公开(公告)号：EP2667570A2

公开(公告)日：2013-11-27

申请号：EP13167255.2

申请日：2013-05-10

申请人： Pitney Bowes Inc.

发明人： Baker, Walter J. ,  Kirschner, Wesley A. ,  Monroe, George T. ,  Thillaikumaran, Sambasivam

IPC分类号： H04L29/08 ,  G07B17/00

CPC分类号： H04L67/025 ,  G06F13/382 ,  G07B17/0008 ,  G07B17/00435 ,  G07B2017/00048 ,  G07B2017/00056 ,  G07B2017/00112 ,  G07B2017/00137 ,  G07B2017/00145 ,  G07B2017/00161 ,  H04L69/24

摘要： A network connectivity device (12) that when coupled to a mail processing machine (10) enables a cloud application running on a personal computer (16) or other device to interface with and control the mail processing machine (10) without requiring any software to be installed on the personal computer (16) other than a web browser. The network connectivity device (12) plugs into a standard USB port on the mail processing machine (10) to allow wired or wireless connectivity to a network (14). There is no software or other code required to run on the personal computer (16) other than a standard web browser running a hosted web application. The network connectivity device (12) allows the mail processing machine (10) to be found and addressed by the hosted web application. This allows a user to control operations of the mail processing machine (10), as well as giving the mail processing machine network connectivity for outside world communication activities.

摘要翻译： 的网络连通性装置（12）做了当耦合到邮件处理机器（10）允许的个人计算机（16）或其它装置上运行的云应用与接口，并且不需要任何软件来控制邮件处理机器（10） 安装在个人计算机（16），比网络浏览器等上。 网络连接装置（12）插入到邮件处理机器（10）上的标准USB端口，以允许有线或无线连接的到网络（14）。 有没有到个人计算机（16）比运行托管Web应用程序的标准网络浏览等上运行所需的软件或其他代码。 网络连接装置（12）允许该邮件处理机器（10）被发现并且由托管Web应用程序处理。 这允许用户控制所述邮件处理机器（10）的操作，以及赋予对外界沟通活动邮件处理机器的网络连接。

公开(公告)号：EP1895474A1

公开(公告)日：2008-03-05

申请号：EP07016538.6

申请日：2007-08-23

申请人： Pitney Bowes, Inc.

发明人： Ramadei, Michael J. ,  Welch, David R. ,  Fairweather, James A. ,  Kirschner, Wesley A. ,  Eaton, David J.

IPC分类号： G07B17/00

CPC分类号： G07B17/00467 ,  G07B2017/00241 ,  G07B2017/00491

摘要： An apparatus includes a printer (104) and a buffer (106) coupled to the printer (104) for temporarily storing sheets fed out from the printer. The apparatus further includes a control mechanism (112) for monitoring the buffer (106) to determine a number of sheets currently stored in the buffer. The apparatus also includes a data source device (202) that is separate from the printer (104) and is coupled to the printer for selectively providing pages of print data to the printer. The data source device (202) is coupled to the control mechanism (112) and is operative to provide the pages of print data to the printer in response to control signals from the control mechanism (112).

摘要翻译： 一种设备包括打印机（104）和耦合到打印机（104）的缓冲器（106），用于临时存储从打印机送出的纸张。 该装置还包括用于监视缓冲器（106）以确定当前存储在缓冲器中的片材数量的控制机构（112）。 该设备还包括与打印机（104）分离的数据源设备（202），并且耦合到打印机以便有选择地向打印机提供打印数据页面。 数据源设备（202）耦合到控制机构（112），并且可操作以响应于来自控制机构（112）的控制信号将打印数据的页面提供给打印机。

公开(公告)号：EP0981112A3

公开(公告)日：2000-11-29

申请号：EP99115167.1

申请日：1999-08-13

申请人： PITNEY BOWES INC.

发明人： English, Kathleen M. ,  Kirschner, Wesley A.

IPC分类号： G06F1/14 ,  G07B17/00

CPC分类号： G07B17/00314 ,  G07B2017/00266 ,  G07B2017/00354

摘要： A postage metering system (100) includes a device (204) to monitor the passage of a unit of time, a calendar profile, a system date (226) and a control system (202). The calendar profile has parameterized data including day, month, year and leap year information so that dates may be reconciled. The control system (202) is for advancing the system date depending upon the information contained with the calendar profile and the passage of a given amount of time.

公开(公告)号：EP3179417A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-14

申请号：EP16201655.4

申请日：2016-12-01

申请人： Pitney Bowes Inc.

发明人： Cristiani, Elaine B. ,  Kirschner, Wesley A. ,  Reilly, Christopher ,  Tsui, Gerald K.

IPC分类号： G06Q10/00

CPC分类号： G06F9/48 ,  G06Q10/00 ,  G06Q50/26

摘要： A mail processing device whose operation can be accomplished remotely and support multiple users simultaneously is provided. The present invention utilizes secure simultaneous multiple user/application access over a network. This supports software configuration, data access, control of a postal security device (PSD), indicium creation, and control of a print engine. The invention is realized by binding core embedded software to a web server within the device and using a web technology stack that allows many users to access the software. HTTPS and a web socket based API protocol are used to enable communications with external processing devices and web applications

摘要翻译： 提供一种可以远程完成操作并同时支持多个用户的邮件处理设备。 本发明通过网络利用安全的同时多用户/应用访问。 这支持软件配置，数据访问，邮政安全设备（PSD）的控制，标记创建和打印引擎的控制。 本发明通过将核心嵌入式软件绑定到设备内的web服务器并使用允许许多用户访问软件的web技术栈来实现。 HTTPS和基于Web套接字的API协议用于实现与外部处理设备和Web应用程序的通信

公开(公告)号：EP1557796B1

公开(公告)日：2012-12-26

申请号：EP05001197.2

申请日：2005-01-21

申请人： Pitney Bowes Inc.

发明人： Kummer, Robert H. Jr. ,  Lin, Linda S. ,  D'Amico, Lynn W. ,  Kirschner, Wesley A.

IPC分类号： G07B17/00

CPC分类号： G07B17/0008 ,  G07B2017/00048 ,  G07B2017/00161

公开(公告)号：EP2026286A3

公开(公告)日：2010-11-10

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 ,  B41J3/54

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.

公开(公告)号：EP1857939A3

公开(公告)日：2008-07-30

申请号：EP07009691.2

申请日：2007-05-15

申请人： Pitney Bowes, Inc.

发明人： Kirschner, Wesley A. ,  Sisson, Robert W. ,  Hurd, John A. ,  Jacobson, Gary S.

IPC分类号： G06F11/10

摘要： A system and method for efficient uncorrectable error detection in flash memory is described. A microcontroller including a non-volatile flash memory utilizes an Error Correction Code (ECC) having a certain error detection and correction bit strength. The user data is first processed by a hash function and hash data is stored with the user data. Then, the user data and hash data are processed by the ECC system. In detection, the hash ensures that a relatively low bit-strength ECC system did not incorrectly manipulate the user data. Such a hash integrity check provides an efficient, robust detection of incorrectly corrected user data resulting from errors beyond the correction but strength of the ECC system utilized.

公开(公告)号：EP0981112A2

公开(公告)日：2000-02-23

申请号：EP99115167.1

申请日：1999-08-13

申请人： PITNEY BOWES INC.

发明人： English, Kathleen M. ,  Kirschner, Wesley A.

IPC分类号： G07B17/02

CPC分类号： G07B17/00314 ,  G07B2017/00266 ,  G07B2017/00354

摘要： A postage metering system (100) includes a device (204) to monitor the passage of a unit of time, a calendar profile, a system date (226) and a control system (202). The calendar profile has parameterized data including day, month, year and leap year information so that dates may be reconciled. The control system (202) is for advancing the system date depending upon the information contained with the calendar profile and the passage of a given amount of time.

摘要翻译： 邮资计费系统（100）包括监视时间单位，日历简档，系统日期（226）和控制系统（202）的通过的装置（204）。 日历配置文件包含参数化数据，包括日，月，年和闰年信息，以便日期可以一致。 控制系统（202）用于根据包含在日历简档中的信息和给定时间段的经过来推进系统日期。

公开(公告)号：EP1895474B1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-21

申请号：EP07016538.6

申请日：2007-08-23

申请人： Pitney Bowes Inc.

发明人： Ramadei, Michael J. ,  Welch, David R. ,  Fairweather, James A. ,  Kirschner, Wesley A. ,  Eaton, David J.

IPC分类号： G07B17/00

CPC分类号： G07B17/00467 ,  G07B2017/00241 ,  G07B2017/00491

摘要： An apparatus includes a printer (104) and a buffer (106) coupled to the printer (104) for temporarily storing sheets fed out from the printer. The apparatus further includes a control mechanism (112) for monitoring the buffer (106) to determine a number of sheets currently stored in the buffer. The apparatus also includes a data source device (202) that is separate from the printer (104) and is coupled to the printer for selectively providing pages of print data to the printer. The data source device (202) is coupled to the control mechanism (112) and is operative to provide the pages of print data to the printer in response to control signals from the control mechanism (112).

公开(公告)号：EP2017204A2

公开(公告)日：2009-01-21

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

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.

摘要翻译： 同步的媒体，即，纸，信封，明信片等的片材的进给和打印即使搭迭的饲料都发生在系统的方法;而前述的，通过利用两个传感器（13,14）和计数器来实现的 监测的两张纸，以允许两个软件任务留在同步和释放相应printData到打印机（30），即使当在馈线什么没有检测纸张出现在打印头。 馈线传感器（13）具有其领先边沿计数器一样打印传感器开始（14）所做的是在系统的运输纸张通道。馈线传感器计数器和打印计数器开始递增和递减的纸途径 传感器和离开传感器。 如果馈给器传感器的引线边缘计数器变为负，则进料器已搭叠和用于那张纸上的数据必须被打印。