CA2177447A1 - System having multiple user input stations and multiple mail preparation apparatus for preparing and franking a mail piece - Google Patents

System having multiple user input stations and multiple mail preparation apparatus for preparing and franking a mail piece

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CA2177447A1
CA2177447A1 CA 2177447 CA2177447A CA2177447A1 CA 2177447 A1 CA2177447 A1 CA 2177447A1 CA 2177447 CA2177447 CA 2177447 CA 2177447 A CA2177447 A CA 2177447A CA 2177447 A1 CA2177447 A1 CA 2177447A1
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Prior art keywords
mail
documents
mail piece
data
printer
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CA 2177447
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French (fr)
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CA2177447C (en
Inventor
James L. Harman
Flavio M. Manduley
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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Priority claimed from US08/453,317 external-priority patent/US5650934A/en
Priority claimed from US08/453,301 external-priority patent/US5684706A/en
Application filed by Pitney Bowes Inc filed Critical Pitney Bowes Inc
Publication of CA2177447A1 publication Critical patent/CA2177447A1/en
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Publication of CA2177447C publication Critical patent/CA2177447C/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C1/00—Measures preceding sorting according to destination
    • 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
    • G07B17/00467—Transporting 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
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00137—In a LAN
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00153—Communication details outside or between apparatus for sending information
    • G07B2017/00161—Communication details outside or between apparatus for sending information from a central, non-user location, e.g. for updating rates or software, or for refilling funds
    • 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
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00467—Transporting mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00491—Mail/envelope/insert handling system
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00669—Sensing the position of mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00677—Keeping track of mailpieces inside apparatus

Abstract

A system for producing mail pieces including a plurality of apparatus each having at least a first printer for printing documents and a mail finishing unit for receiving the printed documents from the first printer as well as addressed envelopes and inserting the documents into the envelope to form and frank a mail piece, and a plurality of user input stations. The apparatus operates under the control of a single stream of job data from a mail center controller, where the job data includes mail piece attributes and mail piece records which include at least document data and address data for each corresponding mail piece. The apparatus control mechanism partitions the data stream and controls the first printer to print the documents. The system also includes data stores of postal rates and of per item weights of items of materials used to form mail pieces which are used to calculate postage values for mail pieces.
CA 2177447 1995-05-30 1996-05-27 System having multiple user input stations and multiple mail preparation apparatus for preparing and franking a mail piece Expired - Fee Related CA2177447C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US453,301 1995-05-30
US08/453,317 US5650934A (en) 1995-05-31 1995-05-31 System for preparing and franking a mail piece
US453,317 1995-05-31
US08/453,301 US5684706A (en) 1995-05-31 1995-05-31 System having multiple user input stations and multiple mail preparation apparatus for preparing and franking a mail piece

Publications (2)

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CA2177447A1 true CA2177447A1 (en) 1996-12-01
CA2177447C CA2177447C (en) 2007-01-23

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CA 2177447 Expired - Fee Related CA2177447C (en) 1995-05-30 1996-05-27 System having multiple user input stations and multiple mail preparation apparatus for preparing and franking a mail piece

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EP (1) EP0745435B1 (en)
CA (1) CA2177447C (en)
DE (1) DE69631563T2 (en)

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DE10324539A1 (en) * 2003-05-28 2004-12-23 Deutsche Post Ag Procedure and system for the commissioning and implementation of printing and postal services
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DE69631563T2 (en) 2004-12-23
EP0745435A2 (en) 1996-12-04
EP0745435B1 (en) 2004-02-18
DE69631563D1 (en) 2004-03-25
EP0745435A3 (en) 1998-07-29
CA2177447C (en) 2007-01-23

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