EP1022686A3 - System und Verfahren zum subventionierten Drucken von Drittenanbietergutscheinen zur Einführung in ein bestimmtes Poststück - Google Patents

System und Verfahren zum subventionierten Drucken von Drittenanbietergutscheinen zur Einführung in ein bestimmtes Poststück Download PDF

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Publication number: EP1022686A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: mailpiece; data processing; service provider; mailing; processing system
Prior art date: 1998-12-30
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP99126146A

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English (en)

French (fr)

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EP1022686B1 (de

EP1022686A2 (de

Inventor

Richard W. Heiden

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Pitney Bowes Inc

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Pitney Bowes Inc

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1998-12-30

Filing date

1999-12-29

Publication date

2000-11-15

1999-12-29 Application filed by Pitney Bowes Inc filed Critical Pitney Bowes Inc

2000-07-26 Publication of EP1022686A2 publication Critical patent/EP1022686A2/de

2000-11-15 Publication of EP1022686A3 publication Critical patent/EP1022686A3/de

2007-03-07 Application granted granted Critical

2007-03-07 Publication of EP1022686B1 publication Critical patent/EP1022686B1/de

2019-12-29 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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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
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- 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
- G07B2017/00137—In a LAN
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- 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
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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
- G07B2017/00153—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
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- 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
- G07B2017/00427—Special accounting procedures, e.g. storing special information
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- 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
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- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
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- G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
- G07B17/00467—Transporting mailpieces
- G07B2017/00491—Mail/envelope/insert handling system
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- 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
- G07B2017/00604—Printing of advert or logo

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Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)

EP19990126146 1998-12-30 1999-12-29 System und Verfahren zum subventionierten Drucken von Drittenanbietergutscheinen zur Einführung in ein bestimmtes Poststück Expired - Lifetime EP1022686B1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US22264298A	1998-12-30	1998-12-30
US222642		1998-12-30

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1022686A2 EP1022686A2 (de)	2000-07-26
EP1022686A3 true EP1022686A3 (de)	2000-11-15
EP1022686B1 EP1022686B1 (de)	2007-03-07

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EP19990126146 Expired - Lifetime EP1022686B1 (de)	1998-12-30	1999-12-29	System und Verfahren zum subventionierten Drucken von Drittenanbietergutscheinen zur Einführung in ein bestimmtes Poststück

Country Status (3)

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EP (1)	EP1022686B1 (de)
CA (1)	CA2293071C (de)
DE (1)	DE69935406T2 (de)

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US20060111969A1 (en) *	2004-11-23	2006-05-25	Chrosny Wojciech M	System and method for automatic selection of advertising slogans printed on a mailpiece

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US4959795A (en) *	1984-02-03	1990-09-25	Bell & Howell Company	Insertion machine with distributed chargeback
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EP0878778A2 (de) *	1997-05-08	1998-11-18	Pitney Bowes Inc.	Digitales Drucken, Frankieren und Aufzeichnen von anderen Postdienstleistungen auf der Frontfläche eines Poststückes

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US5367450A (en)	1992-12-21	1994-11-22	Pitney Bowes Inc.	System and method for selecting optional inserts with optimal value in an inserting machine

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- 1999-12-22 CA CA 2293071 patent/CA2293071C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1999-12-29 EP EP19990126146 patent/EP1022686B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1999-12-29 DE DE69935406T patent/DE69935406T2/de not_active Expired - Lifetime

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US4959795A (en) *	1984-02-03	1990-09-25	Bell & Howell Company	Insertion machine with distributed chargeback
EP0604148A2 (de) *	1992-12-23	1994-06-29	Neopost Limited	Postsystem
US5819240A (en) *	1995-10-11	1998-10-06	E-Stamp Corporation	System and method for generating personalized postage indica
US5819241A (en) *	1996-05-28	1998-10-06	Reiter; Joshua J.	Interactive process for applying or printing information on letters or parcels
EP0878778A2 (de) *	1997-05-08	1998-11-18	Pitney Bowes Inc.	Digitales Drucken, Frankieren und Aufzeichnen von anderen Postdienstleistungen auf der Frontfläche eines Poststückes

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Title
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CA2293071A1 (en)	2000-06-30
EP1022686B1 (de)	2007-03-07
EP1022686A2 (de)	2000-07-26
DE69935406D1 (de)	2007-04-19
CA2293071C (en)	2004-10-26

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