| 4900904 |
Automated transaction system with insertable cards for downloading rate or program data |
| Feb-13-1990 |
An automated transaction system employs portable rate cards having embedded memories for storing rate information corresponding to different services, and a terminal which receives an inserted rate card... |
| 4872119 |
Electronic postal scale for computing a postal charge |
| Oct-3-1989 |
An electronic postal scale for computing a postal charge in correspondence with complicated rates and additional services is disclosed. The electronic postal scale is basically constituted by a scale portion,... |
| 4868757 |
Computerized integrated electronic mailing/addressing apparatus |
| Sep-19-1989 |
An apparatus capable of automatically handling envelopes through various stages of processing, including electronic display of the envelope, electronic weighing of the envelope and printing of a stamp,... |
| 4864521 |
Multiranging scale with blanking of rate display |
| Sep-5-1989 |
According to the invention, a multiranging scale which operates in two weighing modes, a high range mode and a low range mode, and which displays not only weight but rate and/or charge information associated... |
| 4836352 |
Express package collection locker |
| Jun-6-1989 |
An express package collection locker capable of automatically calculating the portage fee of a package. The locker comprises a plurality of boxes for storing packages, a plurality of weight sensors incorporated... |
| 4814995 |
Postage value determining scale with recall and display of special fee entries |
| Mar-21-1989 |
A postage value determining scale includes a system processor, a weighing device which generates weight indicative signals, a display and a keyboard for operator entry of information relating to the determination... |
| 4809187 |
Insertion machine with postage categorization |
| Feb-28-1989 |
In an insertion machine a track 20 moves groups of items past feed stations 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42 during respective machine cycles. The feed stations selectively feed items onto the track 20 for... |
| 4800505 |
Mail preparation system |
| Jan-24-1989 |
A system for the preparation of items to be mailed, preparation of each item varying in accordance with selected values of pre-determined parameters. The system includes apparatus for marking each item... |
| 4797830 |
Insertion machine with postage categorization and selective merchandising |
| Jan-10-1989 |
In an insertion machine a track 20 moves groups of items past feed stations 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, during respective machine cycles. The feed stations selectively feed items onto the track... |
| 4787048 |
Postal weighing apparatus and method |
| Nov-22-1988 |
A postal scale having an improved response time to determine appropriate postage amounts and including an improved postal weighing algorithm. The scale includes a transducer which produces a sequence of... |
| 4787046 |
Mailing system having a capability for one-step postage metering |
| Nov-22-1988 |
A mailing system, including a postal scale and a postage meter controlled by the postal scale, and having one step metering capabilities. A postal scale controls a postage meter to set postage values as... |
| 4674052 |
Collating and binding system and method with postage indication |
| Jun-16-1987 |
A collating and binding system for producing customized versions of books includes means for detecting a defective book, means responsive to the detecting means for rejecting the defective book and means... |
| 4649491 |
Modular battery powered business systems |
| Mar-10-1987 |
A computation and control module suitable for use in a variety of postal scales as well as other types of mailroom equipment is disclosed. The module includes a microprocessor and associated circuitry;... |
| 4649490 |
Scale with processor controlled power switching |
| Mar-10-1987 |
A computation and control module suitable for use in a variety of postal scales as well as other types of mailroom equipment is disclosed. The module includes a microprocessor and associated circuitry;... |
| 4639873 |
Insertion machine with postage categorization and selective merchandising |
| Jan-27-1987 |
In an insertion machine a track 20 moves groups of items past feed stations 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, during respective machine cycles. The feed stations selectively feed items onto the track... |
| 4638439 |
Postage metering system with display |
| Jan-20-1987 |
A postage value determining scale includes a scale for determining the weight of an item to be mailed, a system processor for determining the applicable postage value and a display for displaying a breakdown... |
| 4595984 |
Apparatus and method for determining special postage fees |
| Jun-17-1986 |
A postage calculator system and method comprising means for introducing postal information to the system; a means for obtaining weight information of the article to be mailed; a memory means for storing... |
| 4584648 |
Post office window system with programmable prompts |
| Apr-22-1986 |
A Post Office Window System having two modes of operation and comprising a scale having a load cell for providing an analog output proportional to the weight of an item to be mailed, circuitry for providing... |
| 4574352 |
Drop shipment mailing system |
| Mar-4-1986 |
An automated mailing system includes a scale having a weighing device, a keyboard for entering postage value determining data, a postage value determining processor and a programmable read only memory... |
| 4556944 |
Voice responsive automated mailing system |
| Dec-3-1985 |
A parcel mailing system includes a postage value determining scale and peripheral mailing system devices such as a postage meter/mailing machine. The scale includes a main processor, a memory which stores... |
| 4535419 |
System and method for computing fractional postage values |
| Aug-13-1985 |
A postage value computing system includes both apparatus and a method for determining the postage of an article to be mailed for various domestic and international classes of postal service. Postal information... |
| 4516209 |
Postage metering system having weight checking capability |
| May-7-1985 |
A postage metering system including a scale and having the capacity to check the weight of items to be mailed and including apparatus for printing postage indicia on items falling outside a preselected... |
| 4506330 |
Electronic mailing apparatus and method |
| Mar-19-1985 |
An improved electronic mailing apparatus and method is disclosed which provides customized zip to zone data reflecting variations in postal cost for a particular class of postal service. The apparatus... |
| 4495581 |
User programmable postal rate calculator |
| Jan-22-1985 |
A calculator for determining postage or shipping fees which has a bus-oriented microprocessor structure having several memories, including a read only memory with programmed quadrangles corresponding to... |
| 4481587 |
Apparatus for providing interchangeable keyboard functions |
| Nov-6-1984 |
An electronic weighing scale system capable of performing a plurality of functions. Predetermined subsets of the functions can be accessed from the system keyboard. The subset of functions which a particular... |
| 4466079 |
Mailing system peripheral interface with communications formatting memory |
| Aug-14-1984 |
An interface between a system processor of an automated mailing system and selected peripheral devices carries peripheral support hardware and software for communication with the peripherals. The interface... |
| 4462473 |
Apparatus for electronically determining postage in response to weight |
| Jul-31-1984 |
An electronic scale electronically determines postage or shipping rates and displays also actual weight in chosen increments of items weighed by a platform atop an enclosure of the scale. A weight sensor... |
| 4390952 |
Mailing system with sequential printing control |
| Jun-28-1983 |
A processor controlled automated mailing system for determining and printing the requisite postage for mailing an article includes a scale, a keyboard for operator input, a display and a meter setting... |
| 4377214 |
Method and apparatus for interfacing an electronic scale system with a storage medium |
| Mar-22-1983 |
An interface apparatus and method are described with which an electronic scale system is connected to a storage medium such as a disk or memory of a data processor and whereby scale transaction data related... |
| 4366552 |
Postal charge processing system having a count of successive weight measuring operations |
| Dec-28-1982 |
A postal charge processing system includes a weight measuring unit for measuring the weight of a postal parcel and producing weight data corresponding to the measured weight, a keyboard having a plurality... |
| 4351033 |
Postal charge processing system wherein postal condition data is saved and reused for the next postal parcel |
| Sep-21-1982 |
A postal charge processing system includes a measuring unit for measuring the weight of a postal parcel and producing weight data corresponding to the measured weight, a plurality of keys for setting postal... |
| 4349891 |
Postal charge processing system which calculates and displays the difference between the postal charge and the stamp for when the postal charge is greater |
| Sep-14-1982 |
A postal charge processing system includes a data processing unit for calculating the postal charge for a postal parcel based on the weight of the postal parcel and the postal condition including the way... |
| 4339807 |
Postal charge processing system including a weight measuring unit, postal charge calculating unit and a meter stamp issuing unit |
| Jul-13-1982 |
A postal charge processing system, which comprises a postal charge calculator for calculating the postal charge of a postal parcel from weight data corresponding to the weight of said postal parcel and... |
| 4326254 |
Postal charge processing system |
| Apr-20-1982 |
A postal charge processing system includes a data processing unit calculating the postal charge of a postal parcel from weight data representing the weight of the postal parcel and postal condition data... |
| 4313508 |
Mail-weighing machine |
| Feb-2-1982 |
In mail-weighing machines the values determined by a weight measuring device (20) are supplied in digital form to a programmable set-value store (27). The set-value store (27) and the codifier (23) supplying... |
| 4308579 |
Multiprocessor parcel postage metering system having serial data bus |
| Dec-29-1981 |
A multiprocessor parcel postage metering system includes a system processor to which a scale subsystem processor, a postage printing subsystem processor and a peripherals subsystem processor may be connected.... |
| 4286325 |
System and method for computing domestic and international postage |
| Aug-25-1981 |
A postage value computing system includes both apparatus and a method for determining the postage of an article to be mailed for various domestic and international classes of postal service. Postal information... |
| 4271470 |
Serial data bus for use in a multiprocessor parcel postage metering system |
| Jun-2-1981 |
A multiprocessor parcel postage metering system includes a system processor to which a scale subsystem processor, a postage printing subsystem processor, and a peripherals subsystem processor may be connected.... |
| 4241407 |
Electronic scale |
| Dec-23-1980 |
An electronic scale having a load cell and a converter for providing successive digital weight signals corresponding to time-samples of the output signal. A circuit for providing a statistical approximation... |
| 4180856 |
Electronic postage metering system |
| Dec-25-1979 |
A system for automatically setting a postage meter as a function of package weight and destination includes a scale mechanism for generating weight-representing signals. The package postage can be established... |
| 4179747 |
Mailing system |
| Dec-18-1979 |
A system for mailing articles includes an integrated circuit interface between a scale deflection transducer, a processor and an external memory. The interface includes a multifunction shift register array... |
| 4139892 |
Electronic postage scale |
| Feb-13-1979 |
An improved scale, and particularly an electronic postage scale, wherein a parcel is weighed and postage is computed automatically in accordance with the weight of the parcel and the particular class of... |
| 4135662 |
Operator prompting system |
| Jan-23-1979 |
In a data processing system wherein operator entry of data is provided an array of alpha numeric display units is utilized not only for indicating operand entries and operating results, but also as an... |
| 4131946 |
Mailing system |
| Dec-26-1978 |
A system for mailing articles includes an integrated circuit interface between a scale deflection transducer, a processor and an external memory. The interface includes a multifunction shift register array... |
| 4084242 |
Electronic postage weighing scale |
| Apr-11-1978 |
An electronic weighing scale for determining the postage value of weighed articles. The scale features easily accessible electronics for a postal rate table in stored memory. Because the postal rates on... |
| 4064954 |
Computing postal scale and method with taring capability |
| Dec-27-1977 |
Highly accurate and versatile computing scale which is particularly suitable for postal use. The platform of the scale is mounted on and supported by a single load cell in a system requiring no levers,... |
| 4051913 |
Electronic postage scale |
| Oct-4-1977 |
A method of and apparatus for determining and displaying the postal rate for a parcel to be shipped to a destination zone by a selected class of shipment in accordance with the weight of the parcel. A... |
| 4047006 |
Electronic postage scale |
| Sep-6-1977 |
An electronic postage scale for providing an indication of the requisite postage for a parcel in accordance with the weight, class of shipment and destination zone of the parcel includes a weight data... |
