System for accounting for postage expended by a postage meter having
data security during printing
    2.
    发明授权
    System for accounting for postage expended by a postage meter having data security during printing 失效
    用于打印期间具有数据安全性的邮资费用的邮资会计系统

    公开(公告)号:US4962459A

    公开(公告)日:1990-10-09

    申请号:US813458

    申请日:1985-12-26

    IPC分类号: G06Q40/00 G07B17/00

    摘要: A system for accounting for postage expended by a postage meter. The system includes a keyboard and display for entry of commands and postal information, a printer, a memory for storing account records and program data, the memory further including a non-volatile memory for storing account records and other data, an interface to an electronic postage meter, and a processor including a CPU. The processor controls an electronic postage meter through the interface in accordance with the program data and entered postal information to set the meter and then responds to signals from the meter to update account records. The processor may also edit selected account records in accordance with entered information. In one disclosed embodiment the system responds to an operator request to print the account data base by repetitively scanning the account data base and sequentially printing accounts. In another disclosed embodiment the system stores images of accounts to be edited in selected regions of non-volatile memory before beginning to edit the account. These embodiments increase the security of the data in the accounts by avoiding exposure to data loss due to power failures or transients while accounts are being processed. In another disclosed embodiment a record of edited accounts is maintained by the system to allow a service technician to detect unauthorized editing of accounts. In still another disclosed embodiment the system tracks the contents of the postage meter ascending register to detect off-line meter usage.

    摘要翻译: 用于邮费计费用的邮资会计系统。 该系统包括用于输入命令和邮政信息的键盘和显示器,打印机,用于存储帐户记录和程序数据的存储器,所述存储器还包括用于存储帐户记录和其他数据的非易失性存储器,电子接口 邮资计费器和包括CPU的处理器。 处理器根据程序数据通过接口控制电子邮资计费器,并输入邮政信息以设置仪表,然后响应来自仪表的信号来更新帐户记录。 处理器还可以根据输入的信息编辑所选择的帐户记录。 在一个公开的实施例中,系统通过重复扫描帐户数据库并顺序打印帐户来响应操作员打印账户数据库的请求。 在另一个公开的实施例中,在开始编辑帐户之前,系统将要编辑的帐户的图像存储在非易失性存储器的选定区域中。 这些实施例通过避免在处理帐户时由于电源故障或瞬变而导致的数据丢失而增加了帐户中的数据的安全性。 在另一个公开的实施例中,系统维护编辑的帐户的记录,以允许维修技术人员检测帐户的未经授权的编辑。 在另一个公开的实施例中,系统跟踪邮资计费器上升寄存器的内容以检测离线计费器的使用。

    Mail management system transaction data customizing and screening
    3.
    发明授权
    Mail management system transaction data customizing and screening 失效
    邮件管理系统交易数据定制和筛选

    公开(公告)号:US4941091A

    公开(公告)日:1990-07-10

    申请号:US067916

    申请日:1987-06-30

    IPC分类号: G06Q99/00 G07B17/00 G07C3/00

    摘要: A mail management system (MMS) is comprised of a host system communicatively coupled to one or more operator workstations. Each workstation may be further coupled to a postage dispensing device, such as a postage meter. A transaction record for each postage mailing transaction is collected, stored and transmitted to the host system from the workstation. The transaction record comprises a plurality of data fields. Some of the data fields are fixed data fields, that is they are transmitted for each transaction record. Other data fields are optional data fields which are transmitted from the workstation to the host system only if the host system has previously indicated to the workstation that the particular field is to be included within the transaction record.

    摘要翻译: 邮件管理系统(MMS)由通信地耦合到一个或多个操作员工作站的主机系统组成。 每个工作站可以进一步联接到邮资分配装置,诸如邮资计费器。 每个邮寄邮寄交易的交易记录从工作站收集,存储并传送到主机系统。 交易记录包括多个数据字段。 一些数据字段是固定数据字段,它们是为每个事务记录传输的。 其他数据字段是仅当主机系统先前向工作站指示特定字段将包括在事务记录中时才从工作站发送到主机系统的可选数据字段。

    Mail management system account validation and fallback operation
    4.
    发明授权
    Mail management system account validation and fallback operation 失效
    邮件管理系统帐户验证和后备操作

    公开(公告)号:US4908770A

    公开(公告)日:1990-03-13

    申请号:US68696

    申请日:1987-06-30

    摘要: A mail management system (MMS) comprises a host system coupled to one or more operator workstations. The host is operable for receiving from each of the workstations account identification codes. The host, after verifying the validity of the account code, transmits an enabling signal to the workstation which permits the workstation to activate an attached postage dispensing device. The MMS also provides a fallback mode of operation wherein each workstation is operable for verifying that the format of an entered account identification code is correct and to thereby activate the postage dispensing device. This fallback mode of operation allows for the continued operation of the MMS even if the host system is for any reason disabled from communicating with a workstation.

    摘要翻译: 邮件管理系统(MMS)包括耦合到一个或多个操作员工作站的主机系统。 主机可操作用于从每个工作站接收帐号识别码。 主机在验证帐号的有效性之后,向工作站发送启用信号,该工作站允许工作站激活附加的邮资分配装置。 MMS还提供回退操作模式,其中每个工作站可操作以验证输入的帐户识别码的格式是否正确,从而激活邮资分配装置。 这种回退操作模式允许MMS的继续操作,即使主机系统由于任何原因禁止与工作站通信。