WO1999008234A3 - A method and apparatus for printing marks - Google Patents

A method and apparatus for printing marks

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Publication number
WO1999008234A3
WO1999008234A3 PCT/EP1998/004900 EP9804900W WO9908234A3 WO 1999008234 A3 WO1999008234 A3 WO 1999008234A3 EP 9804900 W EP9804900 W EP 9804900W WO 9908234 A3 WO9908234 A3 WO 9908234A3
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
printing
specific information
aforesaid
franking
printing marks
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/EP1998/004900
Other languages
French (fr)
Other versions
WO1999008234A2 (en
Inventor
Daniele Pittori
Original Assignee
Elettronica Meccanica Sistemi
Daniele Pittori
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Elettronica Meccanica Sistemi, Daniele Pittori filed Critical Elettronica Meccanica Sistemi
Priority to AU91596/98A priority Critical patent/AU9159698A/en
Publication of WO1999008234A2 publication Critical patent/WO1999008234A2/en
Publication of WO1999008234A3 publication Critical patent/WO1999008234A3/en

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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
    • G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00201—Open franking system, i.e. the printer is not dedicated to franking only, e.g. PC (Personal Computer)
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00572—Details of printed item
    • G07B2017/0058—Printing of code
    • G07B2017/00588—Barcode
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00741—Cryptography or similar special procedures in a franking system using specific cryptographic algorithms or functions
    • G07B2017/00758—Asymmetric, public-key algorithms, e.g. RSA, Elgamal
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00822—Cryptography or similar special procedures in a franking system including unique details
    • G07B2017/0083—Postal data, e.g. postage, address, sender, machine ID, vendor

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Record Information Processing For Printing (AREA)
  • Accessory Devices And Overall Control Thereof (AREA)
  • Editing Of Facsimile Originals (AREA)
  • Ink Jet (AREA)
  • Printing Methods (AREA)
  • Document Processing Apparatus (AREA)

Abstract

Method and apparatus for printing marks (23) on documents include means for printing specific information (22) on the document in association with the mark. The apparatus is characterised in that it uses a dot matrix printing technique and includes the printing of an additional field (31) with the aforesaid specific information containing the franking data that is encrypted according to an electronic algorithm key that cannot be copied and which is provided exclusively by the aforesaid authorising body. The apparatus is particularly usable in post offices for franking.
PCT/EP1998/004900 1997-08-08 1998-08-06 A method and apparatus for printing marks WO1999008234A2 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AU91596/98A AU9159698A (en) 1997-08-08 1998-08-06 A method and apparatus for printing marks

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
ITTO97A000731 1997-08-08
IT97TO000731 IT1293961B1 (en) 1997-08-08 1997-08-08 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRINTING MARKINGS.

Publications (2)

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WO1999008234A2 WO1999008234A2 (en) 1999-02-18
WO1999008234A3 true WO1999008234A3 (en) 1999-04-15

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PCT/EP1998/004900 WO1999008234A2 (en) 1997-08-08 1998-08-06 A method and apparatus for printing marks

Country Status (3)

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AU (1) AU9159698A (en)
IT (1) IT1293961B1 (en)
WO (1) WO1999008234A2 (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN103744629B (en) * 2013-12-25 2017-03-01 浙江工业大学 A kind of stamp printing print system of numeral franking machine

Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4835713A (en) * 1985-08-06 1989-05-30 Pitney Bowes Inc. Postage meter with coded graphic information in the indicia
US4893338A (en) * 1987-12-31 1990-01-09 Pitney Bowes Inc. System for conveying information for the reliable authentification of a plurality of documents
EP0360225A2 (en) * 1988-09-19 1990-03-28 Pitney Bowes, Inc. Apparatus for applying indicia in accordance with an encrypted message
WO1991019067A1 (en) * 1990-05-15 1991-12-12 Dallas Semiconductor Corporation Electronic key integrated circuit
WO1997014117A2 (en) * 1995-10-11 1997-04-17 E-Stamp Corporation System and method for retrieving, selecting and printing postage indicia on documents

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4835713A (en) * 1985-08-06 1989-05-30 Pitney Bowes Inc. Postage meter with coded graphic information in the indicia
US4893338A (en) * 1987-12-31 1990-01-09 Pitney Bowes Inc. System for conveying information for the reliable authentification of a plurality of documents
EP0360225A2 (en) * 1988-09-19 1990-03-28 Pitney Bowes, Inc. Apparatus for applying indicia in accordance with an encrypted message
WO1991019067A1 (en) * 1990-05-15 1991-12-12 Dallas Semiconductor Corporation Electronic key integrated circuit
WO1997014117A2 (en) * 1995-10-11 1997-04-17 E-Stamp Corporation System and method for retrieving, selecting and printing postage indicia on documents

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
AU9159698A (en) 1999-03-01
ITTO970731A1 (en) 1999-02-08
IT1293961B1 (en) 1999-03-15
WO1999008234A2 (en) 1999-02-18

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