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.
摘要:
An apparatus for stacking a stream of mailpieces (16) that includes a first belt (11), a second belt (12), a first sensor (17), a second sensor (30), and a back stop (20). The orientation of the mailpieces (16) on the second belt (12) is different than on the first belt (11).
摘要:
A separator apparatus for separating and moving sheets from a stack of sheets is described. The separator includes an input area, a first and second series of rollers (R2, R3) for feeding a sheet on the bottom of the stack, a third and fourth series of rollers and a first series of belts. A pre-separation brake is provided to act on the first series of belts to cause a first stage separation of the bottom sheet. A separation brake is provided to act on the fourth series of rollers to cause a second stage separation of the bottom sheet. The pre-separation and separation brakes permit the bottom sheets to be separated from the stack. A fifth series of rollers and a second series of belts are provided to feed the bottom sheets away.
摘要:
Verfahren zum sicheren Datenaustausch zwischen einer ersten Datenverarbeitungseinheit (1) und einer zweiten Datenverarbeitungseinheit (2), bei dem in einem Kommunikationsaufbauschritt (20) ein sicherer Kommunikationskanal zwischen der ersten Datenverarbeitungseinheit (1) und der zweiten Datenverarbeitungseinheit (2) hergestellt wird und in einem Datenübermittlungsschritt (22) über den sicheren Kommunikationskanal eine erste Nachricht von der zweiten Datenverarbeitungseinheit (2) an die erste Datenverarbeitungseinheit (1) übersandt wird, wobei in dem Datenübermittlungsschritt (22) in der zweiten Datenverarbeitungseinheit (2) eine zweite Nachricht generiert wird, indem ein vorgegebener Anhang an die erste Nachricht angehängt wird, eine dritte Nachricht generiert wird, indem die zweite Nachricht unter Verwendung eines geheimen Schlüssels verschlüsselt wird, der nur in der ersten Datenverarbeitungseinheit (1) und der zweiten Datenverarbeitungseinheit (2) vorhanden ist, und die dritte Nachricht an die erste Datenverarbeitungseinheit (1) übersandt wird. Anordnung zur Durchführung des Verfahrens.
摘要:
A mechanism for freeing document jams in a machine that transports documents, the machine including a housing (15) having an interior portion and a pivotable cover (12) adapted to permit easy access to the interior portion of the machine housing, the cover pivoting from a closed and locked position to an open and locked position and being spring biased is described. The mechanism includes a handle (23) positioned on the cover; a biased rod member (16) having first and second end portions, the rod member being pivotable but otherwise held fixed in the cover and mechanically coupled to the handle; and a slotted cam follower surface (20) positioned on each opposite side of the housing, each surface having a bottom end portion (20A) and a top end portion, the first and second end portions of the rod coupled to each opposite side of the housing and adapted to follow the cam follower surfaces wherein the cover is positioned in the closed and locked position when the first and second end portions of the rod are positioned in the bottom end portion of the cam surface slot, and the cover is in an open and locked position when the first and second end portions of the rod are positioned in the top end portion of the cam surface slot.
摘要:
The present invention provides techniques for sharing a plurality of postage dispensing resources among a plurality of customers using a communication network such as the Internet. In an exemplary embodiment, the consumer is provided with a plurality of mailing and/or shipping products, including goods and/or services, based upon a single customer account and a single postage license. Specific embodiments increase customer convenience and reduce overhead expenses by eliminating the need for administering multiple licenses and multiple customer accounts. In addition the consumer with at least one account, through a web interface, may either add or remove products without establishing or cancelling accounts or licenses.
摘要:
The invention concerns an electronic franking machine (10) comprising franking means (11) and means for recording (17) the number of franking operations. It comprises means for connection (28, 19) via a computerised communication network (1, 3), to a central server of a computerised central control centre, and means forming a computerised server (31-41) adapted to transmit and receive computerised requests and responses for performing transactions with the central server, said transactions being selected among at least a resetting of the means recording (17) the franking operations, a transfer of files constituting the records of the recording means (17) and a franking cycle.