Classifications

• • 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
• • 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
  • G07B2017/00443—Verification of mailpieces, e.g. by checking 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
• • 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
  • G07B2017/00709—Scanning mailpieces

Definitions

• the invention relates to a method for processing mail after the Preamble of claim 1.
• the mail item e.g. a letter from the sender with an addressee and the sender address and with a postage in the form of a Fee stamp or a franking mark freed.
• the postage is aimed according to the size, weight and shipping method of the mail.
• the sender If the sender has acquired the fee stamps, he must provide the postal matter in the prescribed amount with fee stamps. This requires a thorough knowledge of the rather complicated fares. In addition, a corresponding supply of matching stamps is required.
• the cleared mail can then be stored at a collection point, for example at a counter during office hours or in a mailbox. During the transport of the postal matter, the amount of the postage will be checked and the fee stamp or the stamp will be canceled. This usually results in a double processing, namely the first time by the sender and the second time by the mail carrier.
• the recipient pays the postage. This will be on the mail or noted the shipping documents.
• an electronic stamp is known on the Postal information can be stored.
• Such Different franking data such as franking value, the shipping method, the consignor and the consignee, PIN numbers or passwords of the Be paid.
• the data can be encrypted or be contained in unencrypted form and are expediently stored machine-readable.
• the data can i.a. to be used to check the validity of the franking, but also the sorting and To simplify delivery.
• An otherwise usual franking of the mail as Stamp or franking imprint can be omitted if the franking in complete and accepted form on the identification mark itself, can be checked by the mail carrier and then also validated.
• the identification mark can be as a separate part as before a stamp from Postal carrier can be obtained. But it can also by a franking device or a computer with appropriate software on the packaging or the mail be imprinted or already integral part of the packaging or of the mail. In any case, the big disadvantage is that all fees relevant data from both the sender and the payee and the mail carrier must be recorded and examined.
• the invention is based on the object, the processing of mail to simplify and with little effort the availability of Improve conveyance service. It is according to the invention by the Characteristics of claim 1 solved. Further advantageous embodiments result from the dependent claims.
• the identification mark contains information about the Payers making up his eligibility to participate in one transport service, whereby the postal carrier Charges for each service and the fee-based billed.
• the payer only needs, similar to a telephone service to register with his mail carrier in order to be entitled to participate To obtain postal service. He is stopped by the postal carrier Tag, e.g. in the form of a PIN number, a customer number or the like. With which the sender to be sent the mail features. Will the mail to the postal carrier on an agreed Collection point, e.g. a mailbox or a counter, provided, the mail carrier collects the fee-relevant data of the mail item and From these, the charges due for the transport and the charges are calculated from their tariffs Delivery of the mail. After that he puts the fees to the payer in accordance with the information in the identification mark. This can be done by Case by case or at periodic intervals, e.g. monthly, happen. It is here also conceivable for different customer groups, assignable over the Identification mark, different fares available put.
• the inventive method is independent of the used Storage means and the manner in which they are attached to the mail piece. Numerous suitable storage means are known in the art.
• the shipment of postal matter facilitates by sending to the Postgut only has to attach his identification tag without him To worry about the amount of the fee due or change of tariffs needs. Furthermore, the mail is transported in any case, as one too low Franking by the postal carrier can be excluded. Thereby delays are avoided by a return, especially at bound postal articles can cause high consequential damages. Investments for the sender are eliminated or extremely low. Unless he is individual identification marks are procured by the postal carrier for a small fee, which are usable regardless of the transport fees, he can buy sufficient supplies so that he can frank his mail at any time and throw in a mailbox. He spares himself with fee stamps different value in stock and avoids the difficulties of Switches or vending machines, since he also the identification marks by telephone or request in writing or via the Internet.
• the tags require little storage space. in the the simplest case are adhesive labels similar to the stamps, just without predetermined value. Of course you can also use appropriate software a computer printed on the mail or the packaging material which also does not require high investment costs.
• the Identification marks could also be used with the usual means in banking be made counterfeit-proof.
• the information of the identification mark in machine-readable form may contain information required to calculate the fees and has already been added by the sender or the mail carrier.
• the mail carrier does not need to keep any fee stamps with different values in stock.
• he can completely dispense with the installation and maintenance of machines for fee stamps.
• the often associated with waiting times for the customer and high burden of postal staff surge times eliminated in the post office since any type of goods to be transported with the identification mark provided at the facilities provided can be set and then processed asynchronously by the staff of the postal service ,

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• 2003
  • 2003-08-26 DE DE2003139092 patent/DE10339092A1/de not_active Withdrawn
• 2004
  • 2004-08-24 EP EP04020035A patent/EP1510975A3/fr not_active Withdrawn

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