EP0944028A3 - Method for a franking and address printing machine - Google Patents

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EP0944028A3
EP0944028A3 EP99250058A EP99250058A EP0944028A3 EP 0944028 A3 EP0944028 A3 EP 0944028A3 EP 99250058 A EP99250058 A EP 99250058A EP 99250058 A EP99250058 A EP 99250058A EP 0944028 A3 EP0944028 A3 EP 0944028A3
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00467—Transporting mailpieces
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00516—Details of printing apparatus
    • G07B2017/00524—Printheads
    • G07B2017/00532—Inkjet
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00572—Details of printed item
    • G07B2017/00596—Printing of address
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00637—Special printing techniques, e.g. interlacing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00733—Cryptography or similar special procedures in a franking system
    • G07B2017/00741—Cryptography or similar special procedures in a franking system using specific cryptographic algorithms or functions
    • G07B2017/00758—Asymmetric, public-key algorithms, e.g. RSA, Elgamal
    • G07B2017/00766—Digital signature, e.g. DSA, DSS, ECDSA, ESIGN

Abstract

Ein Verfahren für eine Frankier- und Adressiermaschine, umfaßt Aufforderungsschritte (101 bis 103) zur Eingabe mindestens einer Versandzieladresse, einen Schritt (105) zur Generierung des Druckbildes für das Adreßfeld und einen Schritt (106) zum Starten des Ausdruckens der Adresse und erreicht durch die Verschachtelung von Informationsprozessen und Bewegungsprozessen in den dazwischen liegenden Schritten (107 bis 115) vor dem Drucken des Frankierstempelbildes im Schritt (117) insgesamt einen zeitoptimalen Ablauf beim Drucken der Adresse und des Frankierstempelbildes.

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A method for a franking and addressing machine comprises request steps (101 to 103) for entering at least one shipping destination address, a step (105) for generating the print image for the address field and a step (106) for starting printing of the address and achieved by the Nesting of information processes and movement processes in the intermediate steps (107 to 115) before printing the franking stamp image in step (117) overall a time-optimal sequence when printing the address and the franking stamp image.
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EP99250058A 1998-03-18 1999-03-02 Method for a franking and address printing machine Expired - Lifetime EP0944028B1 (en)

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DE19812902A DE19812902A1 (en) 1998-03-18 1998-03-18 Method for a franking and addressing machine
DE19812902 1998-03-18

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EP0944028A3 true EP0944028A3 (en) 2000-11-22
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