Method and arrangement for specifying services provided by a franking machine

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A method for specifying services provided by a franking machine cooperatively operating with a data processing device and a remote data center, comprising,
in a program code loading step, loading a program code into a data processing device; in an authorization request step, establishing a first communication channel between said data processing device and a remote data center, and, via said first communication channel, transmitting an authorization request message from the data processing device to the remote data center to request authorization from the data center to access said franking machine by said data processing device; in an authorization step, in response to said authorization request message, establishing a second communication channel between said remote data center and said franking machine, and providing authorization data from said remote data center to said franking machine via said second communication channel; in an access activating step, in response to receipt of said authorization data by said franking machine, enabling access to said franking machine by said data processing device via a third communication channel between said data processing device and said franking machine; in an access step, establishing communication between said data processing device and said franking machine via said third communication channel using said program code executed by said data processing device; and in a specification step, executing said program code in said data processing device to generate electrical control commands for said specification process and transmitting said control commands to said franking machine via said third communication channel, and, at said franking machine, executing said specification process according to said control commands to set, at said franking machine, at least one feature of at least one service provided by said franking machine, and thereby configuring said franking machine to provide said at least one feature of said at least one service.