Method and apparatus for securely printing an indicia image in multiple
passes including an enhancement pass
    1.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for securely printing an indicia image in multiple passes including an enhancement pass 失效
    用于在多次通过中安全地打印标记图像的方法和装置,包括增强通过

    公开(公告)号:US5769550A

    公开(公告)日:1998-06-23

    申请号:US579500

    申请日:1995-12-27

    IPC分类号: G07B17/00 B41J29/38

    摘要: A method for printing an enhanced postal indicia image on a mailpiece utilizing a postage meter having a printing mechanism including a plurality of nozzles that deposit an ink in a dot-matrix pattern includes moving the printing mechanism and the mailpiece relative to each other over a first swath area on the mailpiece; selectively energizing the nozzles during step A) thereby printing a dot-matrix pattern of a postal indicia within the first swath area; moving the printing mechanism and the mailpiece relative to each other over a second swath area on the mailpiece, the second swath area in overlapping relationship with the first swath area; and selectively energizing the nozzles during step C) for printing a dot-matrix pattern of selected portions of the postal indicia which is complimentary to the dot-matrix pattern of the postal indicia such that a dot-matrix pattern of the enhanced postal indicia is produced by a combination of the dot-matrix pattern of the postal indicia and the dot-matrix pattern of selected portions of the postal indicia.

    摘要翻译: 使用具有包括以点阵图案沉积墨水的多个喷嘴的打印机构的邮资计费器在邮件上打印增强的邮戳标记图像的方法包括使打印机构和邮件相对于第一 邮件区域; 在步骤A)期间选择性地激励喷嘴,从而在第一条带区域内印刷邮戳的点阵图案; 在邮件上的第二条带区域上相对于彼此移动打印机构和邮件,第二条带区域与第一条带区域重叠; 并且在步骤C)期间选择性地激励喷嘴,用于打印邮戳的所选部分的点阵图案,其与邮戳的点阵图案相互补充,使得产生增强的邮戳的点阵图案 通过邮戳的点阵图案与邮戳的选定部分的点阵图案的组合。

    Method and apparatus for remotely changing security features of a
postage meter
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for remotely changing security features of a postage meter 失效
    用于远程改变邮资计费器安全特征的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5745887A

    公开(公告)日:1998-04-28

    申请号:US701903

    申请日:1996-08-23

    IPC分类号: G07B17/00 G06F17/00 G07B17/04

    摘要: A value printing system having a printing mechanism; a device for moving the printing mechanism in a first predetermined manner during printing by the printing mechanism to record an indication of value on a recording medium; and apparatus, remote from the printing mechanism and the moving device, for effecting the moving device to change the movement of the printing mechanism from the first predetermined manner to a second predetermined manner different from the first predetermined manner during printing by the printing mechanism to record the indication of value on the recording medium. A second value printing system includes a printing module which prints an indication of value on a recording medium; apparatus for accounting for the indication of value printed, the accounting apparatus and printing module communicating with each other to effectuate printing by the printing module; an authorizing device for authorizing the authenticity of the communication between the accounting apparatus and the printing module as a prerequisite to printing the indication of value on the recording medium, the authorizing device including the use of at least one secret key stored in the value printing system; and structure, remote from the printing module and the accounting apparatus and the authorizing device, for initiating changing of the at least one secret key. A method includes the steps of sending a code from a computer, remotely located from the printing mechanism, the accounting apparatus and the authorizing apparatus, to the value printing system; and utilizing the code to change the stored secret key.

    摘要翻译: 一种具有打印机构的值打印系统; 一种用于在由打印机构打印期间以第一预定方式移动打印机构以在记录介质上记录价值指示的装置; 以及远离打印机构和移动装置的装置,用于使得打印机构在打印机构进行记录时使打印机构从第一预定方式移动到不同于第一预定方式的第二预定方式 记录介质上的值的指示。 第二值打印系统包括在记录介质上打印价值指示的打印模块; 用于计算打印值的指示的装置,会计装置和打印模块相互通信以实现打印模块的打印; 用于授权记帐装置和打印模块之间的通信的真实性的授权装置作为在记录介质上打印价值指示的先决条件,授权装置包括使用存储在价值打印系统中的至少一个秘密密钥 ; 和结构,远离打印模块和计帐装置和授权装置,用于启动至少一个秘密密钥的改变。 一种方法包括以下步骤:从打印机构,会计装置和授权装置远程位置的计算机发送代码到值打印系统; 并利用该代码改变所存储的秘密密钥。

    Method and apparatus for securely printing a postal indicia image having
a different dot density in two dimensions thereof
    3.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for securely printing a postal indicia image having a different dot density in two dimensions thereof 失效
    用于在其二维中安全地打印具有不同点密度的邮戳标记图像的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5611630A

    公开(公告)日:1997-03-18

    申请号:US579503

    申请日:1995-12-27

    IPC分类号: B41J2/36 B41J2/51 G07B17/00

    摘要: A method for printing a postal indicia includes printing a first dot-matrix ink pattern of the postal indicia; and printing a second dot-matrix ink pattern of a portion of the postal indicia in overlapping relationship to the first dot-matrix ink pattern such that a combination of the first and second dot-matrix ink patterns results in a combined dot-matrix pattern of the postal indicia having a first dot density along its length and a second dot density along its height, the first and second dot densities being different from each other but sufficient in combination to permit detection of the combined dot-matrix ink pattern by a facer/canceler machine. An apparatus incorporates the above method.

    摘要翻译: 打印邮戳的方法包括印刷邮戳的第一点阵墨水图案; 以及与所述第一点阵墨水图案重叠的关系印刷所述邮戳的一部分的第二点阵墨水图案,使得所述第一和第二点阵墨水图案的组合导致组合的点阵图案 所述邮戳具有沿着其长度的第一点密度和沿其高度的第二点密度,所述第一和第二点密度彼此不同,但是组合足够以允许通过面/面密度检测组合点阵墨水图案, 减速机。 一种装置结合上述方法。

    Method of making deactivatable electronic article surveillance markers
    4.
    发明授权
    Method of making deactivatable electronic article surveillance markers 失效
    制造可钝化电子物品监视标记的方法

    公开(公告)号:US5246522A

    公开(公告)日:1993-09-21

    申请号:US845570

    申请日:1992-03-04

    IPC分类号: G08B13/24

    摘要: A deactivatable electronic article surveillance marker is produced by placing elongated magnetically soft elements on a support and aligning short sections of magnetically semi-hard wires parallel to one another in bands with the bands being perpendicular to the elongated ferromagnetic materials. In another embodiment a criss-cross configuration of magnetically soft elements are provided and the bands of magnetically semi-hard wires are placed diagonally relative to the crisscross elongated soft magnetic elements.

    摘要翻译: 通过将细长的磁性软元件放置在支撑件上并将磁性半硬线的短部分彼此平行地排列成带状,使其与垂直于细长的铁磁材料的带状物一起生产出可去激活的电子物品监视标记。 在另一个实施例中,提供了磁软元件的十字交叉配置,并且磁半金属线的带相对于十字形细长的软磁元件被对角放置。

    Apparatus for cleaning postage meter printing indicia
    5.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for cleaning postage meter printing indicia 失效
    用于清洁邮资计打印标记的装置

    公开(公告)号:US5188025A

    公开(公告)日:1993-02-23

    申请号:US812548

    申请日:1991-12-23

    IPC分类号: G07B17/00

    摘要: A poster meter is insertable into and removable from a mail machine base receptacle. The postage meter includes a shutter bar which is slidably mounted to the meter. The shutter bar is positionable between a first position where the shutter bar is located opposite and blocking external access to the indicia plate of the meter and in a second position, the shutter bar is laterally positioned from said indicia plate. The receptacle is pivotally mounted to mailing machine base and includes a shutter bar locking mechanism for engaging the shutter bar in the shutter bar's first position and for slidably positioning the shutter bar between the first and second position. A brush assembly is mounted to the shutter bar for brushing or sweeping the indicia plate upon reciprocal displacement of the shutter bar between the first and second positions.

    摘要翻译: 海报表可插入邮件机基座插座中并从邮件机座插座中移除。 邮资计包括可滑动地安装在仪表上的快门条。 快门条可定位在快门杆相对的第一位置和阻挡对仪表的标记板的外部接近之间,并且在第二位置,快门条从所述标记板横向定位。 容器枢转地安装在邮寄机基座上并且包括用于将快门杆接合在快门杆的第一位置中并用于将快门杆可滑动地定位在第一和第二位置之间的快门条锁定机构。 刷子组件安装到快门杆上,用于在快门杆在第一和第二位置之间往复移位时刷新或扫掠标记板。

    Inking device for postage meters
    6.
    发明授权
    Inking device for postage meters 失效
    邮资计量仪

    公开(公告)号:US5146852A

    公开(公告)日:1992-09-15

    申请号:US777052

    申请日:1991-10-16

    IPC分类号: B41K3/56 G07B17/00

    摘要: An inking device for a postage meter in a high speed mailing machine is disclosed in which the inking device has an ink reservoir containing an ink pad, and a cover member to secure the ink pad in the reservoir. The reservoir is formed as a generally rectangular tray having a flat bottom wall and upstanding front, rear and side walls, and includes a plurality of elongate upstanding ribs covering most of the area of the bottom wall for supporting an ink pad and for defining ink flow channels between the ribs. There are also relatively short upstanding ribs disposed around the other sides of the tray, and all of the ribs have upwardly inclined portions adjacent the front, rear and side walls against which a cover member presses to compress that portion of the ink pad which overlies the inclined portions of the ribs. The inclined portions also include raised protrusions thereon to increase the compression of the ink pad for a more effective seal and also to prevent the edge portions of the ink pad from creeping down the inclined portions of the ribs during continuous operation of the mailing machine.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于高速邮寄机中的邮资计费器的上墨装置,其中着墨装置具有一个含有墨垫的储墨器,以及用于将墨垫固定在储存器中的盖件。 储存器形成为具有平坦的底壁和直立的前,后和侧壁的大致矩形的托盘,并且包括多个细长的直立肋,其覆盖底壁的大部分区域,用于支撑墨垫并用于限定墨流 肋骨之间的通道。 在托盘的另一侧周围还设置相对较短的直立肋,并且所有的肋具有邻近前壁,后壁和侧壁的向上倾斜的部分,盖构件压靠在其上以压缩覆盖 肋的倾斜部分。 倾斜部分还包括凸起突起,以增加墨垫的压缩以获得更有效的密封,并且还防止墨垫的边缘部分在邮寄机的连续操作期间沿着肋的倾斜部分向下爬行。

    Method of printing postage indicia using ink jet technology
    7.
    发明授权
    Method of printing postage indicia using ink jet technology 失效
    使用喷墨技术打印邮资标记的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06502912B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-01-07

    申请号:US08710796

    申请日:1996-09-23

    IPC分类号: B41J300

    CPC分类号: B41J3/546 B41J13/12

    摘要: A method of printing a composite image composed of a postage indicia image and an adjacent nondescript image on an image receiving medium is disclosed. The postage indicia image contains alpha-numeric data which must be machine readable and therefore must be printed with a high quality water fast ink, and is printed with a printing device utilizing ink jet technology. The nondescript image is merely a flag image containing fluorescent material and does not contain alpha-numeric data that must be machine readable, and therefore can be printed by any other suitable printer using commercially available fluorescent ink.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种在图像接收介质上打印由邮资标记图像和相邻非标准图像组成的合成图像的方法。 邮资标记图像包含字母数字数据,其必须是机器可读的,因此必须用高质量的快速墨水印刷,并且使用喷墨技术印刷印刷装置。 非标准图像仅仅是包含荧光材料的标志图像,并且不包含必须是机器可读的字母数字数据,因此可以由使用市售的荧光墨水的任何其它合适的打印机打印。

    Method and apparatus for ensuring for the correct accounting of postage
dispensed by a postage meter
    8.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for ensuring for the correct accounting of postage dispensed by a postage meter 失效
    确保由邮资计费器分配的邮资的正确会计的方法和设备

    公开(公告)号:US6044364A

    公开(公告)日:2000-03-28

    申请号:US986811

    申请日:1997-12-08

    IPC分类号: G07B17/00 G07B17/02

    摘要: A postage metering system which performs a plurality of different functions including printing of postage and exchange of data with a remotely located data center to accomplish a postage fund refill of the postage metering system, a remote postage metering system inspection, and a download of location data into the postage metering system is provided and further includes a portable vault having first data indicative of location stored therein, the portable vault accounting for the value of postage printed; and a terminal which houses structure for removably receiving the portable vault, a printing mechanism for printing postage, apparatus for communicating with the data center to perform the remote postage metering system inspection, the postage fund refill of the postage metering system, and the download of location data into the postage metering system, structure for storing second data indicative of location, and apparatus for comparing the first and second data at times when the portable vault is inserted in the receiving means, for permitting operation of all of the plurality of different functions if the first and second data match, and for preventing the printing of postage while permitting the operation of at least some of the other of the plurality of different functions if the first and second data do not match. A method associated with the postage metering system is also provided.

    摘要翻译: 邮资计费系统,其执行多个不同的功能,包括打印邮资和与远程位置的数据中心交换数据,以完成邮资计费系统的邮资重新填充,远程邮资计费系统检查和位置数据的下载 提供了邮资计费系统,并且还包括具有指示存储在其中的位置的第一数据的便携式存储库,所述便携式存储库占用打印的邮资的价值; 以及容纳用于可拆卸地接收便携式保险库的结构的终端,用于打印邮资的打印机构,用于与数据中心进行通信以进行远程邮资计费系统检查的装置,邮资计费系统的邮资补充以及下载 位置数据输入到邮资计费系统中,用于存储指示位置的第二数据的结构,以及用于在便携式保险库插入接收装置时比较第一和第二数据的装置,用于允许所有多个不同功能的操作 如果第一和第二数据匹配,并且如果第一和第二数据不匹配,则用于防止打印邮资,同时允许多个不同功能中的至少一些功能的操作。 还提供了与邮资计费系统相关联的方法。

    Device and method for conserving ink consumption in an ink cartridge of
a postage meter
    9.
    发明授权
    Device and method for conserving ink consumption in an ink cartridge of a postage meter 失效
    用于节省邮资计费器墨盒中的墨水消耗的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US5856834A

    公开(公告)日:1999-01-05

    申请号:US764291

    申请日:1996-12-12

    IPC分类号: B41J2/165 G07B17/00

    摘要: A postage meter includes a printhead for printing an indicia; a device for determining a total amount of ink consumed by the postage meter and for ascertaining when the total amount of ink consumed by the postage meter has exceeded a predetermined amount; and a controller having first structure for automatically performing maintenance on the printhead on a recurring basis in accordance with a normal maintenance program, and second structure, operative at times when the first structure determines that the total amount of ink consumed by the postage meter has exceeded the predetermined amount, for performing maintenance on the printhead in accordance with an ink conservation maintenance program instead of the normal maintenance program to reduce the quantity of ink consumed during maintenance of the printhead.

    摘要翻译: 邮资计包括用于打印标记的打印头; 用于确定邮资计费器消耗的总墨量的装置,以及用于确定邮资计费器消耗的总墨量何时超过预定量的装置; 以及具有第一结构的控制器,用于根据常规维护程序在循环的基础上自动执行打印头的维护;以及第二结构,其在第一结构确定邮费计量消耗的总量超过 预定量,用于根据墨水保存维护程序而不是普通维护程序对打印头进行维护,以减少在打印头的维护期间消耗的墨水量。

    Method and apparatus for securely printing a postal indicia image by
dividing printing of the image in multiple passes
    10.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for securely printing a postal indicia image by dividing printing of the image in multiple passes 失效
    通过在多次通过中分割图像的打印来安全地打印邮戳图像的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5762428A

    公开(公告)日:1998-06-09

    申请号:US579502

    申请日:1995-12-27

    摘要: A method for printing a high resolution postal indicia image includes printing with a printing mechanism a first low resolution indicia image on a mailpiece during a first pass between the printing mechanism and the mailpiece; printing with the printing mechanism a first portion of a second low resolution indicia image on the mailpiece during a second pass between the printing mechanism and the mailpiece; and printing with the printing mechanism a second portion of the second low resolution indicia image on the mailpiece during at least a third pass between the printing mechanism and the mailpiece, the second portion being complementary to the first portion to create therewith the second low resolution image, the second low resolution image being complementary to the first low resolution image to create therewith the high resolution postal indicia image. An apparatus incorporates the above method.

    摘要翻译: 用于打印高分辨率邮戳图像的方法包括在打印机构和邮件之间的第一次通过期间用打印机构打印邮件上的第一低分辨率标记图像; 在所述打印机构和所述邮件之间的第二遍期间,利用所述打印机构打印所述邮件上的第二低分辨率标记图像的第一部分; 以及在所述打印机构和所述邮件之间的至少第三遍期间,通过所述打印机构将所述第二低分辨率标记图像的第二部分打印在所述邮件上,所述第二部分与所述第一部分互补以产生所述第二低分辨率图像 ,第二低分辨率图像与第一低分辨率图像互补,以与其一起创建高分辨率邮戳标记图像。 一种装置结合上述方法。