EP1326214A2 - Système de garantie d'impression d'une empreinte postale - Google Patents
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- EP1326214A2 EP1326214A2 EP02293247A EP02293247A EP1326214A2 EP 1326214 A2 EP1326214 A2 EP 1326214A2 EP 02293247 A EP02293247 A EP 02293247A EP 02293247 A EP02293247 A EP 02293247A EP 1326214 A2 EP1326214 A2 EP 1326214A2
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- 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
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- 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
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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
- G07B2017/00266—Man-machine interface on the apparatus
- G07B2017/00298—Visual, e.g. screens and their layouts
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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
- G07B17/00362—Calculation or computing within apparatus, e.g. calculation of postage value
- G07B2017/00427—Special accounting procedures, e.g. storing special information
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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
- G07B2017/00516—Details of printing apparatus
- G07B2017/00524—Printheads
- G07B2017/00532—Inkjet
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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
- G07B2017/00516—Details of printing apparatus
- G07B2017/00556—Ensuring quality of print
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- the present invention relates to the field of treatment of mail and it relates more particularly to a system to guarantee the print quality of machine-printed postal impressions to be franked.
- a postal imprint being a monetary value
- the quality of its printing on mail items is essential in order to to avoid any fraud or any financial loss for the user in the event of rejection of postage by the postal administration.
- the object of the present invention is to overcome this drawback and avoid any risk of rejection by the postal administration by proposing a system to guarantee the print quality of a postal imprint.
- An object of the invention is also to enable this guarantee to be obtained whatever the type of franking system used, electromechanical or IT.
- the user optimizes the use of his postal ink cartridges because he can print practically up to the extreme minimum threshold for the use of these cartridges and this with the guarantee that these prints will not be rejected by the postal administration.
- the indication of the end of the initial warranty corresponds to the franking of a predetermined number of mail items, by example 20000.
- the link with the dealer's computer server is performed either automatically by the franking system at through a specialized communication link either by means of a computer terminal independent of the franking system and connected to the Internet.
- the registration of the warranty extension in the dealer computer server is followed by communication by the concessionaire's computer server with a warranty certificate either to the franking system or to the computer terminal.
- This warranty certificate has a number of postage additional allowed, e.g. 10,000.
- the comparison of the volume remaining ink with minimum ink volume is performed at the from the dealer's computer server and not at the system level postage.
- Figure 1 schematically illustrates a system postage which can be connected or not to a server of the dealer of this system.
- This franking system is for example a franking mail items 10 of connected electromechanical type, by via a dedicated line 12, to a computer server 14 of the dealer of this machine.
- a computer assembly for example a personal computer 16 connected through a network of communication 18, preferably the Internet, to server 14 of dealer.
- mail item should be understood a envelope (in any format) that a label then intended for be stuck on a thick envelope or package.
- This mailing machine is designed completely classic and does not require any particular description. note only, for the understanding of the invention, that it comprises means for printing a postal imprint 20, means supplying these printing means with postal ink, consisting of conventionally by a postal ink cartridge 22, means 24 known for detecting a minimum ink level of this cartridge in below which no more print can be made (exceeding of this threshold blocking the franking machine), means 26 also known command and control (more particularly with memory and microprocessor) for the management of the franking machine, and means 28 of user interface with screen and keyboard for example. Of optionally, this machine can also include means (not shown) interface (modem type) with dedicated line 12 when such a communication link is possible.
- modem type dedicated line 12 when such a communication link is possible.
- the concessionaire server 14 is a computer server conventional with specific but conventional software means allowing control of postage operations and possible reloading of a postal credit. In the context of the invention, it further comprises additional software means 30 allowing the management of the guarantee granted to the user according to the principle of operation described further.
- the computer assembly 16 is a traditional computer however comprising software means (essentially a browser) allowing it access to the Internet and therefore consultation of the postage meter dealer website.
- step 100 the user realizes according to his own needs a first printing cycle (step 100) then cycles following until the number of guaranteed impressions (e.g. 20000) is reached (answer yes to the test in step 102). So he is proceed, in a next step 104, to a display at the level of the franking machine with an indication specifying the end of the initial warranty printing.
- the number of guaranteed impressions e.g. 20000
- the franking machine is a connected machine, i.e. if it has a communication link (via a modem) with a dealer server, it is done automatically, in a next step 106, by the franking machine at a connection to it server and a coded exchange of information between the franking machine and the server in which it is notably transmitted, in a step 108, the level of ink remaining in the postal ink cartridge (among other things transmitted information, we will note: the machine number, the type of cartridge used).
- the server finds the remaining ink level insufficient for the allocation of a new guarantee (answer no to the stage test 110), it will display on the franking machine screen, in one step 112, an invitation to order a new ink cartridge postal that the user can accept or not, in a step immediately following 114, entering his answer on the keyboard of the stamp machine.
- the server will simply, in a step 116, disconnect the link with the machine postage (no user order) or acknowledge receipt of command (step 118) and then break the link (next step 120), the sending of the cartridge ordered and its invoicing being made offline by the dealer in a later step 122.
- the server considers that the remaining ink level is sufficient for the allocation of a new guarantee (answer yes to the test of step 110), it will display on the screen of the franking machine, in a step 124, a choice for the user between ordering a new cartridge or purchase of an extended warranty.
- the server will be able as previously disconnect the link (return to step 116) or accept the command and break the link (return to steps 118 and 120) or else again, if the user chooses to accept the warranty extension, display on the screen of the franking machine, in a step 128, a certificate of warranty recalling the conditions of its warranty (number guaranteed additional postage, for example 10,000, and corresponding warranty number) and then break the link (step 130), the invoicing of the guarantee being addressed to the user later offline by the dealer in a final step 132.
- the end of warranty display on the machine screen franking is accompanied by a display of the ink volume remaining in the postal ink cartridge (absolute display, in percentage or by coded).
- the user when the user goes to connect to the website of the dealer through a computer system any connected to the Internet (for example a personal computer or a PDA phone) and access their personal account at this dealer (after entering a user name and password), it will communicate to the dealer server the value provided by its franking machine and, depending on this value, will be offered by a display on the screen of your computer system, as before, between ordering a new cartridge or an extended warranty. Depending on the option chosen, he may continue the printing of postal prints with its current cartridge under the dealer warranty or change this cartridge for a new one which will be sent to it and invoiced by the dealer.
- the Internet for example a personal computer or a PDA phone
- the cartridge has not reached its minimum threshold below which the machine is blocked, and the user does not change or buy it the warranty extension, it can still print but then without no warranty from the dealer on the print quality of postal prints thus marked.
- the comparison of ink volumes is performed at the franking system level making exchange of the value representative of the volume of ink remaining useless. It is therefore not only if the user wishes to benefit from the extension of his guarantee that he will connect to the dealer's computer server to get its warranty certificate.
- the user can best optimize the use of its ink cartridges without risking rejection of its mail items by the postal administration, the print quality of its prints always guaranteed by the dealer of his machine overcome.
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Abstract
Description
- affichage d'une indication de « fin de garantie initiale » au niveau du système d'affranchissement,
- comparaison d'un volume d'encre restant avec un volume d'encre minimal en deçà duquel l'impression des articles de courrier est interdite,
- si le volume d'encre restant le permet, affichage d'une indication « d'offre d'extension de garantie » au niveau du système d'affranchissement,
- si cette offre est acceptée par l'utilisateur du système d'affranchissement, liaison avec un serveur informatique du concessionnaire du système d'affranchissement, et
- enregistrement de l'extension de garantie dans le serveur informatique du concessionnaire.
- la figure 1 est une vue schématique d'un système d'affranchissement mettant en oeuvre un système de garantie de la qualité d'impression d'une empreinte postale selon l'invention, et
- la figure 2 est un organigramme explicitant le fonctionnement du système de garantie de la figure 1.
Claims (11)
- Procédé d'enregistrement d'une extension de garantie d'impression pour un système d'affranchissement en articles de courrier, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte les étapes suivantes :affichage d'une indication de « fin de garantie initiale » au niveau du système d'affranchissement (10),comparaison d'un volume d'encre restant avec un volume d'encre minimal en deçà duquel l'impression des articles de courrier est interdite,si le volume d'encre restant le permet, affichage d'une indication « d'offre d'extension de garantie » au niveau du système d'affranchissement (10),si cette offre est acceptée par l'utilisateur du système d'affranchissement, liaison avec un serveur informatique (14) du concessionnaire du système d'affranchissement, etenregistrement de l'extension de garantie dans le serveur informatique du concessionnaire (14).
- Procédé d'enregistrement selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que l'indication de fin de garantie initiale correspond à l'affranchissement d'un nombre prédéterminé d'articles de courrier, par exemple 15000.
- Procédé d'enregistrement selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la liaison avec le serveur informatique du concessionnaire est effectuée automatiquement par le système d'affranchissement au travers d'une liaison spécialisée de communication (12).
- Procédé d'enregistrement selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la liaison avec le serveur informatique du concessionnaire est effectuée au moyen d'un terminal informatique (16) indépendant du système d'affranchissement et relié au réseau Internet (18).
- Procédé d'enregistrement selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que l'enregistrement de l'extension de garantie dans le serveur informatique du concessionnaire (14) est suivie de la communication au système d'affranchissement (10) par le serveur informatique du concessionnaire, d'un certificat de garantie.
- Procédé d'enregistrement selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que l'enregistrement de l'extension de garantie dans le serveur informatique du concessionnaire (14) est suivie de la communication au terminal informatique (16) par le serveur informatique du concessionnaire, d'un certificat de garantie.
- Procédé d'enregistrement selon la revendication 5 ou la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que le certificat de garantie comporte un nombre d'affranchissements supplémentaires autorisés, par exemple 10000.
- Procédé d'enregistrement selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la comparaison du volume d'encre restant avec un volume d'encre minimal est effectuée au niveau du serveur informatique du concessionnaire (14).
- Système d'enregistrement d'une extension de garantie d'impression pour un système d'affranchissement en articles de courrier, caractérisé en ce qu'il comportedes moyens (28) pour afficher une indication de « fin de garantie initiale » au niveau du système d'affranchissement (10),des moyens (26) pour comparer un volume d'encre restant avec un volume d'encre minimal en deçà duquel l'impression des articles de courrier est interdite,des moyens (28) pour afficher une indication « d'offre d'extension de garantie » au niveau du système d'affranchissement (10), si le volume d'encre restant le permet,des moyens pour assurer une liaison avec un serveur informatique (14) du concessionnaire du système d'affranchissement, si cette offre est acceptée par l'utilisateur du système d'affranchissement (10), etdes moyens (30) pour enregistrer l'extension de garantie dans le serveur informatique du concessionnaire (14).
- Système d'enregistrement selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de liaison comportent une liaison spécialisée de communication (12) reliée directement au système d'affranchissement (10).
- Système d'enregistrement selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de liaison comportent un terminal informatique (16) indépendant du système d'affranchissement (10) et relié à un réseau Internet (18).
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| FR0117004A FR2834364B1 (fr) | 2001-12-28 | 2001-12-28 | Systeme de garantie d'impression d'une empreinte postale |
| FR0117004 | 2001-12-28 |
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| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| EP1326214A2 true EP1326214A2 (fr) | 2003-07-09 |
| EP1326214A3 EP1326214A3 (fr) | 2003-07-23 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| EP02293247A Withdrawn EP1326214A3 (fr) | 2001-12-28 | 2002-12-26 | Système de garantie d'impression d'une empreinte postale |
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| US (1) | US7310621B2 (fr) |
| EP (1) | EP1326214A3 (fr) |
| FR (1) | FR2834364B1 (fr) |
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| EP1895477A1 (fr) * | 2006-08-31 | 2008-03-05 | Neopost Technologies | Ligne d'insertion d'enveloppes à haute cadence intégrant une machine à affranchir |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| EP1895477A1 (fr) * | 2006-08-31 | 2008-03-05 | Neopost Technologies | Ligne d'insertion d'enveloppes à haute cadence intégrant une machine à affranchir |
| FR2905501A1 (fr) * | 2006-08-31 | 2008-03-07 | Neopost Technologies Sa | Machine a affranchir pour ligne d'insertion d'enveloppes a haute cadence |
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| US7310621B2 (en) | 2007-12-18 |
| US20030126099A1 (en) | 2003-07-03 |
| FR2834364B1 (fr) | 2004-07-09 |
| EP1326214A3 (fr) | 2003-07-23 |
| FR2834364A1 (fr) | 2003-07-04 |
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