WIRELESS MAILROOM HAVING A GATEWAY SERVER TO ALLOW REMOTE ACCESS
    5.
    发明公开
    WIRELESS MAILROOM HAVING A GATEWAY SERVER TO ALLOW REMOTE ACCESS 审中-公开
    与网关服务器WIRELESS收发室用于启用远程访问

    公开(公告)号:EP1451713A2

    公开(公告)日:2004-09-01

    申请号:EP02782205.5

    申请日:2002-10-21

    申请人: PITNEY BOWES INC.

    IPC分类号: G06F17/00

    摘要: A wireless mailing system (10) that has a minimal number of interface cables between devices, while still maintaining full functionality, is easy to add devices to, and provides remote access for each device without having a dedicated telephone line for each device or having to transport each device to a telephone line is provided. A mailing system (10) includes a plurality of devices, each of which is adapted to communicate with the other devices via a wireless communication link to form a local network.(30) A gateway server (12) can act as the master of the local network (30) to coordinate communication between the devices in the local network (30), or alternatively, the devices in the local network (30) can communicate directly with each other. Additionally, the gateway server (12) allows remote access to the local network (30) via a standard telephone network or other data network, such as, for example, the Internet.

    PROVIDING STAMPS ON SECURE PAPER USING A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
    10.
    发明公开
    PROVIDING STAMPS ON SECURE PAPER USING A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK 有权
    邮票防伪纸即,利用通信网络的提供

    公开(公告)号:EP1230623A2

    公开(公告)日:2002-08-14

    申请号:EP00977072.8

    申请日:2000-11-07

    申请人: Neopost Inc.

    IPC分类号: G07B17/04

    摘要: A technique for printing postage and other value indicia at a user location. A user at a user computer acquires secure postage labels having one or more security features such as serrated edges, a microprint strip, a color fiber, taggants, a watermark, a hologram, or a fluorescent stripe. The labels have associated serial numbers, possibly at the sheet or individual label level. The user establishes communication with a postage vendor system (PVS), which may include one or more servers, and requests one or more indicia. The user also provides one or more serial numbers for the label(s) or label sheet(s) on which the one or more indicia are to be printed. The PVS determines if the one or more serial numbers are valid, and if so, generates information for printing the one or more indicia and then sends the information to the user computer. The information preferably includes a digital signature for each indicium, which may incorporate the serial number. The user computer receives the information and prints the one or more indicia on one or more postage labels.