Global Patent Index - EP 0516403 A3

EP 0516403 A3 19931013 - METHOD OF REMOTE DIAGNOSTICS FOR FRANKING MACHINES

Title (en)

METHOD OF REMOTE DIAGNOSTICS FOR FRANKING MACHINES

Publication

EP 0516403 A3 19931013 (EN)

Application

EP 92304809 A 19920528

Priority

GB 9111490 A 19910529

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0516403A2] A franking machine system is disclosed in which each franking machine (101-10n) includes a fault history memory (22) into which fault codes are written as each fault occurs. Periodically the accumulated fault codes in the memory (22) are read out and transmitted to a remote central fault analysis computer (24) to generate a prediction of faults likely to occur in each franking machine. Where the franking machines (101-10n) periodically communicate with a remote re-setting computer (20) for re-setting credit in the franking machines, the re-setting computer (20) includes storage means (23) to store the fault histories from each of the franking machines and each credit re-setting operation with a franking machine includes transmission to the re-setting computer and writing into the storage means thereof of the fault history of that franking machine. The fault analysis computer (24) periodically communicates with the re-setting computer to receive the fault histories stored therein of the franking machines. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G07B 17/02

IPC 8 full level

G07B 17/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G07B 17/0008 (2013.01); G07B 17/00314 (2013.01); G07B 17/00362 (2013.01); G07B 17/00435 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00096 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00169 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00338 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE FR GB LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0516403 A2 19921202; EP 0516403 A3 19931013; EP 0516403 B1 19970813; DE 69221538 D1 19970918; DE 69221538 T2 19971218; GB 2256396 A 19921209; GB 2256396 B 19950329; GB 9111490 D0 19910717

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 92304809 A 19920528; DE 69221538 T 19920528; GB 9111490 A 19910529