EP 1240624 A4 20040428 - PROOF OF POSTAGE DIGITAL FRANKING
Title (en)
PROOF OF POSTAGE DIGITAL FRANKING
Title (de)
FRANKIERUNG MIT DIGITALEM POSTGEBÜHRENNACHWEIS
Title (fr)
AFFRANCHISSEMENT NUMERIQUE SERVANT DE PREUVE D'EXPEDITION
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0042109 W 20001113
- US 43881099 A 19991112
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0135343A2] A proof-of-postage generating system (22, 24, 25, 26, 27) wherein funds, application of those funds, the replenishment of those funds and the auditing of those funds are secure against attempts at fraud. The system (22, 24, 25, 26, 27) may either be a Closed System (CS) wherein the proof-of-postage printing means (22) are housed within the system computational means (24, 26) or within a cryptographically secure boundary. Further, the system (22, 24, 25, 26, 27) may be an Open System (OS) wherein the proof-of-postage printing means are external to the system computational means (24, 26).
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G07B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G07B 17/0008 (2013.01); G07B 17/00733 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00137 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00145 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00201 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00967 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [X] EP 0927962 A2 19990707 - PITNEY BOWES INC [US]
- [X] WO 9813790 A1 19980402 - ASCOM HASLER MAILING SYS INC [US], et al
- [A] EP 0522809 A2 19930113 - NEOPOST LTD [GB]
- See references of WO 0135343A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0135343 A2 20010517; WO 0135343 A3 20020110; AU 3080801 A 20010606; CA 2391018 A1 20010517; EP 1240624 A2 20020918; EP 1240624 A4 20040428
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 0042109 W 20001113; AU 3080801 A 20001113; CA 2391018 A 20001113; EP 00991003 A 20001113