Franking machine
US5602977A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 1993 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B2017/00604
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A franking machine is provided with a slogan memory to store one or more slogans for inclusion in impressions containing postage information on mail items. The slogan may be changed by input of audio signals representing print data for a new slogan through a wall of a secure housing of the franking machine to a microphone located inside the secure housing and connected to electronic accounting and control circuits for storage in the slogan memory and hence for subsequent use in printing impressions on mail items.
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