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EP0493948A2
EP0493948A2 EP91311899A EP91311899A EP0493948A2 EP 0493948 A2 EP0493948 A2 EP 0493948A2 EP 91311899 A EP91311899 A EP 91311899A EP 91311899 A EP91311899 A EP 91311899A EP 0493948 A2 EP0493948 A2 EP 0493948A2
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Dennis Thomas Gilham
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    • 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
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00395—Memory organization
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00427—Special accounting procedures, e.g. storing special information
    • 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
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00604—Printing of advert or logo

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  • This invention relates to franking machines and in particular to machines for printing an impression indicating a charge in respect of carriage of an item by a carrier service such as a postal authority.
  • Franking machines which include a printing device for printing a franking impression on a mail item and in which operation of the printing device is controlled by means which maintain an account record of the usage of the machine.
  • franking machines operate in a prepayment mode in which the user makes a payment to the postal authority and the authority then enters the amount of the payment as a credit in the machine available for use in franking.
  • the accounting means in the franking machine registers this credit amount and each time the machine is used to frank an item the credit amount is decremented by the value of postage used in the franking.
  • the accounting means comprises an electronic microprocessor operating under program routines to carry out the required accounting and control functions and electronic memory devices for storing accounting data.
  • the accounting means includes an ascending register for storing the accumulated value of postage charge used by the machine, a register to store a count of the number of items franked and a register to store the number of items franked with a value in excess of a predetermined value.
  • a franking machine including electronic control and accounting means; a set of registers for storing accounting data relating to use of the machine in franking items; means to input franking data to select a value of franking; printing means operable by the electronic control and accounting means to print a franking impression on an item to be franked; said electronic control and accounting means being operative in response to input of said franking data to control the printing means to print a franking impression corresponding to the selected value of franking and to update the accounting data stored in the set of registers is characterised in that a plurality of sets of registers are provided for storing accounting data relating to use of the franking machine in respect of a plurality of different services respectively; in that the input means is operable to select one of the plurality of services; in that the electronic accounting and control means is operative in response to selection of said one of the services to control the printing means to print a franking impression corresponding to the selected service and to update the accounting data in the
  • a franking machine comprising electronic control and accounting means; register means to store account data generated by said electronic control and accounting means in operation of the franking machine for franking items with values of franking; printing means controlled by said electronic control and accounting means is characterised in that said electronic control and accounting means is operable to read account data from said register means, generate a validation code by encrypting said account data and to output said account data and validation code to the printing means to effect printing of a report containing said account data and validation code.
  • a franking machine includes a postage meter housed in a secure module 10 and a printing device 11 for printing a franking impression and, if desired, a slogan or other advertising material.
  • the postage meter housed in the secure module 10 comprises an electronic microprocessor 12 which is operable under program routines stored in a read only memory (ROM) 13 to carry out accounting and control operations.
  • Memories 14 and 15 have storage locations providing registers for storing accounting data. If the meter is to be used in a pre-payment system in which payment is made to a postal authority or other carrier prior to use of the machine for franking items, the registers include a descending register for registering a value of credit corresponding to payments made and which is available for use in franking operations.
  • the memories also provide a plurality of sets of registers, each set of registers being assigned to register accounting data relating to different services respectively.
  • Such services may comprise letters and parcels and may also comprise different classes of service such as first and second class mail in respect of letters.
  • the memories are arranged to provide an ascending register for registering a tote value consisting of an accumulated value used in franking items and an items register for registering the number of items franked by the machine.
  • a high items register for registering the number of items franked with a value in excess of a predetermined value may be provided for one or more of the services which may be selected.
  • each of the registers is replicated in the memories 14 and 15 such that each memory provides the registers in duplicate.
  • each memory provides the registers in duplicate.
  • a single pre-payment may be made in respect of franking for different services, it is necessary to provide only a single descending register for registering credit which is available for use for all the services which may be selected.
  • a descending register is provided for each service to which separate payments are required to be made.
  • the memories 14, 15 are non-volatile so that accounting data stored therein is retained even when the power to the franking machine fails or is switched off.
  • the memories may be electronic memory devices which require power to retain data and which are powered by long life batteries 16, 17.
  • a random access memory (RAM) 30 is provided as working store for the microprocessor 12.
  • the read only memory 13 in addition to storing program routines for controlling operation of the microprocessor 12 also stores print format data relating to a plurality of franking impressions required for the respective different services which may be selected.
  • a further set of registers may be provided to store credit, tote, items count and high items count in respect of the overall operation of the franking machine. Accordingly this further set of registers, referred to hereinafter as primary registers, stores accounting data which is the totals of the registers provide for the different services. These registers provided for the different services will be referred to hereinafter as secondary registers.
  • the printing device 11 is shown in Figure 1 as being external to the secure module and is connected to the microprocessor through circuits 18 operative to check that the printing device is connected and that print data signals output from the microprocessor are received by the printing device without corruption.
  • the microprocessor 12 receives input control and data signals via an input/output interface 19 which includes protection circuits to protect the circuits in the secure module from accidental or wilful damage due to excess voltages which may be applied to external connections 20 to the module.
  • the postage meter is operated and controlled from a personal computer or workstation 21.
  • the computer is connected to the franking machine by ports 22 connected to an input/output interface 23.
  • the interface 23 is connected to a microprocessor 24 which communicates via the connections 20 with the microprocessor 12 of the postage meter.
  • the microprocessor 24 is operable under the control of program routines stored in a read only memory (ROM) 26 and a random access memory (RAM) 25 is provided as a working store for the microprocessor 24.
  • a second printing device 27 for printing destination data on mail items is connected to and operated by the microprocessor 24.
  • Sensors 28 and motors 29 for the feeding and sensing of mail items and, when used, ink ribbons for the printing devices 11, 27 are connected to the microprocessor 24 via the input/output interface 23.
  • the sensors 28 provide signals to the microprocessor 24 in respect of the feeding of mail items and ink ribbons and the microprocessor 24 outputs signals to control energisation of the drive motors 29 for the mail item feed and ink ribbon feeds.
  • the computer 21 includes a keyboard for the input by an operator of operational commands to control the franking machine and to input destination data, service required and the value of franking required for mail items.
  • the computer 21 also includes a display screen to echo the data input on the keyboard and to display prompts to assist the operator in controlling operation of the franking machine.
  • the microprocessor 24 carries out checks to ensure that the credit available for the service selected is sufficient for the selected value of franking. If there is sufficient credit available, the microprocessor continues in its franking routine. The microprocessor 12 updates the values stored in the registers assigned to the specific service which has been selected by the operator to take account of the franking to be effected.
  • the microprocessor then continues in a franking printing routine by selecting, from the read only memory 13, a print data format corresponding to the service selected, combining the print data format with print data relating to the selected franking value and outputting print data signals to the printing device 11 to effect printing of a franking impression appropriate to the service selected including the value of franking.
  • the format of the franking impression may be of generally the same form for more than one service and includes a part which is specific to the selected service.
  • the impression may include "FIRST" or "SECOND” to indicate different classes of letter post or may include "PARCELS" to indicate that the franking relates to franking of a parcel to be handled by a parcels delivery service as distinct from a letter delivery service.
  • the format of the franking impressions for different services may be distinctly different from one another.
  • the printing device 27 is a digital printer which is controlled by digital print signals to print destination addresses on the items to be mailed. Likewise it is preferred to use a digital printer for the printing device 11.
  • the two printing devices may be positioned adjacent to one another whereby a mail item can be fed past both printing devices simultaneously and the destination address and the franking impression are printed in a single pass of the mail item.
  • the printing device 27 may be housed separately and the mail item may be fed first past the device 27 to print the destination address and then past the printing device 11 to print the franking impression.
  • the printing device 11 may be a mechanical printing device in which one or more printing elements are movable selectively into and out of operative printing positions to enable printing of a franking impression corresponding to a selected service.
  • the printing device 27 in addition to, or instead of, printing destination addresses may be utilised to print reports providing information relating to account data stored in the memories 14, 15.
  • the microprocessor 12 operates under a program routine to read the account values stored in the credit, tote, items count and high items count registers and to output these values to the microprocessor 24 to enable the microprocessor 24 to control the printing device 27 to print reports containing these values.
  • the microprocessor 12 also generates in respect of each register value a validation code which is output to the microprocessor 24 for printing by the printing device 27 on the report.
  • the validation codes may be generated by using an encryption key to encrypt the register values.
  • the microprocessor 12 When the microprocessor 12 reads out the register values from the memories 14, 15 it carries out a validation check to ensure that the value in the replications of each register correspond and hence that the integrity of the data has not been destroyed due to a fault or unauthorised tampering with the secure module. If desired the register values from both memory devices 14 and 15 may be printed out as shown in Figure 2 to permit determination of the integrity of the data by the recipient of the report.
  • the provision of the validation code in the reports enables the recipient of the report, for example the postal authority, to check and validate the authenticity of the register values printed in plain in the reports.
  • the register values and/or the validation codes may be printed in machine readable form such as a bar code to enable the data contained in the reports to be input automatically to a postal authority computer and checked and validated by the computer.
  • the printing device 27 comprises a printer separate from the franking machine, for example a printer of the type used as a peripheral device to a computer
  • a report of the format shown in Figure 2 may be printed.
  • the printing device 27 is mounted in the franking machine adjacent to the printing device 11 and the printing device 27 has a capacity only sufficient for printing a relatively small number of lines such as in a destination address
  • the report may be printed on one or more label strips as shown for example in Figures 3(a), 3(b) and 3(c).

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GB9028222A GB2251211B (en) 1990-12-31 1990-12-31 Franking machine

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