| 5268836 |
Mailing machine including printing drum deceleration and coasting control system |
| Dec-7-1993 |
A mailing machine base adapted to have a postage meter mounted thereon, wherein the meter has a postage printing drum having a home position, and the base comprising, structure for moving the drum, a d.c.... |
| 5267172 |
Mail franking machine including an interface application specific integrated circuit |
| Nov-30-1993 |
A mail franking machine which prints stamps and totals stamp values comprises a motor and drums carrying digits in relief for printing a stamp. A microprocessor controls the motor and totals the values... |
| 5251554 |
Mailing machine including shutter bar moving means |
| Oct-12-1993 |
A mailing machine base adapted to have a postage meter mounted thereon, wherein the meter includes a printing drum and a drive gear therefor, and wherein the meter includes a shutter bar mounted for movement... |
| 5243654 |
Metering system with remotely resettable time lockout |
| Sep-7-1993 |
A metering system requires a user to provide periodic, accurate meter readings to a billing authority. The metering system includes a mechanism for dispensing postage or another accountable quantity, an... |
| 5224416 |
Electronic postage meter assembly enabling connection of any printwheel-setting motor connector to any printwheel-setting motor |
| Jul-6-1993 |
A postage meter comprises a non-volatile memory and a microcomputer in communication with the non-volatile memory and a plurality of stepper motors. Positioning commands from the microcomputer are directed... |
| 5206812 |
Franking machine |
| Apr-27-1993 |
A franking machine is provided with a general purpose communication port to enable the machine to communicate with other devices. The general purpose port is configurable by the control circuits of the... |
| 5200903 |
Franking machine |
| Apr-6-1993 |
A franking machine is disclosed which comprises an electronic accounting and control device with registers for storing accounting data such as credit available and a printer connected to and controlled... |
| 5191533 |
Franking machine |
| Mar-2-1993 |
To obviate the need for reading a postage rate table for franking purposes, its content is stored in the memory of the central control unit of the franking machine and the franking value is calculated... |
| 5181245 |
Machine incorporating an accounts verification system |
| Jan-19-1993 |
The postage meter incorporates an accounts verification system which ensures that an authority, such as the U.K. General Post Office, is provided with regular and accurate readings without the need for... |
| 5178224 |
Sensor processor for high-speed mail-handling machine |
| Jan-12-1993 |
A sensor processor for cooperating with a drive controller in a high-speed mail-handling machine. The sensor procesor access periodically a plurality of sensors distributed throughout the machine, and... |
| 5173862 |
Envelope stamp imprinting device |
| Dec-22-1992 |
There is provided a device for printing an impression of both postal codes and postage stamps on envelopes which comprises a frame having a slot to receive an envelope so that the envelope is in position... |
| 5161109 |
Up/down loading of databases |
| Nov-3-1992 |
A communication system for processing information for distribution, including: a central data station, a plurality of user stations, a communication link interconnecting the user stations with the central... |
| 5161108 |
Franking machine |
| Nov-3-1992 |
The franking machine has a control console (50) on which is provided a number of keys (21-24) corresponding to the decimal places of a maximum franking value amount. The most frequently occurring franking... |
| 5134567 |
Franking machine |
| Jul-28-1992 |
The franking machine has a control console (50) on which is provided a number of keys (21-24) corresponding to the decimal places of a maximum franking value amount. The most frequently occurring franking... |
| 5128875 |
Franking machine |
| Jul-7-1992 |
A franking machine includes an electronic microprocessor having pairs of ports for communication between the microprocessor and other electronic devices comprising memories, a keyboard display device or... |
| 5121432 |
Franking machine, with printing device external to secure housing |
| Jun-9-1992 |
A franking machine is disclosed in which the accounting and control circuits of the meter are housed in a secure housing and a printing device for printing a franking impression is located exterior to... |
| 5077660 |
Remote meter configuration |
| Dec-31-1991 |
A technique for reconfiguring in the field postage meters having a set of features that may be selectively enabled or disabled by software. The technique provides security so that the meter company will... |
| 5075852 |
Fraud detection in postage meter having unsecured print wheels |
| Dec-24-1991 |
A postage meter is disclosed which determines whether postage was printed while power to the meter was off, and if so accounts for such postage printing. The postage meter also determines whether such... |
| 5051564 |
Method and apparatus for controlling a machine |
| Sep-24-1991 |
A machine control and accounting arrangement for controlling operation of a machine includes a secure housing, an electronic control system within the housing, and first and second interfaces coupled to... |
| 5025383 |
Postage meter transparent I/O interface |
| Jun-18-1991 |
An electronic postage meter with memory and a postage printing function having enhanced I/O capability. The meter, in addition to its normal mode of operation, has a transparent mode of operation wherein... |
| 5020429 |
Die protection assembly for preventing fraudulent printing by an electronic postage meter |
| Jun-4-1991 |
A postage meter module includes die protector blades to prevent fraudulent taking of postage meter imprints. A first plurality of die protectors are retracted to expose the adjacent printwheels when the... |
| 5003538 |
Communication network and protocol for real-time control of mailing machine operations |
| Mar-26-1991 |
The communication network is comprised of a first, second, third, and fourth node. Each node has a transmit pin, a receive pin and a programmable microprocessor for generating messages to the transmit... |
| 4984191 |
Limited write non-volatile memory and a franking machine making use thereof |
| Jan-8-1991 |
The limited write non-volatile memory is characterized in that it is constituted by a limited memory space (1)in an EEPROM which is organized as a first zone (5) for recording the more significant bits... |
| 4949272 |
Flexible billing rate for mail communication systems |
| Aug-14-1990 |
A communication system for processing information for distribution, including: a central data station, a plurality of user stations, a communication link interconnecting the user stations with the central... |
| 4907162 |
System for indicating the balance of stored value |
| Mar-6-1990 |
A system for indicating the balance of stored value includes a computer and a memory having preselected stored values therein, each preselected stored value having an address corresponding to an address... |
| 4901273 |
Electronic postage meter having a memory map decoder |
| Feb-13-1990 |
An electronic postage meter has an improved memory selection circuit wherein custom memory map decoder circuit with resolution down to a single byte location is used to provide selection enabling signals... |
| 4900904 |
Automated transaction system with insertable cards for downloading rate or program data |
| Feb-13-1990 |
An automated transaction system employs portable rate cards having embedded memories for storing rate information corresponding to different services, and a terminal which receives an inserted rate card... |
| 4897793 |
Configuration for a franking machine |
| Jan-30-1990 |
A configuration for a franking machine includes a central control in the form of a processor. A drive of the franking machine, a printing drum, an interface component for connection to drives of peripheral... |
| 4876956 |
Removable postage meter having an indicia cover |
| Oct-31-1989 |
A postage meter module is removable from the mailing machine base. In order to protect the print die, a shutter is provided to cover the die. The cover can be moved to expose the die only when the meter... |
| 4864505 |
Postage meter drive system |
| Sep-5-1989 |
A mailing machine for mounting of a suitable postage meter thereon includes means for initiating a postage meter print cycle. The postage meter includes a shutter means which will prevent full execution... |
| 4858138 |
Secure vault having electronic indicia for a value printing system |
| Aug-15-1989 |
A value printing system is disclosed which provides for storing the indicia to be printed within a secure vault module. The vault module also provides for securely maintaining the system accounting data.... |
| 4837714 |
Methods and apparatus for customizing and testing fully assembled postage meters |
| Jun-6-1989 |
Methods and associated apparatus are disclosed for customizing and testing fully assembled postage meters in a secure manner. According to the invention, meters are customized under external, i.e. non-meter... |
| 4837702 |
Electronic postage meter having an infinite loop lockout arrangement |
| Jun-6-1989 |
A microcomputerized postage meter has a programmable clock for generating an interrupt output to the microcomputer in the event that it times out before it is stopped or reprogrammed. The timer is suitably... |
| 4837701 |
Mail processing system with multiple work stations |
| Jun-6-1989 |
A system for processing batch mail in which the need for on-site inspection is unnecessary. The mail sender purchases postage from a central station thereby authorizing him to send mail equal to the amount... |
| 4812994 |
Postage meter locking system |
| Mar-14-1989 |
A postage metering lock-out security system is disclosed for use with electronic postage meters and for use with a postage metering system that operates in conjunction with a users computer and printer... |
| 4809186 |
Postage meter for metering mixed weight mail |
| Feb-28-1989 |
A postage meter having an improved throughput for processing mixed weight mail. A postage meter is provided with a commnications link for receiving signals from a system for determining postage amounts... |
| 4800506 |
Apparatus for preparing mail pieces |
| Jan-24-1989 |
Apparatus is provided for preparing mailpieces. The apparatus includes printing structure and structure; for supplying a plurality of stationery items. In addition the apparatus includes a computer. The... |
| 4797832 |
Letter preparing apparatus |
| Jan-10-1989 |
Apparatus for preparing a letter is provided, which includes printing structure, stationery item supplying structure and a computer. The computer is constructed and arranged for receiving a signal representative... |
| 4785417 |
Electronic postage meter having an out of sequence checking arrangement |
| Nov-15-1988 |
An improved postage meter includes a method for checking the particular operation being carried out by the meter to determine whether it is in the appropriate sequence under the given conditions. A stored... |
| 4783745 |
Nonvolatile memory unlock for an electronic postage meter |
| Nov-8-1988 |
An electronic postage meter is disclosed which includes one or more nonvolatile memories (NVM) for storing a hierarchy of secure data including the meter's unique serial number, accounting information,... |
| 4752950 |
Remote control system for franking machines |
| Jun-21-1988 |
A remote control system for a set of machines (1) for franking mail, which machines are geographically dispersed in accordance with user requirements and include franking heads whose use is monitored by... |
| 4742469 |
Electronic meter circuitry |
| May-3-1988 |
An improved electronic postage meter which includes a microcomputer (17), redundant memories ("BAMs") (35a-b), and fault flip-flops (30a-b). Improved circuitry for controlling the writing to the BAMs includes... |
| 4739486 |
Modifying a firmware variable in an electronic postage meter |
| Apr-19-1988 |
A method and associated apparatus for modifying a firmware variable in an electronic postage meter, comprising the steps of storing a program for operation of the electronic postage meter, a resident memory... |
| 4731728 |
Postage meter with means for preventing unauthorized postage printing |
| Mar-15-1988 |
An electronic postage meter which has a computer and apparatus for printing a postage value, wherein the computer includes instrumentalities for authorizing printing the postage value, and has shutter... |
| 4713769 |
Method and apparatus for locating and displaying historical information within an electronic postage meter |
| Dec-15-1987 |
A system is provided for locating and displaying a most recently written record in an electronic postage meter to sequentially store accounting data associated with the transactions of the electronic postage... |
| 4710883 |
Electronic postage meter having a status monitor |
| Dec-1-1987 |
An electronic postage meter includes a microcomputer with an external timer for providing a periodic interrupt. At each interrupt, a monitor routine examines the sensors and switches for changes in status... |
| 4692870 |
General purpose processor module for mailroom equipment |
| Sep-8-1987 |
A computation and control module suitable for use in a variety of postal scales as well as other types of mailroom equipment is disclosed. The module includes a microprocessor and associated circuitry;... |
| 4675841 |
Micro computerized electronic postage meter system |
| Jun-23-1987 |
An advanced electronic postage meter system is described, which is built around a micro computer set. The micro computer set is of LSI design, and comprises a single chip central processor unit (CPU) which... |
| 4649489 |
Method for date-setting electronically-controlled postage machines |
| Mar-10-1987 |
A method for setting type wheels of a date printer in electronically-controlled postage machines, includes print rollers, gear racks connected to the print rollers and the type wheels, stepping motors... |
| 4646635 |
Microprocessor controlled D.C. motor for controlling print value selection means |
| Mar-3-1987 |
In printing apparatus including structure for changing a value to be printed and structure for selecting a value to be printed, wherein the former includes a plurality of banks, each of which includes... |
