| 6249777 |
System and method for remote postage metering |
| Jun-19-2001 |
A system and method for remote postage metering of postage indicia, including demanding a desired postage amount and subsequently printing the postage indicia onto a piece of mail. A user inputs certain... |
| 6233568 |
System and method for automatically providing shipping/transportation fees |
| May-15-2001 |
There is disclosed a system and method for dispensing postage or other authorization information electronically by using a portable processor containing a maximum amount of preauthorized postage which... |
| 6226626 |
Method and arrangement for data processing in a mail-processing system with a postage meter machine |
| May-1-2001 |
The present invention is directed to a method and arrangement for data processing in a mail shipping system, wherein a piece of mail is detected and scanned in the transport path leading to a postage meter... |
| 6199752 |
Postage meter machine with a chip card write/read unit and method for operating same |
| Mar-13-2001 |
A postage meter machine with a chip card write/read unit has a controller allows an initialization of a number of chip cards by the user in order, in conjunction with suitably initialized chip cards, to... |
| 6175827 |
Robus digital token generation and verification system accommodating token verification where addressee information cannot be recreated automated mail processing |
| Jan-16-2001 |
A method for generating evidencing information for a document includes generating an error correction code and generating a digital token employing the error correction code. A method for verifying authentication... |
| 6175826 |
Postage metering system and method for a stand-alone meter having virtual meter functionality |
| Jan-16-2001 |
A postage metering system includes a host processor having a printer coupled thereto. A postal security device (PSD) is coupled to the host processor. The PSD includes first unique identification, first... |
| 6173274 |
Production mail system having subsidies for printing of third party messages on mailpieces |
| Jan-9-2001 |
A production mail system for producing a mailpiece including an inserter system for feeding a document in a path of travel and into an envelope. The document includes a control code printed thereon. The... |
| 6169978 |
Mail handling process and device |
| Jan-2-2001 |
A process and device for automaticaly posting virtually and item of mail wherein the item of mail is deposited on a handling surface and images of the item of are processed by an electronic camera. |
| 6163846 |
Method and circuit for backing up memory and calender |
| Dec-19-2000 |
Disclosed is a method far backing up memory and calendar, which has the steps of: providing a back-up power source for the calendar separated from the back-up power source for both the memory and the calendar;... |
| 6154733 |
Postage printing system having variable subsidies for printing of third party messages |
| Nov-28-2000 |
A postage printing system, comprising a computer, a data center and a control system. The computer is in operative communication with a printer for printing a postal indicia on an envelope. The data center... |
| 6151591 |
Postage metering network system with virtual meter mode |
| Nov-21-2000 |
A system and method for postage metering provides a plurality of client modules on a network. A local postage security device (PSD) is coupled to a first one of the client modules and a remote PSD is coupled... |
| 6148292 |
Method for statistics mode reloading and for statistical acquisition according to statistics classes in the storing of a dataset |
| Nov-14-2000 |
In a method for statistics mode reloading and for the statistical acquisition in the storage of a dataset in an electronic postage meter machine, the statistics mode of the electronic postage meter machine... |
| 6144950 |
Postage printing system including prevention of tampering with print data sent from a postage meter to a printer |
| Nov-7-2000 |
A postage printing system includes a printer and a postage meter. The postage meter includes a controller for generating print information having a plurality of print data blocks necessary to print a postal... |
| 6141654 |
Postage printing system having subsidized printing of third party messages |
| Oct-31-2000 |
A postage printing system, comprising a computer, a data center and a control system. The computer is in operative communication with a printer for printing a postal indicia on an envelope. The data center... |
| 6119119 |
Data supplying method and device therefor |
| Sep-12-2000 |
In a data providing method and device thereof for providing data in a simple manner at a highly efficient transmission rate, first data of a configuration where information relating to a valid period of... |
| 6112193 |
Reading encrypted data on a mail piece to cancel the mail piece |
| Aug-29-2000 |
A system that uses a digital postage meter or Postal Security Device to add information to the indicia that indicates that the mail piece has already been scanned. This information will inform the scanner... |
| 6111951 |
Postage meter machine with a chip card write/read unit and method for operating same |
| Aug-29-2000 |
A postage meter machine has a chip card write/read unit and a controller which, in conjunction with suitably initialized chip cards, allows the function input and the administration of cost center data... |
| 6101487 |
Electronic postal counter |
| Aug-8-2000 |
A postal service purchasing system involves the mailer entering information, such as delivery address, weight of mail piece, services required, about each mail piece using for example a personal computer.... |
| 6085180 |
Method and apparatus for controlling use of the downloading of graphical images from a portable device into a postage metering system |
| Jul-4-2000 |
A system controls the downloading of images from a portable device into a postage meter so that the downloaded images can be subsequently printed by the postage meter. The portable device is useable in... |
| 6076081 |
Protocol converter with peripheral machine trip capability |
| Jun-13-2000 |
A unitary and discrete converter module for interfacing a host computer or postage scale using serial communication to a postage meter and mailing machine using Echoplex communication. The interface provides... |
| 6073125 |
Token key distribution system controlled acceptance mail payment and evidencing system |
| Jun-6-2000 |
A method for controlled acceptance mail accounting and evidencing, includes creating a mail batch including at least one mail piece having an encrypted indicia printed thereon. The encrypted indicia is... |
| 6064995 |
Metering incoming mail to detect fraudulent indicia |
| May-16-2000 |
A system that tracks when normal digital postage meter mail or digital processor mail is received by an addressee. The foregoing is accomplished by connecting a scanner and control software to a digital... |
| 6064992 |
Postage meter using two ascending registers in an accounting function |
| May-16-2000 |
A postage meter includes a memory including an ascending credit register to store an accumulated value of credit and an ascending tote register to store an accumulated tote value of postage charge dispensed... |
| 6064991 |
Interchangeable postage calculating module and method for data transmission |
| May-16-2000 |
An interchangeable postage calculating module and a corresponding method for data transmission to a basic device such as a postage meter machine or a scale, allow a high degree of flexibility in accommodating... |
| 6064981 |
Method for online display and negotiation of cargo rates |
| May-16-2000 |
Freight forwarders and carriers post published rate and discount information for land, sea and air bearing cargo vessels to allow customers the opportunity to evaluate competitive prices, preferably in... |
| 6058193 |
System and method of verifying cryptographic postage evidencing using a fixed key set |
| May-2-2000 |
A method for controlling keys used in the verification of encoded information generated by a transaction evidencing device and printed on a document comprises the steps of generating a plurality of random... |
| 6047273 |
System and method for remotely providing mailing/shipping services to customers |
| Apr-4-2000 |
A system for remotely modifying a mailing/shipping program at a customer terminal includes a mailing/shipping service provider terminal which communicates with the customer terminal over a communications... |
| 6047271 |
Qualification engine, rating system, and method for qualifying rating requests in a computerized rating system |
| Apr-4-2000 |
The invention comprises a method, engine, and system for qualifying a rating request in a computerized rating system. The qualification engine is operable to receive a qualification request associated... |
| 6041319 |
Method and system for telephone updates of postal scales |
| Mar-21-2000 |
A postal scale system is updated, by telephone or other communication medium, by a remote service provider whenever postal rates or regulations are changed, without requiring shipment or replacement of... |
| 6041318 |
Object oriented rating system and method |
| Mar-21-2000 |
The invention comprises an object oriented rating system and method for processing rating requests in a computerized rating system. One aspect of the invention is an object oriented rating system comprising... |
| 6041317 |
Postal security device incorporating periodic and automatic self implementation of public/private key pair |
| Mar-21-2000 |
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a greatly improved Postal Security Device (PSD) incorporating periodic and automatic self implementation of a public/private key pair. According... |
| 6032138 |
Metering incoming deliverable mail |
| Feb-29-2000 |
A system in which originating mail processors would upload pertinent mail piece information on addressees, pointers or other identifiers automatically and periodically to a data center. The recipient addressee... |
| 6029155 |
Configurable peripheral management system |
| Feb-22-2000 |
A configurable peripheral management system includes a peripheral management device which comprises a microprocessor for executing peripheral management instructions stored in a persistent memory for performing... |
| 6029137 |
Updating domains in a postage evidencing system |
| Feb-22-2000 |
A postage evidencing system including a plurality of domains for partitioning a population of postage meters according to an operating characteristic, a data center, a postage meter in operative communication... |
| 6026385 |
Encrypted postage indicia printing for mailer inserting systems |
| Feb-15-2000 |
A post production processing application receives and manipulates document print images, in particular to integrate postage printing and accounting into the document finishing, without the need for a specialized... |
| 6018725 |
Method and system of implementing a carrier manager registry |
| Jan-25-2000 |
A carrier rate module contains item rating instructions for rating an item for a carrier and self-registration instructions for storing registration information in a registry about the carrier rate module.... |
| 6009417 |
Proof of postage digital franking |
| Dec-28-1999 |
A proof-of-postage generating system wherein funds, application of those funds, the replenishment of those funds and the auditing of those funds are secure against attempts at fraud. The system may either... |
| 6006211 |
Metering incoming deliverable mail to identify delivery delays |
| Dec-21-1999 |
A system that allows a third party, such as a postage meter manufacturer or PSD manufacturer, to collate data, process the data and report localized delivery delays on a nationalized basis. The foregoing... |
| 6006210 |
Mailing machine including dimensional rating capability |
| Dec-21-1999 |
A mailing machine comprising a device for feeding an envelope having a width in a path of travel; a device for determining the width of the envelope; and a control device in operative communication with... |
| 6000605 |
Guard device for a postage meter |
| Dec-14-1999 |
A guard device for a postage meter, in particular protects an operator upon reaching into a mail feed mechanism for feeding letters that are inclined slightly to the rear and stand on one edge in a guide... |
| 5996890 |
Postage metering apparatus |
| Dec-7-1999 |
A postage meter provided with a credit register is also provided with a debit register. When credit value in the credit register is insufficient for a postage charge to be applied to a mail item in a franking... |
| 5987441 |
Token generation process in an open metering system |
| Nov-16-1999 |
A method of issuing digital tokens in a open system meter includes the steps of sending a request for digital tokens and predetermined postal information, including addressee information, from a host processor... |
| 5974402 |
Address decoder with memory wait state circuit |
| Oct-26-1999 |
An electronic postage meter control system having a printer for printing mixed graphic and alphanumeric information. The control system includes a programmable microprocessor in bus communication with... |
| 5974147 |
Method of verifying unreadable indicia for an information-based indicia program |
| Oct-26-1999 |
The present invention provides a method for verifying an unreadable information-based indium that has been generated by a postal security device (PSD) for information-based indium comprising a 2-D bar... |
| 5970150 |
System for producing verifiable kiosk receipts and records |
| Oct-19-1999 |
A postage meter that is contained in a kiosk may be used to produce verifiable receipts for commercial transactions. The imbedded digital metering cryptographic technology that is contained in a postage... |
| 5963928 |
Secure metering vault having LED output for recovery of postal funds |
| Oct-5-1999 |
A secure metering vault for use with a host printing module via a secure communication link includes a secure output device such as a light emitting diode (LED) configured for outputting the available... |
| 5963927 |
Mailing system |
| Oct-5-1999 |
A mail item is disclosed comprising a cover for carrying contents and formed of flexible electrically insulating material. The cover acts as a substrate on which semi-conductor elements and electrical... |
| 5953721 |
Data supplying method and device thereof |
| Sep-14-1999 |
A method and apparatus for improving the efficiency of providing updated data over a transmission medium. Each data has associated information indicating the presence or absence of validity data. An absence... |
| 5953712 |
Mail franking apparatus |
| Sep-14-1999 |
Apparatus for franking mail items is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a computer with a diskette drive for receiving magnetic diskettes for the recording of data therein and a device having the external... |
| 5953426 |
Method and arrangement for generating and checking a security imprint |
| Sep-14-1999 |
A method for checking a security imprint in a postage meter machine having a microprocessor includes the steps of encoding data for a security mark pixel image and inserts the encoded data into the remaining,... |
