公开(公告)号：US6154734A

公开(公告)日：2000-11-28

申请号：US294604

申请日：1999-04-19

申请人： William F. Bailey ,  Craig J. DeFilippo

发明人： William F. Bailey ,  Craig J. DeFilippo

IPC分类号： G07B17/00

CPC分类号： G07B17/00362 ,  G07B2017/00387 ,  G07B2017/00427

摘要： A value dispensing system includes a vault that accounts for units of a currency type dispensed by the value dispensing system, the vault including a first identifier that indicates one of different first and second currency types the vault is currently accounting for and a second identifier indicative of whether the vault is pending conversion to account for the one of the first and second currency types it is not currently accounting for in lieu of the one of the first and second currency types it is currently accounting for; a printing module which prints an indicium indicative of value, the printing module having a first indicator indicative of which of the first and second currency types the printhead module is set to print as part of the indicium; and an apparatus for determining if a first predetermined relationship exists between the first indicator, the first identifier, and the second identifier and for preventing the printing of the indicium if the predetermined relationship does not exist.

摘要翻译： 值分配系统包括存储库，其存储由价值分配系统分配的货币类型的单位，所述库包括指示保险库当前计费的不同的第一和第二货币类型之一的第一标识符，以及指示 该保险库是否正在等待转换为帐户，以代替它当前不考虑的第一种和第二种货币类型之一的第一种和第二种货币类型， 打印模块，其打印指示值的标记，所述打印模块具有第一指示符，所述第一指示符指示所述第一和第二货币类型中的哪一种，所述打印头模块被设置为作为所述标记的一部分进行打印; 以及用于确定在所述第一指示符，所述第一标识符和所述第二标识符之间是否存在第一预定关系并且用于如果所述预定关系不存在则防止所述标记的打印的装置。

公开(公告)号：US6044364A

公开(公告)日：2000-03-28

申请号：US986811

申请日：1997-12-08

申请人： Craig J. DeFilippo ,  Joseph M. Mozdzer ,  Charles F. Murphy, III

发明人： Craig J. DeFilippo ,  Joseph M. Mozdzer ,  Charles F. Murphy, III

IPC分类号： G07B17/00 ,  G07B17/02

CPC分类号： G07B17/0008 ,  G07B2017/00032 ,  G07B2017/00161 ,  G07B2017/00322

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。

公开(公告)号：US08019696B2

公开(公告)日：2011-09-13

申请号：US10744662

申请日：2003-12-23

申请人： Mark N. Harris ,  Craig J. DeFilippo

发明人： Mark N. Harris ,  Craig J. DeFilippo

IPC分类号： G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G07B17/0008 ,  G07B2017/00177

摘要： A system and method for allowing multiple postage meters to utilize removable storage media to accurately track and protect data generated during use is provided. A unique identifier is provided for each removable storage medium, and the removable storage medium is associated with a single meter. A catalog of additional meters authorized for use with the storage medium is maintained on each medium. When the storage medium is attached to a meter, the meter determines if the storage medium has been authorized for use with the meter or, if allowable, establishes a new entry in the catalog for the meter. Thus, data for a plurality of meters can be maintained on the same storage medium. Any discrepancies that exist between the data stored in the meter and the storage medium can be reconciled by the user, thereby allowing accurate maintenance of the data.

摘要翻译： 提供一种用于允许多个邮资计费表利用可移动存储介质来精确地跟踪和保护在使用期间产生的数据的系统和方法。 为每个可移动存储介质提供唯一的标识符，并且可移除存储介质与单个计量表相关联。 在每个介质上保留有与存储介质一起使用的附加仪表的目录。 当存储介质连接到仪表时，仪表确定存储介质是否已被授权与仪表一起使用，或者如果允许，则在仪表的目录中建立新的条目。 因此，可以将多个仪表的数据保持在同一存储介质上。 存储在仪表中的数据与存储介质之间存在的任何差异都可以由用户进行调节，从而允许数据的准确维护。

公开(公告)号：US06941284B2

公开(公告)日：2005-09-06

申请号：US09726744

申请日：2000-11-30

申请人： Craig J. DeFilippo ,  Joseph L. Gargiulo

发明人： Craig J. DeFilippo ,  Joseph L. Gargiulo

IPC分类号： G07B17/00 ,  H04K1/00 ,  G06F17/60

CPC分类号： G07B17/00733 ,  G07B2017/00177 ,  G07B2017/00322 ,  G07B2017/00741 ,  G07B2017/00846 ,  G07B2017/00854 ,  G07B2017/00879

摘要： A postage meter includes a vault that accounts for postage dispensed by the postage meter; and a printhead module having a printhead for printing the postage dispensed; a smart card chip having a ROM having software code stored therein; an EEPROM having an encrypted key and executable code stored therein, a CPU; a RAM; and a flash memory having an encrypted pointer data file stored therein. During power-up of the postage meter the encrypted pointer data file is read from the flash memory into the RAM by the CPU, the CPU uses the executable code to decrypt the encrypted pointer data file to obtain from the software code components parts of a decryption key and to assemble in the ram the decryption key from the component parts, the CPU uses the assembled decryption key and the executable code to decrypt the encrypted cryptographic key, and the CPU stores the decrypted cryptographic key in a secure area of the EEPROM, erases the decryption key and the encrypted pointer data file from the RAM, erases the encrypted cryptographic key and executable code from the EEPROM, and erases the pointer data file from the flash memory.

摘要翻译： 邮费计包括一个帐篷，用于计算邮资计费器分发的邮资; 以及打印头模块，其具有用于打印分配的邮资的打印头; 具有存储有软件代码的ROM的智能卡芯片; 具有存储在其中的加密密钥和可执行代码的EEPROM，CPU; 一个RAM 以及存储有加密的指针数据文件的闪速存储器。 在邮资计费器上电期间，CPU将加密指针数据文件从闪存读取到RAM中，CPU使用可执行代码对加密的指针数据文件进行解密，从软件代码中获得解密部分 键，并且从RAM中组装解密密钥，CPU使用组合的解密密钥和可执行代码对加密的加密密钥进行解密，并且CPU将解密的加密密钥存储在EEPROM的安全区域中，擦除 来自RAM的解密密钥和加密指针数据文件从EEPROM中擦除加密的加密密钥和可执行代码，并从闪存中擦除指针数据文件。