CA1103804A - Electronic postage metering system - Google Patents

Electronic postage metering system

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Publication number
CA1103804A
CA1103804A CA301,210A CA301210A CA1103804A CA 1103804 A CA1103804 A CA 1103804A CA 301210 A CA301210 A CA 301210A CA 1103804 A CA1103804 A CA 1103804A
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Prior art keywords
postal
postage
weight
zone
data
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Application number
CA301,210A
Other languages
English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Frank T. Check, Jr.
Joseph R. Warren
Alton B. Eckert, Jr.
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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Publication of CA1103804A publication Critical patent/CA1103804A/en
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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
    • G07B17/00661—Sensing or measuring 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
    • G07B17/00193—Constructional details of apparatus in a franking system
    • G07B2017/00266—Man-machine interface on the apparatus
    • G07B2017/00274—Mechanical, e.g. keyboard
    • 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
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00701—Measuring the weight of mailpieces

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)
  • Devices For Checking Fares Or Tickets At Control Points (AREA)
  • Financial Or Insurance-Related Operations Such As Payment And Settlement (AREA)
CA301,210A 1977-07-29 1978-04-17 Electronic postage metering system Expired CA1103804A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US82005877A 1977-07-29 1977-07-29
US820,058 1986-01-21

Publications (1)

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CA1103804A true CA1103804A (en) 1981-06-23

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CA301,210A Expired CA1103804A (en) 1977-07-29 1978-04-17 Electronic postage metering system

Country Status (4)

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JP (1) JPS5426641A (de)
CA (1) CA1103804A (de)
DE (1) DE2833209A1 (de)
FR (1) FR2399073B1 (de)

Families Citing this family (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2916840A1 (de) * 1979-04-26 1980-11-06 Postalia Gmbh Elektronisch gesteuerte frankiermaschine
DE2916811A1 (de) * 1979-04-26 1980-11-06 Postalia Gmbh Elektronisch gesteuerte anzeigeund pruefeinrichtung fuer frankiermaschinen
US4286325A (en) * 1979-08-27 1981-08-25 Pitney Bowes Inc. System and method for computing domestic and international postage
US4280180A (en) * 1979-10-30 1981-07-21 Pitney Bowes Inc. Electronic postage meter having field resettable control values
US4280179A (en) * 1979-10-30 1981-07-21 Pitney Bowes Inc. Postage meter having interactive arithmetic operation capability
US4302821A (en) * 1979-10-30 1981-11-24 Pitney-Bowes, Inc. Interposer control for electronic postage meter
GB2063160B (en) * 1979-10-30 1984-01-11 Pitney Bowes Inc Electronic postage meter

Family Cites Families (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3635297A (en) * 1970-08-06 1972-01-18 Roger F Salava Postage calculator
US3692988A (en) * 1971-01-18 1972-09-19 Pitney Bowes Inc Parcel postage metering system
DE2201051A1 (de) * 1971-01-18 1972-07-27 Gunn Damon Mott Postalischer Apparat und Verfahren
US3951221A (en) * 1974-09-30 1976-04-20 National Controls, Inc. Computing postal scale

Also Published As

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FR2399073A1 (fr) 1979-02-23
JPS5426641A (en) 1979-02-28
JPS6144353B2 (de) 1986-10-02
FR2399073B1 (fr) 1985-12-06
DE2833209A1 (de) 1979-02-08

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