CA2177447C - Dispositif pour la production et l'affranchissement du courrier - Google Patents

Dispositif pour la production et l'affranchissement du courrier Download PDF

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CA2177447C
CA2177447C CA 2177447 CA2177447A CA2177447C CA 2177447 C CA2177447 C CA 2177447C CA 2177447 CA2177447 CA 2177447 CA 2177447 A CA2177447 A CA 2177447A CA 2177447 C CA2177447 C CA 2177447C
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mail
mail piece
data
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James L. Harman
Flavio M. Manduley
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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Priority claimed from US08/453,317 external-priority patent/US5650934A/en
Priority claimed from US08/453,301 external-priority patent/US5684706A/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C1/00—Measures preceding sorting according to destination
    • 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
    • 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
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00661—Sensing or measuring 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
    • G07B2017/00137—In a LAN
    • 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
    • G07B17/00185—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
    • G07B2017/0037—Calculation of postage value
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00491—Mail/envelope/insert handling system
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00669—Sensing the position of mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00677—Keeping track of mailpieces inside apparatus

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Devices For Checking Fares Or Tickets At Control Points (AREA)
  • Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)
CA 2177447 1995-05-30 1996-05-27 Dispositif pour la production et l'affranchissement du courrier Expired - Fee Related CA2177447C (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US453,301 1995-05-30
US08/453,317 US5650934A (en) 1995-05-31 1995-05-31 System for preparing and franking a mail piece
US453,317 1995-05-31
US08/453,301 US5684706A (en) 1995-05-31 1995-05-31 System having multiple user input stations and multiple mail preparation apparatus for preparing and franking a mail piece

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CA2177447A1 CA2177447A1 (fr) 1996-12-01
CA2177447C true CA2177447C (fr) 2007-01-23

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CA 2177447 Expired - Fee Related CA2177447C (fr) 1995-05-30 1996-05-27 Dispositif pour la production et l'affranchissement du courrier

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EP (1) EP0745435B1 (fr)
CA (1) CA2177447C (fr)
DE (1) DE69631563T2 (fr)

Families Citing this family (15)

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EP0762336A3 (fr) * 1995-09-05 1999-11-10 Neopost Industrie Ensemble de traitement destiné à la création d'un envoi virtuel de courrier permettant une impression, une mise sous enveloppe et un affranchissement automatiques
US5873073A (en) * 1996-12-24 1999-02-16 Pitney Bowes Inc. Method and system for mail piece production utilizing a data center and inter-related communication networks
US5918220A (en) * 1996-12-24 1999-06-29 Pitney Bowes Inc. Method and system for worldwide media selection, production, and delivery
US6026385A (en) * 1997-07-21 2000-02-15 Pitney Bowes Inc. Encrypted postage indicia printing for mailer inserting systems
FR2768828B1 (fr) * 1997-09-23 2003-03-28 Neopost Ind Systeme de preparation d'articles de courrier
FR2789202B1 (fr) 1999-01-29 2001-04-27 Neopost Ind Systeme autonome multifonctions de preparation de courrier
US6714835B1 (en) * 1999-10-04 2004-03-30 Pitney Bowes Inc. System and apparatus for preparation of mailpieces and method for file based setup of such apparatus
NZ525029A (en) * 2000-09-07 2004-10-29 Us Postal Service Online document printing, where the printed document is automatically sent to a mail service provider
DE10054664B4 (de) * 2000-11-03 2004-09-30 Deutsche Post Ag Verfahren zum Drucken von Postsendungen
EP1211651A3 (fr) * 2000-11-10 2004-04-14 Promatek Industries Ltd. Système pour générer des données d'usage d'un dispositif d'impression
NL1017005C2 (nl) * 2000-12-29 2002-07-02 Neopost Ind B V Systeem voor het genereren van geprinte poststukken en computer programmacode daarvoor.
DE10324539A1 (de) * 2003-05-28 2004-12-23 Deutsche Post Ag Verfahren und System zur Beauftragung und Durchführung von Druckdienstleistungen und postalischen Leistungen
WO2004109568A1 (fr) * 2003-06-02 2004-12-16 Deutsche Post Ag Systeme et procede permettant de traiter des envois adresses
US8040539B2 (en) * 2007-02-05 2011-10-18 Pitney Bowes Inc. Method and system for mitigating errors when processing print stream data
US20080291486A1 (en) * 2007-05-22 2008-11-27 Bowe Bell + Howell Company Intelligent document composition for mail processing

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GB8810387D0 (en) * 1988-05-03 1988-06-08 Altham D R S Printer control device
NL8901686A (nl) * 1989-07-03 1991-02-01 Hadewe Bv Werkwijze en inrichting voor het vervaardigen van poststukken.
US5058030A (en) * 1989-10-03 1991-10-15 Pitney Bowes Inc. Optimizing mail processing by matching publisher and inserter entities
DE4221270A1 (de) * 1992-06-26 1994-01-05 Francotyp Postalia Gmbh Anordnung und Verfahren zur Klischeetextteiländerung für Frankiermaschinen

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DE69631563D1 (de) 2004-03-25
EP0745435B1 (fr) 2004-02-18
EP0745435A3 (fr) 1998-07-29
CA2177447A1 (fr) 1996-12-01
EP0745435A2 (fr) 1996-12-04
DE69631563T2 (de) 2004-12-23

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