EP0944027A3 - Franking machine and a method for generating valid data for franking - Google Patents

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EP0944027A3
EP0944027A3 EP99250071A EP99250071A EP0944027A3 EP 0944027 A3 EP0944027 A3 EP 0944027A3 EP 99250071 A EP99250071 A EP 99250071A EP 99250071 A EP99250071 A EP 99250071A EP 0944027 A3 EP0944027 A3 EP 0944027A3
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    • 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
    • G07B17/00435—Details specific to central, non-customer apparatus, e.g. servers at post office or vendor
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    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
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    • 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
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    • 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
    • G07B2017/00145—Communication details outside or between apparatus via the Internet
    • 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
    • G07B17/00435—Details specific to central, non-customer apparatus, e.g. servers at post office or vendor
    • G07B2017/00451—Address hygiene, i.e. checking and correcting addresses to be printed on mail pieces using address databases
    • 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
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00572—Details of printed item
    • G07B2017/00596—Printing of address
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00766—Digital signature, e.g. DSA, DSS, ECDSA, ESIGN

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  • Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
  • Devices For Checking Fares Or Tickets At Control Points (AREA)
  • Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)
  • Information Retrieval, Db Structures And Fs Structures Therefor (AREA)
  • Storage Device Security (AREA)

Abstract

Eine Frankiereinrichtung (10) für ein kleines Postaufkommen besteht aus einem Computer (11) und mit einem angeschlossenen Drucker (17), wobei der Computer einen Speicher (13) mit einer lokalen Datenbank für Postempfängeradreßdateien über ein Kommunikationsmittel (15) mit einer Datenzentrale (20) verbunden ist, welche eine zentrale Datenbank (23) aufweist. Der Computer (11) ist entsprechend programmiert, daß Anforderungsdaten gebildet und zur Datenzentrale übermittelt und angeforderte zurückübermittelte Daten empfangen und gespeichert werden. Das Verfahren zur Erzeugung gültiger Daten für Frankierabdrucke umfaßt dabei folgende Schritte:

  • Bildung und Übermittlung von Anforderungsdaten für eine Signatur,
  • Verifikation von übermittelten Daten in einer Datenzentrale (20),
  • Erzeugung einer Signatur auf der Basis verifizierter Daten unter Verwendung eines asymmetrischen Kryptoalgorithmus und geheimen privaten Schlüssels, sowie
  • Rückübermittlung der verifizierten Daten und der Signatur zur Frankiereinrichtung (10), wobei die Authentizität der zurückübermittelten Daten anhand der Signatur unter Verwendung eines öffentlichen Schlüssels überprüfbar ist, sowie
  • Speicherung authentischer empfangener Daten in der lokalen Datenbank (13).
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A franking device (10) for a small amount of mail consists of a computer (11) and a connected printer (17), the computer having a memory (13) with a local database for mail recipient address files via a communication means (15) with a data center (20 ) which has a central database (23). The computer (11) is programmed accordingly so that request data is formed and transmitted to the data center, and requested returned data are received and stored. The process for generating valid data for franking imprints comprises the following steps:
  • Formation and transmission of request data for a signature,
  • Verification of transmitted data in a data center (20),
  • Generation of a signature based on verified data using an asymmetric crypto-algorithm and secret private key, as well
  • Returning the verified data and the signature to the franking device (10), wherein the authenticity of the returned data can be checked using the signature using a public key, and
  • Storage of authentic received data in the local database (13).
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