Method and apparatus for substituting a 2-byte font character standard
in a printer
    3.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for substituting a 2-byte font character standard in a printer 失效
    用于替换打印机中2字节字体字符标准的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5999706A

    公开(公告)日:1999-12-07

    申请号:US846197

    申请日:1997-04-28

    摘要: A hardware module includes a character map, a font and control codes in accordance with an established national standard for printing characters, to supplement or replace similar information stored in a printer in accordance with another established standard. Connection of the module to the printer changes the personality of the printer, from a printer operating in accordance with one standard for printing one set of characters, such as printing simplified Chinese characters used in mainland China in accordance with a GuoBiao Standard, to a printer operating in accordance with a second standard for printing another set of characters, such as printing traditional Chinese characters in accordance with a Chinese National Standard.

    摘要翻译: 硬件模块包括根据已建立的用于打印字符的国家标准的字符映射,字体和控制代码,以根据另一建立的标准补充或替换存储在打印机中的类似信息。 将模块与打印机的连接从打印机操作的打印机改变打印机的个性,打印机按照一个标准操作,用于打印一组字符,例如根据国际标准在中国大陆使用的简体中文字符打印到打印机 按照第二个标准进行操作,用于打印另一组字符,如按照中国国家标准印刷繁体字。

    Method of preserving data storage in a postal meter
    4.
    发明授权
    Method of preserving data storage in a postal meter 失效
    在邮局中保存数据的方法

    公开(公告)号:US4802117A

    公开(公告)日:1989-01-31

    申请号:US809454

    申请日:1985-12-16

    摘要: A nonvolatile memory bank of an electronic memory and retrieval system is partitioned into at least three memory blocks, each block capable of storing an accounting program. The accounting program data is stored in duplicate with one copy of the data in one memory block and a second copy of the data in a second memory block. The remaining memory blocks of the partitioned memory bank are held in reserve status. The integrity of the data is preserved by comparing one data copy with the other data copy. When a difference between the two data copies is detected, a determination is made as to which data copy is the correct data copy. The data in the memory block having the correct data is duplicated into a reserve memory block, forming a new set of data in a new memory block, which is then substituted for the memory block having the incorrect set of data.

    摘要翻译: 电子存储器和检索系统的非易失性存储体被划分为至少三个存储块,每个块能够存储会计程序。 会计程序数据与一个存储器块中的数据的一个副本和第二存储器块中的数据的第二副本重复存储。 分区存储体的剩余存储块保持在保留状态。 通过将一个数据副本与其他数据副本进行比较来保留数据的完整性。 当检测到两个数据副本之间的差异时,确定哪个数据副本是正确的数据副本。 具有正确数据的存储器块中的数据被复制到保留存储器块中,在新的存储块中形成新的数据集合,然后将其替换为具有不正确的数据集的存储器块。

    Postage payment system employing encryption techniques and accounting
for postage payment at a time subsequent to the printing of postage
    5.
    发明授权
    Postage payment system employing encryption techniques and accounting for postage payment at a time subsequent to the printing of postage 失效
    邮资支付系统采用加密技术,并在印刷邮资之后的一段时间记账邮费

    公开(公告)号:US5375172A

    公开(公告)日:1994-12-20

    申请号:US882871

    申请日:1986-07-07

    IPC分类号: G06Q50/00 G07B17/00 G06F15/20

    摘要: The postage system employs encryption techniques to verify that a user has printed postage. The postage at the time of printing is not accounted for by the meter. Accounting occurs at a time subsequent to the printing of postage. The user is provided with a postage validating device which provides an indication on the mailpiece of the validity of the imprint to identify the user and a user account number. Charges for the postage thus printed occur at a subsequent time. The imprint is read, preferably by scanning techniques, to determine validity, amount to be charged and an account number which is charged for the delivery.

    摘要翻译: 邮资系统采用加密技术来验证用户是否已打印邮资。 打印时的邮资不是由仪表计算的。 会计发生在印刷邮资之后的一段时间。 用户被提供有邮寄验证装置,其在邮件上提供印记的有效性的指示以识别用户和用户帐号。 因此印刷的邮资的费用将在随后的时间内发生。 读取印记,最好是扫描技术,以确定有效性,要收取的金额以及交付费用的帐号。

    Method and apparatus for securely resetting a real time clock in a
postage meter
    7.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for securely resetting a real time clock in a postage meter 失效
    用于在邮资计费器中安全地重置实时时钟的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US6023690A

    公开(公告)日:2000-02-08

    申请号:US874125

    申请日:1997-06-12

    IPC分类号: G07B17/00 G06F12/16

    摘要: A value dispensing system includes: a printing mechanism for printing an indication of value; a microprocessor including a real time clock mechanism, the microprocessor initiating printing of the indication of value by the printing mechanism; a device for electrically connecting the value dispensing system to a primary power source and for utilizing power received from the primary power source to operate the microprocessor and the printing mechanism; a back-up power source which supplies backup power to the microprocessor to enable continued operation of the real time clock only when the value dispensing system has been disconnected from the primary power source; wherein the microprocessor is programmed to 1) disable operation of the printing mechanism upon a failure of the backup power source and in response to reconnection of the primary power source to the value dispensing system, 2) require resetting of the real time clock as a prerequisite for reenabling the operation of the printing mechanism subsequent to its disablement by the microprocessor, and 3) only permitting the resetting of the real time clock subsequent to inserting a real time clock security card into the value dispensing system.

    摘要翻译: 值分配系统包括:用于打印价值指示的打印机构; 微处理器包括实时时钟机构,微处理器通过打印机构启动打印值的指示; 用于将价值分配系统电连接到主电源并且利用从主电源接收的电力来操作微处理器和打印机构的装置; 备用电源,其仅在价值分配系统已经从主电源断开连接时,向微处理器提供备用电力以使得能够继续操作实时时钟; 其中所述微处理器被编程为:1)在所述备用电源发生故障并且响应于将所述主电源重新连接到所述分配系统时禁用所述打印机构的操作,2)要求将所述实时时钟重置为先决条件 用于在由微处理器禁用打印机构之后重新启动打印机构的操作,以及3)仅允许在将实时时钟安全卡插入值分配系统之后重新设置实时时钟。

    Electronic postage meter system having enhanced clock security
    8.
    发明授权
    Electronic postage meter system having enhanced clock security 失效
    电子邮资计费系统具有增强的时钟安全性

    公开(公告)号:US5946672A

    公开(公告)日:1999-08-31

    申请号:US874126

    申请日:1997-06-12

    IPC分类号: G07B17/00

    摘要: A postage metering system includes a keyboard; a display; a device for receiving an external smart card; a print module for printing a postal indicia; an accounting module for accounting for the value of each postal indicia printed; a microprocessor including a clock chip which generates pulses on a periodic basis, at least one register having contents which are indicative of a real time, first structure for automatically updating the contents of the register based on the number of clock pulses generated, second structure for permitting resetting of the contents of the register by a user via the keyboard to indicate a new real time, third structure for detecting whether the external smart card has been inserted in the receiving means, for determining whether the inserted external smart card is a real time clock security card, and for inhibiting operation of the second structure such that a user cannot reset the contents of the register to be indicative of the new real time unless the third structure determines that a real time clock security card has been inserted into the receiving device.

    摘要翻译: 邮资计费系统包括键盘; 一个显示器 用于接收外部智能卡的设备; 用于打印邮戳的打印模块; 用于记录印刷的每个邮戳的价值的会计模块; 包括周期性地产生脉冲的时钟芯片的微处理器,至少一个具有指示实时的内容的寄存器,用于基于产生的时钟脉冲的数量来自动更新寄存器的内容的第一结构,第二结构, 允许用户通过键盘复位寄存器的内容以指示新的实时,用于检测外部智能卡是否已被插入到接收装置中的第三结构,用于确定插入的外部智能卡是否是实时的 时钟安全卡,并且用于禁止第二结构的操作,使得用户不能将寄存器的内容重置为指示新的实时,除非第三结构确定实时时钟安全卡已被插入接收设备 。