EP 0390731 A3 19910904 - METHOD FOR RECHARGING THE FUNDING REGISTER

Title (en)

METHOD FOR RECHARGING THE FUNDING REGISTER

Publication

EP 0390731 A3 19910904 (DE)

Application

EP 90810166 A 19900305

Priority

CH 119389 A 19890329

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0390731A2] For recharging the funding register (20) of a franking machine, a return code is released from the read-only memory (21) of the latter, which must be notified, along with the amount to be recharged, to an authorising control centre in order to obtain from this control centre an input code enabling the funding register to be recharged with this amount. Numerous information pairs consisting of an input code and a return code are stored in tabular form in the control centre and in the read-only memory (21) of the franking machine. These codes consist of real random numbers. Once the input code has been entered in the franking machine, a search is performed in the read-only memory (21) of the franking machine, on the basis of a program of a central electronic control unit of the franking machine, to identify the position in the table in which an identical real random number occurs. Once this identity has been established, the funding register (20) is recharged by a prespecified amount according to the table and the new return code is issued which is required for future recharging and is allocated to the last input code according to the table. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G07B 17/02

IPC 8 full level

G07B 17/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G07B 17/0008 (2013.01 - EP US); G07B 17/00193 (2013.01 - EP US); G07B 2017/00161 (2013.01 - EP US); G07B 2017/00274 (2013.01 - EP US); G07B 2017/00548 (2013.01 - EP US); G07B 2017/00935 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

[AD] US 4097923 A 19780627 - ECKERT JR ALTON B, et al
[A] US 3792446 A 19740212 - MC FIGGINS R, et al
[A] WO 8605611 A1 19860925 - HASLER AG [CH]
[A] GB 2188876 A 19871014 - PITNEY BOWES INC
[A] GB 2080203 A 19820203 - PITNEY BOWES INC
[A] WO 8503787 A1 19850829 - WHITE PETER

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0390731 A2 19901003; EP 0390731 A3 19910904; EP 0390731 B1 19941130; AT E114842 T1 19941215; CH 678368 A5 19910830; DE 59007791 D1 19950112; US 5157616 A 19921020

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 90810166 A 19900305; AT 90810166 T 19900305; CH 119389 A 19890329; DE 59007791 T 19900305; US 49960490 A 19900326