Control system for franking machines
First Claim
1. A system for managing a set of franking machines from a control center, each of said franking machines and said control center having a logic circuit including at least a processor and memory, said system comprising:
- read/write means connected to the logic circuits in each of said franking machines and said control center; and
at least one smart card, including an internal processor and memory, for transmitting data back and forth between said control center and at least one of said franking machines by successive writings to and readings from the memory of said smart card under control of the internal processor of said smart card, said writings being irreversible.
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Abstract
A control system for a set of franking machines (1) under the surveillance of a control center (2) for managing them and containing, to this end, as does each of the machines, a logic circuit organized about a processor (24) and memories (26). The data to be transmitted from the control center to the machines and vice-versa are interchanged by means of "smart" cards (3) having incorporated memory (7) and microprocessors (6) which are placed alternately in read/write terminals (5 or 4) of the control center or of the machines.
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1. A system for managing a set of franking machines from a control center, each of said franking machines and said control center having a logic circuit including at least a processor and memory, said system comprising:
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read/write means connected to the logic circuits in each of said franking machines and said control center; and at least one smart card, including an internal processor and memory, for transmitting data back and forth between said control center and at least one of said franking machines by successive writings to and readings from the memory of said smart card under control of the internal processor of said smart card, said writings being irreversible. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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