EP 0789333 A3 19981230 - Franking machine
Title (en)
Franking machine
Title (de)
Frankiermaschine
Title (fr)
Machine d'affranchissement
Publication
Application
Priority
DE 19603467 A 19960131
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0789333A2] The arrangement includes a printer for printing a post value stamp (10) on the mail item, a central control (30) for controlling the printing and peripheral components (42 to 46) of the postage meter, a billing unit (60) for deducting a postage, and at least one non-volatile memory (68, 70) for storing postage data. The billing unit accesses the postage data according to a predetermined control program (AS1 to AS8), and is implemented as a digital electronic circuit arrangement. The control program of the billing unit is predetermined in form of electronic gates connected permanently with each other, and a number of gates is realised on at least one user-specific building block (66) as integrated circuit.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G07B 17/00 (2006.01); G07B 17/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G07B 17/00193 (2013.01); G07B 17/00362 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00258 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00427 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [XA] EP 0657817 A1 19950614 - PITNEY BOWES INC [US]
- [A] US 5267172 A 19931130 - VERMESSE BERNARD [FR]
- [A] GB 2275914 A 19940914 - GORE & ASS [GB]
- [A] US 4928244 A 19900522 - VERMESSE BERNARD [FR]
- [A] US 5397857 A 19950314 - FARQUHAR JIM [US], et al
- [A] EP 0665518 A2 19950802 - NEOPOST LTD [GB]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
CH DE FR GB IT LI
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0789333 A2 19970813; EP 0789333 A3 19981230; EP 0789333 B1 20030813; DE 59710554 D1 20030918
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 97100534 A 19970115; DE 59710554 T 19970115