US 6,148,292 A · Method for statistics mode reloading and for statistical acquisition according to statistics classes in the storing of a dataset

Abstract

In a method for statistics mode reloading and for the statistical acquisition in the storage of a dataset in an electronic postage meter machine, the statistics mode of the electronic postage meter machine created for the acquisition of pre-compressed data according to statistics classes (postal classes) is interchangeably installed. A formation of freely selectable, new statistics instruction data for a future statistics mode ensues in the data center for the purpose of a transmission in the form of an instruction dataset. The installation of the statistics mode ensues during a communication of the postage meter machine with the data center. A microprocessor of the postage meter machine is programmed to change the statistics mode by modem or with another suitable communication means at least periodically or when the mail carrier is changed, or within the framework of a reloading of the postage meter machine. Preceding transactions are provided in the communication mode in order to transmit data of the old statistics mode to the data center. A deletion of the old statistics data ensues after a successfully ended, error-free transaction for interrogating the old statistics data and after a transmission of valid, new statistics instruction data during a following transaction. The acquisition now ensues according to new statistics classes, whereby all check steps for membership in respective statistics classes are executed.

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A method for statistics mode reloading and statistics acquisition according to statistics classes in storage of data in a postage meter machine which can communicate with a data center located remote from the postage meter machine, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) operating said postage meter machine to conduct frankings and causing said postage meter machine to enter into a statistics mode wherein data associated with said frankings are stored in respective statistics classes;
(b) forming freely selectable new statistics instruction data at said data center for a future statistics mode, said instruction data including instructions for forming new statistics classes and for pre-compression of statistics mode data;
(c) establishing communication between said postage meter machine and said data center and transmitting said data in said statistics classes from said postage meter machine to said data center, and transmitting said new statistics instruction data from said data center to said postage meter machine;
(d) transmitting an instruction from said data center to said postage meter machine to cause said postage meter machine to non-volatilely store said new statistics instruction data in said postage meter machine;
and
(e) operating said postage meter machine to conduct further frankings and causing said postage meter machine to enter into said statistics mode wherein data associated with said further frankings are pre-compressed, stored in respective statistics classes, and interpreted according to said new statistics instruction data.

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Method for statistics mode reloading and for statistical acquisition according to statistics classes in the storing of a dataset

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Method for statistics mode reloading and for statistical acquisition according to statistics classes in the storing of a dataset

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