公开(公告)号：US06823321B2

公开(公告)日：2004-11-23

申请号：US09952543

申请日：2001-09-14

申请人： Robert J. Johnson ,  Fuming Ye ,  Manu Sarin ,  Thomas Shokite ,  James R. Tobin

发明人： Robert J. Johnson ,  Fuming Ye ,  Manu Sarin ,  Thomas Shokite ,  James R. Tobin

IPC分类号： G07B1700

CPC分类号： G07B17/00435 ,  G07B2017/00056 ,  G07B2017/00064

摘要： A method and system for dynamically optimizing the amount of an automatic refill of a shared virtual postage meter is disclosed. A desired time between refills is predetermined based on the capacity of the system to perform refills, the time required to process a refill, and the impact of performing a refill on the overall performance of the system. A refill amount candidate is then determined based on the predetermined desired time between refills, the elapsed time since the last refill and the amount of the last refill. The determined refill amount candidate is then further validated to insure that it falls within a range of a predetermined minimum and maximum refill amounts. Once validated, the refill amount candidate is the optimal refill amount, and the shared virtual postage meter is refilled accordingly.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于动态优化共享虚拟邮资计费器的自动重新充值的方法和系统。 重新填充之间的期望时间是基于系统执行再填充的能力，处理再填充所需的时间以及执行再填充对系统的整体性能的影响而预先确定的。 然后根据再填充之间的预定期望时间，自上次再填充之后的经过时间和最后一次填充量来确定再填充金额候选。 然后进一步验证所确定的补充金额候选者以确保其落入预定的最小和最大补充量的范围内。 一旦验证，补注金额候选者是最佳补充金额，并且相应地重新填充共享的虚拟邮资计费器。