EP0939384A3 - Postage printing system having secure reporting of printer errors - Google Patents

Postage printing system having secure reporting of printer errors Download PDF

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EP0939384A3
EP0939384A3 EP99102826A EP99102826A EP0939384A3 EP 0939384 A3 EP0939384 A3 EP 0939384A3 EP 99102826 A EP99102826 A EP 99102826A EP 99102826 A EP99102826 A EP 99102826A EP 0939384 A3 EP0939384 A3 EP 0939384A3
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printer
memory
printing system
postage meter
postage
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EP0939384A2 (en
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Brad L. Davies
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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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
    • G07B17/00016—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
    • 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
    • G07B17/00314—Communication within apparatus, personal computer [PC] system, or server, e.g. between printhead and central unit in a franking machine
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00169—Communication details outside or between apparatus for sending information from a franking apparatus, e.g. for verifying accounting
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00177—Communication details outside or between apparatus for sending information from a portable device, e.g. a card or a PCMCIA
    • 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
    • G07B17/00314—Communication within apparatus, personal computer [PC] system, or server, e.g. between printhead and central unit in a franking machine
    • G07B2017/00322—Communication between components/modules/parts, e.g. printer, printhead, keyboard, conveyor or central unit
    • 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
    • G07B17/00314—Communication within apparatus, personal computer [PC] system, or server, e.g. between printhead and central unit in a franking machine
    • G07B2017/00338—Error detection or handling

Abstract

A postage printing system (100) includes a printer (160) and a postage meter (120). The printer (160) includes a memory (164), a print device (166) for printing a postal indicia and a controller in operative communication with the printer memory (164) and the print device (166). The postage meter (120) includes a memory (132, 142)and is physically separable from and in operative communication with the printer (120). The printer controller (162) detects a fault condition, stores a record of the fault condition in a history file within the printer memory (164) and, following a successful mutual authentication between the printer (160) and the postage meter (120), uploads the history file from the printer memory (164) to the postage meter memory for subsequent reporting to a data center (50).
EP99102826A 1998-02-27 1999-02-26 Postage printing system having secure reporting of printer errors Withdrawn EP0939384A3 (en)

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US3239198A 1998-02-27 1998-02-27
US32391 1998-02-27

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EP0939384A3 true EP0939384A3 (en) 2000-10-11

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JP (1) JPH11328463A (en)
CN (1) CN1236146A (en)
AU (1) AU750360B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2263246A1 (en)

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US7424458B2 (en) * 2003-11-21 2008-09-09 Pitney Bowes Inc. Method and system for generating characterizing information descriptive of printed material such as address blocks and generating postal indicia or the like incorporating such characterizing information
DE102004046051A1 (en) * 2004-09-21 2006-03-30 Deutsche Post Ag Method and device for franking mailpieces

Citations (3)

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EP0516403A2 (en) * 1991-05-29 1992-12-02 Neopost Limited Method of remote diagnostics for franking machines
EP0780804A2 (en) * 1995-12-19 1997-06-25 Pitney Bowes Inc. Token generation process in an open metering system
EP0825564A2 (en) * 1996-08-23 1998-02-25 Pitney Bowes Inc. Process and apparatus for remote system inspection of a value dispensing mechanism such as a postage meter

Patent Citations (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0516403A2 (en) * 1991-05-29 1992-12-02 Neopost Limited Method of remote diagnostics for franking machines
EP0780804A2 (en) * 1995-12-19 1997-06-25 Pitney Bowes Inc. Token generation process in an open metering system
EP0825564A2 (en) * 1996-08-23 1998-02-25 Pitney Bowes Inc. Process and apparatus for remote system inspection of a value dispensing mechanism such as a postage meter

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JPH11328463A (en) 1999-11-30
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CN1236146A (en) 1999-11-24
EP0939384A2 (en) 1999-09-01
AU750360B2 (en) 2002-07-18

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