DE69015443T2 - Verarbeitung von Poststücken. - Google Patents

Verarbeitung von Poststücken.

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DE69015443T2
DE69015443T2 DE69015443T DE69015443T DE69015443T2 DE 69015443 T2 DE69015443 T2 DE 69015443T2 DE 69015443 T DE69015443 T DE 69015443T DE 69015443 T DE69015443 T DE 69015443T DE 69015443 T2 DE69015443 T2 DE 69015443T2
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processing
postal items
postal
items
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DE69015443T
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DE69015443D1 (de
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Dennis Thomas Gilham
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Neopost Ltd
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Neopost Ltd
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    • 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
    • G07B17/00467—Transporting mailpieces
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00161—Communication details outside or between apparatus for sending information from a central, non-user location, e.g. for updating rates or software, or for refilling funds
    • 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
    • G07B17/00467—Transporting mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00483—Batch processing of mailpieces
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00612—Attaching item on mailpiece
    • G07B2017/0062—Label
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00919—Random number generator
DE69015443T 1989-05-30 1990-05-25 Verarbeitung von Poststücken. Expired - Fee Related DE69015443T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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GB8912324A GB2232121B (en) 1989-05-30 1989-05-30 Mail item processing system

Publications (2)

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DE69015443D1 DE69015443D1 (de) 1995-02-09
DE69015443T2 true DE69015443T2 (de) 1995-05-18

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US (1) US5202834A (de)
EP (1) EP0400917B1 (de)
DE (1) DE69015443T2 (de)
GB (1) GB2232121B (de)

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EP0400917A3 (de) 1991-04-03
US5202834A (en) 1993-04-13
GB2232121B (en) 1993-11-10
GB8912324D0 (en) 1989-07-12
EP0400917A2 (de) 1990-12-05
GB2232121A (en) 1990-12-05
DE69015443D1 (de) 1995-02-09
EP0400917B1 (de) 1994-12-28

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