EP 0111317 B1 19900718 - METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MODIFYING A FIRMWARE VARIABLE IN AN ELECTRONIC POSTAGE METER
Title (en)
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MODIFYING A FIRMWARE VARIABLE IN AN ELECTRONIC POSTAGE METER
Publication
Application
Priority
US 44791282 A 19821208
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0111317A2] Methods and apparatus for modifying a firmware variable in an electronic postage meter. A program is stored e.g. in ROM (14) for operation of the electronic postage meter, data is provided e.g. in a non-volatile memory (24) external to the stored program which data is capable of modifying a variable in the program to change the action of the program, and such external data is accessed during operation of the electronic postage meter to change the action of the program in accordance with the presence of the external data.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G06F 19/00 (2006.01); G06Q 50/00 (2006.01); G07B 17/00 (2006.01); G07B 17/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G07B 17/00362 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00403 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00935 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
BE CH DE FR GB LI NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0111317 A2 19840620; EP 0111317 A3 19870812; EP 0111317 B1 19900718; CA 1223360 A 19870623; DE 3381746 D1 19900823; JP 2608539 B2 19970507; JP S59112381 A 19840628
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 83112359 A 19831208; CA 442597 A 19831206; DE 3381746 T 19831208; JP 23221083 A 19831208