Method and arrangement for compensating a postage machine user for printed and billed, but unusable franking imprints
US7707123B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B17/00185
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a method for compensation of the first postage value of an unusable printed franking imprint billed in a billing module of a franking arrangement, the occurrence of the unusable franking imprint is detected as a first error event, error information associated with the error event is stored, and information derived from the error information is transmitted to a reimbursement entity for initiation of the reimbursement of the postage value. The error amount information associated with the error event is increased by the postage value and the error amount information is transmitted to the reimbursement entity for initiation of the reimbursement of the postage value.
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