Abstract:
A method and system for creating a personalized delivery payment coding includes selecting from a set of designs for the delivery payment coding, calculating an appropriate fee, paying an appropriate fee, and printing a selected design on delivery payment coding product paper.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a service dispensing system comprising a management centre (4) connected to at least an automatic dispensing terminal for delivering a printed support which constitutes access means to a service. The terminal comprises printing means for locally printing on the support (70) a visual element (72) enabling to identify by its aspect the service and/or service supplier. The visual element can be produced from a graphic charter of the supplier, loaded in the form of printing data in said terminal (4), to produce locally said print of the visual element (72). It is then possible to produce said visual locally with the same aspect as a pre-printed card for a given service.
Abstract:
An automatic vending machine for a sticker combinable caricature printed article is provided. The automatic vending machine includes a memory, a caricature outputting printer, a sticker outputting printer and a controller for controlling the operation of the respective elements. The automatic vending machine provides not only a sticker on which a face of a user is photographed but also a caricature printed article printed on A4 size paper, thereby satisfying user's various choices. According to user's option, a caricature printed sticker can also be obtained.
Abstract:
A card medium provided when information is delivered comprising a word card body, a first releasable indication part concerning recorded tunes and stuck to a file member, a second indication part formed on the card body and concerning the recorded tunes, and a third indication part formed on the card body, concerning the recorded tunes, and stuck to the file member.
Abstract:
The inventive method allows franking markings to be produced in situ, consisting of subject matter, such as text and/or pictures, photographs or slogans which has been chosen by the customer. A post office, for example, makes available a device (20) which is suitable for carrying out the inventive method to said customer, in addition to the basic postal elements of a franking marking or postage stamp, such as franking elements and security markings, if appropriate. The customer interactively inserts his or her subject into the free area of the postage stamp, using a touchscreen (1). If necessary, during the creation of the postage stamp, the customer can take his or her own photograph, or that of another person, or of animals or objects using a built-in digital camera (2) and can integrate said photograph into the franking marking image. The postage stamp resulting from this process is printed using a printer (4) and subsequently issued.
Abstract:
A device for personalizing and dispensing medals, characterized in that said device is configured around a central unit (10) that manages means (60) of payment, means providing a supply of medals (42), personalizing means (20), means (70) delivering a personalized medal and means (30) enabling a man-machine dialogue via a plurality of interfaces (11-14) and a specific operating system. The means (30) enabling a man-machine dialogue allow a user to input data that is engraved on a specific area of the medal (42) in order to personalize said medal.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a mail posting device (1) comprising a mail receptacle which has an insertion opening (2) for inserting mailed items. The posting device also comprises means for determining the postage charges which are required for each inserted mailed item and which are based on the delivery cost parameters. In addition, a collection device is provided for accepting payment means provided for paying the determined postage charges. A franking device is provided for applying postage value marks in the amount of the postage charges which are determined for the respective mailed item. The means for determining the postage charges, the collection device, and the franking device are each interactively connected to a control device (3). The device (1) also comprises solar cells (7) which are arranged on the exterior and which are provided for fulfilling the energy demand. The mail posting device is configured as a retrofit set (8) for mail receptacles for use on the same.
Abstract:
In accordance with the present invention, a store controller determines a monetary value, such as an amount of spare change due to a customer. The store controller also selects a ticket record that includes a set of ticket numbers. Subsequently, the store controller purchases at least one lottery ticket based on the monetary value and the set of ticket numbers. The store controller then outputs the information to a POS terminal, which prints a fractional lottery ticket redeemable for a portion of the lottery ticket's prize. The fractional lottery ticket includes the ticket numbers and a fractional lottery ticket value that is based on the monetary value. The fractional lottery ticket value may be, for example, equal to the monetary value, or may be the monetary value rounded to the nearest nickel. After a drawing date for the lottery ticket, the customer redeems the fractional lottery ticket, typically at a POS terminal, if a prize is due. The POS terminal communicates with the store controller, which receives the ticket numbers and the fractional lottery ticket value therefrom. From the received information, the store controller may determine a prize value of the corresponding lottery ticket. The customer is, in turn, provided with a portion of the prize value based on the fractional lottery ticket value.
Abstract:
An automated negotiable instrument dispenser. Automatic negotiable instrument dispensers according to the present invention provide convenient, secure and efficient means for loading, selling and reporting activity relating to the dispensers.
Abstract:
A self-recording video booth wherein recording is initiated by a cash-payment mechanism, comprising a camera (10), a multi-standard video recorder (12) and a television monitor (14) which displays the user picture on a graphics background which is also recorded on the video tape in conjunction wiht both computer stored audio background and user-generated audio signals input to a microphone (22). The system has means (76) for video standard selection and for camera tilting, and a cassette handling and cartoned cassette dispensation mechanism (70, 72, 74).