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WO2003037639A2 - Timbres-poste authentifiant l'expediteur d'un courrier, et procede d'utilisation - Google Patents

Timbres-poste authentifiant l'expediteur d'un courrier, et procede d'utilisation Download PDF

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WO2003037639A2
WO2003037639A2 PCT/US2002/031879 US0231879W WO03037639A2 WO 2003037639 A2 WO2003037639 A2 WO 2003037639A2 US 0231879 W US0231879 W US 0231879W WO 03037639 A2 WO03037639 A2 WO 03037639A2
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postal
identity
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information indicative
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George Brookner
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Neopost Group
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00572—Details of printed item
    • G07B2017/0058—Printing of code
    • G07B2017/00588—Barcode
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00733—Cryptography or similar special procedures in a franking system
    • G07B2017/00741—Cryptography or similar special procedures in a franking system using specific cryptographic algorithms or functions
    • G07B2017/00758—Asymmetric, public-key algorithms, e.g. RSA, Elgamal
    • G07B2017/00766—Digital signature, e.g. DSA, DSS, ECDSA, ESIGN
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00733—Cryptography or similar special procedures in a franking system
    • G07B2017/00822—Cryptography or similar special procedures in a franking system including unique details
    • G07B2017/00838—Personal data, i.e. biometrics

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  • a postal carrier receiving mail pieces might wish to know the identity of the sender of the mail pieces. This is not always easy to determine, especially when the mail pieces are deposited in a drop box.
  • the postal carrier might instead choose to require that it know the identity of the purchaser of the postage stamps attached to the mail pieces.
  • a recipient of mail pieces might wish to know the identity of the sender of the mail pieces, or in the alternative might wish to know the identity of the purchaser of the postage stamps attached to the mail pieces.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 5,71 7,597 to Kara shows a system in which a user is able to print IBIP-style postage with fanciful personalized information, for example to be used in connection with a greeting card.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 5,923,406 to Brasington et al. and U.S. Pat. No. 5,873,605 to Kaplan each propose a postage stamp bearing a photograph of a user.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 5,423,573 to de Passill e shows a kit providing adhesive pieces that may be stacked or assembled to provide postage stamps that include user-selected portions.
  • None of these systems involves a precondition, prior to purchase of postage 'indicia, of receiving information indicative of the identity of the purchaser. Likewise none of these systems involves a precondition, prior to receiving a mail piece, of the mail piece bearing an indicium bearing information indicative of the identity of the purchaser. Finally, none of these systems puts a recipient of mail pieces in a position to identify the sender for each mail piece.
  • At least one postal authority has devised so-called "IBIP"(information-based indicia program) indicia.
  • IBIP information-based indicia program
  • Such indicia carry a number of items of information, many of which are cryptographically signed and printed by means of a two-dimensional bar code.
  • the entii ety of the indicium is printed at once and by a single printing process.
  • Such indicia are generally dated and must be used promptly.
  • adhesive postage stamps are very convenient. They are not dated in a way that requires the ' n use on a pai ⁇ cular date, and they may thus be used on whatever date the patron wishes to use them.
  • a would-be purchaser of postage stamps is required to provide information indicative of his or her identity, for example by means of an identity code.
  • the identity code is then imprinted upon the stamps and the stamps are then provided to the purchaser.
  • the imprint may be a bar code, and the imprinted information may be cryptographically signed.
  • the imprinted information may be printed in such as way as to be invisible to the naked eye.
  • Fig. 1 shows two exemplary postage stamps according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing steps in purchasing postage stamps according to the invention.
  • Fig. 3 shows an apparatus for printing information on postage stamps.
  • the postage stamp purchase would require the purchaser to enter or provide an identity code.
  • the code would be imprinted onto the stamp(s) pi ior to delivery to the purchaser.
  • the system can provide a mechanism to identify the purchaser of postage stamps or other identity item, which becomes affixed to some item (such as a mail piece) as a notification of payment or authenticity.
  • some item such as a mail piece
  • the postage stamps purchased by a user be machine-printed.
  • the system would provide a postage stamp with a small portion of the stamp being blank, wherein the blank area would be imprinted an with an identity bar code representative of the stamp purchaser, the postage stamp would receive upon its face an invisibly printed bar code representative of the stamp purchaser.
  • the bar code could be encrypted and/or signed for identity protection and to inhibit fraud. Typical of this mechanism is theiincorporation of Public Key encryption.
  • a bar code pi inting machine will imprint the bar codes.
  • the stamp(s), stamp booklet(s), stamp roll(s) will be run through the bar code printing machine ⁇ much the same as a bank teller inserts a deposit receipt into a printer to have customerdeposit information printed.
  • the bar code printer of this invention will pi eferably be calibrated to accept single stamps, flats of stamps, stai ⁇ p booklets, and stamp rolls.
  • the customer enters, or has entered his or her password or password-like identification and the barcode printer will customize the stamp purchase to convey the customer's identity.
  • Typical of a barcode to imprint (visibly or invisibly) onto the postage stamp is that of a two-dimensional construct, typified by a Data Matrix graphic.
  • Fig. 1 what is shown are two exemplary postage stamps 10, 1 1 according to the invention.
  • Each postage stamp has an area 1 2 for text and artwork, and after printing of the bar code, has a bar code 1 3. Before the bar code 1 3 is printed, there is a blank area to receive the bar code 1 3.
  • an adhesive postal indicium will comprise information indicative of a postage amount printed by a first process, information indicative of a country printed by the first process; and cryptographically signed information indicative of an identity of a purchaser of the adhesive postal indicium, the cryptographically signed information printed by a different process than the first process.
  • a plurality of such indicia may be provided to a purchaser.
  • Fig. 3 shows an apparatus 32 for printing information on postage stamps.
  • a spool of stamps 30 is preferably provided, which pass by a printer 33 and exit at 31 .
  • the purchaser of the stamps provides identifying infoi malion at terminal 34. This may comprise inserting an identification card into a reader, entering a PIN (personal identification number), or both. Identifying information is passed along communications line 35, and drives printer 33.
  • PIN personal identification number
  • An exemplary printing apparatus may thus comprise a plurality of adhesive postal indicia, each postal indicium comprising information indicative of a postage amount and information indicative of a country, each postal indicium free of any cryptographically signed information indicative of an identity of a purchaser of the postal indicia; and a printer adapted to print upon the plurality of adhesive postal indicia cryptographically signed information indicative of an identity of a purchaser of the adhesive postal indicia.
  • An exemplary method for use with such a printing apparatus comprises the steps of receiving information indicative of an identity of a purchaser of the adhesive postal indicia, cryptographically signing the information indicative of the identity of the purchaser of the adhesive postal indicia, and printing upon the adhesive postal indicia, by means of the printer, information indicative of the cryptographically signed information.
  • Fig. 2 is a flow chart showing steps in meme chasing postage stamps according to the invention.
  • the post office receives information indicative of the identity of a purchaser of postage stamps.
  • a printing device prints information on the indicium.
  • the post office receives the mail piece.
  • the post office delivers the mail piece.
  • An exemplary method proceeds as follows.
  • the post office requires, as a precondition of purchasing at least one postal indicium, receipt of first information indicative of the purchaser's identity.
  • Second information is functionally derived from the first information.
  • the second information may for example comprise a bar code bitmap, or a cryptographically signed block of data.
  • the second information is printed on the indicium.
  • the post office receives the mail piece and delivers it.
  • the postal indicium is an adhesive postage stamp. It could in some circumstances be a meter strip, or be printed on an envelope or post card.
  • the printed information may, as mentioned above, be visible or invisible.
  • the precondition might not bar selling the stamps (in the absence of identity information), but might instead bar the receipt of the mail pieces into the , distribution system of the post office. In such a case a cryptographic signature permits confirming the authenticity of the markings.
  • a recipient of mail pieces would receive the mail piece, would read the information indicative of the identity of the sender; and would determine whether the sender whose identity is indicated by the information is an expected sender. If necessary, the mail piece could be investigated further, for example for presence of hazards.

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Abstract

On demande à une personne souhaitant acheter des timbres-poste de fournir des informations concernant son identité, par exemple au moyen d'un code d'identité. Ledit code d'identité est ensuite imprimé sur les timbres, lesquels sont délivrés à l'acheteur. L'impression peut prendre la forme d'un code-barres, et les informations imprimées peuvent comporter une signature cryptographique. Les informations imprimées peuvent être imprimées de façon à être invisibles à l'oeil nu.
PCT/US2002/031879 2001-10-29 2002-10-04 Timbres-poste authentifiant l'expediteur d'un courrier, et procede d'utilisation WO2003037639A2 (fr)

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