Global Patent Index - EP 1619630 A2

EP 1619630 A2 20060125 - Method and system for returning postage

Title (en)

Method and system for returning postage

Title (de)

Verfahren und Anordnung zum Erstatten von Porto

Title (fr)

Procédé et dispositif pour rembourser des frais d'affranchissement

Publication

EP 1619630 A2 20060125 (DE)

Application

EP 05013746 A 20050625

Priority

DE 102004032323 A 20040702

Abstract (en)

An error event associated with billed but unusably printed franking imprint having a postage value is detected. The error information is stored and error amount is increased in the information by the postage value. The error information is transmitted to a repayment entity to initiate the repayment for postage value represented in the error information. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) franking machine; and (2) mail processing arrangement.

IPC 8 full level

G07B 17/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G07B 17/00185 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1619630 A2 20060125; EP 1619630 A3 20061213; CA 2511279 A1 20060102; CA 2511279 C 20131126; DE 102004032323 A1 20060126; US 2006004676 A1 20060105; US 7707123 B2 20100427

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05013746 A 20050625; CA 2511279 A 20050630; DE 102004032323 A 20040702; US 17064205 A 20050629