System and method for manufacturing and securing transport of postage printing devices
    1.
    发明公开
    System and method for manufacturing and securing transport of postage printing devices 审中-公开
    系统和制造方法和邮资固定的传输

    公开(公告)号:EP1647939A3

    公开(公告)日:2006-12-20

    申请号:EP05020494.0

    申请日:2005-09-20

    发明人: Pauly, Steven J.

    IPC分类号: G07B17/00

    摘要: A method of manufacturing a postage printing device that is to be registered by a registering entity having a public/private key pair. The manufacturing station has a manufacturing station public/private key pair. The method includes storing a root certificate comprising the registering entity public key signed by the registering entity private key in the postage printing device, generating a transport public/private key pair, and storing the transport private key in the postage printing device. The method also includes generating a transport certificate comprising the transport public key signed by the manufacturing station private key, and storing the transport certificate in the postage printing device, after which the postage printing device is set to a transport lock state so that it can be securely transported. Also, a method of registering a postage printing device manufactured in this manner prior to operation of the postage printing device.

    Cryptographic key management and validation system
    4.
    发明公开
    Cryptographic key management and validation system 失效
    系统的密钥管理和认证

    公开(公告)号:EP0735722A3

    公开(公告)日:1999-10-06

    申请号:EP96105237.0

    申请日:1996-04-01

    申请人: PITNEY BOWES INC.

    IPC分类号: H04L9/08 G07B17/04

    摘要: A Key Management System (10) for generating, distributing and managing cryptographic keys used by an information transaction system that employs cryptographic means to produce evidence of information integrity. The system comprises a plurality of functionally distinct secure boxes operatively coupled to each other. Each of the secure boxes performs functions for key generation, key installation, key verification or validation of tokens. Computers (24, 30), operatively coupled to the secure boxes, provide system control and facilitate communication among the secure boxes. A plurality of separate logical security domains provide domain processes for key generation, key installation, key verification and validation of tokens produced by the transaction evidencing device within the domain using the key management functions. A plurality of domain archives, corresponding respectively to each of the security domains, securely and reliably record key status records and master keys for each domain. The Key Management System installs the master keys in the transaction evidencing device (36) and validates the tokens. The secure boxes include a key generation box for generating, encrypting and signing a master key; a key installation box (32) for receiving, verifying and decrypting the signed master key and for installing the master key into the transaction evidencing device (36), a key verification box for verifying the installation of the master key in the transaction evidencing device, a token verification box for verifying the tokens, and at least one manufacturing box for generating domain keys and distributing the domain keys among the secure boxes for each of the domains.

    Electronic data interchange postage evidencing system
    5.
    发明公开
    Electronic data interchange postage evidencing system 失效
    系统zum Austauschen elektronischer Datenfürden Nachweis vonPostgebühren

    公开(公告)号:EP0829824A3

    公开(公告)日:2000-05-17

    申请号:EP97119830.4

    申请日:1994-12-06

    申请人: PITNEY BOWES INC.

    IPC分类号: G07B17/02

    摘要: Methods and systems for preparing mailpieces involve the creation of a mailing list. The list is transmitted to a data center (116). Received from the data center (116) is a mailing list and a digital token for each mailpiece with encrypted data. The encrypted data is based on the address information for mailpieces (122) on the transmitted mailing list. The digital tokens for each mailpiece may also be based on the rating parameter information. The recipient address information is applied to an encrypter for generating the digital tokens. The encrypting means for generating digital tokens may be located remote from the mailer facility or on a mailer facility or other local area network. Various arrangements are employed in generating and printing digital tokens recipient address information.

    摘要翻译: 用于准备邮件的方法和系统包括创建包含正确和不正确的收件人地址信息的邮件列表。 列表被发送到数据中心(116)。 从数据中心(116)接收的邮件列表包括被加密的收件人地址信息和每个具有加密数据的邮件的数字令牌。 加密数据基于用于发送邮件列表上具有正确地址信息的邮件(122)的修正地址信息和关于发送邮件列表上具有错误接收者地址信息的邮件(122)上的收件人地址信息。 每个邮件的数字标记也可以基于评级参数信息。 提供选择以利用给定的一个不正确的接收者地址信息,并且将正确的接收者地址信息应用于产生数字令牌的加密器。 用于产生数字令牌的加密装置可以位于远离邮件设备或邮寄设备或其他局域网的位置。 在生成和打印数字令牌收件人地址信息和修正的收件人地址信息时采用各种安排。

    PC-based open metering system and method
    6.
    发明公开
    PC-based open metering system and method 失效
    基于PC的开放式测光系统和相关方法

    公开(公告)号:EP0780809A3

    公开(公告)日:2000-03-01

    申请号:EP96120519.2

    申请日:1996-12-19

    申请人: PITNEY BOWES INC.

    IPC分类号: G07B17/02

    摘要: A transaction evidencing system includes a personal computer (PC) comprising a processor, memory and hard drive, with a plurality of non-metering application programs that selectively run on the PC. An unsecured printer is operatively coupled to the PC for printing in accordance with the non-metering application programs. A portable vault card that is removably coupled to the PC is programmed to generate tokens generation and perform transaction accounting. An application interface module in the PC, which interfaces with the non-metering application programs, issues a request for one digital tokens in response to requests for indicia from a non-metering application program. A secure communications module in the PC, which securely communicates with the vault card when the vault card is coupled to the PC, sends the request for digital token to the vault card and receives a digital token generated by the vault card. An indicia bitmap generation module generates an indicia bitmap in the PC from the digital token and stores it in memory. The indicia bitmap is accessed by the non-metering application program when a print indicia operation is selected. A transaction capture module in the PC stores on the hard drive a transaction record corresponding to each issued digital token and associated postal data. The application interface module, the secure communications module, the indicia bitmap generation module and the transaction capture module are part of a dynamic link library module in the PC.

    Mail handling apparatus and process for printing an image column-by-column in real time
    7.
    发明公开
    Mail handling apparatus and process for printing an image column-by-column in real time 失效
    邮件处理装置和用于切割方法具有实时打印的图像

    公开(公告)号:EP0772162A3

    公开(公告)日:1999-12-01

    申请号:EP96117777.1

    申请日:1996-11-06

    申请人: PITNEY BOWES INC.

    IPC分类号: G07B17/02

    摘要: An apparatus (5) for producing an image in a mail handling machine includes a printing device (33) and a non-volatile memory (43) having fixed and variable image data elements stored therein, a first portion of the fixed image data elements being stored in a compressed manner and a second portion of the fixed image data elements being stored in a bit map form. The apparatus further includes a first control device (41) for identifying at least one of the variable image data elements stored in the non-volatile memory (43) and associated with the image and a second control device (39) for receiving from the first control device data corresponding to the at least one of the variable image data elements associated with the image and for downloading from the non-volatile memory (43) and combining fixed image data elements associated with the image with the at least one of the variable data elements associated with the image and for utilizing the combined fixed and variable data elements associated with the image to cause the printing device (33) to print the image.

    A method for the detection of meter relocation using return address
    8.
    发明公开
    A method for the detection of meter relocation using return address 失效
    一种用于使用返回地址检测计数器的重定位方法

    公开(公告)号:EP0854447A2

    公开(公告)日:1998-07-22

    申请号:EP97122856.4

    申请日:1997-12-23

    申请人: PITNEY BOWES INC.

    发明人: Pauly, Steven J.

    IPC分类号: G07B17/00

    摘要: A method for detecting the relocation of a postage metering system includes initializing the postage metering system with a user postal code which is stored in the postage metering system. When a mailpiece is prepared (400), its return address postal code (405) is compared to the user postal code. When the return address postal code is different from the user postal code, the user is alerted to the difference. When the user postal code is confirmed (420) as being allowable, the envelope is printed (415). When the user postal code is not allowable according to postal regulations, the user postal code is reset to correspond to a licensing post office for the return address of the mailpiece.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于检测一个邮资计费系统的重定位方法包括初始化与用户邮政编码的邮资计费系统,所有这一切都被存储在邮资计费系统。当制备邮件上(400),其返回地址的邮政编码(405)相比 给用户的邮政编码。 当返回地址的邮政编码是从用户的邮政编码不同,用户被警告的差异。 当用户邮政编码被确认(420)为可允许的,所述包络被打印(415)。 当用户邮政编码是不允许的gemäß邮政规章,用户邮政编码重置为对应于许可邮局邮件上的返回地址。