Franking machine
AssigneeNeopost Limited
InventorRaymond J. Herbert
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Abstract
A franking machine is provided with receiver means to receive positional signals from a global positioning system. The franking machine may be operated to print positional data as part of a franking impression printed on mail items whereby the postal authority is enabled by inspection of mail items to determine that the franking machine is being used at its authorised location. The franking machine may be arranged to be inhibited from operation if not located at its authorised location. The positional signals may be utilised to correct variation in output of a weighscale due to gravitational variation.
Claims9
A franking machine including electronic accounting and control means operable to carry out franking operations to frank mail items with postage charges;
- means operative to determine the location of the franking machine relative to a global positioning system and to output a signal representing said determined location of the franking machine;
- and said electronic accounting and control means being responsive to said signal representing the determined location of the franking machine to generate an indication of the location of the franking machine during said franking operations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.