Technique for effective management of resource consumption
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    发明授权
    Technique for effective management of resource consumption 有权
    有效管理资源消耗的技术

    公开(公告)号:US07120610B1

    公开(公告)日:2006-10-10

    申请号:US09914753

    申请日:2000-02-11

    IPC分类号: G07B17/02 G06F17/00

    摘要: In an arrangement for accounting for consumption of a resource, e.g., utilization of a postal service or utilities, a data center (503, 803) periodically communicates with multiple franking systems (100, 505-1, 505-2, 505-n) dispensing postage for the postal service utilization. The data center (503, 803) receives transaction records (301, 303, 305, 307, 309), where a transaction record (301, 303, 305, 307, 309) is associated with each transaction performed by the franking system (100, 505-1, 505-2, 505-n) in each period. Each record (301, 303, 305, 307, 309) includes at least the postage dispensed (305) in the associated franking transaction, and an ascending register value (307) indicating the cumulative postage dispensed. Using the received records (301, 303, 305, 307, 309), the data center (503, 803) assesses the charges during the period and causes assessed charges to be charged to an account associated with the franking system (100, 505-1, 505-2, 505-n). In addition, the data center (503, 803) forwards a copy of the received records (301, 303, 305, 307, 309) to another system (507, 550, 565, 850, 865) for storage, which may be used by the postal authority or utility to audit the charges.

    摘要翻译: 在用于计算资源消耗(例如,使用邮政服务或公用事业)的安排中,数据中心(503,803)周期性地与多个密封系统(100,505-1,505-2,505-n)进行通信, 分配邮资用于邮政服务利用。 数据中心(503,803)接收交易记录(301,303,305,307,309),其中交易记录(301,303,305,307,309)与由印章系统执行的每个交易(100 ,505-1,505-2,505-n)。 每个记录(301,303,305,307,309)至少包括在相关联的打包交易中分配的邮资(305)和指示所分配的累积邮资的上升寄存器值(307)。 使用收到的记录(301,303,305,307,309),数据中心(503,803)评估期间的费用,并且将评估费用收取到与印章系统相关联的账户(100,505- 1,505-2,505-n)。 另外,数据中心(503,803)将接收到的记录(301,303,305,307,309)的副本转发到另一个用于存储的系统(507,550,565,850,865),该系统可以被使用 由邮政当局或实用程序审核收费。