Remote control system for franking machines
US4752950A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 1, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B2017/00887
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A remote control system for a set of machines (1) for franking mail, which machines are geographically dispersed in accordance with user requirements and include franking heads whose use is monitored by a distant central organization. Each franking head is connected to a local concentrator station (4) via a data transmission link (11), and each local station is in turn connected via a telephone channel (3) to a central remote monitoring station (2) belonging the central organization. Each local station monitors the machines connected thereto and collects operating information supplied by their heads, and it interchanges data with the central station in differed time.
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