EP0339697A2
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Method and apparatus for teleprinting public services data at the subscriber
Assignee: Industria Grafica Meschi SRL
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Filing: 1989-03-24
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2009-03-24
Abstract
Abstract Teleprinting system, at a telephone user comprising an apparatus formed by a microprocessing unit (12) connected to a telephone line (16) through a modulating-demodulating or modem system (14). Data transmission messages are distinguished from standard telephone messages for example by means of differences in the ring signal. The received data are sent to a printer, (22) to a display (38) or, through an interface circuit (30) to an outer computer, and by which messages are received from an optical reader (34) or from a keyboard (42) for their transmission through the modem unit (14) to the corresponding apparatus of an agency or individual connected in order to embody said interaction. Said teleprinting system is particularly suitable to embody telebilling or teleinvoicing methods from service agencies to an end user.
Inventors
- 👤 Luciano Meschi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 11:44
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M11/00; H04M11/06; H04M11/002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
153 words
Teleprinting apparatus at a telephone user essentially comprising a microprocessor (12) and by a modulating-demodulating unit (14) commonly known as "modem" connecting a telephone line (16) to said microprocessor (12) or to a standard telephone set (18) depending on the type of calling or ring signal received by said "modem" (14) characterized in that said microprocessor (12) is enabled to distinguish a ring signal for conversation form a ring signal for data transmission on a basis of a distinctive parameter , such as for example the time duration of the first ring signal, by connecting the telephone line of the telephone apparatus (18) or to the microprocessor (12) said microprocessor (12) providing thus an acknowledgment of the received data, making a distinction between valid or legal data, for which an action is carried out and non valid or illegal data for which no action can be started apart from warning about their illegability.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
153 words
Teleprinting apparatus at a telephone user essentially comprising a microprocessor (12) and by a modulating-demodulating unit (14) commonly known as "modem" connecting a telephone line (16) to said microprocessor (12) or to a standard telephone set (18) depending on the type of calling or ring signal received by said "modem" (14) characterized in that said microprocessor (12) is enabled to distinguish a ring signal for conversation form a ring signal for data transmission on a basis of a distinctive parameter , such as for example the time duration of the first ring signal, by connecting the telephone line of the telephone apparatus (18) or to the microprocessor (12) said microprocessor (12) providing thus an acknowledgment of the received data, making a distinction between valid or legal data, for which an action is carried out and non valid or illegal data for which no action can be started apart from warning about their illegability.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
120 words
Teleprinting apparatus according to claim 1 characterized in that when said microprocessor (12) receives a first valid or legal datum, it is recorded , then it waits for a second, a third, a fourth datum, etc., until the arrival of an end transmission signal, it assess whether the data are transmitted with rebundant code mechanism, adapted to avoid the loss of information, sending the answer data not accepted, if said code is not present, and answer of accepted data if it is present, carrying out the command considered legal and transmitted with rebundant code and then maintaining the process until the arrival of a release signal which through the "modem" (14) disconnects the microprocessor (12) from the telephone line (16).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
Teleprinting apparatus , according to claim 1, characterized in that said microprocessor (12) depending on received legal data, provide to actuate one of the peripheral units associated thereto, as a printer (22) or a display (38).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
Teleprinting apparatus, according to claim 1, characterized in that alternatively, said microprocessor (12) depending on the received legal data, provides to connect the line (16) with an interface (30) of a personal computer at the user.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
Teleprinting apparatus, according to claim 1, characterized in that the microprocessor (12) controlls the modem (14) to permit the answer transmission of interaction of the user to an agency or another use.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
Teleprinting apparatus, according to claim 5, characterized in that said answer may be provided by a peripheral keyboard unit (42) permitting the composition and sending of messages.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
64 words
Teleprinting apparatus, according to claim 5, characterized in that said answer may be provided by a peripheral optical reader unit (34) adapted to read messages written on proper forms (180;200) provided with a pre-marked zone (184;204) by which data of sliding rate of said forms are provided in order to generate synchronization signals of characters written in aligned boxes according to proper rows (186-192;206-210).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
Printing apparatus according to claim 7, characterized in that , alternatively, said pre-marked zone (184;204) providing reading data, can be substituted form by small wheels dragged by the sheet of said forms (180;200) and operating generators of synchronizating signals.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
45 words
Teleprinting apparatus according to claim 5, characterized in that as a further alternative, said optical reader 34 can be used, instead of providing an answer to requests of an agency, to sent messages of personal communication to other users or requests of information to agencies.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
124 words
A method for the use of tele-print apparatus at a telephone user which can be used to permit the billing and the payments of meter measurable services in which an agency (120) makes the reading data of meters to arrive, and relating the measurement of products, or services supplied to each single used, to an accounting computer (126) characterized in that said computer sends through the telephone line (152) a billing message to each user provided with said teleprinting apparatus, said apparatus comprising a receiving modem (154) a computing and printing unit (156) adapted to print the billing data onto a form (157), which can be used to carry out a payment of bills according to one of a standard methods for said payments.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
124 words
A method for the use of tele-print apparatus at a telephone user which can be used to permit the billing and the payments of meter measurable services in which an agency (120) makes the reading data of meters to arrive, and relating the measurement of products, or services supplied to each single used, to an accounting computer (126) characterized in that said computer sends through the telephone line (152) a billing message to each user provided with said teleprinting apparatus, said apparatus comprising a receiving modem (154) a computing and printing unit (156) adapted to print the billing data onto a form (157), which can be used to carry out a payment of bills according to one of a standard methods for said payments.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method according to claim 10, characterized in that said payment means is a post account payment carried out using the form (157) witn the data by the computing and printing unit (156).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method, according to claim 10, characterized in that said payment means is a remittance at a bank service using the same form (157) with the data issued by the computing and printing unit (156) in a form useful for a bank remittance.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
51 words
A method according to claim 10, characterized in that , alternatively, the data written by the computing and printing unit (156) at the user can be used to send through whatever transmission means for data instructions (160) to a bank institute (140) with takes care of the payment of the bills.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
48 words
A method according to claim 13, characterized in that said information (160) can be written by means of a key board and display assembly (162) and can be sent to said bank service (140) through a telephone line using said computing and printing unit (156) and said modem.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
40 words
A method according to claim 13, characterized in that, as an alternative, said instructions (160) can be written onto a communication form (180) so as to be read from an optical reader (34) connected to the apparatus at the user.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
70 words
A method according to claims 10 to 15, characterized in that , to permit the billing and payment of products and services which can be measured by means of a meter, contemplates counters (122) presence at said agency (120) which provide for said accounting computer (126) the data for the composition for billing message to be sent to the computing and printing unit (156) at the user for the compilation.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method according to claim 16, characterized in that the accounting computer (126) at the agency (120) may send to said user special disposition (144a) as the parameters of limitation or suspension of service owing to particular situations, such as lack of payment of bills.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
87 words
A method according to claim 10 to 16, characterized in that as an alternative, the meters 170 can be present at the user and an accounting computer (126) at supply agency (120a) is enabled to send to the user periodical instructions (128b) to read said meter (170) and transmitting the reading data to said agency (120a), said accounting computer taking then care of sending billing data suitable for the compilation of bills and/or payment forms, by means of the computing and printing unit (156) at the user.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
67 words
A method according to claim 18, characterized in that as a further alternative the meters (170) at the user can be read directly from the accounting computer (126) of the same agency (120a) through optical readers , present in said computers, and periodically energized by said accounting computers (126) through an interface (172) between said computers (170) and said calculating and printing unit (156) at the user.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
49 words
A method according to claim 18 and 19, characterized in that in addition the computer (126) at the agency (120a) is enabled to send to said user special dispositions (144a) as commands for the limitation or suspension of services owing to particular situation, such as omitted payment of bills.
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