Method and system for a mailing machine to verify the integrity of printed postage
    1.
    发明公开
    Method and system for a mailing machine to verify the integrity of printed postage 审中-公开
    邮资盖印机与用于检查印刷邮资的准确性相关联的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:EP1530167A3

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-16

    申请号:EP04025765.1

    申请日:2004-10-29

    申请人: PITNEY BOWES INC.

    IPC分类号: G07B17/02

    摘要: A mailing machine includes a transport mechanism for transporting mail pieces along a transport path. Also included in the mailing machine are a printing device for printing a postage indicia on the mail pieces transported by the transport mechanism, and a print control mechanism coupled to the printing device to control the printing device. The postage indicia includes a barcode. The mailing machine further includes a reading device located along the transport path to read the barcode. The mailing machine also includes a comparing mechanism coupled to the print control mechanism and the reading device to compare data read from the barcode by the reading device with data received by the comparing mechanism from the print control mechanism.

    Method and system for a mailing machine to verify the integrity of printed postage
    2.
    发明公开
    Method and system for a mailing machine to verify the integrity of printed postage 审中-公开
    邮资盖印机与用于检查印刷邮资的准确性相关联的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:EP1530167A2

    公开(公告)日:2005-05-11

    申请号:EP04025765.1

    申请日:2004-10-29

    申请人: PITNEY BOWES INC.

    IPC分类号: G07B17/02

    摘要: A mailing machine includes a transport mechanism for transporting mail pieces along a transport path. Also included in the mailing machine are a printing device for printing a postage indicia on the mail pieces transported by the transport mechanism, and a print control mechanism coupled to the printing device to control the printing device. The postage indicia includes a barcode. The mailing machine further includes a reading device located along the transport path to read the barcode. The mailing machine also includes a comparing mechanism coupled to the print control mechanism and the reading device to compare data read from the barcode by the reading device with data received by the comparing mechanism from the print control mechanism.

    摘要翻译: 甲邮件收发机包括:用于沿传送路径输送件邮件的传送机构,所以包括在邮件收发机耦合至印刷用于打印由所述输送机构输送的邮件片一个邮资邮戳的打印装置和打印控制机构 装置来控制打印装置。 所述邮资邮戳包括条形码。 邮寄机还包括沿着传送路径位于读取条形码的读取装置。 因此,邮件收发机包括耦合到所述打印控制机构和读取装置,以比较从条形码由读取装置通过从打印控制机构,比较机构接收到的数据中读取数据一比较机构。

    Method and system for providing evidence of printing in event of print head failure
    5.
    发明公开
    Method and system for providing evidence of printing in event of print head failure 有权
    Verfahren und System zum Bereitstellen von Drucknachweisen im Fall einer Druckkopffehlfunktion

    公开(公告)号:EP2207142A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-14

    申请号:EP09177315.0

    申请日:2009-11-27

    IPC分类号: G07B17/00

    摘要: Systems and methods for providing evidence of printing in metering systems even in the event of a print head failure are provided. Along with generating a primary image for an indicium that evidences payment, a secondary image for the indicium, identical to a corresponding portion of the primary image but at a lower density, with physical boundaries that are within the boundaries of the primary image, is also generated. The primary image is printed by a first nozzle array (46a), and the secondary image is printed by a second nozzle array (46b). Because the primary image completely overlaps the secondary image, the secondary image is undetectable if the primary image is properiy printed. The secondary image provides evidence of printing of the indicium that can be used to obtain a refund for the indicium in the event that the primary image was not printed due to failure of the first nozzle array (46a).

    摘要翻译: 提供了即使在打印头故障的情况下也能在计量系统中提供印刷证据的系统和方法。 除了产生用于支付付款的标记的主要图像之外,与主图像的对应部分相同但是具有较低密度的标记的次要图像与主图像的边界内的物理边界也是 产生。 主图像由第一喷嘴阵列(46a)打印,并且次要图像由第二喷嘴阵列(46b)打印。 由于主图像完全与次要图像重叠,如果主图像被正确打印,则副图像不可检测。 辅助图像提供印刷标记的证据,可以用于在由于第一喷嘴阵列(46a)的故障而没有打印原始图像的情况下获得标记的退款。

    Method and system for reducing ink consumption required for printing
    7.
    发明公开
    Method and system for reducing ink consumption required for printing 有权
    减少印刷所需墨水消耗的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:EP1622088A2

    公开(公告)日:2006-02-01

    申请号:EP05016026.6

    申请日:2005-07-22

    IPC分类号: G07B17/00

    摘要: A printing system that dynamically adjusts the resolution at which printing will occur based on the lightness or darkness of the medium upon which the image will be printed is provided. The reflectivity of the medium upon which an image is to be printed is determined, and hence the relative lightness or darkness of the medium. The resolution at which the image will be printed is adjusted based on the determined reflectivity of the medium. For lighter colored mediums, sufficient contrast between the printed image and the medium upon which the image is printed can be maintained utilizing a lower resolution, while a higher resolution must be utilized to maintain sufficient contrast for darker colored mediums. Since it is not necessary to utilize the higher resolution for all mediums to ensure sufficient contrast is always provided, the amount of ink used by the printing system is reduced.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种打印系统,该打印系统根据打印图像的介质的亮度或暗度来动态调整打印将发生的分辨率。 确定要打印图像的介质的反射率,并因此确定介质的相对亮度或暗度。 基于确定的介质反射率来调整图像将被打印的分辨率。 对于较浅的彩色介质,可以利用较低的分辨率保持打印的图像与其上打印图像的介质之间的足够的对比度,而必须使用较高的分辨率以保持较深色介质的足够对比度。 由于不必为所有介质利用更高的分辨率来确保始终提供足够的对比度,因此打印系统使用的墨水量会减少。

    Method and system for detecting duplicate printing of indicia in a metering system
    9.
    发明公开
    Method and system for detecting duplicate printing of indicia in a metering system 有权
    方法和系统,用于在测量系统检测标记的双重压力

    公开(公告)号:EP1887528A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-02-13

    申请号:EP07014049.6

    申请日:2007-07-18

    申请人: PITNEY BOWES INC.

    IPC分类号: G07B17/00

    CPC分类号: G07B17/00733

    摘要: Disclosed herein is a method of detecting possible duplicate printing of postal indicia including receiving (100) image data for printing a current postal indicium, determining (105) a number of pixels that will be printed in a defined zone of the current postal indicium, obtaining (110) stored pixel count data that includes one or more stored pixel counts that each represents a number of pixels that were printed in the defined zone of a previously printed postal indicium, determining (115) whether the number of pixels equals any one of the stored pixel counts, initiating (120) one or more fraud prevention actions if it is determined that the number of pixels equals any one of the stored pixel counts, and printing (125) the current postal indicium if it is determined that the number of pixels does not equal any one of the stored pixel counts. Also disclosed is a mail processing system adapted to implement the method just described.

    摘要翻译: 公开在是检测邮戳包括:接收(100)图像数据的可能重复打印用于打印当前邮资标记的,确定性的开采(105)的数thatwill在一个定义的当前邮资标记的区域被印刷的像素的方法,获得 (110)存储的像素计数数据确实包括一个或多个所存储的像素数并各darstellt若干thatwere印在所定义的先前打印邮资标记的区域的像素,确定的开采(115)是否像素的数目等于的任一项 存储的像素数,发起(120)的一个或多个欺诈预防行动如果确定性开采那样的像素的数目等于所存储的像素计数的(125)的任何一个,并且打印当前邮资标记如果确定性开采那样的像素的数目 不等于存储的像素数中的任何一个。 游离缺失所以盘是邮件处理系统angepasst实现刚才所描述的方法。

    Method and system for high speed printing
    10.
    发明公开
    Method and system for high speed printing 有权
    Hochgeschwindigkeitsdrucksystem und -Verfahren

    公开(公告)号:EP1674271A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-28

    申请号:EP05027602.1

    申请日:2005-12-16

    IPC分类号: B41J3/01 B41J2/045 B41J2/05

    摘要: Methods and systems for using ink-jet technology for high speed printing are provided. Print growth between pixels in an image is significantly reduced or eliminated by adjusting the printing of the pixels based on the status of the following pixel to be printed, i.e., whether the following pixel is either black or white. If a black pixel, formed by a plurality of columns of dots, is being followed by a white pixel, the column of dots closest to the white pixel will not be printed, and the column of dots in the black pixel next to the column of dots closest to the white pixel are staggered such that the pixel appears filled despite the absence of the column of dots closest to the white pixel and will still be properly read as a black pixel by a scanner reading the image.

    摘要翻译: 提供了使用喷墨技术进行高速打印的方法和系统。 基于待印刷的以下像素的状态,即随后的像素是黑色还是白色,通过调整像素的打印,显着地减少或消除图像中的像素之间的印刷增长。 如果由多个点列形成的黑色像素之后是白色像素,则不会打印最靠近白色像素的点的列,并且在该像素的列的旁边的黑色像素中的点列 最接近白色像素的点交错,使得尽管不存在最靠近白色像素的点列,但像素仍然被读取图像的扫描仪正确地读取为黑色像素,因此像素出现填充。