Postal rating system with verifiable integrity
    62.
    发明公开
    Postal rating system with verifiable integrity 失效
    PostgebührensystemmitnachprüfbarerUnversehrtheit。

    公开(公告)号:EP0647925A2

    公开(公告)日:1995-04-12

    申请号:EP94307376.7

    申请日:1994-10-07

    IPC分类号: G07B17/04

    摘要: A data center provides a rate table to a user. The rate table is communicated to the mailer along with a hash code. The hash code is based on information from the rating table. The hash code provides a unique number based on the rating table provided. The algorithm within a secure device and to which the rate table is loaded regenerates the hash code based on the information received from the rate table and compares the transmitted hash code with the generated hash code. A comparison is made of the received hash code and the generated hash code to verify that the rate table data has not been intentionally or unintentionally corrupted. The transmitted hash code may be encrypted by the data center and when received decrypted by the mailer. The encryption decryption process establishes authenticity of the data center if desired.
    The generation of a hash code based on the stored rate table and a comparison with a stored hash code previously transmitted can be initiated prior to postage printing and used to insure proper rating. Printing is enabled only after the rating process has been properly implemented. The hash code and rating information may be printed on the mail piece such that a verifying party can reconstruct the rating process and determine if rating inaccuracy occurred. Various rating inaccuracy for a particular user can be stored by the verifying party to detect a recurrence of rating errors. Rating profiles for particular users or group of users may be stored to enable generation of user profiles.

    摘要翻译: 数据中心向用户提供速率表。 速率表与哈希码一起传送给邮件程序。 散列码基于评级表中的信息。 散列码根据提供的评级表提供唯一的编号。 安全设备内的算法,加载速率表的算法基于从速率表接收的信息再生哈希码,并将所发送的散列码与生成的哈希码进行比较。 比较收到的哈希码和生成的哈希码,以验证速率表数据没有被故意或无意地损坏。 所发送的散列码可以由数据中心加密,并且当被邮递者解密时。 如果需要,加密解密过程建立数据中心的真实性。 基于存储的速率表生成哈希码,并且可以在邮寄打印之前启动与先前传输的存储的哈希码的比较,并用于确保适当的评级。 打印仅在评级过程正确实施后启用。 哈希代码和评级信息可以打印在邮件上,使得验证方可以重建评级处理并确定是否发生了评级不准确。 验证方可以存储特定用户的各种评级不准确度,以检测评级错误的再次发生。 可以存储特定用户或用户组的评级简档,以便生成用户简档。

    Communication system
    66.
    发明公开
    Communication system 失效
    中央邮政数据通信网络

    公开(公告)号:EP0373969A3

    公开(公告)日:1992-09-16

    申请号:EP89313228.2

    申请日:1989-12-18

    申请人: PITNEY BOWES INC.

    IPC分类号: B07C1/00

    摘要: A communication system for processing information for distribution, including: a central data station, a plurality of user stations, each of the user stations including a plurality of components forming a secure path for the proper distribution of the information, a communication link interconnecting the user stations with the central data stations, the central data station including means for periodically interrogating a user station for determining the operational status of each of the components, means located within the central data station for indicating an error condition in any one of the components, and means at the central data station for transmitting a condition signal from the central data station to the user station for indicating the error condition.

    Apparatus for obtaining recharge codes for postage meters
    67.
    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.

    Verfahren zum Auffüllen des Wertvorgabespeichers einer Frankiermaschine und Frankiermaschine zur Ausführung des Verfahrens
    68.
    发明公开
    Verfahren zum Auffüllen des Wertvorgabespeichers einer Frankiermaschine und Frankiermaschine zur Ausführung des Verfahrens 失效
    一种用于填充邮资盖印机和邮资盖印机的预设值存储用于执行该方法的方法。

    公开(公告)号:EP0390731A2

    公开(公告)日:1990-10-03

    申请号:EP90810166.0

    申请日:1990-03-05

    申请人: FRAMA AG

    发明人: Haug, Werner

    IPC分类号: G07B17/02

    摘要: Zum Auffüllen des Wertvorgabespeichers (20) einer Frankierma­schine wird aus deren Festwertspeicher (21) ein Retourcode frei­gegeben, der einer autorisierenden Zentrale zusammen mit der aufzufüllenden Wertmenge mitgeteilt werden muss, um einen das Auffüllen des Wertvorgabespeichers mit diesem Betrag ermögli­chenden Eingabecode von dieser zu erhalten. Bei der Zentrale sowie im Festwertspeicher (21) der Frankiermaschine sind zahl­reiche, aus einem Eingabecode und einem Retourcode bestehende Informationspaare tabellenartig aufbewahrt. Diese Codes bestehen aus echten Zufallszahlen. Nach Eingabe des Eingabecodes in die Frankiermaschine wird aufgrund eines Programmes einer zentralen elektronischen Steuereinheit der Frankiermaschine in deren Fest­wertspeicher (21) der Tabellenplatz aufgesucht, an dem sich eine identische, echte Zufallszahl befindet. Nachdem diese Identität festgestellt worden ist, erfolgt die Auffüllung des Wertvorgabe­speichers (20) um eine der Tabelle entsprechende, vorgegebene Wertmenge und es wird der für zukünftige Auffüllungen erforder­liche und dem letzten Eingabecode tabellengemäss zugeordnete neue Retourcode ausgegeben.

    摘要翻译: 对于再充值的邮资机的资金寄存器(20),返回代码从后者的只读存储器(21),必须通知发布,非常久远的再充电量,向笔者在伊辛控制中心 为了从这个控制中心到输入代码使资金寄存器以获得与该量进行再充电。 众多信息由...组成对输入的代码和一个返回码的被存储以表格形式在控制中心和邮资盖印机的只读存储器(21)。 这些代码由真正的随机数。 一旦输入代码已经在设置邮资盖印机被输入时,搜索在邮资盖印机的只读存储器(21)执行时,邮资盖印机的中央电子控制单元的程序的基础上,以识别 在其中,以相同的真正的随机数表的位置出现。 一旦这个身份已经确立,资金寄存器(20)由预先指定的金额雅鼎表和新的返回码发出这是需要未来充电,被分配负载输入代码雅鼎表中所有充电。 ... ...

    Remote enabling of software controllable features of an external device coupled with an electronic franking machine
    69.
    发明公开
    Remote enabling of software controllable features of an external device coupled with an electronic franking machine 失效
    Fernaktivierung softwaregesteuerter Merkmale eines mit einer elektronischen Frankiermaschiene verbundenenGerätes。

    公开(公告)号:EP0388843A2

    公开(公告)日:1990-09-26

    申请号:EP90105121.9

    申请日:1990-03-19

    申请人: NEOPOST INDUSTRIE

    IPC分类号: G07B17/04

    摘要: A technique for reconfiguring in the field external devices in communication with postage meters, the external devices having an external device feature set that may be selectively enabled or disabled by software. The technique provides security so that any changes to the feature set is authorized. The meter (10) is capable of being put into an I/O configuration mode by suitable entries from the keyboard (14), in which mode it is inhibited from printing postage. The meter (10) has a storage register (26) for a current or old I/O configuration number (IOCN), and can receive a desired new IOCN via keyboard (14) entry. The meter (10) calculates an encrypted I/O configuration request code that depends on the new IOCN. The I/O configuration request code, when communicated to a data center computer (25) along with other validating identification information, is checked by the data center computer (25) which computes the I/O configuration request code using the same algorithm.
    If the two values agree, the data center ccmputer (25) calculates an encrypted I/O configuration enable code that depends on the meter serial number. This is communicated to the meter (10), which receives the I/O configuration enable code and also calculates a I/O configuration enable code using the same algorithm as the data center computer (25). If the I/O configuration enable codes agree, the meter (10) overwrites the old IOCN with the new IOCN, thereby reconfiguring the meter (10) and the external devices.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在现场外部设备重新配置与邮资计费器通信的技术,所述外部设备具有可被软件选择性地启用或禁用的外部设备特征集。 该技术提供安全性,以便对特征集进行任何更改都被授权。 仪表(10)能够通过来自键盘(14)的适当输入进入I / O配置模式,其中禁止打印邮资。 仪表(10)具有用于当前或旧的I / O配置号(IOCN)的存储寄存器(26),并且可以经由键盘(14)输入接收期望的新IOCN。 仪表(10)计算依赖于新的IOCN的加密的I / O配置请求代码。 当与数据中心计算机(25)一起传送到其他验证标识信息时,I / O配置请求代码由数据中心计算机(25)检查,计算机使用相同的算法来计算I / O配置请求代码。 如果两个值一致,则数据中心ccmputer(25)计算取决于仪表序列号的加密I / O配置启用代码。 这被传送到仪表(10),其接收I / O配置使能代码,并且还使用与数据中心计算机(25)相同的算法来计算I / O配置使能代码。 如果I / O配置使能码同意,仪表(10)将使用新的IOCN覆盖旧的IOCN,从而重新配置仪表(10)和外部设备。

    Franking system
    70.
    发明公开
    Franking system 失效
    Frankiersystem。

    公开(公告)号:EP0376573A2

    公开(公告)日:1990-07-04

    申请号:EP89313220.9

    申请日:1989-12-18

    申请人: NEOPOST LIMITED

    IPC分类号: G07B17/02

    摘要: Credit in a credit register (19,20) of a franking meter (10) is reset by telephone communication with a resetting terminal (13). A request for a selected credit amount is transmitted from the meter apparatus (10) to the terminal (13) and in response the terminal (13) interrogates the meter (10) to establish identity of the meter (10). The terminal (13) locks the meter (10) to prevent operation of the meter (10) for franking while the resetting takes place. The terminal (13) checks the validity of the reset request with customer records stored in the terminal (13) and if valid transmits a reset signal which includes the credit reset amount and a pseudo-random number (TID) to enable the meter (10) to reset its credit register. Upon completion of the resetting the meter (10) sends a request including a random number for unlocking of the meter (10). The terminal (13) requests the register values from the meter (10), each request including a random number. The meter (10) transmits the register values together with the random number to the terminal (13). If the value and random number are correct, the terminal (13) unlocks the meter (10) by sending an unlock signal which includes the TID and random number.

    摘要翻译: 通过与复位终端(13)的电话通信来重置邮票计(10)的信用登记(19,20)中的信用。 从所述仪表装置(10)向所述终端(13)发送对所选择的信用量的请求,并且响应于所述终端(13)询问所述仪表(10)以建立所述仪表(10)的身份。 终端(13)锁定仪表(10),以防止在进行复位时用于盖印的计量器(10)的操作。 终端(13)使用存储在终端(13)中的客户记录来检查复位请求的有效性,并且如果有效地发送包括信用复位量的复位信号和伪随机数(TID),以使能量表(10 )重置其信用登记册。 在完成复位时,仪表(10)发送包括用于解除仪表(10)的随机数的请求。 终端(13)从仪表(10)请求寄存器值,每个请求包括随机数。 仪表(10)将寄存器值与随机数一起发送到终端(13)。 如果值和随机数是正确的,则终端(13)通过发送包括TID和随机数的解锁信号来解锁仪表(10)。