Global Patent Index - EP 0986029 B1

EP 0986029 B1 20031015 - Method for controlling the consumption of franking machines

Title (en)

Method for controlling the consumption of franking machines

Title (de)

Verbrauchskontrollverfahren für Frankiermaschinen

Title (fr)

Procédé de contrôle des consommations de machines à affranchir

Publication

EP 0986029 B1 20031015 (FR)

Application

EP 99402145 A 19990830

Priority

FR 9811373 A 19980911

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0986029A1] The multiple franking machines are controlled by the user from a supervisory terminal (60) connected directly to the public communication network (40). A postal authority management server (50) also connects to the public network, and responds to requests from the user's supervisory terminal by supplying an authorization code directly to the franking machine network (26) to validate subsequent franking operations.

IPC 1-7

G07B 17/00

IPC 8 full level

G07B 17/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G07B 17/0008 (2013.01 - EP US); G07B 2017/00096 (2013.01 - EP US); G07B 2017/00145 (2013.01 - EP US); G07B 2017/00169 (2013.01 - EP US); G07B 2017/00201 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0986029 A1 20000315; EP 0986029 B1 20031015; DE 69912054 D1 20031120; DE 69912054 T2 20040617; FR 2783337 A1 20000317; FR 2783337 B1 20001215; US 2001042120 A1 20011115; US 2003131103 A1 20030710; US 6868443 B1 20050315; US 8626885 B2 20140107

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 99402145 A 19990830; DE 69912054 T 19990830; FR 9811373 A 19980911; US 37622603 A 20030303; US 39258599 A 19990909