Method for franking postal matter and device for carrying out the method
US5233657A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 25, 1991 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B2017/00967
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for franking postal matter uses an apparatus of a postage user having franking functions and being coupled through telecommunication devices with a remote data processing center for recording and releasing postage. A terminal device of a telecommunication system installed at a location of a user is coupled with a data processing center associated with a postage service for settling postage through telecommunications connections. Data is transmitted to the data processing center in one direction for requesting a central recordation of postage and for generating franking data. At least essential portions of a franking image corresponding to the requested franking are transmitted in another direction. The franking image is completed in the terminal device with stored image portions. A device for franking postal matter includes a terminal device of a postage user. The terminal device performs franking functions. A two-way telecommunication input device couples the terminal device with a remote data processing center for recording and releasing postage. The terminal device has a printer, a coding device for securing the two-way communication with cryptographic encoding, and a s…
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