Electronic parcel register
US4393454A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 14, 1981 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B2017/0062
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electronic parcel register which prints postage on a tape and includes postage accounting circuitry for accounting for the printed postage. The printing section has a first set of printing wheels that may be selectively positioned to print a value on the tape and a second set of printing wheels that are incrementable for printing consecutive numbers on successive tapes. The system includes a microprocessor for controlling the accounting circuitry, for selecting the position of the first set of wheels for the printing of the postage value on a first tape, and for incrementing the second set of print wheels after each printing to obtain consecutive parcel identification numbers. The system also includes circuitry for selectively inhibiting the incrementing of the second set of wheels upon printing of a tape whereby the same parcel identification number may be presented upon successive tapes.
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