CA1274314A - Postage meter with non-dollar amount indicia - Google Patents

Postage meter with non-dollar amount indicia

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Publication number
CA1274314A
CA1274314A CA000533672A CA533672A CA1274314A CA 1274314 A CA1274314 A CA 1274314A CA 000533672 A CA000533672 A CA 000533672A CA 533672 A CA533672 A CA 533672A CA 1274314 A CA1274314 A CA 1274314A
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CA
Canada
Prior art keywords
postage
meter
mail pieces
value determining
determining information
Prior art date
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Expired - Fee Related
Application number
CA000533672A
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English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Sung S. Chang
Seymour Feinland
Hans C. Mol
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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Publication date
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Publication of CA1274314A publication Critical patent/CA1274314A/en
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Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01G—WEIGHING
    • G01G19/00—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups
    • G01G19/002—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups for postal parcels and letters
    • G01G19/005—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups for postal parcels and letters with electric or electronic computing means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01G—WEIGHING
    • G01G19/00—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups
    • G01G19/40—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight
    • G01G19/413—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight using electromechanical or electronic computing means
    • G01G19/414—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight using electromechanical or electronic computing means using electronic computing means only
    • G01G19/4148—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups with provisions for indicating, recording, or computing price or other quantities dependent on the weight using electromechanical or electronic computing means using electronic computing means only for controlling postal rate in articles to be mailed
    • 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
    • G07B17/00459—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
    • G07B17/00362—Calculation or computing within apparatus, e.g. calculation of postage value
    • G07B2017/0037—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
    • G07B17/00362—Calculation or computing within apparatus, e.g. calculation of postage value
    • G07B2017/00387—Currency calculation, e.g. from DEM to EUR
    • 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

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Mathematical Physics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
  • Devices For Checking Fares Or Tickets At Control Points (AREA)
CA000533672A 1986-04-04 1987-04-02 Postage meter with non-dollar amount indicia Expired - Fee Related CA1274314A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US84810986A 1986-04-04 1986-04-04
US848,109 1986-04-04

Publications (1)

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CA1274314A true CA1274314A (en) 1990-09-18

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Family Applications (1)

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CA000533672A Expired - Fee Related CA1274314A (en) 1986-04-04 1987-04-02 Postage meter with non-dollar amount indicia

Country Status (6)

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JP (1) JP2628643B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CA (1) CA1274314A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CH (1) CH675495A5 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE3711211A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
FR (1) FR2596898B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GB (1) GB2188592B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

Families Citing this family (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2319217B (en) * 1996-11-18 2001-07-25 Neopost Ltd Postage meter and postage indicia printed thereby
GB9714186D0 (en) * 1997-07-04 1997-09-10 Pitney Bowes Ltd Multi currency postage meter
US5960418A (en) * 1997-07-14 1999-09-28 Pitney Bowes Ltd. Multi-currency postage meter
FR2779550B1 (fr) * 1998-06-05 2000-09-08 Neopost Ind Dispositif d'affranchissement a monnaie convertible
US6901388B2 (en) * 2002-06-07 2005-05-31 Pitney Bowes Inc. Method and system for metering mixed weight mail pieces at an increased average rate
DE102004009045B4 (de) * 2004-02-23 2008-11-20 Bundesdruckerei Gmbh Wertvariables Wertzeichen

Family Cites Families (10)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
BE633292A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) *
GB2097330A (en) * 1981-04-27 1982-11-03 Pitney Bowes Ltd A franking machine for domestic and office use and system for using same
US4516209A (en) * 1983-02-09 1985-05-07 Pitney Bowes Inc. Postage metering system having weight checking capability
US4511793A (en) * 1983-04-04 1985-04-16 Sylvester Racanelli Mail metering process and machine
EP0131964B1 (en) * 1983-07-18 1992-03-25 Pitney Bowes Inc. System for the printing and reading of encrypted messages
US4649266A (en) * 1984-03-12 1987-03-10 Pitney Bowes Inc. Method and apparatus for verifying postage
US4628457A (en) * 1984-03-19 1986-12-09 Pitney Bowes Inc. Postal rate memory module with integral battery power
JPS61219837A (ja) * 1985-03-27 1986-09-30 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd 料金計算装置
GB2174039B (en) * 1985-04-17 1989-07-05 Pitney Bowes Inc Postage and mailing information applying system
US4775246A (en) * 1985-04-17 1988-10-04 Pitney Bowes Inc. System for detecting unaccounted for printing in a value printing system

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Publication number Publication date
GB8708075D0 (en) 1987-05-07
CH675495A5 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1990-09-28
JP2628643B2 (ja) 1997-07-09
GB2188592B (en) 1991-02-13
FR2596898A1 (fr) 1987-10-09
GB2188592A (en) 1987-10-07
JPS6312086A (ja) 1988-01-19
DE3711211A1 (de) 1987-10-08
FR2596898B1 (fr) 1992-04-03

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