AU2001283183A1 - Digital coin-based postage meter - Google Patents

Digital coin-based postage meter

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Publication number
AU2001283183A1
AU2001283183A1 AU2001283183A AU8318301A AU2001283183A1 AU 2001283183 A1 AU2001283183 A1 AU 2001283183A1 AU 2001283183 A AU2001283183 A AU 2001283183A AU 8318301 A AU8318301 A AU 8318301A AU 2001283183 A1 AU2001283183 A1 AU 2001283183A1
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Australia
Prior art keywords
postage meter
digital coin
based postage
coin
digital
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.)
Abandoned
Application number
AU2001283183A
Inventor
Frederick W. Ryan
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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Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Pitney Bowes Inc filed Critical Pitney Bowes Inc
Publication of AU2001283183A1 publication Critical patent/AU2001283183A1/en
Abandoned 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
    • G07B17/00733—Cryptography or similar special procedures in a franking system
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q20/00—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols
    • G06Q20/08—Payment architectures
    • G06Q20/10—Payment architectures specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q20/00—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols
    • G06Q20/08—Payment architectures
    • G06Q20/10—Payment architectures specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
    • G06Q20/105—Payment architectures specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems involving programming of a portable memory device, e.g. IC cards, "electronic purses"
    • 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
    • G07B17/00185—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
    • 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

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  • Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Accounting & Taxation (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Finance (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Strategic Management (AREA)
  • General Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Economics (AREA)
  • Development Economics (AREA)
  • Devices For Checking Fares Or Tickets At Control Points (AREA)
  • Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)
AU2001283183A 2000-08-08 2001-08-08 Digital coin-based postage meter Abandoned AU2001283183A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US09633916 2000-08-08
US09/633,916 US6938016B1 (en) 2000-08-08 2000-08-08 Digital coin-based postage meter
PCT/US2001/024826 WO2002013146A1 (en) 2000-08-08 2001-08-08 Digital coin-based postage meter

Publications (1)

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AU2001283183A1 true AU2001283183A1 (en) 2002-02-18

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AU2001283183A Abandoned AU2001283183A1 (en) 2000-08-08 2001-08-08 Digital coin-based postage meter

Country Status (3)

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US (1) US6938016B1 (en)
AU (1) AU2001283183A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2002013146A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US8229859B2 (en) * 2007-04-19 2012-07-24 Gideon Samid Bit currency: transactional trust tools
US8285651B1 (en) 2005-12-30 2012-10-09 Stamps.Com Inc. High speed printing
DE102007052458A1 (en) * 2007-11-02 2009-05-07 Francotyp-Postalia Gmbh Franking procedure and mailing system with central postage collection
US20110071944A1 (en) * 2009-09-22 2011-03-24 Pitney Bowes Inc. System and method for dispensing postage without printing

Family Cites Families (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5696829A (en) 1995-11-21 1997-12-09 Pitney Bowes, Inc. Digital postage meter system
US5781438A (en) 1995-12-19 1998-07-14 Pitney Bowes Inc. Token generation process in an open metering system
US6341273B1 (en) * 1997-03-26 2002-01-22 British Telecommunications Public Limited Company Electronic coin stick with potential for future added value
US6424954B1 (en) * 1998-02-17 2002-07-23 Neopost Inc. Postage metering system

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WO2002013146A1 (en) 2002-02-14
US6938016B1 (en) 2005-08-30

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