JPH0438589A - Postage stamp issuing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To save the handling time for rewriting of postage data even when postage charges are revised by providing a storing part to store the respective kinds of postage charge data in an IC card. CONSTITUTION:When mail is put on a balance part 3, the weight of the mail is displayed at a display part 7 and the weight data of the mail are stored in the RAM of an arithmetic control part 9. Next, when a package key and a second zone key are pressed successively in this state for instance, the charge data of package mail in the second zone are read from postage charge data stored in the non-volatile memory of an IC card 15 in the arithmetic control part 9 and the charge of the mail is displayed at the display part 7 based on the read charge data and the weight data stored in the RAM. Then, when an issuing key is pressed next, the stamp of an amount displayed at the display part 7 is issued.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Applications fff] The present invention relates to a postal stamp issuing device used by postal users.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, this type of postal stamp issuing device includes a weighing section for weighing mail, a keyboard section for inputting data such as the type of mail and mailing zone, and input data from the keyboard section. It is composed of a calculation section that calculates the postal charge based on the data and the weight of the mail weighed by the weighing section, a display section that displays the calculation results of this calculation section, and a printer section. A stamp for the amount displayed on the display is printed or issued on the postal item, and the remaining amount after deducting the stamp fee from the prepaid amount is stored in the IC card.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] By the way, in such a conventional postal stamp issuing device,
Since various postage data were stored in a memory provided within the main body, when postage charges were revised, the memory was removed from the main body and the postage data stored in the memory was rewritten. For this reason, in the past, each time the postage was revised, the memory had to be removed from the main body and the postage data stored in the memory had to be rewritten, which posed a problem in that it took time and effort to rewrite the postage data.

The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and its purpose is to eliminate the need to take out the memory from the main body and rewrite postage data when postage rates are revised, and to reduce postage rates. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a postal stamp issuing device that does not require time and effort to rewrite postage data even if it is revised.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention measures the weight of mail items using a weighing section, and manually inputs the type of mail items, mailing area, etc. from a keyboard section as data. Calculates the postal charge based on the weight of the postal item weighed in the weighing section and data entered manually from the keyboard section and displays it on the display section, and also issues or prints a stamp for the amount displayed on the display section. In this postal stamp issuing device, the remaining amount after deducting the stamp fee from the prepaid amount is stored in the IC card, and the IC card is provided with a storage section storing various postage data.

[Function] In the present invention, by providing the IC card with a storage section that stores various postage data, when the postage is revised, it is only necessary to rewrite the postage data stored in the IC card. Since there is no need to take out the memory from inside, postage data can be easily rewritten.

[Embodiment] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a postal stamp issuing device, and this postal stamp issuing device includes a main body 1 and a main body 1.
The envelope table 2 is provided below the envelope table 2.

A weighing section 3 is provided at the top of the main body 1, and the weighing section 3 is used to measure the weight of mail. Furthermore, a printer unit 4 is provided inside the main body 1, and this printer unit 4 can issue a certificate stamp 5 as shown in FIG. 9 or print a certificate stamp directly on mail items (mainly envelopes). It has become. A keyboard section 6 and a display section 7 are provided at the upper front of the main body 1, and an IC card insertion slot 8 is further provided at the lower front of the main body 1.

The keyboard section 6 is used to input data such as the type of mail and mailing area, and as shown in FIG.
, 2 for the non-standard key, 3 for the parcel key, 4 for the book key, 5 for the envelope key, 6 for the certificate stamp key, 7 for the express delivery key, 8 for the first zone key, 9 for the second zone key, and the third zone key KIO1 inquiry key K 11. A number key K12, a print key K13, etc. are provided.

The display section 7 displays the weight and charge of the mail, and as shown in FIG. 7, the display section 7 includes a charge display section Ll, an amount display section L2, and a number display section. L3,
An error display section L4, a no-remaining money display section L5, an out-of-paper display section L6, and the like are provided.

The weighing section 3, printer section 4, keyboard section 6, and display section 7 are connected to a calculation control section 9 as shown in FIG. 4, and this calculation control section 9 calculates the postal charges. It is designed to control each part. As shown in FIG.
0 and the ROM 12, R connected via the pass line 11.
It is composed of an AM 13 and an input/output device (Ilo) 14, and includes the weighing section 3, printer section 4, and keyboard section 6.
The display unit 7 is connected to an input/output device (Ilo) 14.

Furthermore, an IC card 15 inserted through the IC card insertion slot 8 is connected to the arithmetic control section 9, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, this IC card 15 includes a terminal section 16 connected to the calculation control section 9, a one-chip microcomputer 17 connected to this terminal section 16, and one-chip microcomputer 17 connected to this terminal section 16.
A non-volatile memory 1 connected via a pass line 18 to
As shown in FIG. 2, the nonvolatile memory 19 is provided with a delivery amount storage area M1, a remaining amount storage area M2, and a postage storage area M3.

The payment amount storage area M1 stores the amount of postage paid by the user in advance, and the remaining amount storage area M2 stores the remaining amount after deducting the stamp fee from the payment amount stored in the payment amount storage area M1. It is something to do. Further, the postage storage area M3 is for storing various types of postage data, and the various postage data stored in the postage storage area M3 is read out to calculate the postal charges. There is. As shown in FIG. 8, the IC card 15 is provided with a magnetic stripe 20 for identifying the user.

In the above-described configuration, when a postal item is placed on the weighing unit 3, the weight of the postal item is displayed on the display unit 7, and the weight data of the postal item is stored in the RAM 13 of the arithmetic control unit 9. Next, in this state, for example, if you press 9 on the parcel key H3' and the second zone key in succession, the calculation control unit 9 will use the IC card 15.
The postage data for the parcel post in the second zone is read out from the postage data stored in the non-volatile memory 19 of Display on 7.

Then, when the issuing key 13 is pressed, a certificate stamp 5 for the amount displayed on the display section 7 is issued.

In this way, in the above embodiment, various types of postage data are stored in the non-volatile memory 19 of the IC card 1o, so when the postage is revised, the postage data stored in the IC card 10 can be simply rewritten. Since there is no need to take out the memory from the main body, postage data can be easily rewritten.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention measures the weight of mail with the weighing section, inputs the type of mail, mailing zone, etc. as data from the keyboard section, and weighs the mail with the weighing section. The postage charge is calculated based on the weight of the mailpiece and the data entered manually from the keyboard section, and is displayed on the display section, and a stamp for the amount displayed on the display section is issued or printed, and the prepaid amount is This is a postal stamp issuing device that stores the remaining amount after deducting the stamp fee from the delivery amount in an IC card, and the IC card is provided with a storage section that stores various postage data. Therefore, it is not necessary to take out the memory from the main body and rewrite the postage data when the postage is revised, and it is possible to provide a postage stamp issuing device that can easily rewrite the postage data.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 to 9 are diagrams for explaining one embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a 1c card, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing data stored in the nonvolatile memory of the 10 card. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of the postal stamp issuing device, FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the postal stamp issuing device, and FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the arithmetic control unit. Block diagram, Figure 6 is a plan view of the keyboard section,
FIG. 7 is a plan view of the display section, FIG. 8 is a plan view of the IC card, and FIG. 9 is a plan view of the certificate stamp issued by the postal stamp issuing device. 1...Main body, 2...Envelope table, 3...Weighing section,
4... Printer section, 5... Certificate stamp, 6... Keyboard section, 7... Display section, 8... IC card insertion slot, 9
...Arithmetic control unit, 15...IC card. Applicant's Representative Patent Attorney Takehiko Suzue Figure 3 Figure 2] 2 Figure 6 Procedural Amendment Document Heisei Rumor C Death

Claims (1)

[Claims] The weight of the mail is measured using the weighing section, and data such as the type of mail and the mailing zone are entered using the keyboard.
Based on the weight of the postal item weighed by the weighing section and the data entered from the keyboard section, the charge for the postal item is calculated and displayed on the display section, and a certificate stamp for the amount displayed on the display section is issued or A postal stamp issuing device that prints and stores on an IC card the remaining amount after deducting the stamp fee from the prepaid payment amount, characterized in that the IC card is provided with a storage section that stores various postage data. Postal stamp issuing device.