Postage meter machine with a data transmission device
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1. A postage meter machine comprising:
- a processing unit;
a data transmission device connected to said processing unit and adapted for transmitting information between said processing unit and a remote data center via a telecommunication network;
said data transmission device including a connection arrangement for making a communication connection to a telecommunication line of said telecommunication network;
a monitoring device connected to said processing unit for monitoring a usage status of said telecommunication line and for providing usage status information to said processing unit; and
said processing unit controlling a connection setup to said telecommunication network by said data transmission device dependent on said usage status information.
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Abstract
In a postage meter machine, a method for the operation of a postage meter machine as well as method for data communication between a postage meter machine and a remote data center, the postage meter machine has a central processing device and a data transmission device connected thereto for the transmission of information between the processing device and the remote data center via a telecommunication network. The data transmission device has a connection unit for making the connection to a telecommunication line of the telecommunication network. A monitoring device in the postage meter machine monitors the usage status of the telecommunication line.
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1. A postage meter machine comprising:
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a processing unit;
a data transmission device connected to said processing unit and adapted for transmitting information between said processing unit and a remote data center via a telecommunication network;
said data transmission device including a connection arrangement for making a communication connection to a telecommunication line of said telecommunication network;
a monitoring device connected to said processing unit for monitoring a usage status of said telecommunication line and for providing usage status information to said processing unit; and
said processing unit controlling a connection setup to said telecommunication network by said data transmission device dependent on said usage status information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for communicating between a data center and a postage meter machine, comprising:
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a postage meter machine having a processing unit;
a data center located remote from said postage meter machine;
a data transmission device connected to said processing unit and adapted for transmitting information between said processing unit and said data center via a telecommunication network;
said data transmission device including a connection arrangement for making a communication connection to a telecommunication line of said telecommunication network;
a monitoring device connected to said processing unit for monitoring a usage status of said telecommunication line and for providing usage status information to said processing unit; and
said processing unit controlling a connection setup to said telecommunication network by said data transmission device dependent on said usage status information. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A method for controlling communication between a postage meter machine and a remote data center via a communication network having a telecommunication line shared by the postage meter machine and a further telecommunication device, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing a postage meter machine with a processing unit and a data transmission device connected to said processing unit, and transmitting information between said processing unit and a remote data center via a telecommunication network;
including in said data transmission device a connection arrangement for making a communication connection to a telecommunication line of said telecommunication network;
with a monitoring device connected to said processing unit, monitoring a usage status of said telecommunication line and providing usage status information to said processing unit; and
controlling, via said processing unit, a connection setup to said telecommunication network by said data transmission device dependent on said usage status information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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