Secure accounting system employing RF communications for enhanced security and functionality
First Claim
1. A value metering system comprising:
- means for storing a unique value metering system identification to enable identification of said value metering system from a plurality of other value metering systems;
communications means for receiving broadcast communications messages and processing said broadcast communications messages to determine if said broadcast communications message received is intended for said value metering system;
controller means for controlling the operation of said value metering system, said controller means coupled to said communications means and responsive to specific received broadcast communications message determined by said communications means to be intended for said value metering system; and
,including value printing means coupled to said controller means, said controller means being operable in response to a first specific received broadcast communications message determined by said communications means to be intended for said value metering system to disable said value printing means from printing.
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Abstract
A value metering system embodying the present invention includes a storage component for storing a unique value metering system identification to enable identification of the value metering system from a plurality of other value metering systems. A communications component receives broadcast communications messages and processes the broadcast communications messages to determine if a received broadcast communications message is intended for the value metering system. A Controller component controls the operation of the value metering system. The controller component is coupled to the communications component and is responsive to specific received broadcast communications messages determined by the communications component to be intended for the value metering system.
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17 Claims
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1. A value metering system comprising:
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means for storing a unique value metering system identification to enable identification of said value metering system from a plurality of other value metering systems; communications means for receiving broadcast communications messages and processing said broadcast communications messages to determine if said broadcast communications message received is intended for said value metering system; controller means for controlling the operation of said value metering system, said controller means coupled to said communications means and responsive to specific received broadcast communications message determined by said communications means to be intended for said value metering system; and
,including value printing means coupled to said controller means, said controller means being operable in response to a first specific received broadcast communications message determined by said communications means to be intended for said value metering system to disable said value printing means from printing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12)
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11. A value metering system comprising:
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means for storing a unique value metering system identification to enable identification of said value metering system from a plurality of other value metering systems; communications means for receiving broadcast communications messages and processing said broadcast communications messages to determine if said broadcast communications message received is intended for said value metering system; and
,controller means for controlling the operation of said value metering system, said controller means coupled to said communications means and responsive to specific received broadcast communications message determined by said communications means to be intended for said value metering system, wherein said broadcast communications messages include specific messages relating to value metering tracking.
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13. A value metering system comprising:
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means for storing a unique value metering system identification to enable identification of said value metering system from a plurality of other value metering systems; communications means for receiving broadcast communications messages and processing said broadcast communications messages to determine if said broadcast communications message received is intended for said value metering system; controller means for controlling the operation of said value metering system, said controller means coupled to said communications means and responsive to specific received broadcast communications message determined by said communications means to be intended for said value metering system; and
,wherein said broadcast communications messages include specific messages relating to codes loading. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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