Monitoring the status of the trip cycle in an electronic postage

Details Monitoring the status of the trip cycle in an electronic postage Monitoring the status of the trip cycle in an electronic postage

1982-12-08

1985-08-20

Wise, Edward J.

Boots, shoes, and leggings

364900, 364464, G06F 1520

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045368503

ABSTRACT:
A method and associated apparatus for monitoring the trip status of the trip cycle in an electronic postage meter, comprising the steps of reading the state of a bistable member having a Home and In cycle states, setting a plurality of bits if the bistable member is Home, re-reading the state of the bistable member after a predetermined period of time has elapsed, storing a fatal error bit if the bistable member is in the Home state after the re-reading and attempting to complete the trip cycle, further re-reading the state of the bistable member after a predetermined period of time has elapsed if the re-reading of the state of the bistable member discloses that the bistable member is In cycle, resetting certain of the set bits if the further reading of the bistable member discloses that it is Home, and ending the trip cycle.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4301507 (1981-11-01), Soderberg
patent: 4302821 (1981-11-01), Eckert et al.

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