CA2058866C - Process for mailing electronically stored contents of letters - Google Patents
Process for mailing electronically stored contents of lettersInfo
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- CA2058866C CA2058866C CA002058866A CA2058866A CA2058866C CA 2058866 C CA2058866 C CA 2058866C CA 002058866 A CA002058866 A CA 002058866A CA 2058866 A CA2058866 A CA 2058866A CA 2058866 C CA2058866 C CA 2058866C
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Abstract
According to the procedure for mailing the contents of letters that are stored electronically by means of flat information carriers, for example, chip cards, the contents of the letter are written into the information carrier by means of a read/write module, then, synchronized with this, the mailing data such as the address, type of mail and an advertizing field are transferred to a franking system. The franking system computes and charges the particular postage fees and prints a franking impression on the item of mail that is to be used to mail the information carrier.
Description
20588~6 The present invention relates to a process ~or maillng the contents of letters and/or data that have been electronically stored on flat information carriers, such as, for example, chip cards, that are su} jected to the compulsory prepayment of postage .
The contents of letters that have been electronically stored and optionally coded, and which have been trzmsferred, for example, from a personal computer through a read/write device that i8 connected to this, and onto a chip card, and then stored in this, can be mailed in the usual way in an envelope. Chip cards can be mailed in order to transfer ini~ormation and also for a one-time delivery of chip cards to recipients in order to make them avallable to such persons. Various postage fees are necessary when mailing series letters, depending on the sender or type of mailing and the addresses to which they are sent, and these have to be red into a postage meter in the usual way by oper~ting personnel .
It is the task of the present invention to develop a process that makes it possible to frank items of mail with electronically stored text automatically.
This task has been solved in that the contents of the letter are transferred from a computer into the memory of an information carrier by means of a read/write module; in that, as this ~ 2058866 transfer is taklng place, the assoclated maillng data are transferred from the personal computer to a franklng system;
ln that, based on thls malllng data, the postage meter calculates the postage fees for malllng the lnformatlon carrler~ ln that the franklng system transfers control data for prlntlng a franklng lmage to a prlnter~ and ln that a franklng lmage 18 produced on each ltem of mall that 18 to be used for m~lllng the lnformatlon carrler. Preferably, these malllng data conslst at least o~ the reclplent's address and can also lnclude such lnformatlon as the type o~ malllng, such as alr mall, express mall, etc., and advertlzing materlal.
The advantage of the present lnvention 1B seen ln the automatlc franklng and malllng of carrlers for the electronlcally stored text of letters.
The present lnventlon wlll be descrlbed ln greater detall below on the basls of the drawlng appended hereto.
The text of a letter produced, for example, by a sender's personal computer PCA 18 transferred through a read/write module 8L that 18 connected to the personal computer PCA, through a standard lnter~ace, to an lnformatlon carrler IC.
Inf ormat lon 2a~8866 carriers IC of this kind can be, for example, electronic notebooks, patients ' passes, or charge cards. The contents can con3i6t of text, extracts from data banks, program data or other electronically stored information. The read/write module SL can be in the form of a separate apparatus and be connected to the personal computer PCA through a standard interface, or it can be integrated into said personal computer.
The mailing data, which consists at least of an address, are transmitted to a postage meter FE that i5 connected to the personal computer PCA at the same time as the contents of the letter are transferred. Such address data can originate, for example, from an address databank that is stored and managed in the personal computer. They can also be input by way of a text processing system and specially marked as mailing data. Data in the form of an advertizing field that identifies the sender can also be added to this address data. If the mail is to be sent by a particular type of mail, e . g ., air mail, express mail, etc., this data can also supplement the mailing data. The mailing data are compared to a postage rate table that is kept in memory and an appropriate mailing fee calculated from this. There is no need to incorporate weight data into the calculations of the postage fee, because the information carriers are always of the same weight, regardless of the amount of information that they contain .
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The franking system FE consists of a secure postage meter that contains the accounting resources BM and a printer DW. The accounting system ~M deducts the postage value from the postage credit in the known manner. If ~c~sAry, the postage credit can be input by means of the normal process, such as, for example, by remote transmission. In a special embodiment, the postage fee can be charged by means of a card-type electronic data carrier which to this end is introduced into a read/write system in the franking system FE where the deduction on the postage credit on the data carrier is effected. The advertizing field that is loaded into the franking system FE and printed out by this can also be stored on the data carrier. The fees that are calculated in this way, together with the data for the type of mail and the advertizing field, are transferred to the printer DW that is used to print the franking impression. The franking system FE can be in the form of a separate apparatus or can be integrated into the personal computer PCA. This latter variant is described in patent application DE-40 18 166 by the present applicant.
When the information carriers IC are mailed in the convention way with an envelope, the franking impression is produced on the envelope by means of the printer DW. An associated feed, wrapping and sealing station ZKS is used to provide for further automation .
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In another ~ A~r-nt of the pregent invention, the read/write module SL, the franking system FE, and the wrapping station ZE~S
form one structural unit. This is connected to the personal computer PCA through a serial interface. In thi6 case, the user introduces the information carrier IC that is to be used into the unit. The text of the letter that is to be 6ent and the mailing data are generated by the personal computer PCA and transmitted to the unit through the serial interface, e.g., a V-24 interface.
The unit output3 a franked envelope that contains the information carrier IC that has been prepared. If a window envelope is used, there is no need for any additional printing of the address and in this ~orm the item is ready for mailing.
In a further r-'-oAir-nt, a franking strip is printed by the printer DW and then this i8 pasted onto the information carrier IC .
In addition, the postage data and the address data can be printed directly onto an area of the surface of the information carrier IC, in which connection the address data can be printed in the form of a bar code in order to assist in automated sorting.
Control signals that are generated by a 6pecial control program in the personal computer PCA ensure that the issue of data c~nrr-rnin~ the letter content, for franking the item of mail, and ~ 20S8866 optionally for automatic wrapping of the particular information carrier IC are all synronized.
In addition, in one embodiment of the present invention, the address information that i8 read off in order to calculate the postage i3 also printed out in addition to the ~ranking impression. To thi~ end, the franking system FE mu!3t be provided with a printer that is suitable for printing a postal address.
As an example, a thermal transfer printer can be used for this purpose providing it can print to a line width that lnrlll~le~ both the franking as well aR the address impression. Alternatively, it is also possible to transfer the addres~ data to a special address printer.
The information carrier i~ delivered to the recipient, where the information content is read off from the information carrier IC
by means of a read/write module that is connected to a per~onal computer PCE.
The contents of letters that have been electronically stored and optionally coded, and which have been trzmsferred, for example, from a personal computer through a read/write device that i8 connected to this, and onto a chip card, and then stored in this, can be mailed in the usual way in an envelope. Chip cards can be mailed in order to transfer ini~ormation and also for a one-time delivery of chip cards to recipients in order to make them avallable to such persons. Various postage fees are necessary when mailing series letters, depending on the sender or type of mailing and the addresses to which they are sent, and these have to be red into a postage meter in the usual way by oper~ting personnel .
It is the task of the present invention to develop a process that makes it possible to frank items of mail with electronically stored text automatically.
This task has been solved in that the contents of the letter are transferred from a computer into the memory of an information carrier by means of a read/write module; in that, as this ~ 2058866 transfer is taklng place, the assoclated maillng data are transferred from the personal computer to a franklng system;
ln that, based on thls malllng data, the postage meter calculates the postage fees for malllng the lnformatlon carrler~ ln that the franklng system transfers control data for prlntlng a franklng lmage to a prlnter~ and ln that a franklng lmage 18 produced on each ltem of mall that 18 to be used for m~lllng the lnformatlon carrler. Preferably, these malllng data conslst at least o~ the reclplent's address and can also lnclude such lnformatlon as the type o~ malllng, such as alr mall, express mall, etc., and advertlzing materlal.
The advantage of the present lnvention 1B seen ln the automatlc franklng and malllng of carrlers for the electronlcally stored text of letters.
The present lnventlon wlll be descrlbed ln greater detall below on the basls of the drawlng appended hereto.
The text of a letter produced, for example, by a sender's personal computer PCA 18 transferred through a read/write module 8L that 18 connected to the personal computer PCA, through a standard lnter~ace, to an lnformatlon carrler IC.
Inf ormat lon 2a~8866 carriers IC of this kind can be, for example, electronic notebooks, patients ' passes, or charge cards. The contents can con3i6t of text, extracts from data banks, program data or other electronically stored information. The read/write module SL can be in the form of a separate apparatus and be connected to the personal computer PCA through a standard interface, or it can be integrated into said personal computer.
The mailing data, which consists at least of an address, are transmitted to a postage meter FE that i5 connected to the personal computer PCA at the same time as the contents of the letter are transferred. Such address data can originate, for example, from an address databank that is stored and managed in the personal computer. They can also be input by way of a text processing system and specially marked as mailing data. Data in the form of an advertizing field that identifies the sender can also be added to this address data. If the mail is to be sent by a particular type of mail, e . g ., air mail, express mail, etc., this data can also supplement the mailing data. The mailing data are compared to a postage rate table that is kept in memory and an appropriate mailing fee calculated from this. There is no need to incorporate weight data into the calculations of the postage fee, because the information carriers are always of the same weight, regardless of the amount of information that they contain .
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The franking system FE consists of a secure postage meter that contains the accounting resources BM and a printer DW. The accounting system ~M deducts the postage value from the postage credit in the known manner. If ~c~sAry, the postage credit can be input by means of the normal process, such as, for example, by remote transmission. In a special embodiment, the postage fee can be charged by means of a card-type electronic data carrier which to this end is introduced into a read/write system in the franking system FE where the deduction on the postage credit on the data carrier is effected. The advertizing field that is loaded into the franking system FE and printed out by this can also be stored on the data carrier. The fees that are calculated in this way, together with the data for the type of mail and the advertizing field, are transferred to the printer DW that is used to print the franking impression. The franking system FE can be in the form of a separate apparatus or can be integrated into the personal computer PCA. This latter variant is described in patent application DE-40 18 166 by the present applicant.
When the information carriers IC are mailed in the convention way with an envelope, the franking impression is produced on the envelope by means of the printer DW. An associated feed, wrapping and sealing station ZKS is used to provide for further automation .
~ 20~886B
In another ~ A~r-nt of the pregent invention, the read/write module SL, the franking system FE, and the wrapping station ZE~S
form one structural unit. This is connected to the personal computer PCA through a serial interface. In thi6 case, the user introduces the information carrier IC that is to be used into the unit. The text of the letter that is to be 6ent and the mailing data are generated by the personal computer PCA and transmitted to the unit through the serial interface, e.g., a V-24 interface.
The unit output3 a franked envelope that contains the information carrier IC that has been prepared. If a window envelope is used, there is no need for any additional printing of the address and in this ~orm the item is ready for mailing.
In a further r-'-oAir-nt, a franking strip is printed by the printer DW and then this i8 pasted onto the information carrier IC .
In addition, the postage data and the address data can be printed directly onto an area of the surface of the information carrier IC, in which connection the address data can be printed in the form of a bar code in order to assist in automated sorting.
Control signals that are generated by a 6pecial control program in the personal computer PCA ensure that the issue of data c~nrr-rnin~ the letter content, for franking the item of mail, and ~ 20S8866 optionally for automatic wrapping of the particular information carrier IC are all synronized.
In addition, in one embodiment of the present invention, the address information that i8 read off in order to calculate the postage i3 also printed out in addition to the ~ranking impression. To thi~ end, the franking system FE mu!3t be provided with a printer that is suitable for printing a postal address.
As an example, a thermal transfer printer can be used for this purpose providing it can print to a line width that lnrlll~le~ both the franking as well aR the address impression. Alternatively, it is also possible to transfer the addres~ data to a special address printer.
The information carrier i~ delivered to the recipient, where the information content is read off from the information carrier IC
by means of a read/write module that is connected to a per~onal computer PCE.
Claims (17)
1. A process for mailing the contents of letters and/or data stored electronically on flat information carriers, in particular chip cards that are subjected to compulsory prepayment of postage, characterized in that the contents of the letter are transferred from a personal computer (PCA) into the memory of an information carrier (IC) by means of a read/write module (SL); in that, synchronized with this transmission, the associated mailing data is sent from the personal computer (PCA) to a franking system (FE); in that the franking system (FE) computes postage fees for mailing the information carrier (IC) on the basis of this mailing data; in that the franking system (FE) transmits control data for printing a franking impression to a printer (DW);
and in that a franking impression is made on every item of mail that is used for mailing the particular information carrier (IC).
and in that a franking impression is made on every item of mail that is used for mailing the particular information carrier (IC).
2. A procedure as defined in claim 1, characterized in that the franking system (FE) prints the franking impression on a mailer.
3. A process as defined in claim 1, characterized in that the franking system (FE) prints the franking impression on a strip.
4. A process as defined in claim 1, characterized in that the franking system (FE) prints the franking impression on part of the surface of the information carrier (IC).
5. A process as defined in claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that the information carrier (IC) and the mailer that is to be used for mailing each information carrier is passed to a wrapping station (ZKS) and wrapped by this automatically.
6. A procedure as defined in claim 1, characterized in that the address is printed on the item of mail in addition to the franking impression.
7. A process as defined in claim 6, characterized in that the address is printed in the form of a bar code.
8. A process as defined in claim 6, characterized in that the address data is passed to a special address printing system and printed out by this.
9. An apparatus for the transmission of electronically stored contents of letters and/or data in flat information carriers, which are subject to franking according to mandatory postage requirements by means of a franking unit containing a printer, the apparatus comprising:
a write/read module for the flat electronic information carrier connected with a personal computer, a write/read module to transmit the contents of the letter from the personal computer to a memory of the above mentioned information carrier;
transmitting means in the personal computer for transmitting the pertinent mailing data from the personal computer to a franking unit simultaneously with the above mentioned transmission of the contents of the letter; and wherein the franking unit is connected with the personal computer which, on the basis of the above mentioned mailing data, records the postage fees for the mailing of the information carriers and transmits the control data to the printer for a printout of the franking stamp in order to provide for a franking printout upon every item to be mailed for the shipment of the information carrier involved.
a write/read module for the flat electronic information carrier connected with a personal computer, a write/read module to transmit the contents of the letter from the personal computer to a memory of the above mentioned information carrier;
transmitting means in the personal computer for transmitting the pertinent mailing data from the personal computer to a franking unit simultaneously with the above mentioned transmission of the contents of the letter; and wherein the franking unit is connected with the personal computer which, on the basis of the above mentioned mailing data, records the postage fees for the mailing of the information carriers and transmits the control data to the printer for a printout of the franking stamp in order to provide for a franking printout upon every item to be mailed for the shipment of the information carrier involved.
10. An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the write/read module is integrated into the personal computer.
11. An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the franking unit is integrated into the personal computer.
12. An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the write/read module and the franking unit are designed as an integral unit.
13. An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the write/read module, the franking unit, and a feeder, an enveloping, and a sealing station attached to the latter are designed as a single integrated unit.
14. An apparatus according to claim 9 or claim 13, wherein the personal computer further comprises means to transmit the address data to a special address printing device to ensure that the address data are printed upon an item to be mailed by the address printing device.
15. An apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the personal computer further comprises means for printing the address as a bar code.
16. An apparatus according to claim 9 or claim 13, wherein the personal computer further comprises means to print the address upon the item to be mailed in addition to the franking stamp printout.
17. An apparatus according to claim 16, further comprising means provided in the personal computer or in the franking unit for printing the address as a bar code.
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1991
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1992
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