CA1263752A - Postage meter locking system - Google Patents

Postage meter locking system

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Publication number
CA1263752A
CA1263752A CA000515345A CA515345A CA1263752A CA 1263752 A CA1263752 A CA 1263752A CA 000515345 A CA000515345 A CA 000515345A CA 515345 A CA515345 A CA 515345A CA 1263752 A CA1263752 A CA 1263752A
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Prior art keywords
password
accounting
postage
code
accounting means
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CA000515345A
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English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Michael P. Taylor
Wojciech M. Chrosny
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00016—Relations between apparatus, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office, in a franking system
    • G07B17/0008—Communication details outside or between apparatus
    • 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
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C9/00—Individual registration on entry or exit
    • G07C9/30—Individual registration on entry or exit not involving the use of a pass
    • G07C9/32—Individual registration on entry or exit not involving the use of a pass in combination with an identity check
    • G07C9/33—Individual registration on entry or exit not involving the use of a pass in combination with an identity check by means of a password
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00016—Relations between apparatus, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office, in a franking system
    • G07B17/0008—Communication details outside or between apparatus
    • G07B2017/00088—Communication details outside or between apparatus via landlines
    • G07B2017/00096—Communication details outside or between apparatus via landlines via phone lines
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00935—Passwords

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Devices For Checking Fares Or Tickets At Control Points (AREA)
  • Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)
CA000515345A 1985-08-06 1986-08-05 Postage meter locking system Expired CA1263752A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US76298985A 1985-08-06 1985-08-06
US762,989 1985-08-06

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CA1263752A true CA1263752A (en) 1989-12-05

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CA000515345A Expired CA1263752A (en) 1985-08-06 1986-08-05 Postage meter locking system

Country Status (7)

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JP (1) JPS6260084A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CA (1) CA1263752A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CH (1) CH675497A5 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE3627124A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
FR (1) FR2586124B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GB (1) GB2178696B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
IT (1) IT1196567B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

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US5233531A (en) * 1990-12-24 1993-08-03 Pitney Bowes Inc. Remote postage meter resetting by facsimile communication
GB2251210B (en) * 1990-12-31 1995-01-18 Alcatel Business Systems Postage meter system
US5243654A (en) * 1991-03-18 1993-09-07 Pitney Bowes Inc. Metering system with remotely resettable time lockout
DE4446667C2 (de) * 1994-12-15 1998-09-17 Francotyp Postalia Gmbh Verfahren zur Verbesserung der Sicherheit von Frankiermaschinen bei der Guthabenübertragung
US7226494B1 (en) 1997-04-23 2007-06-05 Neopost Technologies Secure postage payment system and method
US5943658A (en) * 1996-12-31 1999-08-24 Pitney Bowes Inc. Method for automatic determination of origination ZIP code using caller I.D.
DE10003309A1 (de) 2000-01-27 2001-08-02 Francotyp Postalia Gmbh Frankiermaschine mit Zugangssicherung
GB0202269D0 (en) 2002-01-31 2002-03-20 Neopost Ltd Postage meter security
DE102005061686A1 (de) * 2005-12-21 2007-06-28 Francotyp-Postalia Gmbh Verfahren und Anordnung zum Bereitstellen sicherheitsrelevanter Dienste durch ein Sicherheitsmodul einer Frankiermaschine

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US3792446A (en) * 1972-12-04 1974-02-12 Pitney Bowes Inc Remote postage meter resetting method
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GB1508623A (en) * 1976-12-06 1978-04-26 Vickers Ltd Franking machines
DE2655905C2 (de) * 1976-12-09 1983-05-05 Vickers Ltd., London Schaltungsanordnung zur Frankaturwertwahl und zur Registrierung in einer Frankiermaschine mit einer Druckeinheit
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US4253158A (en) * 1979-03-28 1981-02-24 Pitney Bowes Inc. System for securing postage printing transactions
GB2060228B (en) * 1979-10-09 1984-02-29 Mastiff Security Syst Ltd Computer system
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US4376299A (en) * 1980-07-14 1983-03-08 Pitney Bowes, Inc. Data center for remote postage meter recharging system having physically secure encrypting apparatus and employing encrypted seed number signals
DE3126786C3 (de) * 1980-07-14 1997-11-13 Pitney Bowes Inc Verbessertes fernbetätigtes Frankiermaschinen-Nachladesystem
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JPS59151260A (ja) * 1983-02-18 1984-08-29 Fujitsu Ltd 取引装置

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Publication number Publication date
CH675497A5 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1990-09-28
FR2586124A1 (fr) 1987-02-13
GB8619197D0 (en) 1986-09-17
JPS6260084A (ja) 1987-03-16
DE3627124A1 (de) 1987-02-12
GB2178696A (en) 1987-02-18
IT8648362A0 (it) 1986-08-05
IT1196567B (it) 1988-11-16
GB2178696B (en) 1990-02-21
FR2586124B1 (fr) 1992-01-03

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