CA2043677A1 - Franking module - Google Patents
Franking moduleInfo
- Publication number
- CA2043677A1 CA2043677A1 CA002043677A CA2043677A CA2043677A1 CA 2043677 A1 CA2043677 A1 CA 2043677A1 CA 002043677 A CA002043677 A CA 002043677A CA 2043677 A CA2043677 A CA 2043677A CA 2043677 A1 CA2043677 A1 CA 2043677A1
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- Prior art keywords
- franking
- franking module
- personal computer
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41K—STAMPS; STAMPING OR NUMBERING APPARATUS OR DEVICES
- B41K3/00—Apparatus for stamping articles having integral means for supporting the articles to be stamped
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- 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
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
- B41K—STAMPS; STAMPING OR NUMBERING APPARATUS OR DEVICES
- B41K3/00—Apparatus for stamping articles having integral means for supporting the articles to be stamped
- B41K3/02—Apparatus for stamping articles having integral means for supporting the articles to be stamped with stamping surface located above article-supporting surface
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00016—Relations between apparatus, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office, in a franking system
- G07B17/0008—Communication details outside or between apparatus
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00016—Relations between apparatus, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office, in a franking system
- G07B17/0008—Communication details outside or between apparatus
- G07B2017/00088—Communication details outside or between apparatus via landlines
- G07B2017/00096—Communication details outside or between apparatus via landlines via phone lines
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
- G07B17/00016—Relations between apparatus, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office, in a franking system
- G07B17/0008—Communication details outside or between apparatus
- G07B2017/00153—Communication details outside or between apparatus for sending information
- G07B2017/00177—Communication details outside or between apparatus for sending information from a portable device, e.g. a card or a PCMCIA
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- 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
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- 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
Abstract
Franking module Abstract A franking module instead of a slide-in drive module is inserted into a personal computer. The franking functions are controlled by using the technically available means of the personal computer and the remote value is likewise charged and set by means of the personal computer utilizing a telecommunications module and a modem. To this end, the franking module contains a processor system and a printing mechanism as well as one memory for billing and one for graphic data for generating a data item.
Description
5~ r,jl The present invention relates to a franking module for franking mail which comprises a printing mechanism and a processor system for controlling the printing mechanism, for storin~ the information to be printed and for billing.
Franking devices are known. Thus, DE 26 55 905 A1 describes a franking machine which controls the franking process and the internal charges by using a processor system, whereby the main memory and the register co-operate with an arithmetic ~nit with respect to the entires made by means of a keypad. Such functional groups of a franking machine are arranged in a common housing with its own power supply, this housing also having, in addition to a keypad, display means for the set and used charges.
Secure accesses permit access to a superset inspection, for ex-ample with the aid of a telecommunications network, for checking and billing purposes (DE 29 12 696 C2).
These Xnown franking machines are uneconomical for a small volume of mail, require additional space and involve rela-tively high acquisition costs.
The present invention is based on the object of develop-ing a franking module that is easy to operate, is suitable forwide-spread use, particularly also for users with a small volume of mail, and utilizes the user's existing technical resources, in particular personal computers and telecommunications, ther~by achieving a saving in costs.
This object is solved in accordance with the present invention wherein the franking module is arranged in a slot of a slide-in drive module o-f a personal computer, and the processor '7 7 27~60-15 system of the franking module is connected to the internal information and power supply network of the personal computer by means of lines running internally in the housing of the personal computer.
The present inven-tion will be described in greater de-tail herebelow on the basis of -the four Figures illustrated in the drawings.
Figure 1 shows in perspective the front of a typical PC
housing, whereby both the arrangement of the franXing module and its informational tie-in in the personal computer and optional coupling to the remote transmission of values are schematically illustrated. All other functional groups of -the personal computer were omitted for the sake of clarity;
Figure 2 shows a block diagram of the processor system of the franking module with the most important functional units and the connection to the internal information ne-twork o the personal computer;
Figure 3 shows the information flowchart for the trans-fer of data relevant for the franking between the most important 2~ functional groups, whereby it can be assumed that the structure of the personal computer is known and is therefore not illustrated, and Figure ~ shows the flowchart of working steps for opera-tor dialog, for determining and billing charges and or control-ling the printing process.
Procedures for data transmission between the processor system, the personal computer and the telecommunications network ~ ~L~3~ ~ 7 are not described since they are realized in accordance wi-th known standards.
The solution according to the presen-t invention takes into account the fact that a con-tinually increasin~ number oE the post office's customers have computer equipment, particularly in the form of personal computers. By means of the present inven-tion, all the main functions of a franking machine are completely integrated in a personal computer system and thereby also use the functional groups existing in this system, such as power supply, internal information network, keypad and monitor. The requirement for additional space, as is the case when installing conventional franking machines, is avoided by arranging the franking module in accordance with the invention in a slot of the slide-in drive module.
Advantageous embodiments of the invention are described herebelow on the basis of the above Figures.
The dimensions of the franking module 1 (Figure 1) cor-respond to those of a slide-in drive module of a personal computer. To process standard size letters, the franking module has the dimensions of a 5 ~" slide-in drive module and is instal-led in place of such a module in a free slot at the front of the PC housing.
The franking module is provided with an insertion slot 4 for letters. These letters are inserted in the longitudinal direction, whereby the side to be printed faces the printing mechanism, i.e. with a printing mechanism acting downwardly in a vertical direction, the letter is inserted with the side to be - 2 ~ ~f. 3 ~
printed facin~ up. A stop, up to which the let-ters are inserted, is provided at the end of the Eeed shaft. A light barrier instal-led at the end of the shaft detects when the letter has reached the stop, whereupon a holding mechanism is activated and fixes -the letter in this position for the duration of the printing process and thereafter releases it for removal.
The personal computer is usually equipped with a keypad and a monitor. Operator communication required for franking is conducted via these two peripheral units, whereby the franking program to be called-up is advantageously based on a menu-oriented prompt.
In addition to a central processing unit 8 (Figure 2), a nonvolatile program storage and a volatile data storage (latter not illustrated), the processor system of the franking module ; comprises a recordable nonvolatile charge memory 10, a recordable memory 9 for the graphic data of the data item and control elec-tronics for the printing mechanism 11~ This processor system is connected to the system bus of the personal computer via informa-tion wires 3 running in the housing of the personal computer (Figure 1). This connection consists, for example, of flexible data lines running on a plug connector for expander circuits of a printed circuit board 6, which circuits are for their part connec-ted to the system bus. Furthermore, electrical connections for the power supply of the processor system from the power supply network of the personal computer are provided.
A connection of the processor system of the franking module to a telecommuni_ations c r uit 5 in-talled in an ext-nsion ~ .
':
~ ~ L~ r3 ~j ~ 7 ~ 72 60-1 5 slot can be established via the system bus of the personal computer. Such circuits are used, for example, as PC-facsimile cards in order to send information generated by me~ns of the personal computer directly over the telephone network 7 to a receiver with a facsimile device. Circuits which realize other transmission protocols, particularly with higher data transfer rates, are also known. Remote transmission of the charge data to a superset clearing centre or remote indication for a specific franking value is possible via the direct connection between the franking module and the telecommunications circuit as realized by the solution according to the present invention.
Furthermore, the address data input via the keypad or called up from a memory of the personal computer can be transferr-ed to the processor system, which data is edited and Einally printed. In a special variation of the embodiment, this address data or parts of this information is also printed as a bar code on the envelope or a franking tape in order to permit automatic sort-ing of the mail.
The following groups of data are exchanged between the personal computer 15 (Figure 3) and the processor system 16 of the franking module:
- franking data (franking amount, mode of des patch, data item, address data, coded data) - control data (acknowledgements, error messages, time data) - statistical data (default data, quantity data, error data) - charge data in conjunction with a remote value default.
The processor 16 for its part stores charge data in the 2 ~ 7 ~
separate charge memory 17 and the data of the current da-ta items in the memory for graphic data 18. By means of the latter proce-dure it is possible to select the respective current data item from the various data items stored in the personal computer. The printing mechanism 19 receives the franking data to be printed on the mail 20 from the processor system and acknowledges receipt.
In addition, it exchanges the control data relevant for the print-ng process.
In a special variation of the embodiment self-adhesive tapes can be printed for mail which differs from the standard size. In a simple design a manually operated document feeder is provided for feeding individual tapes into the franking module.
Another embodiment is coupled to a tape transmitter which results in an automatic single feed and eed of the tape.
Franking devices are known. Thus, DE 26 55 905 A1 describes a franking machine which controls the franking process and the internal charges by using a processor system, whereby the main memory and the register co-operate with an arithmetic ~nit with respect to the entires made by means of a keypad. Such functional groups of a franking machine are arranged in a common housing with its own power supply, this housing also having, in addition to a keypad, display means for the set and used charges.
Secure accesses permit access to a superset inspection, for ex-ample with the aid of a telecommunications network, for checking and billing purposes (DE 29 12 696 C2).
These Xnown franking machines are uneconomical for a small volume of mail, require additional space and involve rela-tively high acquisition costs.
The present invention is based on the object of develop-ing a franking module that is easy to operate, is suitable forwide-spread use, particularly also for users with a small volume of mail, and utilizes the user's existing technical resources, in particular personal computers and telecommunications, ther~by achieving a saving in costs.
This object is solved in accordance with the present invention wherein the franking module is arranged in a slot of a slide-in drive module o-f a personal computer, and the processor '7 7 27~60-15 system of the franking module is connected to the internal information and power supply network of the personal computer by means of lines running internally in the housing of the personal computer.
The present inven-tion will be described in greater de-tail herebelow on the basis of -the four Figures illustrated in the drawings.
Figure 1 shows in perspective the front of a typical PC
housing, whereby both the arrangement of the franXing module and its informational tie-in in the personal computer and optional coupling to the remote transmission of values are schematically illustrated. All other functional groups of -the personal computer were omitted for the sake of clarity;
Figure 2 shows a block diagram of the processor system of the franking module with the most important functional units and the connection to the internal information ne-twork o the personal computer;
Figure 3 shows the information flowchart for the trans-fer of data relevant for the franking between the most important 2~ functional groups, whereby it can be assumed that the structure of the personal computer is known and is therefore not illustrated, and Figure ~ shows the flowchart of working steps for opera-tor dialog, for determining and billing charges and or control-ling the printing process.
Procedures for data transmission between the processor system, the personal computer and the telecommunications network ~ ~L~3~ ~ 7 are not described since they are realized in accordance wi-th known standards.
The solution according to the presen-t invention takes into account the fact that a con-tinually increasin~ number oE the post office's customers have computer equipment, particularly in the form of personal computers. By means of the present inven-tion, all the main functions of a franking machine are completely integrated in a personal computer system and thereby also use the functional groups existing in this system, such as power supply, internal information network, keypad and monitor. The requirement for additional space, as is the case when installing conventional franking machines, is avoided by arranging the franking module in accordance with the invention in a slot of the slide-in drive module.
Advantageous embodiments of the invention are described herebelow on the basis of the above Figures.
The dimensions of the franking module 1 (Figure 1) cor-respond to those of a slide-in drive module of a personal computer. To process standard size letters, the franking module has the dimensions of a 5 ~" slide-in drive module and is instal-led in place of such a module in a free slot at the front of the PC housing.
The franking module is provided with an insertion slot 4 for letters. These letters are inserted in the longitudinal direction, whereby the side to be printed faces the printing mechanism, i.e. with a printing mechanism acting downwardly in a vertical direction, the letter is inserted with the side to be - 2 ~ ~f. 3 ~
printed facin~ up. A stop, up to which the let-ters are inserted, is provided at the end of the Eeed shaft. A light barrier instal-led at the end of the shaft detects when the letter has reached the stop, whereupon a holding mechanism is activated and fixes -the letter in this position for the duration of the printing process and thereafter releases it for removal.
The personal computer is usually equipped with a keypad and a monitor. Operator communication required for franking is conducted via these two peripheral units, whereby the franking program to be called-up is advantageously based on a menu-oriented prompt.
In addition to a central processing unit 8 (Figure 2), a nonvolatile program storage and a volatile data storage (latter not illustrated), the processor system of the franking module ; comprises a recordable nonvolatile charge memory 10, a recordable memory 9 for the graphic data of the data item and control elec-tronics for the printing mechanism 11~ This processor system is connected to the system bus of the personal computer via informa-tion wires 3 running in the housing of the personal computer (Figure 1). This connection consists, for example, of flexible data lines running on a plug connector for expander circuits of a printed circuit board 6, which circuits are for their part connec-ted to the system bus. Furthermore, electrical connections for the power supply of the processor system from the power supply network of the personal computer are provided.
A connection of the processor system of the franking module to a telecommuni_ations c r uit 5 in-talled in an ext-nsion ~ .
':
~ ~ L~ r3 ~j ~ 7 ~ 72 60-1 5 slot can be established via the system bus of the personal computer. Such circuits are used, for example, as PC-facsimile cards in order to send information generated by me~ns of the personal computer directly over the telephone network 7 to a receiver with a facsimile device. Circuits which realize other transmission protocols, particularly with higher data transfer rates, are also known. Remote transmission of the charge data to a superset clearing centre or remote indication for a specific franking value is possible via the direct connection between the franking module and the telecommunications circuit as realized by the solution according to the present invention.
Furthermore, the address data input via the keypad or called up from a memory of the personal computer can be transferr-ed to the processor system, which data is edited and Einally printed. In a special variation of the embodiment, this address data or parts of this information is also printed as a bar code on the envelope or a franking tape in order to permit automatic sort-ing of the mail.
The following groups of data are exchanged between the personal computer 15 (Figure 3) and the processor system 16 of the franking module:
- franking data (franking amount, mode of des patch, data item, address data, coded data) - control data (acknowledgements, error messages, time data) - statistical data (default data, quantity data, error data) - charge data in conjunction with a remote value default.
The processor 16 for its part stores charge data in the 2 ~ 7 ~
separate charge memory 17 and the data of the current da-ta items in the memory for graphic data 18. By means of the latter proce-dure it is possible to select the respective current data item from the various data items stored in the personal computer. The printing mechanism 19 receives the franking data to be printed on the mail 20 from the processor system and acknowledges receipt.
In addition, it exchanges the control data relevant for the print-ng process.
In a special variation of the embodiment self-adhesive tapes can be printed for mail which differs from the standard size. In a simple design a manually operated document feeder is provided for feeding individual tapes into the franking module.
Another embodiment is coupled to a tape transmitter which results in an automatic single feed and eed of the tape.
Claims (12)
1. A franking module for franking mail which comprises a printing mechanism and a processor system for controlling the printing mechanism, for storing the information to be printed and for billing, wherein the franking module is arranged in a slot of a slide-in drive module of a personal computer, and the processor system of the franking module is connected to the internal infor-mation and power supply network of the personal computer by means of lines running internally in the housing of the personal comput-er.
2. A franking module according to claim 1, wherein a slot-like opening that is at least the width of a standard letter is provided at the front for accepting manually inserted mail.
3. A franking module according to claim 1, wherein a stop against which the mail is guided is provided at the end of the slot-like opening, this stop being provided with measuring means which determine when the stop position has been reached and which generate an enabling signal for the printing process.
4. A franking module according to claim 3, wherein a light barrier serves as the measuring means.
5. A franking module according to claim 1, wherein the processor system of the franking module exchanges via the internal information network of the personal computer the data for billing the postage charge with a telecommunications circuit arranged at a plug-in location of the personal computer, this data being fed to a superset clearing centre for implementing a remote value default and/or remote billing of the postage charges.
6. A franking module according to claim 5, where in a PC-facsimile card provided with a standard fax modem serves as the telecommunications circuit.
7. A franking module according to claim 1, wherein address data which is input by means of the keypad of the personal computer or is read from a memory maintained by the personal computer is fed via the internal information network to the processor system of the franking module.
8. A franking module according to claim 7, where in address data or parts thereof are printed as bar codes.
9. A franking module according to claim 1, wherein to frank mail that differs from a standard size, self-adhesive franking tapes are printed instead of said mail.
10. A franking module according to claim 9, where in a manual slide-in device is provided for franking tapes fed indivi-dually from the outside.
11. A franking module according to claim 9, where in it is coupled to a tape transmitter.
12. A franking module according to claim 1, wherein the graphic data of one or a plurality of data items is stored in the personal computer, following selection by the operator the graphic data of the selected data item is loaded into the graphic memory of the processor system of the franking module via the internal information network and the previously stored graphic data is overwritten.
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