EP1739629A1 - Verfahren zur automatischen Bezahlung für einen Frankierdienst - Google Patents

Verfahren zur automatischen Bezahlung für einen Frankierdienst Download PDF

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EP1739629A1
EP1739629A1 EP06116221A EP06116221A EP1739629A1 EP 1739629 A1 EP1739629 A1 EP 1739629A1 EP 06116221 A EP06116221 A EP 06116221A EP 06116221 A EP06116221 A EP 06116221A EP 1739629 A1 EP1739629 A1 EP 1739629A1
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Rubén RICO
Fabien Chatte
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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
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00112—Wireless
    • G07B2017/0012—Wireless in a mobile phone 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
    • 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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  • the present invention relates exclusively to the field of mail processing and more particularly relates to a method for providing automatic payment of a postage service in an open access mail processing machine.
  • the use of a mobile phone allows an automatic payment of the requested franking service while avoiding the aforementioned drawbacks of payment in cash or by card.
  • the usage rights verification operation includes a verification of the user's telephone number and a corresponding credit check with a second server system.
  • said first and second coded information is in the form of a preferably two-dimensional bar code.
  • the operation of obtaining said first coded information may comprise the reception to the portable communication device of a radiofrequency or infrared signal emitted by the mail processing machine and comprising this second coded information or a digitally capturing this first photographically encoded information of a screen of the mail processing machine by means of a digital camera incorporated in the portable communication device of the user.
  • the operation of automatically sending the request for payment of the franking service comprises sending an SMS message to a call number automatically extracted from said first coded information which furthermore comprises at least the amount of the service of the franking service. requested postage and the identification number of the mail processing machine.
  • the operation of sending the second coded information comprises sending an SMS message comprising this second coded information to the portable communication device of the user.
  • the operation of transmitting the second coded information to the mail processing machine may comprise the transmission from the portable communication device of a radiofrequency or infrared signal comprising this second coded information or the presentation of a screen of the communication device. handheld communication in front of a barcode reader of the mail processing machine.
  • the principle of the invention is based on the replacement in the free-franking franking machines of the payment of the current franking services, in cash or by card, by a payment by means of a portable communication device.
  • a mail processing machine 10 who wishes to carry out one or more postage of mail items to enter on this machine the various parameters necessary for this or these postage, to be put in connection automatically, by means of a portable communication device 12 in its possession receiving coded information from the machine, with a payment server system of a service of franking 14, to receive on the portable communication device in response to this communication a second coded information, and to transmit this second coded information to the mail processing machine to validate the requested franking service or services, the debit of the amount the corresponding franking transaction being made directly to the telephone account held by the user on u of a server system 16 of its telephone operator.
  • the mail processing machine 10 is a standard machine arranged in a public space and therefore in open access, which is integrated with a short-distance wireless data transmission / reception module 10A intended to cooperate with a transmission module. associated reception integrated in the portable communication device and, according to the embodiment envisaged, a conveniently two-dimensional bar code reader 10B.
  • the machine can as it is known or not to integrate a weigh module and has a user interface with built-in screen. This user interface allows the entry of various parameters relating to the requested postage service (class of mail, carrier used, country of destination, desired logo, etc.) entered by the user and ensures the display in particular of the amount of the transaction franking and a first coded information once the input parameters are complete. It therefore comprises at least one screen which can then be tactile or more conventionally an LCD display associated with a keyboard with function keys.
  • the portable communication device 12 may be any data processing device enabling long-distance wireless communication through a terrestrial or satellite wireless telecommunications network (such as GSM, UMTS, WIMAX, etc. networks) as a mobile or mobile phone, a personal digital assistant communicating or a communicating laptop.
  • a short-distance wireless data transmission / reception module 12A for cooperating with the associated transmission / reception module of the mail processing machine when it is provided with it and, depending on the mode of delivery envisaged embodiment, a digital capture device 12B such as a digital camera or an advantageously two-dimensional bar code reader.
  • the transmission / reception module 12A and the transmission / reception module 10A of the mail processing machine may be an infrared module or a radio frequency module, for example of the bluethooth, IEEE802.11x or contactless chip type.
  • the server system 14 disposed on a site of the dealer of the mail processing machine or the postal administration comprises one or more computer central units comprising one or more databases and conventionally one or more computer terminals (not shown) for ensure control and management.
  • the server system 16 of the telephone operator has a similar structure with one or more databases, including a customer database integrating accounting data.
  • FIG 2 shows a flowchart detailing the various steps for unlocking the mail processing machine to allow the postage operation by the user (see also Figures 1A and 1B).
  • a first step 100 the user will enter to the mail processing machine the various parameters required for the postage service requested, that is to say, following the instructions given by the machine, select at the level of the user interface of this machine the various operations necessary for the implementation of the requested franking service, such as the determination of the destination of the mail or of the desired class (for example slow or recommended), the choice of the desired carrier (Chronopost ® for example), the required logo or flame, and possibly the weight class when a weighing module is not available. These operations can of course be repeated for a batch of mail items when the selected franking service is a batch franking service.
  • the franking machine will display the total amount of the franking service or services requested and if the user accepts this amount, then in a second step 102 it will generate a first coded information (therefore not intelligible by the user) to ensure the validity and subsequent processing by the first server system, this coded information which is intended for the portable communication device 12 being developed from, in addition to this amount and various other data relating to the transaction, for example the identification number of the mail processing machine, the date or time of the transaction or the various parameters of the requested franking service or services, a payment service identifier which will be used to automatically set the user with the server system 14 of this service to obtain a franking authorization.
  • a first coded information (therefore not intelligible by the user) to ensure the validity and subsequent processing by the first server system, this coded information which is intended for the portable communication device 12 being developed from, in addition to this amount and various other data relating to the transaction, for example the identification number of the mail processing machine, the date or time of the transaction or
  • This identifier is for example a telephone number or a short number of SMS type (but one can also consider a WAP or Internet address).
  • This first coded information may be in the form of a bar code, preferably two-dimensional, which will then be displayed on the display screen of the mail processing machine (FIG. 1A).
  • the next step 104 consists in obtaining this first information coded by the portable communication device of the user.
  • this obtaining can be done by photography (digital capture) or direct reading of this coded information displayed on the display screen of the mail processing machine (FIG. 1A) or by radio transmission between the means transmission / reception of the mail processing machine and the portable communication device (FIG. 1B).
  • the portable communication device then goes in a step 106 to decode the information received and in particular by extracting the identifier (call number) of the payment service which will enable it to ensure an automatic sending of a request for payment of the requested franking service to a first server system, this request comprising at least the total amount of the requested franking service or services also extracts information received as well as the identification number of the mail processing machine.
  • the form of the request depends of course on the type of interface used at the level of the server system 14.
  • this request will take the form of a SMS short message but a WAP or Internet message is also possible.
  • the first server system 14 will receive this request and verify the right of use of the user by transmitting the total amount of the requested franking service or services and the telephone number of the portable communication device ( obtained conventionally on the basis of the IMSI or IMEI numbers of the communication device transmitted during the call) to the second server system 16 responsible for verifying, by access to its customer database, whether the account of the user presents a telephone credit sufficient to pay the amount of postage requested.
  • the customer database may include the name, surname and address of each customer, his telephone number and his customer account number and any other information (including the balance of his account) allowing a perfect identification of the customer.
  • the second server system will inform the first which will then invite the user to recharge his credit and the communication will then be interrupted (step 112). Otherwise, if the rights of use of the user are valid (sufficient credit), in response to the request for payment of the franking service, the first server system will generate, in step 114, a second encoded information (which may further be encrypted or signed with a private key of the first server system) and send it to the portable communication device.
  • this coded information can advantageously be in the form of a bar code, preferably two-dimensional, displayed on the portable communication device and the sending can as previously be addressed by a short message of the type SMS.
  • a next step 116 to transmit this second coded information to the mail processing machine.
  • this transmission can be carried out via the data transmission / reception modules 10A, 12A or by means of the barcode reader 10B in front of which is presented the screen of the portable communication device.
  • the mail processing machine verifies this received information, and if it is valid, activates the printing module of the mail processing machine to allow the user to proceed with his operations. postage within the limit of the total amount of postage authorized.
  • the total amount of the postage transaction, the date of the transaction and the detailed statement of the various options of the requested postage service are stored in the secure part of the mail processing machine. content will be transferred at least once a day to the first server system for verification and the print module is disabled.
  • the verification operation is typically performed by decryption by means of an associated public key.

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