronic postal meter
GB7940874A Expired GB2033627B (en) 1977-10-28 1978-10-27 Method of error checking contents of a register
GB8039108A Expired GB2066734B (en) 1977-10-28 1978-10-27 Electronic postal meter
GB7842183A Expired GB2008030B (en) 1977-10-28 1978-10-27 Electronic postal meter system

Family Applications Before (2)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB8039253A Expired GB2066735B (en) 1977-10-28 1978-10-27 Electronic postal meter
GB7940874A Expired GB2033627B (en) 1977-10-28 1978-10-27 Method of error checking contents of a register

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB7842183A Expired GB2008030B (en) 1977-10-28 1978-10-27 Electronic postal meter system

Country Status (2)

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FR (1) FR2407536B1 (en)
GB (4) GB2066735B (en)

Families Citing this family (15)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2063160B (en) * 1979-10-30 1984-01-11 Pitney Bowes Inc Electronic postage meter
US4301507A (en) * 1979-10-30 1981-11-17 Pitney Bowes Inc. Electronic postage meter having plural computing systems
US4302821A (en) * 1979-10-30 1981-11-24 Pitney-Bowes, Inc. Interposer control for electronic postage meter
AT398649B (en) * 1979-10-30 1995-01-25 Pitney Bowes Inc Franking machine control device
US4310755A (en) * 1979-12-26 1982-01-12 Pitney Bowes Inc. Electronic postage meter radiant energy device circuit
US4506329A (en) * 1982-03-08 1985-03-19 Pitney Bowes Inc. Non-volatile memory serial number lock for electronic postage meter
IN161526B (en) * 1983-07-29 1987-12-19 Westinghouse Brake & Signal
USRE32690E (en) * 1983-12-08 1988-06-07 R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company Collating and binding system and method with postage indication
US4674052A (en) * 1983-12-08 1987-06-16 R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company Collating and binding system and method with postage indication
US4500083A (en) * 1983-12-08 1985-02-19 R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company Collating and binding system and method with postage indication
GB2153165A (en) * 1984-01-20 1985-08-14 Avx Corp Connector assembly
US4760532A (en) * 1985-12-26 1988-07-26 Pitney Bowes Inc. Mailing system with postage value transfer and accounting capability
GB2256396B (en) * 1991-05-29 1995-03-29 Alcatel Business Systems Method of remote diagnostics for franking machines
FR2702068B1 (en) * 1993-02-26 1995-06-30 Secap Franking machine with additional displays.
EP0675463B1 (en) * 1994-03-31 2004-09-29 Secap Franking machine with additional displays

Family Cites Families (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
NL293950A (en) * 1962-06-14
US3820068A (en) * 1972-06-29 1974-06-25 Westinghouse Learning Corp Background reference level system and method for document scanners
GB1476338A (en) * 1974-06-07 1977-06-10 Pitney Bowes Inc Flat bed printer and apparatus including same
US3978457A (en) * 1974-12-23 1976-08-31 Pitney-Bowes, Inc. Microcomputerized electronic postage meter system
CA1077171A (en) * 1976-07-14 1980-05-06 Frank T. Check (Jr.) Electronic postal meter having noise-rejecting input/output channel
FR2375670A1 (en) * 1976-12-21 1978-07-21 Vickers Ltd Electronic franking machine with digital registers - has print unit, postage paid value selector and tote register containing accumulated value and summing device

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB2033627B (en) 1982-08-11
GB2066734A (en) 1981-07-15
FR2407536B1 (en) 1989-04-28
GB2008030A (en) 1979-05-31
FR2407536A1 (en) 1979-05-25
GB2033627A (en) 1980-05-21
GB2066735A (en) 1981-07-15
GB2008030B (en) 1982-06-09
GB2066735B (en) 1983-07-13

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PE20 Patent expired after termination of 20 years

Effective date: 19981026