Payment system for delivery services
    34.
    发明公开
    Payment system for delivery services 审中-公开
    为提供服务的支付系统

    公开(公告)号:EP2009597A3

    公开(公告)日:2009-08-26

    申请号:EP08011072.9

    申请日:2008-06-18

    申请人: PITNEY BOWES INC.

    IPC分类号: G07C9/00 G07F17/12 A47G29/00

    摘要: According to some embodiments a system and a method are provided to assign (201) a variable receptacle identifier to a mailbox, determine (202) the variable receptacle identifier assigned to a mailbox at the time of delivery, receive (203) delivery data regarding delivery of a mail piece to the mailbox at the time of the delivery, the delivery data including receptacle identification data, and compare (204) the receptacle identification data with the variable receptacle identifier determined as of the particular time. This technique may allow for automatic confirmation that the mail piece was delivered to, or, at least present at, the destination mailbox at the time of delivery claimed by the mail carrier this may provide enhanced capabilities for auditing performance by mail carriers.

    System and method for managing multiple users with different privileges in an open metering system
    36.
    发明公开
    System and method for managing multiple users with different privileges in an open metering system 失效
    系统和方法,用于在开放式计费系统中管理多个具有不同权限的用户的

    公开(公告)号:EP0782110A3

    公开(公告)日:1999-12-29

    申请号:EP96120502.8

    申请日:1996-12-19

    申请人: PITNEY BOWES INC.

    IPC分类号: G07B17/02

    摘要: A system and method of managing multiple users of an open metering system, wherein the users have different access privileges, includes the steps of providing a user password system for vault access; programming the vault with a plurality of transition states operatively relating to the user password system; assigning vault functional access to each user password first entered into the user password system; and performing a requested vault function when an entered user password under which the request is made has been assigned vault functional access for the requested vault function. The vault is manufactured in a first state in which the user password system is not activated and the activates the user password system upon entry of an initial user password which changes the vault to a second state that accepts requests for vault functions. The vault is changed to a third state from the second state wherein the user password system remains activated but another user password must be entered before a further request for a vault function is accepted. The requested vault function is rejected when the entered user password under which the request is made has not been assigned vault functional access for the requested vault function.

    System and method for disaster recovery in an open metering system
    37.
    发明公开
    System and method for disaster recovery in an open metering system 失效
    系统和方法在开放测光系统在发生灾难的情况下恢复

    公开(公告)号:EP0780808A2

    公开(公告)日:1997-06-25

    申请号:EP96120505.1

    申请日:1996-12-19

    申请人: PITNEY BOWES INC.

    IPC分类号: G07B17/02

    摘要: System and method for securely backing up and reliably retrieving vault data in a metering system that includes a host processor operatively coupled to a vault. Whenever a transaction is completed by the vault, the vault cryptographically signs the vault data, including ascending register, descending register and piece count and sends the cryptographically signed vault data to the host processor where it is stored in a data file assigned to the vault. Each storage of the cryptographically signed vault data is indexed to create a historical log of vault transactions. If the vault is lost or damaged so that vault data cannot be retrieved from the vault, the cryptographically signed vault data is retrieved from the host processor data file and verified.

    摘要翻译: 系统和方法,用于安全地备份和在计量系统中检索可靠保管库数据也包括可操作地耦合到一个拱顶主处理器。 每当一个事务由保管库完成,拱顶加密签署保管库数据,包括递增寄存器,递减寄存器和件数和加密签名保管库的数据发送到其中它被存储在分配给该保管库中的数据文件的主机处理器。 该加密签名库的每个数据存储索引创建金库交易的历史记录。 如果库丢失或损坏,所以没有Vault数据不能从库中检索的加密签名库数据从主机处理器的数据文件中检索和验证。

    A method of mapping destination addresses for use in calculating digital tokens
    38.
    发明公开
    A method of mapping destination addresses for use in calculating digital tokens 失效
    Verfahren zum Bilden von Zieladressen zur Berechnung digitaler Wertmarken

    公开(公告)号:EP0780807A2

    公开(公告)日:1997-06-25

    申请号:EP96120503.6

    申请日:1996-12-19

    申请人: PITNEY BOWES INC.

    发明人: Lee, David K.

    IPC分类号: G07B17/02

    摘要: A method of creating an open system digital token includes sending predetermined information to a digital token generation process. A set of characters are randomly selected from the predetermined information. A mapping algorithm is applied to the selected characters to facilitate a character recognition process and a random number algorithm is applied to the mapped selected characters to obtain a random number. A digital token is calculated using the random number. The predetermined information may be delivery address information in the form of an ASCII string which is reduced by eliminating certain non-alphanumeric characters from the ASCII string. Certain characters can be modified to facilitate OCR processing. A plurality of characters are randomly selected from the reduced ASCII string to determine random positions in the reduced ASCII string. The ASCII code of the selected characters are mapped to the code of a reduced space using a mapping table. The mapped delivery address information is included in a digital token calculation of the digital token generation process.

    摘要翻译: 创建开放系统数字令牌的方法包括将预定信息发送到数字令牌生成处理。 从预定信息中随机选择一组字符。 将映射算法应用于所选择的字符以促进字符识别处理,并且将随机数算法应用于映射的所选字符以获得随机数。 使用随机数计算数字令牌。 预定信息可以是ASCII字符串形式的传送地址信息,其通过从ASCII字符串中消除某些非字母数字字符来减少。 某些字符可以被修改以便于OCR处理。 从缩小的ASCII字符串中随机选择多个字符以确定缩小的ASCII字符串中的随机位置。 使用映射表将所选字符的ASCII码映射到缩小空间的代码。 映射的传送地址信息被包括在数字令牌生成处理的数字令牌计算中。