EP0903699A1 - System zur Vorbereitung von Poststücken - Google Patents

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EP0903699A1
EP0903699A1 EP98402322A EP98402322A EP0903699A1 EP 0903699 A1 EP0903699 A1 EP 0903699A1 EP 98402322 A EP98402322 A EP 98402322A EP 98402322 A EP98402322 A EP 98402322A EP 0903699 A1 EP0903699 A1 EP 0903699A1
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Marek Krususki
Dominique Mazeiller
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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
    • G07B17/00467—Transporting 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
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00467—Transporting mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00491—Mail/envelope/insert handling system

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  • the present invention relates to the field of mail processing and more particularly franking machines ensuring complete preparation mail for dispatch.
  • the present invention provides a fully autonomous system which can be used very simply in a classic office environment and which is intended to completely process a mail item, since the constitution of the individual document (s) constituting this mail item until the closure of this item for shipping, folding and insertion of documents in an envelope and printing on this envelope all useful information and in particular the recipient's address and imprint postal.
  • a mail item preparation system including a general-purpose computer to prepare a document to be sent, a postal security device linked to the general purpose computer by a link secure to communicate postage information, printer connected to the general purpose computer to print both the document to be sent and at least one address of a recipient of this document and a postal imprint on an envelope to receive this document, and a folder / inserter connected to both printer and general purpose computer to receive and fold the printed document and insert it in the stamped envelope corresponding.
  • the printer has an envelope feed tray, a document feed store, a printing module connected either to the envelope feed store either at the feed store documents to successively print the envelope and documents, and a document output linked to the printing module to deliver the envelopes and documents to the folder / inserter, a control module being additionally designed to ensure printing control and transport synchronization envelopes and documents based on orders received from the computer for use general.
  • this printer can also include a magazine receiving documents connected to the printing module to extract printed documents not to be sent,
  • the printing module comprises one of the two elements following: laser print drum or inkjet print head.
  • the folder / inserter has an accumulation module connected to a entry of documents to store different documents if necessary corresponding to a given envelope, a folding module connected either to the entrance of documents either at the accumulation module to fold the documents before their insertion into the envelope, a turning module connected to the input of documents to receive and position the envelope for insertion of documents, and an insertion module connected to the folding and turning to insert the documents in the corresponding envelope and eject the mail item thus obtained to a document output, a module being additionally provided for ensuring control and synchronization of these different modules according to orders received from the computer for use general.
  • the folder / inserter may also include a module supply of advertising inserts.
  • the printer can be constituted by a printing module integrated into the folder / inserter.
  • FIG. 1 schematically illustrates an autonomous system of mail preparation according to the invention.
  • This system consists of four main components: a computer 10, a postal security device (Secure Metering device (SMD)) 12, a digital printer 14 and a folder / inserter 16.
  • SMD Secure Metering device
  • Computer 10 is a general purpose computer, for example a PC-type personal computer or the like (but a workstation or network computer may also be suitable), conventionally comprising a central processor to which are linked by a link bus memories of program (for example of the ROM type) and of use (of the RAM type or equivalent) and input / output modules. These modules provide the interface between the central processor and various devices such as a keyboard or any other device standard input such as a pointing system, a display device such as a liquid crystal display, a data storage device such as a hard drive, and the SMD or even the digital printer.
  • a keyboard or any other device standard input such as a pointing system
  • a display device such as a liquid crystal display
  • a data storage device such as a hard drive
  • SMD digital printer
  • the SMD 12 performs the accounting functions generally associated with a traditional franking machine. He communicates a franking information, advantageously coded, for a transmission of printed postal stamps (postal imprint) by computer 10 to the digital printer 14.
  • the link between the SMD and the computer is a secure communication link, i.e. impermeable to interception not allowed.
  • the SMD can also be housed in the computer and data security ensured by means of a adequate encryption software. Details of communications that may occur between computer 10 and SMD 12 is described in the United States patent application US 56 2268 from C. Shah and K. Robertson from the plaintiff.
  • the digital printer 14 is a general purpose printer, for example example a laser printer or an inkjet printer, so it can be implemented by computer 10 in a very conventional manner. In particular, in apart from the printing of postal prints, it can be used like any document printing terminal in conjunction with standard software from market such as Word, Excel, or Access for example (company software Microsoft Corporation) installed in the computer 10.
  • standard software from market such as Word, Excel, or Access for example (company software Microsoft Corporation) installed in the computer 10.
  • the folder / inserter 16 can be a conventional folder / inserter of the type of that described in patent EP 0 652 392 in the name of the applicant and to which we will have added a specific envelope feed interface or still be specially designed for the mail preparation system according to the invention as will be explained later.
  • FIG. 2 shows in more detail the structure of the printer 14 and the folder / inserter 16 and provides a schematic illustration of the path mail items in these two components.
  • Printer 14 has conventionally a first food store 20 for receiving the envelopes spaces 22 and a second food store 24 to receive documents blanks to print 26.
  • This second store is conventionally presented under the shaped like a built-in front loading bin.
  • Document paths 30, 32 are used to transport (the transport rollers and their motorization are not not shown) respectively envelopes and documents to a module 34.
  • This module advantageously consists of either a drum print (for a laser printer) or print heads (for a inkjet printer).
  • a path document 36 directs the printed object, envelope or document, to either of the two printer outputs.
  • the first exit allows the supply of a reception store 28, conventionally placed on top of printer, and intended to receive documents printed as part of a conventional use of the printer in conjunction with the personal computer general 10, the second document outlet 29, advantageously placed at the rear of the printer, being intended to feed the folder / inserter directly to the level of its document entry.
  • a control module 38 is of course provided at this printer to order printing and synchronize the transport of documents and envelopes from orders received from general purpose computer 10.
  • the folder / inserter 16 essentially consists of four modules.
  • the first module 40 is a document accumulator intended to store documents documents relating to a given mail item and therefore to be put in the same envelope.
  • the second module 42 is a conventional module of pocket folding which receives the documents to be folded either directly from an entrance documents 39 (in case the envelope must contain only one document) either from the document accumulator 40.
  • the third module 44 is a module specific reversal intended to modify the position of the envelope for facilitate the insertion of documents in this envelope. Indeed, at the end of printer 14, envelopes are typically presented in one direction longitudinal while the insertion of documents must be carried out transversely.
  • the fourth module 46 is a conventional module that receives the empty envelope on the one hand and the document or documents to insert on the other hand and who performs the insertion.
  • the mail item thus obtained is then ejected to a document outlet 49 of the folder / inserter.
  • secondary modules have not been shown well let them be part of such a folder / inserter. This is for example the module wetting which ensures the gluing of the flap of the envelopes after insertion or of a additional module for supplying advertising inserts.
  • this folder / inserter 16 includes a module for command 48 to order the transport of the documents and their folding, the transport and return of envelopes and insertion of documents in the corresponding envelope from orders received from computer 10.
  • FIG. 3 represents a flow chart of the operations carried out when preparing a mail item.
  • a step 102 is performed to select the first store 20 containing the empty envelopes 22. Transporting a envelope and its printing are then carried out in a step 104.
  • the print includes at least that of the recipient's address and the postal imprint.
  • the envelope thus stamped is sent in a step 106 up to the entry of the insertion module 46 of the folder / inserter after being redirected by the module 44.
  • the printed document is the only document to be inserted in the postage-paid envelope (test in step 114)
  • it is proceeded or not in a new step 116 to an intermediate storage of this document in the accumulation module 40.
  • the printed documents are folded by the folding module 42 in a next step 118 then inserted into the envelope at the insertion module 46 (step 120).
  • the mail item thus produced is glued and ejected to the output of the folder / inserter 16.
  • An absence of ejection is detected in a step 124 which causes the emission of alarms both at the folder / inserter computer 10 (step 126) and stopping the processing process.
  • the present invention is not limited to the single mode preferred embodiment described and variants or additions may be envisaged without departing from the scope of the invention.
  • the computer can also be linked to a credit restoration station located remotely in a local postal or other administration authorized body.
  • the printer 14 can be replaced by a printing module integrated into the folder / inserter 16, the assembly then takes the form of a specific autonomous machine 15 of office automation for the preparation of the mail.

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