| 5946672 |
Electronic postage meter system having enhanced clock security |
| Aug-31-1999 |
A postage metering system includes a keyboard; a display; a device for receiving an external smart card; a print module for printing a postal indicia; an accounting module for accounting for the value... |
| 5946671 |
Postage meter |
| Aug-31-1999 |
A postage meter having facilities for departmental accounting is disclosed. A non-volatile department memory is provided for each department, each department memory storing data relating to a specific... |
| 5918220 |
Method and system for worldwide media selection, production, and delivery |
| Jun-29-1999 |
The invention is a method for selecting, producing, and delivering a finished mail piece. The method includes the step of selecting, at an initiating node, a set of parameters which together comprise a... |
| 5884292 |
System for smart card funds refill |
| Mar-16-1999 |
A system for providing items of value, charging the items to a smart card, and for recharging the smart card. The system includes a station for providing the items of value, which may be postal services,... |
| 5880448 |
Electronic manual postage meter machine having a recharging and cleaning adapter |
| Mar-9-1999 |
An arrangement for an electronic manual franking machine having an ink printer head and having an integrated system for controlling and supplying the ink printer head includes a housing containing a first... |
| 5878136 |
Encryption key control system for mail processing system having data center verification |
| Mar-2-1999 |
A key control system comprises the generation of a first set of keys which are then used for a plurality of respective postage meters. The keys are then related to a respective meter in accordance with... |
| 5873073 |
Method and system for mail piece production utilizing a data center and inter-related communication networks |
| Feb-16-1999 |
The invention is a method for producing a finished mail piece. The method allows a system user to select at a first node, a plurality of characteristics which define a mailing. These characteristics include... |
| 5844220 |
Apparatus and method for electronic debiting of funds from a postage meter |
| Dec-1-1998 |
A method for remotely removing funds from a postage meter includes the steps of establishing communication between the postage meter and a remotely located data center; sending current postage meter accounting... |
| 5841076 |
Electronic scale system with programmable function keys |
| Nov-24-1998 |
In an improved postage scale system, soft-selection keys are used for selecting options including shipping service options provided by the system. The display on such a system is adjustable for comfortable... |
| 5835689 |
Transaction evidencing system and method including post printing and batch processing |
| Nov-10-1998 |
A transaction evidencing system and method includes a host processor and an unsecured printer coupled to the host processor. A vault device that includes digital token generation and transaction accounting... |
| 5826247 |
Closed loop transaction based mail accounting and payment system with carrier payment through a third party initiated by mailing information release |
| Oct-20-1998 |
A method for mail accounting and payment includes creating a mail batch including a plurality of mailpieces and creating a statement of mailing containing data relating to the mail batch. The statement... |
| 5825893 |
System and method for registgration using indicia |
| Oct-20-1998 |
A system and method for registering a software license agreement utilizing user information encoded in a machine readable media is disclosed. A user installs a software program onto a processor-based system.... |
| 5822739 |
System and method for remote postage metering |
| Oct-13-1998 |
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... |
| 5805711 |
Method of improving the security of postage meter machines |
| Sep-8-1998 |
A method for securing data and program code of an electronic postage meter machine against manipulation, having a microprocessor in a control unit of the postage meter machine for implementing steps for... |
| 5802503 |
Channel switched mail message switching and metering system |
| Sep-1-1998 |
The invention is a method for channeling message traffic along an optimal path to its intended destination. The method is accomplished by drafting a message and a corresponding destination address together... |
| 5801944 |
System and method for printing postage indicia directly on documents |
| Sep-1-1998 |
A system and method for printing a postage meter stamp, including a desired postage amount and a personalized postage indicia onto a label or onto a document directly. A processor based system is programmed... |
| 5796834 |
System and method for controlling the dispensing of an authenticating indicia |
| Aug-18-1998 |
There is disclosed a system and method for dispensing postage (or other graphical security indicia) electronically by using a portable processor containing a maximum amount of preauthorized postage which... |
| 5794223 |
Method for control of length of imprint for a mailing machine |
| Aug-11-1998 |
A method for controlling a tape motor using a microcontroller for feeding tape in correspondence to printing of an indeterminate length of printing on the tape by a print drum utilizes a sensor for indicating... |
| 5793652 |
Dimensional weighing apparatus |
| Aug-11-1998 |
A dimensional weighing apparatus is disclosed which has a weighing scale for determining the actual weight of a carton placed thereon, and associated therewith is a measuring frame having movable carton... |
| 5787406 |
Value dispensing mechanism, such as a postage meter, having automatic display/printing selection |
| Jul-28-1998 |
A value dispensing mechanism which prints an indication of value includes a portable accounting device which accounts for the printed indication of value; and a terminal including apparatus for printing... |
| 5781438 |
Token generation process in an open metering system |
| Jul-14-1998 |
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... |
| 5774885 |
System and method for combining individual statements into a single mailing envelope |
| Jun-30-1998 |
A billing system for combining into a statement pack, fitted within a minimum number of master mailing envelopes, individual user billing statements and other desired inserts. Each billing statement is... |
| 5771289 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting electronic data using attached electronic credits to pay for the transmission |
| Jun-23-1998 |
A method and apparatus for transmitting electronic messages wherein payment is required for the transmission. Payment is made as messages are transmitted using previously obtained electronic stamps or... |
| 5749078 |
Method and apparatus for storage of accounting information in a value dispensing system |
| May-5-1998 |
A value dispensing system comprising a portable data carrier and a terminal. The portable data carrier including a memory having stored therein accounting information indicative of an amount of value available... |
| 5746133 |
Postage meter with rotor movement and die cover sensor |
| May-5-1998 |
A postage meter has an improved means of monitoring the position of the cover providing access to the print rotor. A mechanical latch and associated mechanism is provided responsive to a cam on the print... |
| 5745887 |
Method and apparatus for remotely changing security features of a postage meter |
| Apr-28-1998 |
A value printing system having a printing mechanism; a device for moving the printing mechanism in a first predetermined manner during printing by the printing mechanism to record an indication of value... |
| 5743662 |
Franking machines and means for data entry thereto |
| Apr-28-1998 |
A module is disclosed for use with a franking machine for the entry of data into the machine. The module includes a memory and security means operative in response to an interrogation signal from the franking... |
| 5737729 |
Interactive kiosk for selecting and sending mail pieces |
| Apr-7-1998 |
The present invention is an apparatus and method for selecting and sending mail pieces via an interactive kiosk. The interactive kiosk contains a microprocessor system programmed to interact with the customer... |
| 5737426 |
Remote and secure feature enabling for an electronic postage meter |
| Apr-7-1998 |
The postage metering system includes a postage meter in bus communication with an external interface unit. The postage meter operates under the control of a programmable micro control system which is responsive... |
| 5712542 |
Postage meter with improved handling of power failure |
| Jan-27-1998 |
A postage meter has a print rotor rotated by a motor and the motor is capable of being started and stopped under processor control. State variables are established within a nonvolatile memory. The rotor... |
| 5710721 |
Internal postage meter machine interface circuit |
| Jan-20-1998 |
An internal postage meter machine interface circuit is equipped with transmission and reception registers for storing data transmitted parallel and with a shift register for serial-to-parallel or parallel-to-serial... |
| 5699415 |
Method for matching the database between an electronic postage meter machine and a data center |
| Dec-16-1997 |
In a method for matching the data base in an electronic postage meter to the database in a data center with which the postage meter is in communication, a transaction for adding credit to the postage meter... |
| 5699258 |
Assembly for franking postal matter, and multi-carrier shipping system |
| Dec-16-1997 |
A systen for franking postal matter comprises a control module, a printer module, a memory connected to the control module, a receiving device connected with the memory for receiving data transmitted via... |
| 5696829 |
Digital postage meter system |
| Dec-9-1997 |
A mailing system is includes of a mailing machine operating under the control of a microcontroller having a communication port with a first channel and a second channel. The mailing system also includes... |
| 5684705 |
Mailing system |
| Nov-4-1997 |
A mailing system is disclosed in which a mail item includes or carries a smart device. The smart device stores data relating to postal information and destination address. A mailing machine similar to... |
| 5680463 |
Method and arrangement for generating and checking a security imprint |
| Oct-21-1997 |
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,... |
| 5680456 |
Method of manufacturing generic meters in a key management system |
| Oct-21-1997 |
A method of manufacturing transaction evidencing devices, such as digital postage meters, includes the steps of generating a master key in a logical security domain of a Key Management System; installing... |
| 5675650 |
Controlled acceptance mail payment and evidencing system |
| Oct-7-1997 |
A method for controlled acceptance mail payment and evidencing in accordance with the present invention includes creating a mail batch with a plurality of mailpieces each having encrypted indicia printed... |
| 5675493 |
Electronic postage scale system and method |
| Oct-7-1997 |
In an improved postage scale system, programs and data are used to run the system to provide shipping options and information on shipping costs associated therewith. The system is capable of interfacing... |
| 5668990 |
Apparatus and method for generating 100% United States Postal Service bar coded lists |
| Sep-16-1997 |
The invention is a method and apparatus for generating a coded address list. The method is initiated by inputting an address list to a data processing device which then reads each address record on the... |
| 5666421 |
Mail processing system including data center verification for mailpieces |
| Sep-9-1997 |
A system for controlling the validity of printing of indicias on mailpieces from a potentially large number of users of postage meters includes apparatus disposed in each said postage meter for generating... |
| 5655089 |
Method for the consolidation summarization and transmission of a plurality of mailable materials |
| Aug-5-1997 |
Analysis has revealed that there is an undue proliferation of first-class mail being sent each month in the nature of bills, statements and similar such documents. Analysis has also revealed that this... |
| 5655023 |
Advanced postage payment system employing pre-computed digital tokens and with enhanced security |
| Aug-5-1997 |
A method and system for postage payment include the generation of a plurality of dispensable discrete items of encrypted data. Each of the items of encrypted data, which may be digital tokens, have a specific... |
| 5648916 |
Internal mail distribution system |
| Jul-15-1997 |
A system for automatically (where possible) converting hard copy paper mail into electronic mail, while allowing those already using computers to communicate with those in the paper domain. The system... |
| 5635895 |
Remote power cost display system |
| Jun-3-1997 |
A remote electrical power meter display system for indicating to a consumer the actual costs associated with electrical power use includes two units: a wattmeter/transmitter for detecting instantaneous... |
| 5600562 |
Method for the operation of a postage meter machine |
| Feb-4-1997 |
In a method for the operation of a postage meter machine jointly by a plurality of users, at least one message is allocated to each user and has at least one identifier that identifies the respective user... |
| 5535126 |
Method of checking daily consumption of postal charges by a postage meter and a postage meter enabling such monitoring to be performed |
| Jul-9-1996 |
In a postage metering system, daily postage usage data is accumulated and stored over a period of time. Periodically the stored accumulated postage usage data is recovered from the postage meter system... |
| 5485369 |
Logistics system for automating tansportation of goods |
| Jan-16-1996 |
The various transportation logistics tasks, such as order processing, order fulfillment, transportation of goods and tracking, are assigned to individual client/server objects which make up the building... |
| 5438496 |
Connection device with no electrical contact |
| Aug-1-1995 |
A connection device without electrical contact for connecting a fixed part of a franking machine to a rotary print drum containing electronic circuits includes a transformer separable into two parts respectively... |
| 5383115 |
Apparatus for statistically monitoring the flow of mail through an electronic postage meter system |
| Jan-17-1995 |
Apparatus for statistically monitoring the flow of mail through an electronic postage meter system, the apparatus including a memory used for recording statistical readings, said apparatus being characterized... |
