EP1146484B1 - Arrangement et procédé pour fournir un message pendant la transmission de données de service à un terminal - Google Patents

Arrangement et procédé pour fournir un message pendant la transmission de données de service à un terminal Download PDF

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EP1146484B1
EP1146484B1 EP01250119A EP01250119A EP1146484B1 EP 1146484 B1 EP1146484 B1 EP 1146484B1 EP 01250119 A EP01250119 A EP 01250119A EP 01250119 A EP01250119 A EP 01250119A EP 1146484 B1 EP1146484 B1 EP 1146484B1
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George G. Gelfer
Werner Kampert
Ralf Kubatzki
Wolfgang Dr. Thiel
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    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
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  • the invention relates to an arrangement and method for providing a message when loading service data for a terminal.
  • the invention is used in data centers for such devices as PC-frankers and postage meters and is optionally provided for postage scales and other mail processing devices.
  • the device allows an unsolicited delivery of news in communication between the device and a remote server despite a high volume of data and a large number of different devices that also access the remote server.
  • the purpose of the invention is the use of new services or a more cost-effective use of existing services of at least the service facility which operates the server.
  • EP-A-1 022 690 (Art. 54 (3) EPC) discloses a franking arrangement with advertising services.
  • the franking machine is connected to a remote services computer via the Internet.
  • US 4 122 532 (DE 28 03 982 C2) are already known postal processing equipment, postage meters with postage or postage scales, which can perform a postage calculation due to a weight value and for which the service of a Reloading a rate table for postage is caused by a remote data center at certain times. It is known from US 4,933,849 (DE 38 23 719 A1), the loading of various character patterns together with associated date on which the character pattern is entitled to be printed as a postmark. If the data exchange is initiated by the server of the data center, the franking machine must remain constantly turned on, which of course is disadvantageous.
  • the scale may store tables for several carriers, each with a corresponding minimum validity date. The minimum effective date is evaluated by the postage meter to form request data as needed, to load new rate table data and to update in the balance's memory.
  • German patent application DE 198 43 249 A1 proposes a "method for data entry " with time-decoupled loading and updating also from other service data.
  • the terminal contains a postage computer and a memory with storage areas for the corresponding service data. After detecting the input and storing a load requirement, checking the load requirement, a status report is made of the memory usage for service data and transmission of the status report to the data center. The latter makes recommendations for a future one Status of the memory usage in the terminal, due to a data center analysis of the service data memory usage status report, and transmits the recommendations to the terminal prior to actual loading.
  • service data should be understood as meaning all possible data, such as country code, data for plausible shipping parameter combinations, slogans for print options, help texts, cliché or image data, etc. US Pat.
  • EP 482 317 B1 discloses a telecommunications unit with a franking unit which stores a constant part of a franking image and assembles it with a transmitted essential part of the franking image which was requested together with a credit and a franking request.
  • US Pat. No. 5,365,044 discloses a chip card franking striper system which contains data for a postage credit and data for an individual advertising cliché, which is also printed on the franking strip. From US 4 831 554 (DE 37 12 100 A1) a postage meter message printing system known. From a remote data center, a message is requested, which is printed as advertising of a third party on a letter envelope.
  • US 5 852 813 (EP 780 803 A2) describes a method and arrangement for data entry into a franking machine.
  • Sub-images are transmitted from a data center and stored in the non-volatile memory of the franking machine.
  • a partial image is optionally positioned via a keyboard selected by the user to change the appearance of the franking imprint in predetermined areas.
  • the information content of a transmitted sub-image can enrich the areas with little information content, whereby sub-images can be superimposed.
  • the franking machine user must be informed about the remainder of the sub-pictures, which he has not yet loaded.
  • a data center sends a "I have something for you" message. If, based on the latter message, the user then makes a decision and presses a corresponding key, a loading process for a carrier information takes place fully automatically, in order to load corresponding additional service data.
  • the carrier information is data or information of a mail carrier, which is managed only by the data center. It is also intended to switch to standby mode if no postal item is to be franked with a postage value.
  • the use break or input break is detected in the franking mode and a standby flag is set. In the display mode, for example, a time can be displayed or any other display. With an actuating means, an instruction for calling an advertisement or information (carrier INFO) transmitted during a communication can be input.
  • the invention has for its object to develop an arrangement and a method that provides an unsolicited message for one of a group of very different devices, which can be reproduced optically and / or acoustically.
  • a data center which is designed as a service center for the reloading of devices with a credit and other service data, according to the invention is equipped at least with a message-providing internal service "News".
  • a connector unit establishes the communication connection to predetermined services as required by a terminal.
  • a number of modems or other data transmission means adapted to the respective communication network are connected to the connector unit.
  • the connector unit includes at least one switch assembly.
  • a database is connected to a server which can make a selection of a message, which is preferably transmitted to the terminal together with the requested service data.
  • the message may be provided by one of the internal services or by external sources.
  • the connector unit automatically connects to the terminal.
  • the terminal is equipped to reproduce a message intended for the client (client) during or after the communication.
  • the selection of a message depends on the technical equipment of the terminal to perform a playback.
  • the technical format of the message depends on whether the message is being transmitted to a PC meter, to a postage meter or to another mail processing machine.
  • Postage meters, PC meters or other mail processing machines send request data to a service center to request services of any kind.
  • the transmission of data transmitted in connection with the requested service may take considerable time. During this time, information can be reproduced by the machine. This information can not be printed on a mailpiece, but only displayed on the display of the postage meter or reproduced acoustically.
  • the service center transmits non-printing advertising information before, during or after the transmission of the service data. The reproduction of this non-printing advertising information occurs during transmission (on line) or after transmission (off line).
  • advertising information can be transmitted.
  • the latter can then preferably be displayed after the transmission (off line) in the display of the franking machine.
  • a franking machine also retrieves and outputs data from an advertising message that is not related to the functions of printing, franking or mailing.
  • the advantage is that services of the server can be accessed at any time, regardless of franking.
  • an information is conveyed, which achieves a very high recognition for the services of a particular mail carrier or other service facility and by the possible facilitated control also the risk of confusion with other services is reduced.
  • the message transmitted with it is only intended for the device user (client) but not for the mail recipient.
  • both static data of the equipment and non-static usage data are to be considered below, which reflect the user behavior over a period of time.
  • the technical data include the device no., Software version no., Size of free memory space, the display type and other data and are automatically taken into account when selecting the message. Through the display - z. An LCD, for example, ensures that little power is consumed.
  • displayed texts and images can be displayed in a franking machine with a large LCD, while the representation in the form of scrolling text appears more suitable for a scale with a smaller display. Because of the much larger screen size or a large flat screen and due to the free space on the personal computer with franking programs (PC meter), there is an opportunity to increase the amount of data to be transmitted.
  • PC meter personal computer with franking programs
  • FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a client / server communication.
  • a connector unit 6 in a service center 20 establishes a desired communication connection to the memory 5, which is used by a predetermined service.
  • a first service 1 is - as shown in Fig. 1 - via switch 16, modem 19 and network 9 through to the client 21.
  • the first client is, for example, a franking machine 21.
  • the latter advantageously has a lot of storage capacity at least for the service data and a large display in order to display the additional data transmitted via MODEM 19 after switching over in the service center 20 during communication with a server 10. play.
  • the display and keyboard form a user interface at least for the inkjet franking machine.
  • the inkjet printheads of the inkjet franking machine are first of all thoroughly cleaned. Since a lot of ink is consumed when cleaning the inkjet printheads, turning off an ink-jet franking machine usually takes place only at the end of the day, ie the modem and the user interface of the ink-jet franking machine are available during pauses ready to transmit messages and to show at least additional data.
  • the user interface can now access individual stations of the mail processing system and according to the invention to the remote service center to take their services.
  • the second client shown in FIG. 1 is, for example, a postage computer scale 22. Via network 9 and modem 18, request data are transmitted to the server 10.
  • a third service 3 can now be accessed, which stores, for example, data files for moving text.
  • a display of the scale 22 can be used.
  • the illustrated in Figure 1 third client is for example a so-called PC Meter 23.
  • the components of a mail processing system with a personal computer PC and a base of the inkjet franking machine of the type JetMail ® been described in detail in the published patent application DE 197 11 998 A1.
  • the system has the advantage that mixed mail can be processed with the base.
  • Another system including a personal computer PC and a digital printer is capable of single mail handling only and is intended for the Soft Office Home Office (SOHO) market.
  • SOHO Soft Office Home Office
  • Such systems are also referred to as PC meters.
  • the screen of a personal computer is in principle also suitable for displaying video sequences, if a fast modem is installed in the PC or connected to the PC and there is sufficient free memory capacity.
  • a large number of transmitted images can be stored in MPEG quality. The fast playback of these images produces realistic video sequences.
  • the equipment of a PC with sound card and with speakers or the connection of appropriate boxes is also already standard today.
  • the server 10 of the service center delivers via modem / Internet compressed digital MP3 files that are downloaded to the PC and stored on flash memory.
  • the playback of the data from MP3 files gives an almost auditory impression of CD quality.
  • Even short video clips (video & sound) can be played back by means of PC 23, wherein for playback the time of data transmission in the up-date of the service data or one of the other pause times is utilized.
  • the connector unit 6 of the service center 20 includes a switch 16 and is designed, for example, as a commercially available terminal server, which is connected to the server 10 and which is equipped with a number of modems 15, 17, 18, 19.
  • the Maxserver 20 Xyplex which is the connection of max. 20 modems allowed.
  • An advertisement provider from external sources 1, 2 or 3 offers the server advertising files in a specific format and the server 10 can store this format in a memory 5, for example as service 1, 2 or 3 or directly to a first to nth client 21 , 22, 23 forward.
  • the server 10 accesses a database 14.
  • the database 14 stores the properties of the different clients, for example that the terminal 21 is a franking machine having means for processing and reproducing the image and text files such that the terminal 22 is a postage balance having means to process and play back running text files or that the terminal 23 is a personal computer or a PC meter having means for processing and reproducing the sound or video files.
  • files from internal sources Via switch 16, modem 19 and network 9 or files from external sources 11, 12, 13 of the remote advertising provider via network 8, modem 15, Switch 16, modem 19 and network 9 to one of the clients 21, 22, 23 are turned on.
  • the server 10 is operatively connected to the database 14 and the switch 16 in order to access at least the files of the services 1, 2, 3,..., In the internal memory 5.
  • the switch 16 is fully electronically formed as a multiplexer. It is controlled by the server 10 via the terminal server. Via an analysis and marketing station 7 that is in communication with the service data center 20, the data bank 14 is maintained, so that it is stored in the database 14 when the terminals are provided with means for reproducing advertising.
  • the service center 20 is designed to process different unspecified files from advertising providers. After a selection of a message which is stored in files in one of the sources 1, 2, 3,... 11, 12, 13, a file with the selected message is processed in the data center 20 for the purpose of converting the format of the file transmitting the at least one file and then transmitting and storing the selected message in the terminal 21, 22, 23.
  • the server has conversion means (programs and hardware) for converting these non-specific files into those formats which are available on the terminals of the respective Customers can be played (displayed).
  • the connector unit has a server 10 that analyzes files from the network or services related to text, image, scrolling text, sound and video files and groups them in terms of whether playback of the message by the requesting terminal can be made at the customer.
  • a server 10 that analyzes files from the network or services related to text, image, scrolling text, sound and video files and groups them in terms of whether playback of the message by the requesting terminal can be made at the customer.
  • the server According to the stored properties on the terminal at the customer in the connector unit of the modem switch is switched by the server so that only data is transmitted to the terminal, which can be played back with the latter.
  • the data center will increasingly evolve into a service center offering a variety of services and services, including the delivery of a message.
  • a message may consist of an overview of possible services and services.
  • the invention thus provides on the terminal side an interface to the remote service center.
  • the advantages of the invention are that you can in the future with a service "News" an advertising or informal message and transmitted through the terminal with text and image or running text, since now in modern franking machines or scales, a suitable display or other suitable means of reproduction is present.
  • input means for example keyboard, chip card
  • an interactive user interface to the service center is created.
  • a transmitted informal message may be to refer to other services or products offered through the service center.
  • the terminal should have appropriate output means and input means, ie means for displaying the offer and for selecting from the offer and means for payment. This provides a number of other advantages over just playing a message.
  • a purchase offer due to special usage data requires of course an analysis with classification of all customers according to the type and size of the stationery used.
  • an analysis and marketing station 7 connected to the service center an analysis of the customers for selected service offers is possible on the basis of the usage data.
  • Standard and / or (local) special offers of a carrier can also be offered in an advertising message. These offers are based on usage data, such as numbers of franked mail pieces recorded in Class of Mail. Such can be queried by a special service of the service center 20 in the future with each communication with the terminal.
  • Such mail carriers such as UPS or Ferderal Express can also provide their customers with their stand-up offers for letter and parcel transport or point out local or temporary special offers. It is also possible to adapt the offer to the respective usage behavior of the customer.
  • the client can at least play back alphanumeric, visual or musical messages.
  • the first client is, for example, a franking machine 21 with a high-resolution display for image reproduction.
  • the franking machine 21 is set or programmed to receive files and their reproduction.
  • the switch 16 is then switched to a second service 2 and the loading of postage rate table data from the service center is triggered. During this process, a picture display on the display for advertising purposes.
  • the second client is, for example, a balance 22.
  • the switch 16 When requested by sides of the scale 22, the switch 16 is switched to a first service 1 for loading scrolling text and then switched to a second service 2 and the loading of postage rate table data from the service center is triggered.
  • the scale 22 can use a modem (not shown) of the franking machine for communication with the service center directly. Of course, no music or video data will be transmitted to the scale if they can not be played back.
  • the stored properties of the different clients provide for a suitable connection of services with stored data files, which are output via switch 16, via modem 17, 18 or 19 and network 9 to the second client.
  • a PC meter 23 (third client) can be equipped to process and play advertising with sound and video files.
  • the microprocessor ⁇ P of the respective terminal can thus transmit the respective request data via modem via a communication network 9 to the modem 17, 18, 19 of the remote service center RSC.
  • radio transceivers can be used and request data transmitted by radio (GSM, DECT, ..., etc.) or another communication network 8 or 9 (Internet, ..., etc.) are used accordingly.
  • advertising information may be transmitted to the terminal which is programmed to display this advertising information during transmission (on line) or after transmission (off line) in the display. The selection of the advertising information is performed by the remote service center. This recognizes the type of terminal, the type of service request and the date on a service request.
  • the service center can insert a confirmation with info in the log.
  • the terminal may be programmed to read the data of the message (advertising information) (OK) or not to read (SKIP).
  • Communication mode communication 300 includes at least first and second transactions comprising a plurality of sub-steps.
  • the first transaction 320 begins in a first opening step with the transmission of the identification ID of the terminal.
  • the ID is, for example, the postage meter serial number.
  • the machine type of the calling terminal, the ISO country code, a service ID and a release of the transmission protocol can be transmitted.
  • the service ID describes the domain of the requested service, for example, postage rate table, clichés, and Kryptolink reload service.
  • the release describes the current technical status of the transmission protocol.
  • a second opening substep at least the type of transaction is conveyed to clarify which service data should be loaded.
  • request data is first formed.
  • the latter identify the desired service data.
  • the table type and the table description are transmitted as request data.
  • an "offset" message is sent as a 4-byte value for the continuation of an interrupted communication. At the beginning there was no interruption and the offset value is zero.
  • another item can also be used to transmit an order number for a table with service data if each table is assigned a unique order number.
  • the second transaction 330 always begins, in the manner described above, with the transmission of the identification of the service data to be loaded.
  • the transmission takes place to the data center, whose server 10 provides service data in a first step 410 after the start 400 and specifically responds to the first transaction with the ACK signal in the second step 420 if the identification number ID of the terminal in the database 14 is not is listed locked. Otherwise, the transmission of a NACK signal to the terminal takes place.
  • the terminal is a postage meter according to FIG. 1 and the type of service data is a postage rate table "rate table".
  • the transmitted response is received. If a NACK signal is received, the communication is aborted. With a received ACK signal, a status report of the memory allocation at the terminal (client) is formed and then the communication continues.
  • the server thus receives this request in a substep of step 430 and sends in a sub-step the requested service data to the terminal.
  • the terminal receives and stores in a second substep of step 330 the service data transmitted in the data transfer.
  • the microprocessor determines whether all desired service data has been completely transmitted or whether resumption or continuation of communication with further transactions is required.
  • Service data is communicated together with the service data in the form of a message. However, if it is determined after the data transfer that all desired service data and additional data have been transmitted, then point a is reached.
  • the terminal enters the playback mode (step 212) after reaching point a.
  • the terminal is switched to the playback mode. Thus, the reproduction of service data from the message may begin while the data transfer of service data is not yet completed.
  • step 430 After passing through step 430, at least one registration of the store is performed in service center 20 in step 440.
  • the charge for the transmitted service data can be taken over by the service facility. If the audible and / or visual performance causes the user to primarily use services from the offer of a particular service facility, an agency fee may be payable to the operator of the remote service center 20, which in turn will wholly or partially credit his customer.
  • the fee for a postage fee table loading or for the credit recharge can be assumed by an interested third party if the recharge is connected to a reloading of a company song which can be played during the pauses of the franking operation and has a high recognition value for the provider of the service.
  • the invention is not limited to the present embodiment.
  • a memory 5 for example, a separate memory or computer can be provided for each service 1, 2 or 3.
  • the server 10 may also internally contain the database 14 and further means, possibly the connector unit 6. It is provided in one of the embodiments that the server 10 of the service center 20 is equipped with the memory 5 for at least one service.
  • the server 10 may be networked with other servers or may be in communication with a national postal authority server or with a bank server to store discounts or credits.

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  1. Disposition destinée à la mise à disposition d'un message lors du chargement de données de services pour un terminal, dotée d'une unité de connecteur (6) dans une centrale de service (20), ladite unité étant connectée à un serveur (10) et équipée d'un nombre de supports de transmission de données (15, 17, 18, 19) qui fournissent une connexion au réseau (8, 9), sachant que le serveur (10) est exploité afin d'accéder à une banque de données (14), sachant que les propriétés des différents clients existent enregistrées dans la banque de données, sachant que le serveur (10) est équipé pour effectuer une sélection d'un message qui est transmis au terminal et sachant que, de manière correspondante aux propriétés enregistrées du terminal du serveur (10), au moins un fichier de l'une des sources (1, 2, 3, ... 11, 12, 13) est mis en communication avec le terminal au moyen de l'unité de connecteur, sachant que le serveur (10) est connecté en interne avec la banque de données (14) et avec un commutateur inverseur (16) dans l'unité de connecteur (6) de sorte que les fichiers d'un fournisseur publicitaire éloigné de l'une des sources externes (11, 12, 13) soient mis en communication par réseau (8), par modem (15), par commutateur inverseur (16), par modem (17, 18, 19) et par réseau (9) avec le terminal (21, 22, 23) ou que les fichiers d'un fournisseur publicitaire éloigné de l'une des sources internes (1, 2, 3) soient mis en communication par commutateur inverseur (16), par modem (17, 18, 19) et par réseau (9) avec le terminal (21, 22, 23).
  2. Disposition selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce qu'une mémoire (5) est connectée à l'unité de connecteur (6) pour les sources internes (1, 2, 3) et en ce que le commutateur inverseur (16) de l'unité de connecteur (6) est configuré comme multiplexeur entièrement électronique.
  3. Disposition selon l'une des revendications 1 à 2, caractérisée en ce que des fichiers texte et image sont mis en communication avec le client sollicitant au moyen de l'unité de connecteur (6) et en ce que, dans la banque de données (14), un enregistrement est effectué, selon lequel le terminal (21) est une affranchisseuse présentant les supports afin de pouvoir traiter et reproduire les fichiers texte et image.
  4. Disposition selon l'une des revendications 1 à 2, caractérisée en ce que dans la banque de données (14), un enregistrement est effectué, selon lequel le terminal (22) est une balance calculatrice de port.
  5. Disposition selon la revendication 4, caractérisée en ce que les fichiers texte courant sont mis en communication avec le client sollicitant au moyen de l'unité de connecteur (6) et en ce que, dans la banque de données (14), un enregistrement est effectué, selon lequel la balance calculatrice de port présente des supports afin de pouvoir traiter et reproduire les fichiers texte courant.
  6. Disposition selon l'une des revendications 1 à 2, caractérisée en ce que les fichiers vidéo ou audio sont mis en communication avec le client sollicitant au moyen de l'unité de connecteur (6) et en ce que, dans la banque de données (14), un enregistrement est effectué, selon lequel le terminal (23) est un PC ou une affranchisseuse sur PC présentant des supports afin de pouvoir traiter et reproduire les fichiers vidéo ou audio.
  7. Disposition selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisée en ce que, dans la banque de données (14), un enregistrement est effectué, lorsque les terminaux sont équipés de supports afin de pouvoir reproduire de la publicité.
  8. Disposition selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisée en ce que la centrale de service (20) est configurée afin de traiter différents fichiers non spécifiés de fournisseurs publicitaires.
  9. Disposition selon la revendication 8, caractérisée en ce que le serveur (10) présente des supports de conversion afin de pouvoir convertir les fichiers non spécifiques auxdits formats pouvant être reproduits sur les terminaux du client en question.
  10. Disposition selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le serveur (10) de la centrale de service (20) est équipé de l'unité de connecteur (6).
  11. Disposition selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le serveur (10) de la centrale de service (20) est équipé de la banque de données (14).
  12. Disposition selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le serveur (10) de la centrale de service (20) est équipé de la mémoire (5) pour au moins un service.
  13. Procédé destiné à la mise à disposition d'un message lors du chargement de données de services pour un terminal, caractérisé en:
    - un enregistrement des propriétés des différents clients dans une banque de
    données (14) d'une centrale de données (20),
    - une sélection d'un message existant enregistré dans des fichiers dans l'une des
    sources (1, 2, 3, ... 11, 12, 13) et le traitement d'un fichier avec le message sélectionné dans la centrale de données (20) pour la conversion du format du fichier avant la transmission d'au moins un des fichiers,
    - une transmission d'au moins un fichier de l'une des sources (1, 2, 3, ... 11, 12, 13) au moyen de l'unité de connecteur (6) de la centrale de données (20) vers le terminal (21, 22, 23) ainsi qu'en
    - un enregistrement du message sélectionné dans le terminal (21, 22, 23).
  14. Procédé selon la revendication 13, caractérisé en la sélection selon les propriétés du terminal enregistrées dans la banque de données (14) avant la transmission et la reproduction du message sélectionné enregistré au moyen du terminal.
  15. Procédé selon la revendication 14, caractérisé en une reproduction du message sélectionné enregistré pendant la transmission ou après la transmission.
  16. Procédé selon la revendication 15, caractérisé en ce que en une représentation du message sélectionné enregistré à l'écran.
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