Claims
- 1. A process for monitoring the consumptions of a plurality of franking machines through a public communication network, the process comprising the steps of:
first establishing a link with a management server through the public communications network, via a supervision terminal, in accordance with a protocol of communication, the plurality of franking machines all being independent of the supervision terminal; and subsequently proceeding with an exchange of data between the supervision terminal and the management server during which a user (1) inputs at the supervision terminal an identifier including at least one of a password and a personal identification number, and (2) receives from a display of the supervision terminal statistical data indicative of franking performed by said plurality of franking machines.
- 2. The process of claim 1, wherein the protocol of communication used for establishing a link with the management server is a Videotex protocol, such as teletel protocol.
- 3. The process of claim 1, wherein the protocol of communication used for establishing a link with the management server is a protocol of TCP/IP type.
- 4. The process of claim 1, wherein the protocol of communication used for establishing a link with the management server is a protocol of telephonic communication of a vocal synthesis type.
- 5. The process of claim 1, wherein said step of data exchange further comprises displaying, at the supervision terminal, one of a selectable plurality of tables and statistics in graph form relating to a list of printing heads of the plurality of franking machines.
Priority Claims (1)
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/392,585 filed Sep. 9, 1999, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
Continuations (1)
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