公开(公告)号：EP1017021A2

公开(公告)日：2000-07-05

申请号：EP99123124.2

申请日：1999-11-19

申请人： PITNEY BOWES INC.

发明人： Davies, Brad L. ,  Zink, Andrew R.

IPC分类号： G07B17/02

CPC分类号： G07B17/00362 ,  G06Q30/0283 ,  G07B2017/00201 ,  G07B2017/0033 ,  G07B2017/00419

摘要： Apparatus and method for printing in which print software (106) is decoupled from print data (116) such that print image data can change without impacting software (106). The decoupling can be performed using distributed architecture. Additionally, tables are used to decouple the print software from the print data.

摘要翻译： 印刷装置和方法，其中打印软件（106）与打印数据（116）分离，使得打印图像数据可以改变而不影响软件（106）。 可以使用分布式架构来执行去耦。 此外，表格用于将打印软件与打印数据分离。

公开(公告)号：EP0892369A2

公开(公告)日：1999-01-20

申请号：EP98109735.5

申请日：1998-05-28

申请人： PITNEY BOWES INC.

发明人： Cordery, Robert A. ,  Davies, Brad L. ,  Loglisci, Louis J. ,  Parkos, Maria P. ,  Ryan, Frederick W., Jr. ,  Scribe, Mark A. ,  Steinmetz, John H.

IPC分类号： G07B17/02

CPC分类号： G07B17/00314 ,  G07B17/0008 ,  G07B2017/00032 ,  G07B2017/00169 ,  G07B2017/00322

摘要： A postage evidencing system including a plurality of domains for partitioning a population of postage meters according to an operating characteristic, a data center, a postage meter in operative communication with the data center and a printer in operative communication with the postage meter. The postage meter is initialized to operate in a particular domain while the printer is capable of operating in each of the plurality of domains. To update or enable a domain in the printer, the postage meter transmits an indication of the particular domain to the data center. Then, the data center encrypts the indication and transmits the indication to the postage meter which in turn forwards the encrypted indication to the printer. The printer decrypts the encrypted indication and using the indication enables a respective domain in the printer corresponding to the particular domain of the postage meter. A method for updating domains in a postage evidencing system is also provided.

摘要翻译： 一种邮资证明系统，包括用于根据操作特征划分邮资计数器的多个域，数据中心，与数据中心可操作地通信的邮资计费器和与邮资计费器操作通信的打印机。 当打印机能够在多个域中的每个域中操作时，邮资计费器被初始化以在特定域中操作。 要更新或启用打印机中的域，邮资表将特定域的指示发送到数据中心。 然后，数据中心对指示进行加密，并将该指示发送到邮资计费器，该邮资计算机依次将加密的指示转发给打印机。 打印机解密加密的指示，并使用该指示使能对应于邮资计费器的特定域的打印机中的相应域。 还提供了一种用于更新邮资证明系统中的域的方法。

公开(公告)号：EP0939383A3

公开(公告)日：2000-11-02

申请号：EP99102824.2

申请日：1999-02-26

申请人： PITNEY BOWES INC.

发明人： Davies, Brad L. ,  Moh, Sungwon ,  Scribe, Mark A.

IPC分类号： G07B17/00 ,  G07B17/04

CPC分类号： G07B17/00733 ,  G07B17/00314 ,  G07B2017/00322 ,  G07B2017/0058 ,  G07B2017/00741 ,  G07B2017/00951

摘要： A postage printing system (100) includes a printer (160) and a postage meter (120). The postage meter (120) includes a controller (130) for generating print information having a plurality of print data blocks necessary to print a postal indicia. The printer (160) may be located remotely from the postage meter (120) and includes a controller (162) and a printer (166) for printing the postal indicia. The printer controller (162) is in operative communication with the postage meter controller (130) for receiving the plurality of print data blocks. The postage meter controller (130) encrypts the plurality of print data blocks into a plurality of encrypted print data blocks, respectively, using a cypher block chaining encryption algorithm prior to transmitting the plurality of encrypted print data blocks to the printer controller (162) where they are decrypted by the printer controller. Check numbers for each print data block and validation of the check numbers may be employed at the printer controller (162). Also, the printer controller (162) may compare the validation rates of print data blocks containing significant data and those containing insignificant data for evidence of tampering.

公开(公告)号：EP0881599A3

公开(公告)日：2000-09-27

申请号：EP98109723.1

申请日：1998-05-28

申请人： PITNEY BOWES INC.

发明人： Davies, Brad L. ,  Monroe, George T. ,  Parkos, Maria P.

IPC分类号： G07B17/00 ,  B41J2/175 ,  B41J13/00

CPC分类号： G07B17/00314 ,  G07B17/00193 ,  G07B2017/00322

摘要： Mailing machine including a controller, a printer module including a connector, a print head controller for producing print data signals necessary to print a postal indicia on an envelope and a replaceable print head cartridge having a plurality of print elements which are selectively energizable in response to the print data signals. The print head cartridge is detachably mounted to the connector. The controller in operative communication with the printer module for: determining if a valid print head cartridge is installed; and if a valid print head cartridge is not installed, preventing the print data signals from reaching the connector.

摘要翻译： 包括控制器，包括连接器的打印机模块的打印机，用于产生在信封上打印邮戳所需的打印数据信号的打印头控制器和具有多个打印元件的可更换打印头盒，所述多个打印元件响应于 打印数据信号。 打印头盒可拆卸地安装在连接器上。 所述控制器与所述打印机模块进行操作性通信，用于：确定是否安装了有效的打印头盒; 并且如果没有安装有效的打印头盒，则防止打印数据信号到达连接器。

公开(公告)号：EP0892369A3

公开(公告)日：2000-06-28

申请号：EP98109735.5

申请日：1998-05-28

申请人： PITNEY BOWES INC.

发明人： Cordery, Robert A. ,  Davies, Brad L. ,  Loglisci, Louis J. ,  Parkos, Maria P. ,  Ryan, Frederick W., Jr. ,  Scribe, Mark A. ,  Steinmetz, John H.

IPC分类号： G07B17/02

CPC分类号： G07B17/00314 ,  G07B17/0008 ,  G07B2017/00032 ,  G07B2017/00169 ,  G07B2017/00322

摘要： A postage evidencing system including a plurality of domains for partitioning a population of postage meters according to an operating characteristic, a data center, a postage meter in operative communication with the data center and a printer in operative communication with the postage meter. The postage meter is initialized to operate in a particular domain while the printer is capable of operating in each of the plurality of domains. To update or enable a domain in the printer, the postage meter transmits an indication of the particular domain to the data center. Then, the data center encrypts the indication and transmits the indication to the postage meter which in turn forwards the encrypted indication to the printer. The printer decrypts the encrypted indication and using the indication enables a respective domain in the printer corresponding to the particular domain of the postage meter. A method for updating domains in a postage evidencing system is also provided.

公开(公告)号：EP0939383A2

公开(公告)日：1999-09-01

申请号：EP99102824.2

申请日：1999-02-26

申请人： PITNEY BOWES INC.

发明人： Davies, Brad L. ,  Moh, Sungwon ,  Scribe, Mark A.

IPC分类号： G07B17/00 ,  G07B17/04

CPC分类号： G07B17/00733 ,  G07B17/00314 ,  G07B2017/00322 ,  G07B2017/0058 ,  G07B2017/00741 ,  G07B2017/00951

摘要： A postage printing system (100) includes a printer (160) and a postage meter (120). The postage meter (120) includes a controller (130) for generating print information having a plurality of print data blocks necessary to print a postal indicia. The printer (160) may be located remotely from the postage meter (120) and includes a controller (162) and a printer (166) for printing the postal indicia. The printer controller (162) is in operative communication with the postage meter controller (130) for receiving the plurality of print data blocks. The postage meter controller (130) encrypts the plurality of print data blocks into a plurality of encrypted print data blocks, respectively, using a cypher block chaining encryption algorithm prior to transmitting the plurality of encrypted print data blocks to the printer controller (162) where they are decrypted by the printer controller. Check numbers for each print data block and validation of the check numbers may be employed at the printer controller (162). Also, the printer controller (162) may compare the validation rates of print data blocks containing significant data and those containing insignificant data for evidence of tampering.

摘要翻译： 一种邮资打印系统（100）包括一台打印机（160）和邮资计（120）。 邮资计费仪（120）包括用于产生具有需要打印邮戳的打印数据块中的多个打印信息的控制器（130）。 打印机（160）可远离邮资计（120）被定位并且包括控制器（162）和用于打印邮戳的打印机（166）。 打印机控制器（162）与所述邮资计控制器（130），用于接收打印数据块的多元性操作性通信。 邮资计费仪控制器（130）进行加密的打印数据块的多元性成分别加密的打印数据块，的复数，发射加密的打印数据块的多元性到打印机控制器（162），其中之前使用密码分组链接加密算法 它们由打印机控制器解密。 检查号码可以在打印机控制器（162）采用的支票号的每个打印数据块和验证。 因此，打印机控制器（162）可以比较两种含显著数据打印数据块的校验率和那些含有无意义的数据篡改的证据。

公开(公告)号：EP0881599A2

公开(公告)日：1998-12-02

申请号：EP98109723.1

申请日：1998-05-28

申请人： PITNEY BOWES INC.

发明人： Davies, Brad L. ,  Monroe, George T. ,  Parkos, Maria P.

IPC分类号： G07B17/00

CPC分类号： G07B17/00314 ,  G07B17/00193 ,  G07B2017/00322

摘要： Mailing machine including a controller, a printer module including a connector, a print head controller for producing print data signals necessary to print a postal indicia on an envelope and a replaceable print head cartridge having a plurality of print elements which are selectively energizable in response to the print data signals. The print head cartridge is detachably mounted to the connector. The controller in operative communication with the printer module for: determining if a valid print head cartridge is installed; and if a valid print head cartridge is not installed, preventing the print data signals from reaching the connector.

摘要翻译： 包括控制器，包括连接器的打印机模块的打印机，用于产生在信封上打印邮戳所需的打印数据信号的打印头控制器和具有多个打印元件的可更换打印头盒，所述多个打印元件响应于 打印数据信号。 打印头盒可拆卸地安装在连接器上。 所述控制器与所述打印机模块进行操作性通信，用于：确定是否安装了有效的打印头盒; 并且如果没有安装有效的打印头盒，则防止打印数据信号到达连接器。

公开(公告)号：EP2017204A3

公开(公告)日：2010-12-08

申请号：EP08012282.3

申请日：2008-07-08

申请人： PITNEY BOWES INC.

发明人： Davies, Brad L. ,  Smith, Keith M. ,  Kirschner, Wesley A. ,  Cristiani, Elaine B. ,  Jacobson, Gary S.

IPC分类号： B65H7/12 ,  B65H7/18

CPC分类号： B65H7/12 ,  B65H7/18 ,  B65H2301/541 ,  B65H2511/30 ,  B65H2511/514 ,  B65H2511/524 ,  B65H2513/512 ,  B65H2701/1311 ,  B65H2701/1313 ,  B65H2701/1916 ,  B65H2220/01 ,  B65H2220/03 ,  B65H2220/02

摘要： A method of synchronizing the feeding and printing of sheets of media, i.e., paper, envelopes, post cards, etc. even though shingled feeds have occurred in the system. The foregoing is accomplished by utilizing two sensors (13,14) and counters to monitor two sheets of paper to allow two software tasks to stay in synchronization and release the appropriate print data to the printer (30) even when a sheet of paper was not detected in the feeder appears at the print head. The feeder sensor (13) has a counter for its Lead Edge as does the Start of Print Sensor (14) that is in the system's transport paper path. The feeder sensor counter and the start of print counter are incremented and decremented as the paper approaches the sensor and leaves the sensor. If the lead edge counter of the feeder sensor goes negative, then the feeder has shingled and the data for that sheet of paper must be printed.

公开(公告)号：EP0881600B1

公开(公告)日：2009-11-18

申请号：EP98109736.3

申请日：1998-05-28

申请人： PITNEY BOWES INC.

发明人： Cordery, Robert A. ,  Davies, Brad L. ,  Loglisci, Louis J. ,  Naclerio, Edward J. ,  Parkos, Maria P. ,  Ryan, Frederick W., Jr., ,  Scribe, Mark A. ,  Steinmetz, John H. ,  Wald, Joel I.

IPC分类号： G07B17/00

CPC分类号： H04L9/12 ,  G07B17/0008 ,  G07B17/00733 ,  G07B2017/00161 ,  G07B2017/00169 ,  G07B2017/00322 ,  G07B2017/0087 ,  H04L9/14

公开(公告)号：EP2026286A2

公开(公告)日：2009-02-18

申请号：EP08014509.7

申请日：2008-08-14

申请人： Pitney Bowes, Inc.

发明人： Davies, Brad L. ,  Cristiani, Elaine B. ,  Smith, Keith M. ,  Kirschner, Wesley A. ,  Monroe, George T. ,  Hurd, John A. ,  Moh, Sungwon R.

IPC分类号： G07B17/00

CPC分类号： G07B17/00508 ,  B41J3/543 ,  G07B2017/00524

摘要： A system architecture is provided for a fixed-head mailpiece printer (106). The printer includes at least two laterally and longitudinally-spaced print heads (114) for depositing ink on a face surface of a mailpiece. The print system architecture includes print application software (110) or software program code operative to render print image data into a plurality of logical rectangular bitmap print buffers. Further, a field programmable gate array (FPGA) (112) remaps each of the logical rectangular bitmap print buffers into one of the print heads based upon its spatial position relative to the mailpiece. Furthermore, the FPGA (112) is operative to control the deposition of ink from the print heads (114) based upon the print image data contained in the print buffers. Moreover, the FPGA (112) minimizes processing time associated with print image rendering to achieve enhanced print system throughput.

摘要翻译： 为固定头邮件打印机（106）提供系统架构。 打印机包括用于在邮件的表面上沉积墨水的至少两个横向和纵向间隔的打印头（114）。 打印系统架构包括打印应用软件（110）或软件程序代码，用于将打印图像数据呈现到多个逻辑矩形位图打印缓冲器中。 此外，现场可编程门阵列（FPGA）（112）基于其相对于邮件的空间位置将每个逻辑矩形位图打印缓冲器重新映射到打印头之一中。 此外，FPGA（112）可操作以基于包含在打印缓冲器中的打印图像数据来控制来自打印头（114）的墨的沉积。 此外，FPGA（112）使与打印图像渲染相关联的处理时间最小化，以实现增强的打印系统吞吐量。