CA2094115A1 - System for franking mail - Google Patents

System for franking mail

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CA2094115A1
CA2094115A1 CA2094115A CA2094115A CA2094115A1 CA 2094115 A1 CA2094115 A1 CA 2094115A1 CA 2094115 A CA2094115 A CA 2094115A CA 2094115 A CA2094115 A CA 2094115A CA 2094115 A1 CA2094115 A1 CA 2094115A1
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memory
franking machine
franking
basis
postage
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CA2094115A
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French (fr)
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CA2094115C (en
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Wolfgang Thiel
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Francotyp Postalia GmbH
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Francotyp Postalia GmbH
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    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
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    • G07B17/00024—Physical or organizational aspects of franking systems
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    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
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    • G07B17/0008—Communication details outside or between apparatus
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    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
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    • G07B2017/00032—Determining the location of apparatus
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    • G07B2017/00112—Wireless
    • G07B2017/0012—Wireless in a mobile phone system
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    • 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
    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G07B2017/00241—Modular design
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
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    • G07B17/00314—Communication within apparatus, personal computer [PC] system, or server, e.g. between printhead and central unit in a franking machine
    • G07B2017/00346—Power handling, e.g. power-down routine
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
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    • G07B17/00362—Calculation or computing within apparatus, e.g. calculation of postage value
    • G07B2017/00379—Calculation of different sending options for a mail piece
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
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    • G07B17/00362—Calculation or computing within apparatus, e.g. calculation of postage value
    • G07B2017/00395—Memory organization
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00395—Memory organization
    • G07B2017/00403—Memory zones protected from unauthorized reading or writing
    • 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
    • G07B17/00661—Sensing or measuring mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00701—Measuring the weight of mailpieces

Abstract

A system for franking mail with a printer module, input devices, displays, and a control module, as well as memory and a receiving device that is connected with this for a transmission means contains means which, when the franking machine is put into service, load into a predetermined memory space of the memory at least one postage rates table for the franking machine from the transmission means, preferably a chip card with a memory. The franking machine incorporates means which, on the basis of the country of origin or point of mailing and of the date that has been input, selects the postage rates table that is actually effective, on the basis of which the particular postage fee is determined.
CA002094115A 1992-04-16 1993-04-15 System for franking mail Expired - Fee Related CA2094115C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DEP4213278.9 1992-04-16
DE4213278A DE4213278C2 (en) 1992-04-16 1992-04-16 Arrangement for franking mail

Publications (2)

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CA2094115A1 true CA2094115A1 (en) 1993-10-17
CA2094115C CA2094115C (en) 1998-03-31

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