Encrypted mail monitoring and data retrieval system
    91.
    发明公开
    Encrypted mail monitoring and data retrieval system 失效
    一种用于加密邮件的监控和数据检索系统

    公开(公告)号:EP0741376A2

    公开(公告)日:1996-11-06

    申请号:EP96400445.1

    申请日:1996-03-01

    IPC分类号: G07B17/04

    摘要: An encrypted mail monitoring and data retrieval system (10) employing POSTNET (Postal Numeric Encoding Technique) PLANET (Postal Alpha-Numeric Encoding Technique) and CONFIRM (Computerized On-Line Notification For Inbound Reply Mail) techniques to allow the U.S.P.S. to read, record, collect, transmit and retrieve encrypted data on articles of mail (1). The data is indicative of the origin, content, location, destination, etc. pertaining to the individual articles of mail; and, the USPS will then selectively transmit portions of the collected data to subscribers of the new system.

    摘要翻译: 加密邮件监控和数据检索系统(10)使用POSTNET(邮政数字编码技术)PLANET(邮政阿尔法数字编码技术)和确认(计算机化在线通知对于入站的应答邮件)技术,以允许U.S.P.S. 阅读,记录,收集,传输和检索加密数据上的邮件物品(1)。 该数据表明起源,内容,地点,目的地等有关邮件的个人物品的; 并且,美国邮政然后将有选择地发送所收集的数据的部分,以新系统的用户。

    Database system
    92.
    发明公开
    Database system 失效
    数据库系统

    公开(公告)号:EP0592251A3

    公开(公告)日:1996-08-28

    申请号:EP93308045.9

    申请日:1993-10-08

    申请人: NEOPOST LIMITED

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00

    摘要: A database system for maintaining accounting records in relation to usage of postage meters (10 1 ......10 n ) is disclosed. The database system is provided with two computers (13, 14), both of which provide access to the system from remote postage meters via a telephone network (11,12), and each computer maintains a separate database (15, 16). One computer (13) acts as primary and handles all transactions, received either direct or via the other secondary computer (14), and maintains a primary database (15). For each transaction, the primary computer creates an archived record in a buffer and periodically when the buffer is full sends an archive record to the secondary computer (14) for use by the secondary computer to update the secondary database (16). In addition for critical transactions such as a postage meter recredit transaction, the primary computer also creates a transaction log and sends it to the secondary computer for storing in a FILO buffer. The primary computer lastly authorises credit to the postage meter. In the event the archived record is not sent to the secondary computer due to a fault in the primary computer, the secondary computer utilises the transaction log to update the secondary database with critical accounting data.

    Apparatus for obtaining recharge codes for postage meters
    93.
    发明公开
    Apparatus for obtaining recharge codes for postage meters 无效
    购买一个或多个邮费的设备

    公开(公告)号:EP0475780A3

    公开(公告)日:1992-06-10

    申请号:EP91308384.6

    申请日:1991-09-13

    IPC分类号: G07B17/02

    摘要: Apparatus (10) is disclosed for obtaining recharge codes for one or more postage meters. The apparatus includes a conventional microcomputer (12), including a keyboard (14), display (16) and disk drive (20), which is connected through a modem (22) to a remote data processing center (30). The center (30) provides codes which may be used to recharge postage meters (40a,40b), i.e., to reset the meters so that they may continue printing postage. The apparatus includes a data bank of information relating to each of the postage meters, including identification codes for each of the meters. A user enters information, including a control sum, for each meter and the apparatus combines it with other information stored in the data bank to form messages. The apparatus then enters into transactions with the remote data processing center (30) to obtain recharge codes for each of the meters, which codes are then displayed for entry into the meters. In another embodiment the apparatus may operate via a local communications network.

    METERING FUNDS DEBIT AND CREDIT FOR MULTI USE
    100.
    发明公开
    METERING FUNDS DEBIT AND CREDIT FOR MULTI USE 审中-公开
    基金COUNTFÜRGUTHABEN及信用服务,多次使用

    公开(公告)号:EP1570398A2

    公开(公告)日:2005-09-07

    申请号:EP03796454.1

    申请日:2003-11-25

    IPC分类号: G06F17/60

    摘要: A method and System for using a postal meter to pay for services other than postage. This can include funding the postal meter from a postal data center, establishing a communication channel between the postal meter and a host server, accessing a services/products purchase menu through the post server, selecting one or more services/products for purchase, debiting funds from the postal meter for the services/product purchased, adjusting a postal account associated with the postal meter with the funds debited from the postal meter for the services/product purchase, and reallocating the recredited funds to an account associated with the services/products purchased.