EP 0848354 A3 20000503 - Postage meter and postage indicia printed thereby
Title (en)
Postage meter and postage indicia printed thereby
Title (de)
Frankiermaschine und dadurch gedruckte Frankierzeichen
Title (fr)
Machine à affranchir et indices postaux ainsi imprimés
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 9623936 A 19961118
Abstract (en)
[origin: GB2319217A] A postage meter includes a printer operated by electronic means to print postage indicia on mail items. In order to accommodate the required data within the postage indicium, data consisting of multi digits is represented by a lesser number of digits or by a single digit. The electronic means includes conversion means responsive to input of data, for example comprising postage amount and date, each consisting of multi digits which generates representations of that data consisting of a lesser number of digits or a single digit and the electronic means controls the printer to print the generated representation of the data.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G07B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G07B 17/00508 (2013.01); G07B 17/00733 (2013.01); G07B 2017/0058 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00943 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [X] GB 2097330 A 19821103 - PITNEY BOWES LTD
- [X] US 4725718 A 19880216 - SANSONE RONALD P [US], et al
- [X] EP 0647924 A2 19950412 - PITNEY BOWES INC [US]
- [X] EP 0647925 A2 19950412 - PITNEY BOWES INC [US]
- [A] GB 2188592 A 19871007 - PITNEY BOWES INC
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
GB 2319217 A 19980520; GB 2319217 B 20010725; GB 9623936 D0 19970108; EP 0848354 A2 19980617; EP 0848354 A3 20000503
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 9623936 A 19961118; EP 97309141 A 19971113