EP0440021A2 - Procédé d'identification de machines à affranchir et à tamponner - Google Patents

Procédé d'identification de machines à affranchir et à tamponner Download PDF

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EP0440021A2
EP0440021A2 EP91100186A EP91100186A EP0440021A2 EP 0440021 A2 EP0440021 A2 EP 0440021A2 EP 91100186 A EP91100186 A EP 91100186A EP 91100186 A EP91100186 A EP 91100186A EP 0440021 A2 EP0440021 A2 EP 0440021A2
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    • G07CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07BTICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
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    • G07B17/00459Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00508Printing or attaching on mailpieces
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    • G07CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07BTICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00733Cryptography or similar special procedures in a franking system
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    • G07CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07BTICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00508Printing or attaching on mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00572Details of printed item
    • G07B2017/0058Printing of code
    • GPHYSICS
    • G07CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07BTICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00733Cryptography or similar special procedures in a franking system
    • G07B2017/00822Cryptography or similar special procedures in a franking system including unique details
    • G07B2017/0083Postal data, e.g. postage, address, sender, machine ID, vendor
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10STECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S283/00Printed matter
    • Y10S283/903Lottery ticket

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  • the invention relates to a method for identifying franking and stamping machines on the basis of their printing patterns, the machines having microprocessor-controlled printing methods in which the printing pattern is formed from fixed data and current data only immediately before printing and is buffered until printing.
  • Franking and stamping machines have printing devices that print franking or value prints on mail, receipts, documents, etc. as proof of the payment of fees. For many applications it is necessary to be able to identify the machines on the basis of the impression, for example to identify counterfeits.
  • the invention had for its object to provide a method for identifying franking and stamping machines which use microprocessor-controlled printing methods, such as laser, matrix or thermal printing, which is falsifiable, i.e. cannot be imitated by another machine, by an increased Ensure security for billing purposes.
  • microprocessor-controlled printing methods such as laser, matrix or thermal printing
  • the stamp impressions are generated by microprocessors as well as memories and registers.
  • the print pattern or print image is only generated immediately before printing, e.g. B. from fixed dates, such as a cliché pattern, and current dates, such as date and fee value.
  • an identification feature is printed according to the invention. In order to make this identification feature counterfeit, parameters of the respective machine are linked to parts of the fee values to be printed and the date. As shown in FIG.
  • machine parameters MP such as serial number or work number and number of prints with the date DT and the value setting WE and possibly digits of the advertising clichés are over links a cryptographic algorithm KA, and the resulting encrypted, multi-digit crypto number is additionally inserted into the print pattern via the printer controller DS.
  • FIG. 2 shows the flow chart for the combined printing of value, date, plate printing and multi-digit crypto number.
  • the date and value e.g. B. the postage value
  • the cliché a buffer for the pressure control ZWD fed.
  • the crypto number is formed from the data DT, the value input WE and the machine parameters MP, which is stored in a buffer ZWK.
  • the contents of the buffer stores ZWD, ZWK are fed into the print controller DS, which generates the final print pattern.
  • the printing itself is triggered by placing an envelope, a franking strip, a document, a receipt, etc. on the printing drum of the machine.

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  • Devices For Checking Fares Or Tickets At Control Points (AREA)
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EP91100186A 1990-01-30 1991-01-08 Procédé d'identification de machines à affranchir et à tamponner Expired - Lifetime EP0440021B2 (fr)

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DE4003006 1990-01-30
DE4003006A DE4003006A1 (de) 1990-01-30 1990-01-30 Verfahren zur identifikation von frankier- und wertstempelmaschinen

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EP0440021A2 true EP0440021A2 (fr) 1991-08-07
EP0440021A3 EP0440021A3 (en) 1992-01-22
EP0440021B1 EP0440021B1 (fr) 1994-10-26
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