EP 1064621 A4 20010718 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT OF POSTAGE METER LICENSES
Title (en)
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT OF POSTAGE METER LICENSES
Title (de)
SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERWALTUNG VON FRANKIERMASCHINENLIZENZEN
Title (fr)
SYSTEME ET PROCEDE DE GESTION DE LICENCES D'AFFRANCHISSEUSES
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9905892 W 19990318
- US 7848898 P 19980318
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9948053A1] A system is provided in which a single postal security device (20, 40, 44) has a secure housing, and within the secure housing are two or more accounting register sets (31, 51a, 51b, 51c). Importantly, the two or more accounting register sets (31, 51a, 51b, 51c) are associated with distinct meter licenses (32, 52a, 52b, 52c). Alternatively, the single postal security device (20, 40, 44) can store a single accounting register set (31, 51a, 51b, 51c), but is able to transfer the register set (31, 51a, 51b, 51c) to a nonsecure store (71) such as the hard drive of a personal computer, the register set having been cryptographically signed (72). Later the register set (72) may be retrieved from the nonsecure store (71) and cryptographically authenticated, and restored to its location within the secure housing of postal security device (20, 40, 44). In this way, the postal security (20, 40, 44) may provide service under more than one distinct meter license (32, 52a, 52b, 52c). In a related embodiment, a single meter license (32, 52a, 52b, 52c) is associated with more than one postal security device (20, 40, 44), each with its own secure housing. Each register set (31, 51a, 51b, 51c) is configured to permit being reset (refilled with postage) by means of a cryptographically secure exchange of data over a communications channel (23, 25, 30, 41, 45) to external equipment such as a manufacturer's server (24) or a server (26) operated by the post office.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G06Q 50/00 (2006.01); G07B 17/00 (2006.01); G09C 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G07B 17/0008 (2013.01); G07B 17/00733 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00145 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00161 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00201 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00427 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00766 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00927 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00967 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [A] EP 0782113 A2 19970702 - PITNEY BOWES INC [US]
- [A] EP 0825565 A2 19980225 - PITNEY BOWES INC [US]
- [A] US 5684949 A 19971104 - NACLERIO EDWARD J [US]
- [A] "Information Based Indicia Program Postal Security Device Specification", INFORMATION BASED INDICIA PROGRAM. POSTAL SECURITY DEVICE SPECIFICATION, 13 June 1996 (1996-06-13), pages 1 - 41, XP002137734
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB IT LI
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9948053 A1 19990923; AT E335258 T1 20060815; CA 2324099 A1 19990923; DE 69932605 D1 20060914; DE 69932605 T2 20070809; EP 1064621 A1 20010103; EP 1064621 A4 20010718; EP 1064621 B1 20060802; JP 2002507800 A 20020312
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9905892 W 19990318; AT 99912649 T 19990318; CA 2324099 A 19990318; DE 69932605 T 19990318; EP 99912649 A 19990318; JP 2000537177 A 19990318