EP1103923A3 - Method for the automatic ordering of articles of consumption and apparatus for carrying out the method - Google Patents

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EP1103923A3
EP1103923A3 EP20000250399 EP00250399A EP1103923A3 EP 1103923 A3 EP1103923 A3 EP 1103923A3 EP 20000250399 EP20000250399 EP 20000250399 EP 00250399 A EP00250399 A EP 00250399A EP 1103923 A3 EP1103923 A3 EP 1103923A3
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00016—Relations between apparatus, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office, in a franking system
    • G07B17/0008—Communication details outside or between apparatus
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00016—Relations between apparatus, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office, in a franking system
    • G07B17/0008—Communication details outside or between apparatus
    • G07B2017/00153—Communication details outside or between apparatus for sending information
    • G07B2017/00169—Communication details outside or between apparatus for sending information from a franking apparatus, e.g. for verifying accounting
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
    • G07B17/00193—Constructional details of apparatus in a franking system
    • G07B2017/0025—Storage of, e.g. ribbon
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
    • G07B17/00314—Communication within apparatus, personal computer [PC] system, or server, e.g. between printhead and central unit in a franking machine
    • G07B2017/00322—Communication between components/modules/parts, e.g. printer, printhead, keyboard, conveyor or central unit
    • 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

Abstract

Das Verfahren zum automatischen Bestellen von Verbrauchsmaterial für ein Gerät und eine Anordnung zur Durchführung des Verfahrens. Das Verfahren umfaßt die Schritte:

  • Überwachen und Auswerten einer vorbestimmten Verbrauchsgröße hinsichtlich des Erreichens eines Schwellwertes der Verbrauchsgröße vor dem Verbrauchsende des Verbrauchsmaterials,
  • Herstellen einer Kommunikationsverbindung zwischen der Frankiermaschine und einem entfernten Datenzentrum und automatische Erzeugung und Übermittellung einer Bestellungsnachricht, wobei letztere einen Identifizierungscode einschließt,
  • Identifizieren des Bestellers anhand des Identifizierungscodes,
  • Ermitteln und Auslösen der Bestellung des zum Gerät gehörigen Verbrauchsmaterials.
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The method for automatically ordering consumables for a device and an arrangement for carrying out the method. The process comprises the steps:
  • Monitoring and evaluating a predetermined consumption variable with regard to reaching a threshold value of the consumption variable before the end of consumption of the consumable,
  • Establishing a communication link between the franking machine and a remote data center and automatically generating and transmitting an order message, the latter including an identification code,
  • Identifying the customer using the identification code,
  • Determine and trigger the order of the consumables belonging to the device.
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EP00250399.3A 1999-11-26 2000-11-24 Method for the automatic ordering of articles of consumption and apparatus for carrying out the method Expired - Lifetime EP1103923B1 (en)

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