EP1519325B1 - Dispositif pour générer une image imprimée pour des machines d'affranchissement et de compostage - Google Patents

Dispositif pour générer une image imprimée pour des machines d'affranchissement et de compostage Download PDF

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EP1519325B1
EP1519325B1 EP04090359A EP04090359A EP1519325B1 EP 1519325 B1 EP1519325 B1 EP 1519325B1 EP 04090359 A EP04090359 A EP 04090359A EP 04090359 A EP04090359 A EP 04090359A EP 1519325 B1 EP1519325 B1 EP 1519325B1
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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
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    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
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    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
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  • the invention relates to an arrangement for producing a printed image for franking and postmarking machines according to the type specified in the preamble of patent claim 1.
  • the printed image is particularly suitable for the use of postage meters or mail processing machines or computers with mail processing function (PC meter) and the carrier requirements accordingly selectable.
  • actuating means are provided to change the appearance of the franking imprint in predetermined areas.
  • the appearance of the stamp image or franking imprint can thus be adjusted according to the current requirements of the needs of different carriers.
  • Another method for producing a printed image which is printed in a postage meter on a support, is from the EP 762334 B1 known.
  • a print image consisting of several elements can be assigned different security levels ( DE 199 31 962 A1 ).
  • the hitherto customary for franking printed image has from right to left on a value or franking stamp followed by a date or city stamp. So far, only a first position in the upper right corner of the letter has been selected for all mail carriers ( DE 199 13 066 A1 ).
  • This position may be moved to the left in an advantageous manner for large letter formats.
  • Deutsche Post AG also permits the printing of an advertising cliché and the printing of a shipping method (for example, packet, letter , Printed matter or airmail).
  • a print consisting of several elements must on the one hand the Requirements of the respective state-commissioned postal carrier and on the other hand meet the requirements of private postal carriers. Also, mailing one and the same mail is known by different companies / services to which different parts of the service have been assigned.
  • a method for mail processing and mail processing system is known, with automatic mail acceptance at special picking stations and with staggered mail processing starting with collecting shipping data and providing the mail with machine readable marking and post office storage at the picking stations.
  • a first (private) mail carrier undertakes a transport of the marked mail to a remote dispensing station and transmits the shipping data associated with the tag.
  • the remote delivery station comprises at least one franking device with a memory, in which via smart card the shipping data assigned to the mark are transmitted.
  • the postage is franked at the delivery station of the first (private) postal carrier. It is advantageous that the feeding stations need only be equipped with marking printers but not with expensive franking printers.
  • the franking of the mail item to be transported can take place separately from the mail item according to the tariff of the second carrier.
  • This has the advantage for a first carrier that he can deliver franked mail for his service and can negotiate a volume discount with a second carrier.
  • the first carrier may also negotiate a volume discount with other carriers.
  • the franking device of the dispensing station can be set for a large number of different carriers. Their delivery requires in the delivery station a storage system with a controllable switch and a plurality of shelves, each being assigned to the respective carrier.
  • the franking device of the delivery station is programmed to determine for each transport task the carrier with the cheapest tariff.
  • the franking device is based on the well-known franking system Jetmail® of the manufacturer Francotyp Postalia AG & Co.KG consisting of an automatic feeding station ( DE 19912807 A1 . DE 19913065 C2 and DE 19913974 C1 ), which, however, is completed by a barcode scraper, for example LS4100 type Datalogic ( DE 19925194 A1 ).
  • the invention has for its object to provide an arrangement for generating a printed image for franking and postmarking machines.
  • the invention is further based on the object to process any mail pieces at a first mail carrier, in particular unsorted mixed mail.
  • a scan of a pre-printed address in the address area of the mailpiece should be made possible at the first mail carrier.
  • an evaluation of the address information is carried out to obtain a sorting information, which allows a sorted at the first postal carrier mail pieces a discount at a second mail carrier.
  • the print image printed at the first mail carrier should offer the possibility of containing sorting information.
  • an electronic control means of the machine is connected to mail handling means which determine data enabling mail piece processing and sorting at the (private) first mail carrier.
  • the mail processing means are controllable in dependence on means for evaluating the address, which has the advantage that for selected mailpieces after an address evaluation, a selected section with special postal information can be printed in a second position by the printer means.
  • One section of the print image is for a franking zone to be printed at a first position and another section is for a special postal information to be printed to a second position, the mail valid section being selectable from a plurality according to the carrier.
  • the special postal information (identifier, date and identifier) can now be printed in the section instead of the advertising cliché to a second position to the left of the first position.
  • a logo and a sorting info can be printed in the first position.
  • the first position may remain unprinted.
  • a shipping item information can be printed to a third position.
  • the aforesaid mail processing means are a computer and the stations of a franking system that are operatively connected to one another to enable mail item sorting at the first mail carrier.
  • the computer contains address evaluation means.
  • the stations comprise at least a scanner module and a transport module, which are arranged post-upstream of a franking machine, wherein the stations and the franking machine are connected to the computer and are controllable in dependence on its means for address evaluation.
  • the scanner module allows OCR scanning of a preprinted address in the address area of the mail piece and the address evaluation means allow to evaluate the address information to obtain sorting information, depending on the computational time required and other parameters such as available computational power two-level superimposed speed control of the transport of mailpieces in the franking system.
  • a second transport module and at least one sorting module are arranged, wherein the aforementioned stations are connected to the computer and are controllable in dependence on its means for address evaluation.
  • the mail processing means may advantageously comprise a scanner module, two transport modules and a plurality of sorting modules which are controllable by the computer in dependence on its address evaluation means.
  • the first transport module mailpieces standing on a conveyor belt are transported to the franking machine at a controllable speed.
  • the FIG. 1 shows a letter envelope with a printed by a franking machine to a second position printed image of a private mail carrier.
  • the known franking and post-stamping machines have printer-controlling electronic control means and storage means for data which are printed in predetermined sections of the print image on a strip or on a mail piece. Means are provided for, under the control of the electronic control means to the left of a first position in a second position, printing a selected section 2 with special postal information 20 by the printer means, the particular postal information being a private one Mark mail carrier.
  • the special postal information 20 includes at least a date 21, a flag 22 for the selected private mail carrier, and an identifier 23 for the mail piece 8. According to the invention, selection means are provided and connected to the control means.
  • a first selection means for selecting the printing of a portion of the print image is actuated, whereby the control means controls the printer means as a result of the selection so that the respective selected private / regional or state / universal mail carrier characterizing section 2 or 1 to a fixed predetermined position is printed.
  • the respective selected private mail carrier characterizing section 2 is printed to a second position.
  • the address field 4 is preprinted or preferably a window envelope 8 is used.
  • the FIG. 2 shows a letter envelope with a printed image of a private mail carrier with additional information printed on it (logo and others). Such an arrangement of printed images arises when a private mail carrier carries out the transport, a sorting and letter delivery.
  • a second selection means is provided for selecting the printing of a logo 5 and a sorting information 6.
  • the control means controls, as a result of the selection, the printer means so that the logo 5 and the sorting information 6 are printed at the first position in corresponding 53 mm and 21 mm long fields of the first section.
  • a third selection means is provided for selecting the printing of a product code or shipping method.
  • the control means controls the printing of the aforementioned information in a third section 3 to a third position to the left of the second position.
  • the print width for the characterizing carrier information 22 and other special postal information 20 is at least 25 mm and the length 44 mm.
  • the identifier 23 is printed in the form of a barcode and possibly also in the form of alphanumeric characters.
  • FIG. 3 shows a letter envelope 8 with printed to a first position print image of a state / universal postal carrier (here, for example, DPAG) and with a printed to a second position print image of a private / regional mail carrier.
  • a state / universal postal carrier here, for example, DPAG
  • a private / regional mail carrier Such an arrangement of two printed images arises when both postal carriers are involved in the transport and mail delivery.
  • the respective selected franking section 1 characterizing the state / universal mail carrier is always printed only to the first, the respective selected the private / regional postal carrier characterizing section 2 only to the second position and respective selected shipping or product code characterizing section 3 only to a third position.
  • FIG. 4 shows a letter envelope with a staggered print image of a private mail carrier with printed additional information, as it already in principle on the basis of FIG. 2 was explained.
  • the offset 7 is adjustable for large-sized Briefkuverte 8 via further selection means.
  • the selection means are preferably components of a user interface or of other suitable input means.
  • a user interface for example, in connection with the screen represented by a display unit, so-called softkeys are used, wherein the keys of a keyboard are programmably assigned to one of a plurality of functions.
  • the printer means, display unit, input means and storage means are connected to the electronic control means, as for example from the German utility model DE 92 19 183 U1 ( US 5,471,925 ) is known for franking machines.
  • the data printed on a strip or mailpiece in predetermined portions of the print image may be printed by a single or two postage meters.
  • the second portion may first be printed by a mailing machine or by a computer-controlled office printer before the mailpiece arrives at a postage meter which prints the first portion of the print image in a manner known per se.
  • the second section 2 can then also from an office printer together with the address field 4 to be printed on an envelope.
  • the ink from the second portions of the print image and the address field 4 may be the same.
  • this does not exclude another variant in which the data of the second section are printed in a different color, for example at the request of the private mail carrier.
  • the first section with the data of the state postal carrier is printed by the office printer right away.
  • the computer controlling the office printer is equipped with a mail processing function.
  • the ink from the first and second sections of the print image and the address field 4 may be the same or different according to the mailer requirements.
  • the special postal information (20) will be printed in a color typical of the selected private mail carrier.
  • the logo 5 and the sorting information 6 may be printed at the first position in the same color typical of the selected private mail carrier or in a different color.
  • both sections 2 and 1 or 2, 5 and 6 can also be printed in a uniform color from a single franking machine.
  • FIG. 5 a block diagram of the well-known franking system Jetmail® is shown.
  • the previously known franking system 10 ' consists of a franking machine 15', to which a storage box 19 'is connected downstream post-stream, and an automatic feed station 11' and dynamic weighing machine 12 'are connected upstream. Via feed station 11 ', a stack of mail items standing on the edge is singled out and fed to dynamic scale 12'. The franked and deposited mail pieces are stacked.
  • the storage box 19 ' is a stack of lying mailpieces removed.
  • the automatic feed 11', dynamic balance 12 'and a personal computer 16' electrically connected.
  • the franking machine 15 ' can be communicatively connected to a remote teleport data center 30' (shown in dashed lines) for the purpose of credit recharging.
  • the franking machine 15 ' is equipped with means for postage calculation.
  • a current postage fee table can be transmitted to the franking machine 15' or to the franking system 10 '.
  • the subordinate control takes into account not only the quality of the letters but also other criteria, such as the available computer power. If, for example, in addition to the system processing on the PC and other processes are performed, such as a manual address search by a user, then the system process is not the full computer power available and the underlying speed control would respond accordingly by slowing down the transport speed. It is envisaged that other speed control criteria may also be relevant, such as the read mode: read-only mode, i. H. a predefined address window area in which the address is on the letter, which significantly speeds up the reading, worked or not or are read at all addresses or rather barcodes, etc.
  • FIG. 8 a speed / time diagram of the franking system is shown with the receiver address corrected.
  • a variant continuous line
  • V 3 0.4 m / s and maintain the speed during franking.

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  1. Disposition en vue de la production d'une image imprimée pour des machines à affranchir le courrier et à cachet postal, qui comprennent un système de commande électronique et un moyen de mémorisation pour des données commandant un moyen d'impression, lesquelles sont imprimées pour au moins un premier transporteur postal en sections prédéterminées de l'image imprimée sur une bande ou sur un article postal, caractérisée en ce
    - qu'au moins un moyen de sélection en vue de sélectionner des informations (20) postales spéciales est prévu et relié au système de commande, une section sélectionnée, commandée par le système de commande électronique à gauche à côté d'une première position dans une deuxième position, est imprimée avec des informations (20) postales spéciales via le moyen d'impression,
    - que le système de commande électronique de la machine à affranchir le courrier (15) est relié à des moyens de traitement postal (13 et 16) qui détectent les données, lesquelles permettent un traitement et un tri des articles postaux lors du premier transporteur postal,
    - que les moyens de traitement postal mentionnés ci-dessus comprennent un ordinateur (16) et des stations (13, 14) d'un système d'affranchissement (10) qui, du fait de leur fonctionnement, sont reliés entre eux afin de permettre le tri des articles postaux lors du premier transporteur postal, ainsi que l'ordinateur (16) comporte un moyen d'exploitation postale, les stations englobant au moins un module scanner (13) et un module de transport (14), qui sont disposés en amont du flux postal de la machine à affranchir le courrier (15), les stations et la machine à affranchir le courrier étant reliées à l'ordinateur (16) et pouvant être commandées en fonction de leurs moyens d'exploitation des adresses,
    - qu'un deuxième module de transport (17) et au moins un module de tri (18) sont disposés en aval du flux postal de la machine à affranchir le courrier (15), les stations mentionnées ci-dessus étant reliées à l'ordinateur (16) et pouvant être commandées en fonction de leurs moyens d'exploitation des adresses.
  2. Disposition, selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que les moyens de traitement postal comprennent un module scanner (13), deux modules de transport (14 et 17) ainsi que des modules de tri (18 et 19) qui peuvent être commandés de l'ordinateur (16) en fonction de leurs moyens d'exploitation des adresses.
  3. Disposition, selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que le module scanner (13) permet une détection OCR d'une adresse préimprimée dans la zone d'adresse de l'article postal et les moyens d'exploitation des adresses effectuent une exploitation de l'information des adresses, afin de maintenir une information de triage et cela en fonction du temps de calcul nécessaire à cet effet, une régulation de vitesse en cascade à deux étages du transport d'articles postaux dans le système d'affranchissement ayant lieu.
  4. Disposition, selon la revendication 3, caractérisée en ce que la régulation de vitesse en cascade à deux étages a lieu en fonction d'au moins un des paramètres
    - puissance de calcul disponible
    - temps de calcul pour la correction des adresses
    - étendue des données à imprimer
  5. Disposition, selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que les informations (20) postales spéciales caractérisent un deuxième transporteur postal, lesdites informations (20) postales spéciales comportant au moins une date (21), un marquage (22) pour un transporteur postal privé/régional sélectionné et un identificateur (23) pour l'article postal.
  6. Disposition, selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce qu'un premier moyen de sélection est prévu, servant à la sélection de l'impression d'une section de l'image imprimée et étant relié au système de commande, ledit système de commande commande le moyen d'impression à la suite de la sélection de telle manière que, la section (2 ou 1) respectivement sélectionnée, caractérisant un transporteur postal privé/régional ou gouvernemental/universel, est imprimée sur une position prédéterminée attribuée définitivement.
  7. Disposition, selon la revendication 6, caractérisée en ce qu'une section (1) respectivement sélectionnée, caractérisant un transporteur postal gouvernemental ou universel, est imprimée sur une première position et la section (2) respectivement sélectionnée, caractérisant un transporteur postal privé ou régional, sur une deuxième position.
  8. Disposition, selon la revendication 6, caractérisée en ce que la section (2) respectivement sélectionnée, caractérisant un transporteur postal privé ou régional, est imprimée sur une deuxième position.
  9. Disposition, selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 et 6, caractérisée en ce qu'un deuxième moyen de sélection est prévu, lequel est relié au système de commande en vue de la sélection de l'impression d'un logo (5) et d'une information de triage (6), ledit système de commande commande le moyen d'impression à la suite de la sélection de telle manière que, le logo (5) et l'information de triage (6) sont imprimés sur la première position.
  10. Disposition, selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 et 6, caractérisée en ce qu'un troisième moyen de sélection est prévu, lequel est destiné à la sélection de l'impression d'un code produit ou d'un mode d'expédition et est relié au système de commande et en ce qu'une impression du code produit ou du mode d'expédition a lieu dans une troisième section (3) sur une troisième position à gauche à côté de la deuxième position.
  11. Disposition, selon la revendication 6, caractérisée en ce que les informations (20) postales spéciales sont imprimées dans une couleur typique du transporteur postal privé ou régional sélectionné.
  12. Disposition, selon l'une quelconque des revendications 6 et 11, caractérisée en ce que le logo (5) et l'information de triage (6) sont imprimés sur la première position dans la même couleur typique du transporteur postal privé ou régional sélectionné ou dans une autre couleur.
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