G07BTICKET-ISSUING APPARATUSFARE-REGISTERING APPARATUSFRANKING APPARATUSIn this subclass non-limiting references (in the sense of paragraph 39 of the Guide to the IPC) may still be displayed in the scheme. G07B1/00 G07B1/00Machines for printing and issuing tickets printing mechanisms per se B41; output mechanisms of digital computers G06C11/00 G07B1/02employing selectable printing plates G07B1/04wherein the plates are inserted G07B1/06without selectable printing plates G07B1/08portable G07B3/00Machines for issuing preprinted tickets G07B3/02from stock in wound strip form G07B3/04from a stack G07B5/00Details of, or auxiliary devices for, ticket-issuing machines for validating inserted tickets G07B11/02 G07B5/02for cutting-off or separating tickets G07B5/04for recording or registering tickets issued G07B5/06for preventing fraudulent operation G07B5/08for avoiding incorrect action of the machine G07B5/10indicating when ticket supply is exhausted G07B5/12allowing manual writing on the tickets G07B7/00Holders providing direct manual access to the tickets G07B9/00Ticket punches perforating pliers B26F1/36; marking record carriers in digital fashion by punching G06K1/02 G07B9/02Toy ticket-punches G07B11/00Apparatus for validating or cancelling issued tickets G07B11/02for validating inserted tickets G07B11/03by printing G07B11/05by perforating G07B11/07by separating part of ticket G07B11/09combined with receptacle for separated part of ticket refuse receptacles in general B65F1/00 G07B11/11for cancelling tickets G07B13/00Taximeters measuring distance travelled G01C; measuring time G04 G07B13/005operating mechanically G07B13/02DetailsAccessories G07B13/04for indicating fare or state of hire G07B13/045with indicating means on the outside of the vehicle G07B13/06Driving arrangements G07B13/08Tariff-changing arrangements G07B13/10automatically actuated G07B15/00Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points handling coins or valuable papers, e.g. banknotes, G07D; apparatus for vending or hiring articles or services activated by coins, credit cards, paper currency or the like G07F7/00, G07F17/00 Data processing aspects of payment systems or protocols relating to toll, entrance fee or fare collection, e.g. in road pricing or congestion charging, are also classified in G06Q20/00. This group covers also: car rental systems; systems for reserving and using access tickets, e.g. check-in systems G07B15/02taking into account a variable factor such as distance or time, e.g. for passenger transport, parking systems or car rental systems G07B15/06 takes precedence; taximeters G07B13/00; parking meters per se G07F17/24; car rental systems per se G07B15/00 G07B15/04comprising devices to free a barrier, turnstile, or the like turnstiles with registering means G07C9/10; coin-freed aspects G07F17/00 G07B15/06Arrangements for road pricing or congestion charging of vehicles or vehicle users, e.g. automatic toll systemsThis group covers the identification or tracking of vehicles or vehicle users for the purpose of road pricing or congestion charging, which means that vehicles or vehicle users are not necessarily channelled through fixed control points, e.g. toll booths or overhead gantries, but may be detected at a number of places when they travel in normal fashion in a pre-defined locality, e.g. a defined area in a city centre or an expressway, and where the information so generated is then used to determine a charge to be paid G07B15/063using wireless information transmission between the vehicle and a fixed station identification of vehicles G08G G07B15/066being coin-operated G07B17/00Franking apparatus printing aspects B41 G07B17/00008operated by portable carriers, e.g. for inputting credit or information G07B17/00016Relations between apparatus, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office, in a franking system G07B17/00024Physical or organizational aspects of franking systems G07B2017/00032Determining the location of apparatus G07B2017/0004Determining the location of mailpieces outside apparatus G07B2017/00048Software architecture G07B2017/00056Client-server G07B2017/00064Virtual meter, online stamp; PSD functions or indicia creation not at user's location G07B2017/00072Hybrid mail, i.e. mail delivered using different physical means along the mail delivery path, e.g. email and envelope G07B17/0008Communication details outside or between apparatus coin-freed apparatus for franking per se G07F17/26 G07B2017/00088via landlines G07B2017/00096via phone lines G07B2017/00104via TV cable G07B2017/00112Wireless G07B2017/0012in a mobile phone system G07B2017/00129Satellite communication G07B2017/00137In a LAN G07B2017/00145via the Internet G07B2017/00153for sending information G07B2017/00161from a central, non-user location, e.g. for updating rates or software, or for refilling funds G07B2017/00169from a franking apparatus, e.g. for verifying accounting G07B2017/00177from a portable device, e.g. a card or a PCMCIA G07B17/00185Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office digital data processing G06F; coin-freed apparatus for franking per se G07F17/26 G07B17/00193Constructional details of apparatus in a franking system G07B2017/00201Open franking system, i.e. the printer is not dedicated to franking only, e.g. PC (Personal Computer) G07B2017/00209Mailbox, i.e. container for outgoing mail G07B2017/00217Portable franking apparatus, i.e. the whole franking apparatus, not parts alone G07B2017/00225Vending machine or POS (Point Of Sale) apparatus G07B2017/00233Housing, e.g. lock or hardened casing G07B2017/00241Modular design G07B2017/0025Storage of, e.g. ribbon G07B2017/00258Electronic hardware aspects, e.g. type of circuits used G07B2017/00266Man-machine interface on the apparatus G07B2017/00274Mechanical, e.g. keyboard G07B2017/00282Touch screen G07B2017/0029Soft buttons; buttons that can change function G07B2017/00298Visual, e.g. screens and their layouts G07B2017/00306Acoustic, e.g. voice control or speech prompting G07B17/00314Communication within apparatus, personal computer [PC] system, or server, e.g. between printhead and central unit in a franking machine G07B2017/00322Communication between components/modules/parts, e.g. printer, printhead, keyboard, conveyor or central unit G07B2017/0033Communication with software component, e.g. dll or object G07B2017/00338Error detection or handling G07B2017/00346Power handling, e.g. power-down routine G07B2017/00354Setting of date G07B17/00362Calculation or computing within apparatus, e.g. calculation of postage value G07B2017/0037Calculation of postage value G07B2017/00379Calculation of different sending options for a mail piece G07B2017/00387Currency calculation, e.g. from DEM to EUR G07B2017/00395Memory organization G07B2017/00403Memory zones protected from unauthorized reading or writing G07B2017/00411Redundant storage, e.g. back-up of registers G07B2017/00419Software organization, e.g. separation into objects G07B2017/00427Special accounting procedures, e.g. storing special information G07B17/00435Details specific to central, non-customer apparatus, e.g. servers at post office or vendor G07B2017/00443Verification of mailpieces, e.g. by checking databases G07B2017/00451Address hygiene, i.e. checking and correcting addresses to be printed on mail pieces using address databases G07B17/00459Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system G07B17/00467Transporting mailpieces postal sorting B07C G07B2017/00475Sorting mailpieces G07B2017/00483Batch processing of mailpieces G07B2017/00491Mail/envelope/insert handling system G07B2017/005Measures for preventing or handling mailpieces stoppages G07B17/00508Printing or attaching on mailpieces printing mechanisms B41J; security printing B41M3/14; marking methods B41M5/00; inks C09D11/00; record carriers with at least a part designed to carry digital markings G06K19/00 G07B2017/00516Details of printing apparatus G07B2017/00524Printheads G07B2017/00532Inkjet G07B2017/0054Thermal printhead G07B2017/00548Mechanical printhead G07B2017/00556Ensuring quality of print G07B2017/00564Ensuring correct position of print on mailpiece G07B2017/00572Details of printed item G07B2017/0058Printing of code G07B2017/00588Barcode G07B2017/00596Printing of address G07B2017/00604Printing of advert or logo G07B2017/00612Attaching item on mailpiece G07B2017/0062Label G07B2017/00629Circuit, e.g. transponder G07B2017/00637Special printing techniques, e.g. interlacing G07B2017/00645Separating print into fixed and variable parts G07B2017/00653Special inks, e.g. fluorescent G07B17/00661Sensing or measuring mailpieces weighing G01G19/00 G07B2017/00669Sensing the position of mailpieces G07B2017/00677Keeping track of mailpieces inside apparatus G07B2017/00685Measuring the dimensions of mailpieces G07B2017/00693Measuring the speed of mailpieces inside apparatus G07B2017/00701Measuring the weight of mailpieces G07B2017/00709Scanning mailpieces G07B2017/00717Reading barcodes G07B2017/00725Reading symbols, e.g. OCR G07B17/00733Cryptography or similar special procedures in a franking system References listed below indicate CPC places which could also be of interest when carrying out a search in respect of the subject matter covered by the preceding group: secret or secure communication H04L9/00mechanisms actuated by objects other thancoins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus for cashless transactions only G07F7/10access-control involving the use of a pass in combination with an identity-check of the pass- holder by means of personal physical data, e.g. characteristic facial curves, hand geometry, voice spectrum, fingerprints G07C9/00recognising characters or patterns in general G06F18/00, G06V30/00random or pseudo-random generators G06F7/58circuits generating pulses having a predetermined statistical distribution H03K3/84multiple service credit cards with protecting memory zones G07F7/10security arrangements for protecting computers or computer systems against unauthorised activity G06F21/00record carriers with conductive marks and special arrangements for circuits, e.g. for protecting identification code in memory G06K19/073error detection and error correction G06F11/00coding, decoding or code conversion, for error detection or error correction H03M13/00 G07B2017/00741using specific cryptographic algorithms or functions G07B2017/0075Symmetric, secret-key algorithms, e.g. DES, RC2, RC4, IDEA, Skipjack, CAST, AES G07B2017/00758Asymmetric, public-key algorithms, e.g. RSA, Elgamal G07B2017/00766Digital signature, e.g. DSA, DSS, ECDSA, ESIGN G07B2017/00774MAC (Message Authentication Code), e.g. DES-MAC G07B2017/00782Hash function, e.g. MD5, MD2, SHA G07B2017/0079Time-dependency G07B2017/00798using timestamps, i.e. recording time in message G07B2017/00806Limited validity time G07B2017/00814Continuous communication, e.g. answer within a limited time period G07B2017/00822including unique details G07B2017/0083Postal data, e.g. postage, address, sender, machine ID, vendor G07B2017/00838Personal data, i.e. biometrics G07B2017/00846Key management G07B2017/00854Key generation G07B2017/00862Key storage, e.g. escrowing by trusted third party G07B2017/0087Key distribution G07B2017/00879using session key G07B2017/00887using look-up tables, also called master tables with pointers G07B2017/00895Key verification, e.g. by using trusted party G07B2017/00903Key destruction or retirement G07B2017/00911Trusted party G07B2017/00919Random number generator G07B2017/00927Certificates, e.g. X.509 G07B2017/00935Passwords G07B2017/00943Compression techniques G07B2017/00951Error handling, e.g. EDC (Error Detection Codes) G07B2017/00959Cryptographic modules, e.g. a PC encryption board G07B2017/00967PSD [Postal Security Device] as defined by the USPS [US Postal Service] G07B17/00975using mechanical accounting means G07B17/00983with means for resetting the monetary value of the accounting means G07B17/00991from a central point, e.g. post office G07B17/02with means for computing or counting G07B17/00975 takes precedence G07B17/04with means for avoiding misuse