EP1095343A4 - TECHNIQUE PROVIDING SECURITY OF CONFIGURATION OF POSTAL POSTAL POSTING SYSTEM - Google Patents

TECHNIQUE PROVIDING SECURITY OF CONFIGURATION OF POSTAL POSTAL POSTING SYSTEM

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Publication number: EP1095343A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: postal; configuration; providing security; posting system; technique providing
Prior art date: 1998-06-15
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP99930279A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1095343A1 (en

Inventor

Robert G Schwartz

George M Brookner

Fetneh Eskandari

Allen A Crowe

Mark E Simcik

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Hasler Inc

Original Assignee

Ascom Hasler Mailing Systems Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1998-06-15

Filing date

1999-06-15

Publication date

2007-05-02

1999-06-15 Application filed by Ascom Hasler Mailing Systems Inc filed Critical Ascom Hasler Mailing Systems Inc

2001-05-02 Publication of EP1095343A1 publication Critical patent/EP1095343A1/en

2007-05-02 Publication of EP1095343A4 publication Critical patent/EP1095343A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- 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
- G07B17/00024—Physical or organizational aspects of franking systems
- G07B2017/00048—Software architecture
- 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
- G07B2017/00161—Communication details outside or between apparatus for sending information from a central, non-user location, e.g. for updating rates or software, or for refilling funds
- 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
- G07B17/00314—Communication within apparatus, personal computer [PC] system, or server, e.g. between printhead and central unit in a franking machine
- G07B2017/0033—Communication with software component, e.g. dll or object
- 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
- G07B2017/00951—Error handling, e.g. EDC (Error Detection Codes)
- 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
- G07B2017/00959—Cryptographic modules, e.g. a PC encryption board
- G07B2017/00967—PSD [Postal Security Device] as defined by the USPS [US Postal Service]

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)
Devices For Checking Fares Or Tickets At Control Points (AREA)

EP99930279A 1998-06-15 1999-06-15 TECHNIQUE PROVIDING SECURITY OF CONFIGURATION OF POSTAL POSTAL POSTING SYSTEM Withdrawn EP1095343A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US8921298P	1998-06-15	1998-06-15
US89212P		1998-06-15
PCT/US1999/013488 WO1999066422A1 (en)	1995-06-07	1999-06-15	Technique for securing a system configuration of a postage franking system

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1095343A1 EP1095343A1 (en)	2001-05-02
EP1095343A4 true EP1095343A4 (en)	2007-05-02

Family

ID=22216352

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP99930279A Withdrawn EP1095343A4 (en)	1998-06-15	1999-06-15	TECHNIQUE PROVIDING SECURITY OF CONFIGURATION OF POSTAL POSTAL POSTING SYSTEM

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP1095343A4 (en)
JP (1)	JP2002518747A (en)
CA (1)	CA2334922A1 (en)
WO (1)	WO1999066422A1 (en)

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DE19913067A1 (en) *	1999-03-17	2000-09-21	Francotyp Postalia Gmbh	Method for the automatic installation of franking devices and arrangement for carrying out the method
DE10003310A1 (en) *	2000-01-27	2001-08-02	Francotyp Postalia Gmbh	Mail franking machine has security code for calculating postage charge data de-activated upon transfer of false security code for preventing further operation of franking machine
EP1257933A4 (en) *	2000-02-16	2004-07-28	Ascom Hasler Mailing Sys Inc	ADAPTABLE AND SURE SOURCE OF FUNDS
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US7308718B1 (en)	2000-05-09	2007-12-11	Neopost Technologies	Technique for secure remote configuration of a system
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US7325065B1 (en)	2001-12-21	2008-01-29	Aol Llc, A Delaware Limited Liability Company	Identifying unauthorized communication systems using a system-specific identifier
DE102004046051A1 (en) *	2004-09-21	2006-03-30	Deutsche Post Ag	Method and device for franking mailpieces
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EP0388843A2 (en) *	1989-03-23	1990-09-26	Neopost Industrie	Remote enabling of software controllable features of an external device coupled with an electronic franking machine
EP0762338A2 (en) *	1995-09-08	1997-03-12	Francotyp-Postalia Aktiengesellschaft & Co.	Method for securing data and progam code of an electronic franking machine
EP0762335A2 (en) *	1995-09-08	1997-03-12	Francotyp-Postalia Aktiengesellschaft & Co.	Method for changing data charged in memory cells of an electronic franking machine
EP0775984A2 (en) *	1995-11-21	1997-05-28	Pitney Bowes Inc.	Digital postage meter system having a replaceable printing unit with system software upgrade

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DE19549305A1 (en) *	1995-12-22	1997-07-03	Francotyp Postalia Gmbh	Method and arrangement for entering data into a franking machine

1999
- 1999-06-15 EP EP99930279A patent/EP1095343A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1999-06-15 CA CA002334922A patent/CA2334922A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1999-06-15 WO PCT/US1999/013488 patent/WO1999066422A1/en active Application Filing
- 1999-06-15 JP JP2000555179A patent/JP2002518747A/en active Pending

Patent Citations (4)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
EP0388843A2 (en) *	1989-03-23	1990-09-26	Neopost Industrie	Remote enabling of software controllable features of an external device coupled with an electronic franking machine
EP0762338A2 (en) *	1995-09-08	1997-03-12	Francotyp-Postalia Aktiengesellschaft & Co.	Method for securing data and progam code of an electronic franking machine
EP0762335A2 (en) *	1995-09-08	1997-03-12	Francotyp-Postalia Aktiengesellschaft & Co.	Method for changing data charged in memory cells of an electronic franking machine
EP0775984A2 (en) *	1995-11-21	1997-05-28	Pitney Bowes Inc.	Digital postage meter system having a replaceable printing unit with system software upgrade

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
See also references of WO9966422A1 *

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
WO1999066422A1 (en)	1999-12-23
EP1095343A1 (en)	2001-05-02
CA2334922A1 (en)	1999-12-23
WO1999066422A8 (en)	2000-03-02
JP2002518747A (en)	2002-06-25

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Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2001-03-17	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
2001-05-02	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 20010112
2001-05-02	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
2007-05-02	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 20070320
2007-05-02	RIC1	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grant	Ipc: G06F 1/00 20060101ALN20070314BHEP Ipc: G07B 17/00 20060101AFI20070314BHEP
2007-06-27	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 20070530
2008-02-29	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
2008-04-02	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 20071010