EP1762986A3 - Process and system for validating and verificating mailpieces - Google Patents
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- EP1762986A3 EP1762986A3 EP06120224A EP06120224A EP1762986A3 EP 1762986 A3 EP1762986 A3 EP 1762986A3 EP 06120224 A EP06120224 A EP 06120224A EP 06120224 A EP06120224 A EP 06120224A EP 1762986 A3 EP1762986 A3 EP 1762986A3
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- Prior art keywords
- sender
- validation
- verificating
- mailpieces
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- 238000010200 validation analysis Methods 0.000 abstract 2
- 238000012790 confirmation Methods 0.000 abstract 1
- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 abstract 1
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Classifications
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- 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
- G07B17/00435—Details specific to central, non-customer apparatus, e.g. servers at post office or vendor
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- 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
- G07B17/00435—Details specific to central, non-customer apparatus, e.g. servers at post office or vendor
- G07B2017/00443—Verification of mailpieces, e.g. by checking databases
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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
- G07B17/00661—Sensing or measuring mailpieces
- G07B2017/00709—Scanning mailpieces
- G07B2017/00725—Reading symbols, e.g. OCR
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- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)
- Sorting Of Articles (AREA)
- Devices For Checking Fares Or Tickets At Control Points (AREA)
- Information Transfer Between Computers (AREA)
Abstract
Procédé de validation d'articles de courrier par un expéditeur en vue de leur remise à un service de distribution de courrier dans lequel les articles de courrier sont remis par l'expéditeur au service de distribution de courrier sans apposition d'aucune marque postale, les articles de courrier comportant chacun lors de leur fabrication un numéro d'identification unique et ce numéro étant après capture par l'expéditeur transmis à un serveur avec un montant à payer déterminé par l'expéditeur, la confirmation du paiement par débit du compte de l'expéditeur dans le serveur valant affranchissement.
L'invention concerne également un article de courrier et des terminaux de validation et de vérification de courrier.
A method of validation of mail items by a sender for delivery to a mail delivery service in which the mail items are delivered by the sender to the mail delivery service without affixing any postal mark, the mail items each having a unique identification number at the time of their manufacture and this number being after capture by the sender transmitted to a server with an amount to be paid determined by the sender, confirmation of payment by debit of the account of the sender sender in the server worth postage.
The invention also relates to a mail item and validation and mail verification terminals.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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FR0509184A FR2890771B1 (en) | 2005-09-09 | 2005-09-09 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VALIDATION AND VERIFICATION OF POSTAL MAIL |
Publications (2)
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EP1762986A2 EP1762986A2 (en) | 2007-03-14 |
EP1762986A3 true EP1762986A3 (en) | 2007-09-12 |
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Family Applications (1)
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EP06120224A Pending EP1762986A3 (en) | 2005-09-09 | 2006-09-06 | Process and system for validating and verificating mailpieces |
Country Status (3)
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US (1) | US20070067248A1 (en) |
EP (1) | EP1762986A3 (en) |
FR (1) | FR2890771B1 (en) |
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WO2001043053A2 (en) * | 1999-11-16 | 2001-06-14 | United States Postal Service | Method for authenticating mailpieces |
US6385504B1 (en) * | 1994-10-04 | 2002-05-07 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Mail processing system with unique mailpiece authorization assigned in advance of mailpieces entering carrier service mail processing stream |
US20030101148A1 (en) * | 2001-11-20 | 2003-05-29 | Psi Systems, Inc. | Systems and methods for detecting postage fraud using an indexed lookup procedure |
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FR2865061A1 (en) * | 2004-01-08 | 2005-07-15 | E Box | Parcel postage device for post office, has management unit calculating payment price of parcel in boxes, controlling locking of door, and maintaining door in locked position until acknowledgment of retrieval code of parcel |
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US4796193A (en) * | 1986-07-07 | 1989-01-03 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Postage payment system where accounting for postage payment occurs at a time subsequent to the printing of the postage and employing a visual marking imprinted on the mailpiece to show that accounting has occurred |
US5019991A (en) * | 1988-12-16 | 1991-05-28 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Certified weigher-short paid mail |
US5189291A (en) * | 1989-05-01 | 1993-02-23 | Symbol Technologies, Inc. | Bar code reader operable as remote scanner or with fixed terminal |
US5586036A (en) * | 1994-07-05 | 1996-12-17 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Postage payment system with security for sensitive mailer data and enhanced carrier data functionality |
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- 2005-09-09 FR FR0509184A patent/FR2890771B1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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- 2006-09-06 EP EP06120224A patent/EP1762986A3/en active Pending
- 2006-09-07 US US11/470,861 patent/US20070067248A1/en not_active Abandoned
Patent Citations (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US6385504B1 (en) * | 1994-10-04 | 2002-05-07 | Pitney Bowes Inc. | Mail processing system with unique mailpiece authorization assigned in advance of mailpieces entering carrier service mail processing stream |
WO2001043053A2 (en) * | 1999-11-16 | 2001-06-14 | United States Postal Service | Method for authenticating mailpieces |
US20030101148A1 (en) * | 2001-11-20 | 2003-05-29 | Psi Systems, Inc. | Systems and methods for detecting postage fraud using an indexed lookup procedure |
WO2005024730A1 (en) * | 2003-09-06 | 2005-03-17 | Valerio Abate | An automated multi-function desk for use in a post office |
FR2865061A1 (en) * | 2004-01-08 | 2005-07-15 | E Box | Parcel postage device for post office, has management unit calculating payment price of parcel in boxes, controlling locking of door, and maintaining door in locked position until acknowledgment of retrieval code of parcel |
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US20070067248A1 (en) | 2007-03-22 |
FR2890771A1 (en) | 2007-03-16 |
FR2890771B1 (en) | 2007-12-14 |
EP1762986A2 (en) | 2007-03-14 |
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