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GB2008030B - Electronic postal meter system - Google Patents

Electronic postal meter system

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Publication number
GB2008030B
GB2008030B GB7842183A GB7842183A GB2008030B GB 2008030 B GB2008030 B GB 2008030B GB 7842183 A GB7842183 A GB 7842183A GB 7842183 A GB7842183 A GB 7842183A GB 2008030 B GB2008030 B GB 2008030B
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GB
United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
meter system
postal meter
electronic postal
electronic
postal
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status 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 status listed.)
Expired
Application number
GB7842183A
Other versions
GB2008030A (en
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Pitney Bowes Inc
Original Assignee
Pitney Bowes Inc
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Filing date
Publication date
Family has litigation
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Priority claimed from US05/950,302 external-priority patent/US4251874A/en
Application filed by Pitney Bowes Inc filed Critical Pitney Bowes Inc
Publication of GB2008030A publication Critical patent/GB2008030A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2008030B publication Critical patent/GB2008030B/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F11/00—Error detection; Error correction; Monitoring
    • G06F11/07—Responding to the occurrence of a fault, e.g. fault tolerance
    • G06F11/08—Error detection or correction by redundancy in data representation, e.g. by using checking codes
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00241—Modular design
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00338—Error detection or handling
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00427—Special accounting procedures, e.g. storing special information

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Quality & Reliability (AREA)
  • Mathematical Physics (AREA)
  • Devices For Checking Fares Or Tickets At Control Points (AREA)
  • Techniques For Improving Reliability Of Storages (AREA)
  • Detection And Correction Of Errors (AREA)
  • Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)
GB7842183A 1977-10-28 1978-10-27 Electronic postal meter system Expired GB2008030B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US84652677A 1977-10-28 1977-10-28
US05/950,302 US4251874A (en) 1978-10-16 1978-10-16 Electronic postal meter system

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB2008030A GB2008030A (en) 1979-05-31
GB2008030B true GB2008030B (en) 1982-06-09

Family

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Family Applications (4)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB7842183A Expired GB2008030B (en) 1977-10-28 1978-10-27 Electronic postal meter system
GB7940874A Expired GB2033627B (en) 1977-10-28 1978-10-27 Method of error checking contents of a register
GB8039253A Expired GB2066735B (en) 1977-10-28 1978-10-27 Electronic postal meter
GB8039108A Expired GB2066734B (en) 1977-10-28 1978-10-27 Electronic postal meter

Family Applications After (3)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB7940874A Expired GB2033627B (en) 1977-10-28 1978-10-27 Method of error checking contents of a register
GB8039253A Expired GB2066735B (en) 1977-10-28 1978-10-27 Electronic postal meter
GB8039108A Expired GB2066734B (en) 1977-10-28 1978-10-27 Electronic postal meter

Country Status (2)

Country Link
FR (1) FR2407536B1 (en)
GB (4) GB2008030B (en)

Families Citing this family (15)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4301507A (en) * 1979-10-30 1981-11-17 Pitney Bowes Inc. Electronic postage meter having plural computing systems
AT398649B (en) * 1979-10-30 1995-01-25 Pitney Bowes Inc Franking machine control device
GB2063160B (en) * 1979-10-30 1984-01-11 Pitney Bowes Inc Electronic postage meter
US4302821A (en) * 1979-10-30 1981-11-24 Pitney-Bowes, Inc. Interposer control for electronic postage meter
US4310755A (en) * 1979-12-26 1982-01-12 Pitney Bowes Inc. Electronic postage meter radiant energy device circuit
US4506329A (en) * 1982-03-08 1985-03-19 Pitney Bowes Inc. Non-volatile memory serial number lock for electronic postage meter
EP0133004A3 (en) * 1983-07-29 1987-03-04 Westinghouse Brake And Signal Company Limited Proving of the safe operation of a single channel processing arrangement
US4500083A (en) * 1983-12-08 1985-02-19 R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company Collating and binding system and method with postage indication
US4674052A (en) * 1983-12-08 1987-06-16 R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company Collating and binding system and method with postage indication
USRE32690E (en) * 1983-12-08 1988-06-07 R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company Collating and binding system and method with postage indication
GB2153165A (en) * 1984-01-20 1985-08-14 Avx Corp Connector assembly
US4760532A (en) * 1985-12-26 1988-07-26 Pitney Bowes Inc. Mailing system with postage value transfer and accounting capability
GB2256396B (en) * 1991-05-29 1995-03-29 Alcatel Business Systems Method of remote diagnostics for franking machines
FR2702068B1 (en) * 1993-02-26 1995-06-30 Secap Franking machine with additional displays.
DE69434037T2 (en) * 1994-03-31 2005-10-06 Secap Postage meter with additional indications

Family Cites Families (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1250164B (en) * 1962-06-14 1967-09-14
US3820068A (en) * 1972-06-29 1974-06-25 Westinghouse Learning Corp Background reference level system and method for document scanners
GB1476338A (en) * 1974-06-07 1977-06-10 Pitney Bowes Inc Flat bed printer and apparatus including same
US3978457A (en) * 1974-12-23 1976-08-31 Pitney-Bowes, Inc. Microcomputerized electronic postage meter system
CA1077171A (en) * 1976-07-14 1980-05-06 Frank T. Check (Jr.) Electronic postal meter having noise-rejecting input/output channel
FR2375670A1 (en) * 1976-12-21 1978-07-21 Vickers Ltd Electronic franking machine with digital registers - has print unit, postage paid value selector and tote register containing accumulated value and summing device

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB2066734A (en) 1981-07-15
GB2008030A (en) 1979-05-31
FR2407536A1 (en) 1979-05-25
GB2066735A (en) 1981-07-15
GB2033627A (en) 1980-05-21
GB2066735B (en) 1983-07-13
GB2066734B (en) 1982-12-01
GB2033627B (en) 1982-08-11
FR2407536B1 (en) 1989-04-28

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PE20 Patent expired after termination of 20 years

Effective date: 19981026