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US 2007/0078778 A1Published application
Cellular connectivity for a franking machine
OwnerMark Ferraroinventor
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Abstract
A method of connecting a service provider to a franking machine. The method is provided having steps of: providing a franking machine at a first location, the franking machine having a communication interface; providing a server at a central location remote from the first location; connecting a cellular interface to the communication interface of the franking machine; and establishing a secure channel of communication between the cellular interface and the server.
Claims20
A method of connecting a service provider to a franking machine comprising:
- providing a franking machine at a first location, the franking machine having a communication interface;
- providing a server at a central location remote from the first location;
- connecting a cellular interface to the communication interface of the franking machine;
- and
- establishing a secure channel of communication between the cellular interface and the server.
2 more elements
A method of resetting franking machines comprising:
- providing a first and second franking machine at a first location;
- providing a server at a central location remote from the first location;
- connecting a cellular interface to the first franking machine;
- establishing a secure channel of communication between the cellular interface and the server;resetting the first franking machine from the server over the secure channel;
- connecting the cellular interface to the second franking machine;
- and
- resetting the second franking machine from the server over the secure channel.
4 more elements
A method of resetting a franking machine comprising:
- providing a franking machine at a first location, the franking machine having a cellular communication interface;
- providing a server at a central location remote from the first location;
- establishing communication via an encrypted channel between the franking machine and a cellular carrier;
- routing the communication to the server at the central location;
- and
- resetting the franking machine from the central location via the encrypted channel.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.