公开(公告)号：US20080228669A1

公开(公告)日：2008-09-18

申请号：US11724673

申请日：2007-03-16

申请人： Steven E. Harris ,  Lawrence G. Marinelli

发明人： Steven E. Harris ,  Lawrence G. Marinelli

IPC分类号： G06F9/46

CPC分类号： G01G19/4148 ,  G07B17/00467 ,  G07B2017/00483

摘要： Disclosed is an improved work-ahead method for efficiently operating a software-controlled, automated postage meter of the type used to print postage and other digital data on batches of mail that are run through the meter during successive jobs which originate from different accounts. The operator enters data relating to the parameters for a first job to be completed. After the meter is initialized and the meter overhead is encountered, the first batch of mail for the first job is run through the postage meter. As the first job is being executed and the first batch of mail is being imprinted with postage, the operator enters the data relating to the parameters for the next job. The operator then loads a second batch of mail for the next job into the postage meter. Provided that the first job has been completed, but without having to once again initialize the postage meter and encounter all of the meter overhead, the second batch of letters for the next job is now run through the meter. The postage meter is continuously readied to receive another batch of mail for a new job at the same time that the preceding job is being completed. Once the final job has been completed, meter information regarding all of the job transactions during the workday is retrieved, analyzed, displayed and saved.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种改进的预先提前的方法，用于有效地操作用于在源自不同帐户的连续作业期间通过仪表运行的批量邮件上打印邮资和其他数字数据的软件控制的自动邮资计费器。 操作者输入有关要完成的第一个作业的参数的数据。 在仪器初始化并遇到仪表开销之后，第一个作业的第一批邮件将通过邮资计费器运行。 由于第一份工作正在执行，第一批邮件正在印上邮资，所以操作员输入与下一个作业的参数有关的数据。 然后，操作员将下一个作业的第二批邮件加载到邮资计费器中。 只要第一份工作已经完成，但是无需再次初始化邮资计费表，并且遇到所有的仪表开销，下一个作业的第二批字母现在通过仪表运行。 在上一个工作完成的同时，邮资计费表连续准备接收另一批新邮件。 一旦完成了最后的工作，就会检索，分析，显示和保存有关工作日内所有工作交易的仪表信息。

公开(公告)号：US07792765B2

公开(公告)日：2010-09-07

申请号：US11724673

申请日：2007-03-16

申请人： Steven E. Harris ,  Lawrence G. Marinelli

发明人： Steven E. Harris ,  Lawrence G. Marinelli

IPC分类号： G06F17/00 ,  G06F12/14 ,  G07B17/02

CPC分类号： G01G19/4148 ,  G07B17/00467 ,  G07B2017/00483

摘要： Disclosed is an improved work-ahead method for efficiently operating a software-controlled, automated postage meter of the type used to print postage and other digital data on batches of mail that are run through the meter during successive jobs which originate from different accounts. The operator enters data relating to the parameters for a first job to be completed. After the meter is initialized and the meter overhead is encountered, the first batch of mail for the first job is run through the postage meter. As the first job is being executed and the first batch of mail is being imprinted with postage, the operator enters the data relating to the parameters for the next job. The operator then loads a second batch of mail for the next job into the postage meter. Provided that the first job has been completed, but without having to once again initialize the postage meter and encounter all of the meter overhead, the second batch of letters for the next job is now run through the meter. The postage meter is continuously readied to receive another batch of mail for a new job at the same time that the preceding job is being completed. Once the final job has been completed, meter information regarding all of the job transactions during the workday is retrieved, analyzed, displayed and saved.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种改进的预先提前的方法，用于有效地操作用于在源自不同帐户的连续作业期间通过仪表运行的批量邮件上打印邮资和其他数字数据的软件控制的自动邮资计费器。 操作者输入有关要完成的第一个作业的参数的数据。 在仪器初始化并遇到仪表开销之后，第一个作业的第一批邮件将通过邮资计费器运行。 由于第一份工作正在执行，第一批邮件正在印上邮资，所以操作员输入与下一个作业的参数有关的数据。 然后，操作员将下一个作业的第二批邮件加载到邮资计费器中。 只要第一份工作已经完成，但是无需再次初始化邮资计费表，并且遇到所有的仪表开销，下一个作业的第二批字母现在通过仪表运行。 在上一个工作完成的同时，邮资计费表连续准备接收另一批新邮件。 一旦完成了最后的工作，就会检索，分析，显示和保存有关工作日内所有工作交易的仪表信息。