Method and arrangement for specifying services provided by a franking machine

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PATENT NO 9412131
APP PUB NO 20130346293A1
SERIAL NO

13533381

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In a method for specifying services provided by a franking machine, a program code is loaded into a data processing device via and, a first communication channel to a remote data center, authorization to access the franking machine is requested using an authorization request message. In response, via a second communication channel, data are provided from the remote data center to the franking machine. In response, the franking machine enables access for executing a specification process via a third communication channel via which communication between the data processing device and the franking machine is established using the program code executed by the data processing device. The specification process is executed using the program code to set at least one feature of at least one service provided by the franking machine.

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FRANCOTYP-POSTALIA GMBH13089 BERLIN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Heinrich, Clemens Oranienburg, DE 21 123
Nicolai, Kai Berlin, DE 4 3
Rosenau, Dirk Berlin, DE 28 197

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