GB2063160B - Electronic postage meter - Google Patents

Electronic postage meter

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Publication number
GB2063160B
GB2063160B GB8033753A GB8033753A GB2063160B GB 2063160 B GB2063160 B GB 2063160B GB 8033753 A GB8033753 A GB 8033753A GB 8033753 A GB8033753 A GB 8033753A GB 2063160 B GB2063160 B GB 2063160B
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Prior art keywords
postage meter
electronic postage
electronic
meter
postage
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Expired
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GB8033753A
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GB2063160A (en
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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Publication of GB2063160A publication Critical patent/GB2063160A/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00733—Cryptography or similar special procedures in a franking system
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00266—Man-machine interface on the apparatus
    • G07B2017/00274—Mechanical, e.g. keyboard
    • 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
    • G07B17/00314—Communication within apparatus, personal computer [PC] system, or server, e.g. between printhead and central unit in a franking machine
    • G07B2017/00322—Communication between components/modules/parts, e.g. printer, printhead, keyboard, conveyor or central unit
    • 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
    • G07B17/00314—Communication within apparatus, personal computer [PC] system, or server, e.g. between printhead and central unit in a franking machine
    • G07B2017/00346—Power handling, e.g. power-down routine
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00733—Cryptography or similar special procedures in a franking system
    • G07B2017/00935—Passwords

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Devices For Checking Fares Or Tickets At Control Points (AREA)
  • Indication And Recording Devices For Special Purposes And Tariff Metering Devices (AREA)
  • Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)
GB8033753A 1979-10-30 1980-10-20 Electronic postage meter Expired GB2063160B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US8942679A 1979-10-30 1979-10-30

Publications (2)

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GB2063160A GB2063160A (en) 1981-06-03
GB2063160B true GB2063160B (en) 1984-01-11

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GB8033753A Expired GB2063160B (en) 1979-10-30 1980-10-20 Electronic postage meter

Country Status (6)

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JP (1) JPS5681427A (en)
CA (1) CA1147468A (en)
CH (1) CH648941A5 (en)
DE (1) DE3040532C2 (en)
FR (1) FR2468949B1 (en)
GB (1) GB2063160B (en)

Families Citing this family (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS5866008A (en) * 1981-10-15 1983-04-20 Toshiba Corp Integrating meter
US4471440A (en) * 1982-02-01 1984-09-11 Pitney Bowes Inc. Electronic postage meter having power magnetically coupled to the meter from the meter base
JPS5948618A (en) * 1982-09-14 1984-03-19 Fujitsu Ltd Automatic testing system for light emitting parts
US4535407A (en) * 1982-12-08 1985-08-13 Pitney Bowes Inc. Postage meter with keyboard keys for changing postage unused amount
JPS6273119A (en) * 1985-09-27 1987-04-03 Omron Tateisi Electronics Co Transducer
CH661833GA3 (en) * 1985-12-18 1987-08-31
CN101968377B (en) * 2010-09-15 2012-05-02 福州科迪电子技术有限公司 Anti-cheating method of electronic scale

Family Cites Families (11)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2521023A (en) * 1950-09-05 Interlock structure for postage
US2934009A (en) * 1956-10-22 1960-04-26 Pitney Bowes Inc Sheet feeding and treating
US3978457A (en) * 1974-12-23 1976-08-31 Pitney-Bowes, Inc. Microcomputerized electronic postage meter system
JPS5192696A (en) * 1975-02-12 1976-08-13
US4097923A (en) * 1975-04-16 1978-06-27 Pitney-Bowes, Inc. Remote postage meter charging system using an advanced microcomputerized postage meter
US4050374A (en) * 1976-06-21 1977-09-27 Pitney-Bowes, Inc. Meter setting mechanism
GB1508623A (en) * 1976-12-06 1978-04-26 Vickers Ltd Franking machines
DE2655905C2 (en) * 1976-12-09 1983-05-05 Vickers Ltd., London Circuit arrangement for postage value selection and for registration in a postage meter machine with a printing unit
CA1103804A (en) * 1977-07-29 1981-06-23 Pitney-Bowes, Inc. Electronic postage metering system
GB2033627B (en) * 1977-10-28 1982-08-11 Pitney Bowes Inc Method of error checking contents of a register
DE2820658A1 (en) * 1978-05-11 1979-11-15 Pitney Bowes Remote postage meter accounting system - has digital computer for converting variable data into coded meter data fed to postage meter station

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Publication number Publication date
JPS5681427A (en) 1981-07-03
FR2468949A1 (en) 1981-05-08
CA1147468A (en) 1983-05-31
CH648941A5 (en) 1985-04-15
JPH0232674B2 (en) 1990-07-23
DE3040532C2 (en) 1998-08-06
GB2063160A (en) 1981-06-03
DE3040532A1 (en) 1981-05-14
FR2468949B1 (en) 1985-10-25

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Date Code Title Description
PE20 Patent expired after termination of 20 years

Effective date: 20001019