EP0298775A3 - Franking machine - Google Patents

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EP0298775A3
EP0298775A3 EP88306277A EP88306277A EP0298775A3 EP 0298775 A3 EP0298775 A3 EP 0298775A3 EP 88306277 A EP88306277 A EP 88306277A EP 88306277 A EP88306277 A EP 88306277A EP 0298775 A3 EP0298775 A3 EP 0298775A3
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Prior art keywords
franking
machine
accounting
franking machine
control device
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP0298775B1 (en
EP0298775A2 (en
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Dennis Thomas Gilham
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Neopost Ltd
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Neopost Ltd
Alcatel Business Systems Ltd
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    • 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
    • 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
    • G07B17/00193—Constructional details of apparatus in a franking system
    • G07B2017/00201—Open franking system, i.e. the printer is not dedicated to franking only, e.g. PC (Personal Computer)
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00241—Modular design
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00516—Details of printing apparatus
    • G07B2017/00524—Printheads
    • G07B2017/00532—Inkjet
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00596—Printing of address

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
  • Devices For Checking Fares Or Tickets At Control Points (AREA)
  • Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)
  • Cash Registers Or Receiving Machines (AREA)

Abstract

A franking machine (11) is disclosed which comprises an electronic accounting and control device (19) with registers (20,21) for storing accounting data such as credit available and a printer (22) connected to and controlled by the accounting and control device. The machine has an input/output connection (23) for receipt of franking and addressing data from a computer (10) to control the franking machine (11) to print a franking impression (29) and destination address (32) on a mail item (30).
EP19880306277 1987-07-09 1988-07-08 Franking machine Expired - Lifetime EP0298775B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB8716183A GB2208367B (en) 1987-07-09 1987-07-09 Franking machine
GB8716183 1987-07-09

Related Child Applications (1)

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EP01122156 Division 2001-09-14

Publications (3)

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EP0298775A2 EP0298775A2 (en) 1989-01-11
EP0298775A3 true EP0298775A3 (en) 1989-07-19
EP0298775B1 EP0298775B1 (en) 2004-06-09

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EP19880306277 Expired - Lifetime EP0298775B1 (en) 1987-07-09 1988-07-08 Franking machine

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DE (1) DE3856570T2 (en)
GB (1) GB2208367B (en)

Families Citing this family (14)

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FR2649230B1 (en) * 1989-06-30 1993-11-26 Alcatel Satmam MINIATURE POSTAGE MACHINE
FR2649231B1 (en) * 1989-06-30 1991-09-13 Alcatel Satmam MACHINE FOR POSTAL ITEMS
GB2246098B (en) * 1990-07-04 1994-05-25 Alcatel Business Systems Franking machine
DE4037186A1 (en) * 1990-11-22 1991-04-25 Zikeli Friedrich Dipl Ing Th Self-service address coding unit for letters, post-cards - has keyboard entry of address details followed by printing of labels with sorting code
DE4101440A1 (en) * 1991-01-17 1992-07-23 Francotyp Postalia Gmbh METHOD FOR SENDING ELECTRONICALLY STORED CONTENT
DE4227596A1 (en) * 1992-08-20 1994-02-24 Francotyp Postalia Gmbh Thermal transfer printing device
GB9226810D0 (en) * 1992-12-23 1993-02-17 Neopost Ltd Mailing system
DE4304650A1 (en) 1993-02-16 1994-08-18 Thomae Gmbh Dr K Condensed 5-membered heterocycles, processes for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing them
US5606507A (en) * 1994-01-03 1997-02-25 E-Stamp Corporation System and method for storing, retrieving and automatically printing postage on mail
GB9401789D0 (en) * 1994-01-31 1994-03-23 Neopost Ltd Franking machine
US6157919A (en) 1995-12-19 2000-12-05 Pitney Bowes Inc. PC-based open metering system and method
US5835689A (en) * 1995-12-19 1998-11-10 Pitney Bowes Inc. Transaction evidencing system and method including post printing and batch processing
GB9701814D0 (en) * 1997-01-29 1997-03-19 Neopost Ltd Postage metering apparatus
US7213987B2 (en) * 2000-12-08 2007-05-08 Pitney Bowes Inc. Synchronization method and apparatus in a value metering system having a digital print head

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DE3132765A1 (en) * 1981-08-19 1983-05-11 Jan H. Kuhlmann Method of personalising advertisements to be placed in periodicals and the like, and arrangement for carrying out the method
US4636975A (en) * 1982-12-08 1987-01-13 Pitney Bowes Inc. Controlling firmware branch points in an electronic postage meter
EP0230658A2 (en) * 1985-12-26 1987-08-05 Pitney Bowes Inc. System for accounting for postage expended by a postage meter having data security during printing
DE3712100A1 (en) * 1986-04-10 1987-10-15 Pitney Bowes Inc STAMP MACHINE MESSAGE PRINTING SYSTEM

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GB2131353A (en) * 1982-12-13 1984-06-20 Byteissue Limited Cheque printing apparatus
EP0131964B1 (en) * 1983-07-18 1992-03-25 Pitney Bowes Inc. System for the printing and reading of encrypted messages
GB2174039B (en) * 1985-04-17 1989-07-05 Pitney Bowes Inc Postage and mailing information applying system

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3132765A1 (en) * 1981-08-19 1983-05-11 Jan H. Kuhlmann Method of personalising advertisements to be placed in periodicals and the like, and arrangement for carrying out the method
US4636975A (en) * 1982-12-08 1987-01-13 Pitney Bowes Inc. Controlling firmware branch points in an electronic postage meter
EP0230658A2 (en) * 1985-12-26 1987-08-05 Pitney Bowes Inc. System for accounting for postage expended by a postage meter having data security during printing
DE3712100A1 (en) * 1986-04-10 1987-10-15 Pitney Bowes Inc STAMP MACHINE MESSAGE PRINTING SYSTEM

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DE3856570T2 (en) 2006-05-04
DE3856570D1 (en) 2004-07-15
EP0298775B1 (en) 2004-06-09
GB8716183D0 (en) 1987-08-12
EP0298775A2 (en) 1989-01-11
GB2208367B (en) 1991-07-03
GB2208367A (en) 1989-03-30

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