EP1764748A1 - Frankiersystem mit einem Webserver in einem lokalen Netzwerk - Google Patents
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- EP1764748A1 EP1764748A1 EP06119629A EP06119629A EP1764748A1 EP 1764748 A1 EP1764748 A1 EP 1764748A1 EP 06119629 A EP06119629 A EP 06119629A EP 06119629 A EP06119629 A EP 06119629A EP 1764748 A1 EP1764748 A1 EP 1764748A1
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- 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
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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
- G07B2017/00137—In a LAN
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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
- G07B2017/00145—Communication details outside or between apparatus via the Internet
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- the present invention relates exclusively to the field of mail processing and more particularly relates to a postage system whose implementation and maintenance are facilitated.
- this application must be compatible with the operating system of the terminal on which it is installed.
- different operating systems Windows®, linux®, Mac OS®
- Windows®, linux®, Mac OS® can coexist, hence the requirement to develop applications specially adapted for each of them. 'between them.
- Windows for the same operating system (Windows for example)
- different versions may be incompatible between them, thus also requiring specific development.
- the present invention therefore aims to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks by proposing a new mail franking system comprising a franking management module and at least one computer processing means associated with printing means of a postal imprint and connected to said franking management module through a local area network, characterized in that said franking management module comprises a web server and said computer processing means comprises a web browser for accessing a management application franking arranged at the web server.
- the franking management module further comprises an FTP server intended to cooperate with an FTP client installed in a remote management server.
- the franking management module may comprise a franking machine or a general-purpose computer associated with a security postal accounting device.
- the printing means comprise a standard printer or a stamped label dispenser.
- the computer processing means comprises a personal computer or a digital terminal portable to said network by a wireless link.
- the invention also relates to a franking management module for cooperating on a local area network with at least one computer processing means associated with impression printing means.
- postal services characterized in that it comprises a web server accessible from a web browser installed on said computer processing means.
- it furthermore comprises an FTP server intended to cooperate with an FTP client installed in a remote management server.
- the franking management module comprises a postage meter or a general-purpose computer associated with a security postal accounting device.
- Figures 1 and 2 show two franking system architectures for implementing the invention.
- the first architecture illustrated in Figure 1 relates to a modular franking system such as that described in the US patent cited in the preamble. It is organized around the local area network (LAN) of a user to which are connected on the one hand, preferably via a management computer 10, security postal accounting means 12 (PSD "postal security device” or SMD “ secure metering device ”) and on the other hand various computer processing devices, for example personal computers 14A to 14D.
- PSD postal security device
- SMD secure metering device
- Each of these general purpose computers is itself connected to either a standard printer 16A, 16B to a dispenser of stamped labels 18A, 18B of the type described in the application FR 2 829 269 filed in the name of the plaintiff so as to allow secure printing of postal impressions.
- the administration computer 10 is connected through an external telecommunications network 20 to a remote management server 22 of the franchisee of the franking system or the postal administration. This connection is made via a dedicated link 24 and specific interfaces (modem 26, 28).
- the management server can also be connected to the telecommunication network directly or through its own local network 30.
- FIG. 2 illustrates a second franking system architecture in which the security postal accounting means are no longer independent but integrated with a standard franking machine 32 connected to the user's local area network (LAN).
- LAN local area network
- FIG. 2 illustrates a second franking system architecture in which the security postal accounting means are no longer independent but integrated with a standard franking machine 32 connected to the user's local area network (LAN).
- LAN local area network
- FIG. 2 illustrates a second franking system architecture in which the security postal accounting means are no longer independent but integrated with a standard franking machine 32 connected to the user's local area network (LAN).
- LAN local area network
- the network is connected, via a first modem / router 42, to the external telecommunications network 20 to which is via a second modem / router 44, the remote management server 22 of the franking machine. or postal administration.
- your link with the remote management server 22 can be performed by means of a dedicated link (not shown) connected directly to the franking machine 32 without passing through the local network of the user.
- FIG. 3 The software architecture necessary for the implementation of this embedded Web server is illustrated in Figure 3 which shows the implementation of the different applications and their interaction at the level of the franking system.
- This software architecture is described with reference to the layered model known as the Open System Interconnection (OSI) model.
- OSI Open System Interconnection
- the franking machine or the computer administration. This includes, at the level of the first and second layers (physical and link layers) of the OSI model, a standard network access application allowing an exchange of Ethernet or WiFi frames on the LAN and with the management server. At the level of the third to fifth layers (network layers, transport and session), it includes the operating system which can be of any origin, for example Windows Ce®, embedded Linux®, etc ... Finally, at the level of last two layers (presentation and application layers), it includes the web server, for example a mini apache®, and an FTP server to allow the update of the web server from the remote management server 22.
- the web server for example a mini apache®, and an FTP server to allow the update of the web server from the remote management server 22.
- the personal computer or the portable computer terminal at the first and second layers a standard network access application allowing one of Ethernet or WiFi frames on the LAN network.
- the third to fifth layers network, transport and session layers
- it includes its operating system which can again be of any origin and depends on the type of device, for example Windows®, MAC OS®, Linux® , etc ... for a personal computer or for example Windows Ce® for a portable terminal.
- the Web browser for example Internet Explorer®, Firefox®, Opera®, etc ... to access the Web server via a transfer of HTML pages.
- the remote management server 22 there is a similar architecture with, at the level of the first and second layers, a standard network access application for an exchange of Ethernet or WiFi frames with the franking machine (or computer). administration according to the envisaged configuration).
- the server has its own operating system that can of course be of any origin, for example Unix®, Linux®, Windows®, etc ...
- an FTP Client allows the update or the addition of web pages on the Web server by transfer of binary or ASCII files with the FTP server installed in the franking machine (or the computer administration).
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Applications Claiming Priority (1)
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FR0508911A FR2890217B1 (fr) | 2005-08-31 | 2005-08-31 | Systeme d'affranchissement en reseau a maintenance facilitee |
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US8144349B2 (en) * | 2007-01-11 | 2012-03-27 | Eicoh Company, Ltd. | Distributing printed documents |
US20120232970A1 (en) * | 2010-11-30 | 2012-09-13 | Myistamp Inc. | Intelligent postage stamp printer |
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US5822738A (en) * | 1995-11-22 | 1998-10-13 | F.M.E. Corporation | Method and apparatus for a modular postage accounting system |
WO2001035346A2 (en) * | 1999-11-10 | 2001-05-17 | Neopost Inc. | System and method of printing labels |
US6438530B1 (en) * | 1999-12-29 | 2002-08-20 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Software based stamp dispenser |
US20040144844A1 (en) * | 2000-04-28 | 2004-07-29 | Sheldon Margolis | Apparatus for converting an envelope feeding machine into an internet connected postage machine |
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US6396839B1 (en) * | 1997-02-12 | 2002-05-28 | Abb Automation Inc. | Remote access to electronic meters using a TCP/IP protocol suite |
US20030078893A1 (en) * | 1998-01-22 | 2003-04-24 | Chandrakant Shah | Method and apparatus for remotely printing postage indicia |
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AU2002315061A1 (en) * | 2001-05-11 | 2002-11-25 | United States Postal Service | Systems and methods for a label with postage application programming interface |
FR2829269B1 (fr) * | 2001-08-31 | 2004-10-15 | Neopost Ind | Systeme modulaire universel de traitement de courrier |
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US5822738A (en) * | 1995-11-22 | 1998-10-13 | F.M.E. Corporation | Method and apparatus for a modular postage accounting system |
WO2001035346A2 (en) * | 1999-11-10 | 2001-05-17 | Neopost Inc. | System and method of printing labels |
US6438530B1 (en) * | 1999-12-29 | 2002-08-20 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Software based stamp dispenser |
US20040144844A1 (en) * | 2000-04-28 | 2004-07-29 | Sheldon Margolis | Apparatus for converting an envelope feeding machine into an internet connected postage machine |
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