公开(公告)号：US4935961A

公开(公告)日：1990-06-19

申请号：US224619

申请日：1988-07-27

申请人： Joseph L. Gargiulo ,  Jose Pastor

发明人： Joseph L. Gargiulo ,  Jose Pastor

IPC分类号： G07B17/00 ,  H04L9/08

CPC分类号： G07B17/00733 ,  H04L9/0625 ,  H04L9/0838 ,  H04L9/12 ,  H04L9/16 ,  G07B2017/0079 ,  G07B2017/0083 ,  G07B2017/00854 ,  G07B2017/0087 ,  G07B2017/00887 ,  H04L2209/60

摘要： A method and apparatus for generating cryptographic keys for a postal manifest and for synchronizing cryptographic keys for transmitting postal data securely on a communication link is presented. The techniques for generating a key and for synchronizing keys use the same apparatus but use slightly different data to create a cryptographic key.The postal data center maintains a unique set of data for each server station. Using this set of data along with a manifest sequence number (or communication transaction number) and the date, a cryptographic key is created. Each server station stores a fixed master key, KO, a permutation table, Pt, and ID, and GMT date. Using the manifest sequence number (or the communication transaction number) a row of the permutation table is altered and the master key KO is scrambled with the permutation table top get a new key K2. With K2, the date, server ID, and manifest sequence number (our communication transaction number) are encrypted. The result of this encryption yields another key K3. K3 is then used for encrypting the postal manifest or for communicating with a postal data center.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种用于生成邮政清单密码密钥的方法和装置，并且用于同步用于在通信链路上安全地发送邮政数据的密码密钥。 用于产生密钥和同步密钥的技术使用相同的装置，但是使用稍微不同的数据来创建加密密钥。 邮政数据中心为每个服务器站维护一组唯一的数据。 使用这组数据以及清单序列号（或通信事务号）和日期，创建一个加密密钥。 每个服务器站存储固定的主密钥，KO，置换表，Pt和ID以及GMT日期。 使用清单序列号（或通信事务处理号），改变排列表的一行，并且通过置换表顶部加密主密钥KO得到新的密钥K2。 使用K2，日期，服务器ID和清单序列号（我们的通信交易号）被加密。 该加密的结果产生另一个关键K3。 然后，K3用于加密邮政清单或与邮政数据中心进行通信。

公开(公告)号：US06317498B1

公开(公告)日：2001-11-13

申请号：US08926204

申请日：1997-09-09

申请人： Jose Pastor ,  George M. Brookner ,  Robert A. Cordery ,  Hyung-Kun (Paul) Kim

发明人： Jose Pastor ,  George M. Brookner ,  Robert A. Cordery ,  Hyung-Kun (Paul) Kim

IPC分类号： H04L900

CPC分类号： G07B17/00733 ,  G07B17/00024 ,  G07B2017/00096 ,  G07B2017/00443 ,  G07B2017/0075 ,  G07B2017/00798 ,  G07B2017/00846 ,  G07B2017/00854 ,  G07B2017/00967

摘要： A system for controlling the validity of printing of indicias on mailpieces from a potentially large number of users of postage meters includes apparatus disposed in each said postage meter for generating a code and for printing the code on each mailpiece. The code is an encrypted code representative of the postage meter apparatus printing the indicia and other information uniquely determinative of the legitimacy of postage on the mailpieces. The keys for the code generating apparatus are changed to change its code generation at predetermined time intervals in each of the meters. A security center includes apparatus for maintaining a security code database and for keeping track of the keys for generating security codes in correspondence with the changes in each generating apparatus and the information printed on the mailpiece by the postage meter apparatus for comparison with the code printed on the mailpiece. There may be two codes printed, one used by the Postal Service for its security checks and one by the manufacturer. The encryption key may be changed at predetermined intervals or on a daily basis or for printing each mailpiece.

摘要翻译： 用于控制来自潜在大量邮资用户的邮件上的邮戳的打印有效性的系统包括设置在每个所述邮资计费器中的设备，用于生成代码并在每个邮件上打印代码。 代码是邮资计量器设备的加密代码，其打印标签和独特地确定邮件在邮件上的合法性的其他信息。 代码生成装置的键被改变以在每个米中以预定的时间间隔改变其代码生成。 安全中心包括用于维护安全代码数据库的装置，并且用于跟踪用于生成与每个发生装置中的变化相对应的安全代码的密钥以及由邮资计费器装置打印在邮件上的信息，以便与打印在 邮件。 可能印有两个代码，一个由邮政局用于其安全检查，一个由制造商使用。 加密密钥可以以预定间隔或每天更改或用于打印每个邮件。

公开(公告)号：US4949381A

公开(公告)日：1990-08-14

申请号：US245479

申请日：1988-09-19

申请人： Jose Pastor

发明人： Jose Pastor

IPC分类号： G07B17/00 ,  G09C5/00

CPC分类号： G07B17/00508 ,  G07B17/00733 ,  G09C5/00 ,  G07B2017/0058 ,  G07B2017/00588 ,  G07B2017/00758 ,  G07B2017/00967

摘要： An item bearing bit-mapped indicia with information encrypted by a public key which verifies a status of the item and a method and apparatus for applying such indicia. The indicia represents an encrypted message and has the form of an array of pixels, each pixel having a value selected from a predetermined set of values in accordance with a mapping of an encrypted message on to the array. Thus, a person having knowledge of the appropriate decryption key may scan the indicia to obtain the message and verify the status by decrypting the message. In one embodiment disclosed, the item is a mail piece and the status is the payment of postage. The indicia may have the form of a binary matrix transformed by matrix multiplication by a corresponding Hadamard matrix and the encrypted message may be encrypted using a public key encryption system.

公开(公告)号：US4539704A

公开(公告)日：1985-09-03

申请号：US581519

申请日：1984-02-21

申请人： Jose Pastor

发明人： Jose Pastor

IPC分类号： G06K9/44

CPC分类号： G06K9/44 ,  G06K2209/01

摘要： A process for thinning an image, comprising the steps of defining an image in terms of a plurality of discrete picture elements (pixels), convolving each horizontal string of pixels of the image with itself shifted a predetermined number of pixels, weighting each shifted position of each horizontal string, selecting certain of the pixels of the weighted horizontally convolved pixel strings which correspond to predetermined descriptors, convolving each vertical string of pixels of the image with itself shifted a predetermined number of pixels, weighting each shifted position of each vertical string, selecting certain of the pexels of the weighted vertically convolved pixel strings which correspond to predetermined descriptors, adding thee selected pixels from the weighted vertical and horizontal convolutions and the pixels of the original image, retaining those pixels which are common to the original image and the selected pixels of both the horizontal and vertical weighted convolutions, discarding those pixels which are absent from the original image, filtering those pixels which are common to the original image and the original image and only one of the selected pixels of the horizontal and vertical weighted convolutions, further retaining certain of the filtered pixels and discarding others in accordance with a predetermined filter matrix, and providing an output signal of the retained pixels which represents a thinned image.

摘要翻译： 一种用于减薄图像的过程，包括以下步骤：根据多个离散像素（像素）定义图像，将图像的每个水平像素像素自身卷积预定数量的像素，将每个偏移位置 每个水平字符串，选择对应于预定描述符的加权水平卷积像素串的某些像素，将图像的每个垂直像素的像素自身移位预定数量的像素，对每个垂直字符串的每个移位的位置进行加权，选择 对应于预定描述符的加权垂直卷积像素串的某些像素，从加权的垂直和水平卷积和原始图像的像素相加所选择的像素，保留原始图像和所选择的像素共有的那些像素 的水平和垂直加权卷积 ，丢弃原始图像中不存在的那些像素，对原始图像和原始图像共同的那些像素和仅水平和垂直加权卷积的所选像素之一进行滤波，进一步保留某些滤波像素并丢弃 另一些根据预定的滤波器矩阵，并且提供表示减薄的图像的保留像素的输出信号。

公开(公告)号：US5390251A

公开(公告)日：1995-02-14

申请号：US133427

申请日：1993-10-08

申请人： Jose Pastor ,  George M. Brookner ,  Robert A. Cordery ,  Hyung-Kun P. Kim

发明人： Jose Pastor ,  George M. Brookner ,  Robert A. Cordery ,  Hyung-Kun P. Kim

IPC分类号： G07B17/00 ,  H04L9/02

CPC分类号： G07B17/00733 ,  G07B17/00024 ,  G07B2017/00096 ,  G07B2017/00443 ,  G07B2017/0075 ,  G07B2017/00798 ,  G07B2017/00846 ,  G07B2017/00854 ,  G07B2017/00967

摘要： A system for controlling the validity of printing of indicias on mailpieces from a potentially large number of users of postage meters includes apparatus disposed in each said postage meter for generating a code and for printing the code on each mailpiece. The code is an encrypted code representative of the postage meter apparatus printing the indicia and other information uniquely determinative of the legitimacy of postage on the mailpieces. The keys for the code generating apparatus are changed to change its code generation at predetermined time intervals in each of the meters. A security center includes apparatus for maintaining a security code database and for keeping track of the keys for generating security codes in correspondence with the changes in each generating apparatus and the information printed on the mailpiece by the postage meter apparatus for comparison with the code printed on the mailpiece. There may be two codes printed, one used by the Postal Service for its security checks and one by the manufacturer. The encryption key may be changed at predetermined intervals or on a daily basis or for printing each mailpiece.

摘要翻译： 用于控制来自潜在大量邮资用户的邮件上的邮戳的打印有效性的系统包括设置在每个所述邮资计费器中的设备，用于生成代码并在每个邮件上打印代码。 代码是邮资计量器设备的加密代码，其打印标签和独特地确定邮件在邮件上的合法性的其他信息。 代码生成装置的键被改变以在每个米中以预定的时间间隔改变其代码生成。 安全中心包括用于维护安全代码数据库的装置，并且用于跟踪用于生成与每个发生装置中的变化相对应的安全代码的密钥以及由邮资计费器装置打印在邮件上的信息，以便与打印在 邮件。 可能印有两个代码，一个由邮政局用于其安全检查，一个由制造商使用。 加密密钥可以以预定间隔或每天更改或用于打印每个邮件。

公开(公告)号：US5031215A

公开(公告)日：1991-07-09

申请号：US515531

申请日：1990-05-29

申请人： Jose Pastor

发明人： Jose Pastor

IPC分类号： G09C1/00

CPC分类号： G06K9/468 ,  G06K9/18 ,  G06K2209/01

摘要： An item bearing an indicia which verifies a status of the item and a method and apparatus for applying such indicia. The indicia represents an encrypted message and has the form of a number n base N number system represented by characters selected from an unambiguous machine-readable character set having n characters. The characters consist of connected graphs drawn on a predetermined grid and meeting certain selected requirements. A set of descripters is selected, including a number of type 1 and type 3 points in a character and a subset of characters is selected from the set of all possible characters meeting the requirements so that each character is unambiguously described in terms of the selected descripters. In one embodiment disclosed the item is a mail piece and the status is the payment of postage.

摘要翻译： 具有验证物品状态的标记的物品以及用于应用该标记的方法和装置。 标记表示加密的消息，并且具有由从具有n个字符的明确的机器可读字符集中选择的字符表示的数字n个基本N数字系统的形式。 字符由在预定网格上绘制并满足特定选定要求的连接图形组成。 选择一组描述符，包括一个字符中的1类和3类数字，并且从满足要求的所有可能字符的集合中选择字符子集，以便根据所选择的描述符明确地描述每个字符 。 在所公开的一个实施例中，该项目是邮件，并且状态是邮资的支付。

公开(公告)号：US5025479A

公开(公告)日：1991-06-18

申请号：US245610

申请日：1988-09-19

申请人： Jose Pastor

发明人： Jose Pastor

IPC分类号： G06K9/18 ,  G09C1/00

CPC分类号： G06K9/18

摘要： An item bearing an indicia which verifies a status of the item and a method and apparatus for applying such indicia. The indicia represents an encrypted message and has the form of a number n base N number system represented by characters selected from an unambiguous machine-readable character set having n characters. The characters consist of connected graphs drawn on a predetermined grid and meeting certain selected requirements. A set of descripters is selected, including a number of type 1 and type 3 points in a character and a subset of characters is selected from the set of all possible characters meeting the requirements so that each character is unambiguously described in terms of the selected descripters. In one embodiment disclosed the item is a mail piece and the status is the payment of postage.

摘要翻译： 具有验证物品状态的标记的物品以及用于应用该标记的方法和装置。 标记表示加密的消息，并且具有由从具有n个字符的明确的机器可读字符集中选择的字符表示的数字n个基本N数字系统的形式。 字符由在预定网格上绘制并满足特定选定要求的连接图形组成。 选择一组描述符，包括一个字符中的1类和3类数字，并且从满足要求的所有可能字符的集合中选择字符子集，以便根据所选择的描述符明确地描述每个字符 。 在所公开的一个实施例中，该项目是邮件，并且状态是邮资的支付。

公开(公告)号：US4088116A

公开(公告)日：1978-05-09

申请号：US646974

申请日：1976-01-06

申请人： Jose Pastor

发明人： Jose Pastor

IPC分类号： F24S23/70 ,  F24J3/02

CPC分类号： F24J2/10 ,  F24J2002/003 ,  F24J2002/1033 ,  F24J2002/1042 ,  Y02E10/40

摘要： A radiant energy collector is described having a generally scroll-shaped configuration and exhibiting a hemispheric energy acceptance angle. Substantially all diffuse and direct radiant energy which is incident on a reflective surface of the collector is reflected toward an elongated energy conversion means. In one arrangement, the energy conversion means comprises a fluid container in which a transfer fluid is heated. In another arrangement, the energy conversion means comprises means for converting incident radiant energy into electrical energy.

摘要翻译： 描述了辐射能量收集器，其具有大致涡旋形构造并且呈现半球能量接受角。 入射到收集器的反射表面上的基本上所有的漫射和直接辐射能被朝向细长的能量转换装置反射。 在一种布置中，能量转换装置包括流体容器，其中传送流体被加热。 在另一种布置中，能量转换装置包括用于将入射的辐射能转换成电能的装置。

公开(公告)号：US5239168A

公开(公告)日：1993-08-24

申请号：US737528

申请日：1991-07-29

申请人： Robert T. Durst, Jr. ,  Kevin D. Hunter ,  Jose Pastor

发明人： Robert T. Durst, Jr. ,  Kevin D. Hunter ,  Jose Pastor

IPC分类号： G07B17/00

CPC分类号： G07B17/00508 ,  G07B17/00661 ,  G07B2017/00564 ,  G07B2017/00588 ,  G07B2017/00669 ,  G07B2017/00685

摘要： A postage meter having the capability to print a zip code in bar code form. The postage meter includes an input for input of a postage value and input of a destination zip code, a display, a printer for printing an indicia on a mail piece, the indicia including a representation of a postage value and a representation of a destination zip code in bar code form. The postage meter also includes accounting means for accounting for expended postage and a controller responsive to the input. The controller controls the meter to receive a postage value and display a prompt requesting input of the destination zip code, convert the zip code to bar code form and add the bar code to the indicia. When a destination zip code is input the postage meter resets the postage value in accordance with a bar code discount. In one embodiment the postage meter of the subject invention may include a sensor for determining the position of the lower edge of the mail piece so that the bar code may be printed in accordance with regulations of a postal service. In another embodiment of the subject invention the postage meter includes a port for communication with a remote device and the remote device determines the amount of any postage discount.

摘要翻译： 能够以条形码打印邮政编码的邮资计费器。 邮资计费器包括用于输入邮资值的输入和目的地邮政编码的输入，显示器，用于在邮件上打印标记的打印机，所述标记包括邮资值的表示和目的地邮编的表示 条码代码。 邮资计费器还包括用于计算消费邮资的会计手段和响应于输入的控制器。 控制器控制仪表接收邮资值并显示提示，要求输入目的地邮政编码，将邮政编码转换为条形码，并将条形码添加到标记。 当输入目的地邮政编码时，邮资计费器根据条形码折扣重置邮资值。 在一个实施例中，本发明的邮资计可以包括用于确定邮件的下边缘的位置的传感器，使得可以根据邮政服务的规定打印条形码。 在本发明的另一个实施例中，邮资计费器包括用于与远程设备通信的端口，并且远程设备确定任何邮资折扣的数量。

公开(公告)号：US4893338A

公开(公告)日：1990-01-09

申请号：US140051

申请日：1987-12-31

申请人： Jose Pastor

发明人： Jose Pastor

IPC分类号： G06K17/00 ,  B07C1/00 ,  G06F1/00 ,  G06F21/00 ,  G07B17/00 ,  G07F7/10 ,  G07F7/12 ,  G09C1/00

CPC分类号： G07F7/1016 ,  B07C1/00 ,  G06F21/606 ,  G06F21/64 ,  G07B17/00733 ,  G07F7/08 ,  G07F7/12 ,  G06F2221/2147 ,  G07B2017/0075 ,  G07B2017/00758 ,  G07B2017/0083 ,  G07B2017/0087

摘要： A system for conveying information for the reliable authentication of a plurality of documents includes a device for solving a set of polynomial equations to develop a string of characters and having a decryption key therein that, upon application to the string of characters provided, reveals not only a plain text message indicating the source of the authentication but, in addition, provides the decryption key for use with the information provided by the mailer. The solution of the set of polynomial equations requires the accumulation of individual documents, each having a random x.sub.i and a solution f(x.sub.i) associated therewith.

摘要翻译： 用于传送用于多个文档的可靠认证的信息的系统包括用于求解一组多项式方程以开发一串字符并且在其中具有解密密钥的装置，其中当应用于所提供的字符串时，不仅显示 指示认证来源的纯文本消息，另外提供了与由邮寄者提供的信息一起使用的解密密钥。 多项式方程组的解决方案需要单个文档的累积，每个文档具有随机xi和与其相关联的解f（xi）。