GB1486452A - Account metering system particularly for use in a computer-controlled postage meter - Google Patents

Account metering system particularly for use in a computer-controlled postage meter

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Publication number
GB1486452A
GB1486452A GB42109/74A GB4210974A GB1486452A GB 1486452 A GB1486452 A GB 1486452A GB 42109/74 A GB42109/74 A GB 42109/74A GB 4210974 A GB4210974 A GB 4210974A GB 1486452 A GB1486452 A GB 1486452A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
postage
printer
amount
accounting
computer
Prior art date
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Expired
Application number
GB42109/74A
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English (en)
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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Publication date
Priority claimed from US05/406,898 external-priority patent/US3938095A/en
Application filed by Pitney Bowes Inc filed Critical Pitney Bowes Inc
Publication of GB1486452A publication Critical patent/GB1486452A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • 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
    • G07B17/00467—Transporting mailpieces
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K15/00—Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data, e.g. computer output printers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q30/00—Commerce
    • G06Q30/04—Billing or invoicing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C9/00—Individual registration on entry or exit
    • G07C9/30—Individual registration on entry or exit not involving the use of a pass
    • G07C9/32—Individual registration on entry or exit not involving the use of a pass in combination with an identity check
    • G07C9/33—Individual registration on entry or exit not involving the use of a pass in combination with an identity check by means of a password
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00233—Housing, e.g. lock or hardened casing
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00258—Electronic hardware aspects, e.g. type of circuits used
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00395—Memory organization
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00612—Attaching item on mailpiece
    • G07B2017/0062—Label

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Development Economics (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Economics (AREA)
  • Strategic Management (AREA)
  • General Business, Economics & Management (AREA)
  • Marketing (AREA)
  • Finance (AREA)
  • Accounting & Taxation (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Devices For Checking Fares Or Tickets At Control Points (AREA)
  • Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)
GB42109/74A 1973-10-16 1974-09-27 Account metering system particularly for use in a computer-controlled postage meter Expired GB1486452A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US05/406,898 US3938095A (en) 1971-11-04 1973-10-16 Computer responsive postage meter

Publications (1)

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GB1486452A true GB1486452A (en) 1977-09-21

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Family Applications (3)

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GB12481/75A Expired GB1486453A (en) 1973-10-16 1974-09-27 Electronic account metering system
GB42109/74A Expired GB1486452A (en) 1973-10-16 1974-09-27 Account metering system particularly for use in a computer-controlled postage meter
GB9508/77A Expired GB1486454A (en) 1973-10-16 1974-09-27 Electronic postage meter

Family Applications Before (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB12481/75A Expired GB1486453A (en) 1973-10-16 1974-09-27 Electronic account metering system

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB9508/77A Expired GB1486454A (en) 1973-10-16 1974-09-27 Electronic postage meter

Country Status (9)

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JP (1) JPS579095B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
BR (1) BR7408293D0 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CA (1) CA1052910A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CH (1) CH581870A5 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (4) DE2463221C2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
FR (1) FR2257963B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GB (3) GB1486453A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
IT (1) IT1019494B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
ZA (1) ZA743969B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

Cited By (3)

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US4471441A (en) * 1978-10-16 1984-09-11 Pitney Bowes Inc. Electronic postal meter system
GB2173741A (en) * 1985-04-17 1986-10-22 Pitney Bowes Inc Unsecured postage applying system
GB2173742A (en) * 1985-04-17 1986-10-22 Pitney Bowes Inc System for detecting unaccounted for printing in a value printing system

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US3978457A (en) * 1974-12-23 1976-08-31 Pitney-Bowes, Inc. Microcomputerized electronic postage meter system
FR2335002A1 (fr) * 1975-12-11 1977-07-08 Secap Machine a affranchir a comptage electronique
GB1566341A (en) * 1976-01-14 1980-04-30 Pitney Bowes Inc Micro computerized postage meter
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FR2375670A1 (fr) * 1976-12-21 1978-07-21 Vickers Ltd Machine a affranchir
FR2377066A1 (fr) * 1977-01-07 1978-08-04 Secap Perfectionnement aux dispositifs de securite dans une machine a affranchir electronique
US4246643A (en) * 1978-02-13 1981-01-20 Pitney Bowes Inc. Low cost postage applicator
DE2820658A1 (de) * 1978-05-11 1979-11-15 Pitney Bowes Vorrichtung und verfahren zur portoausstattung einer mikrocomputergekoppelten frankiermaschine
US4301507A (en) * 1979-10-30 1981-11-17 Pitney Bowes Inc. Electronic postage meter having plural computing systems
EP0188382B1 (en) * 1985-01-18 1992-04-08 Pitney Bowes, Inc. Mailing machine
JPH06260274A (ja) * 1991-02-13 1994-09-16 Okaya Electric Ind Co Ltd マイクロ波センサー
DE4217478A1 (de) 1992-05-22 1993-11-25 Francotyp Postalia Gmbh Anordnung zur Erzeugung einer flexiblen Benutzeroberfläche für Frankiermaschinen
DE19711998A1 (de) 1997-03-13 1998-09-17 Francotyp Postalia Gmbh Postverarbeitungssystem mit einer über Personalcomputer gesteuerten druckenden Maschinen-Basisstation

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4471441A (en) * 1978-10-16 1984-09-11 Pitney Bowes Inc. Electronic postal meter system
GB2173741A (en) * 1985-04-17 1986-10-22 Pitney Bowes Inc Unsecured postage applying system
GB2173742A (en) * 1985-04-17 1986-10-22 Pitney Bowes Inc System for detecting unaccounted for printing in a value printing system
GB2173741B (en) * 1985-04-17 1989-07-05 Pitney Bowes Inc Unsecured postage applying system and method
GB2173742B (en) * 1985-04-17 1989-07-05 Pitney Bowes Inc System for detecting unaccounted for printing in a value printing system

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
DE2438055A1 (de) 1975-04-30
ZA743969B (en) 1975-06-25
JPS5068243A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1975-06-07
DE2463404C2 (de) 1985-10-31
DE2463403C2 (de) 1986-07-31
CH581870A5 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1976-11-15
CA1052910A (en) 1979-04-17
FR2257963B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1979-04-27
DE2438055C2 (de) 1984-11-22
BR7408293D0 (pt) 1975-08-05
FR2257963A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1975-08-08
AU7425174A (en) 1976-04-15
GB1486453A (en) 1977-09-21
DE2463221C2 (de) 1985-08-29
JPS579095B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1982-02-19
GB1486454A (en) 1977-09-21
IT1019494B (it) 1977-11-10

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PS Patent sealed
476C Application for amendment of specification now open to opposition (sect. 76/1949)
PE20 Patent expired after termination of 20 years

Effective date: 19940926