| 7003501 |
Method for preventing fraudulent use of credit cards and credit card information, and for preventing unauthorized access to restricted physical and virtual sites |
| Feb-21-2006 |
A method and a system for enabling secure authentication of a user in a computerized card access transaction. A card, identified by an identification number is issued to the user, containing software for... |
| 6996546 |
System and methods for digital receipts |
| Feb-7-2006 |
A secure system for creating digital receipts, while minimizing the amount of data that is encoded in the digital receipt. The digital receipt provides authentication for a transaction. A digital receipt... |
| 6990469 |
Method for reissuing indicium in a postage metering system |
| Jan-24-2006 |
A method of reissuing secured postage indicium includes the steps of dispensing from a postage meter an original postage indicium as evidence of postage dispensed for a requested postage transaction, the... |
| 6985888 |
Secure user certification for electronic commerce employing value metering system |
| Jan-10-2006 |
A system and method include means for processing a cryptographic certificate adapted to provide security functionality. A register means is provided and means for adjusting the register means to account... |
| 6978932 |
Apparatus for converting an envelope feeding machine into an internet connected postage machine |
| Dec-27-2005 |
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for using existing envelope feeding machines to print IBIP indicium, and CASS approved address information and bar code information. The invention is shown to include... |
| 6971007 |
Assured printing of documents of value |
| Nov-29-2005 |
The transmission and reproduction of an original document transferred via a data network can be assured when the printing mechanism generates a unique serial number for the document being printed. The... |
| 6959292 |
Method and system for providing value-added services |
| Oct-25-2005 |
A system and method is disclosed for providing confirmation relating to the distribution of a mailpiece within an international mailing system. The invention includes a determination of postal data required... |
| 6957197 |
Load planning tables for a parcel shipping system |
| Oct-18-2005 |
A system for managing shipping parcels that includes a specially adapted set of load planning tables, or, from another aspect, a set of load planning tables for use with a system for managing shipping... |
| 6957196 |
Method for auditing a database and system for carrying out such method |
| Oct-18-2005 |
FIG. 6 shows the operation of modules 22 in processing a request for a digital postal indicium. At 72 the selected one of modules 22 receives the indicium request and the requested... |
| 6941284 |
Method for dynamically using cryptographic keys in a postage meter |
| Sep-6-2005 |
A postage meter includes a vault that accounts for postage dispensed by the postage meter; and a printhead module having a printhead for printing the postage dispensed; a smart card chip having a ROM having... |
| 6938016 |
Digital coin-based postage meter |
| Aug-30-2005 |
A system and corresponding method for enabling the use of digital postage or, more generally, digital coin. The system includes, in the case of enabling digital postage, a digital postage generator, responsive... |
| 6928422 |
System for accepting non life harming mail from people who are authorized to deposit mail in a receptacle |
| Aug-9-2005 |
A system that determines if mail contains life-harming materials before the mail enters the interior of a receptacle, i.e., mail box. This invention accomplishes the foregoing by issuing identification... |
| 6920557 |
System and method for wireless user interface for business machines |
| Jul-19-2005 |
A method and system for providing external user interfaces is described. In one configuration a co-located external processor and a business machine negotiate a communications connection. The co-located... |
| 6920438 |
System and method for employing digital postage marks as part of value-added services in a mailing system |
| Jul-19-2005 |
System and method for providing confirmation relating to the distribution of a mailpiece within a mailing system includes a determination of postal data required for postage evidencing of a mailpiece originated... |
| 6898581 |
Secure user certification for electronic commerce employing value metering system |
| May-24-2005 |
A system and method include means for processing a cryptographic certificate adapted to provide security functionality. A register means is provided and means for adjusting the register means to account... |
| 6889214 |
Virtual security device |
| May-3-2005 |
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... |
| 6889208 |
Contents sale system |
| May-3-2005 |
In a contents sale system, original contents data are encrypted into encryption-resultant contents data in response to original playback key data. The original playback key data are encrypted into first... |
| 6868407 |
Postage security device having cryptographic keys with a variable key length |
| Mar-15-2005 |
A cryptographic method for providing a level of security by a postage security device, which generates a digital token using a cryptographic key. When it is required to make a key change in order to improve... |
| 6868406 |
Auditing method and system for an on-line value-bearing item printing system |
| Mar-15-2005 |
An on-line value bearing item (VBI) printing system that includes one or more cryptographic modules and a central database is disclosed. The cryptographic modules are capable of implementing the USPS Information... |
| 6865558 |
Postage metering system having third party payment capability |
| Mar-8-2005 |
A payment processing system includes a data center, a postage metering system and a control system in operative communication with the data center and the postage metering system. The postage metering... |
| 6865557 |
Network open metering system |
| Mar-8-2005 |
A transaction evidencing system includes a plurality of computer systems operatively configured to form a network with one of the computer systems functioning as a server and the remaining computer systems... |
| 6853986 |
Arrangement and method for generating a security imprint |
| Feb-8-2005 |
In a method and an arrangement for increasing the throughput of mail when franking with a security imprint, the editing of the print image data is undertaken by a postage meter machine processor, and the... |
| 6847952 |
Postage metering system having multiple postage meter configuration capability |
| Jan-25-2005 |
A postage metering system includes a base and a user interface mounted to the base. The user interface includes a micro controller, an internal socket for receiving an integrated circuit chip and a smart... |
| 6847951 |
Method for certifying public keys used to sign postal indicia and indicia so signed |
| Jan-25-2005 |
A method for certifying the public key of a digital postage meter using a public key encryption system by a certifying authority. A certifying station and a user station, or a digital postage meter, exchange... |
| 6842742 |
System for providing early warning preemptive postal equipment replacement |
| Jan-11-2005 |
An improved system for providing early warning preemptive postal equipment replacement. Selected performance parameters the postal equipment are monitored and compared against predetermined operational... |
| 6839691 |
Method for acquiring a customer for online postage metering |
| Jan-4-2005 |
A method for acquiring customers for meter licenses for PC postage. The method includes the steps of a meter vendor obtaining a first meter license from the Post for a first meter; loaning the use of a... |
| 6820201 |
System and method using information-based indicia for securing and authenticating transactions |
| Nov-16-2004 |
A method, system, and apparatus for authenticating transactions and records is disclosed. A nonce stamp is a physical article that is relatively difficult to copy illicitly, and that bears a "nonce" number.... |
| 6816845 |
Method and device for improving the efficiency of a postage meter |
| Nov-9-2004 |
A method and device for improving the efficiency of a postage meter by using a sensing to detect the edges of an incoming envelope in order to initiate a multi-speed profile for transporting the envelope... |
| 6816844 |
Method and apparatus for performing secure processing of postal data |
| Nov-9-2004 |
A postal system includes a local computer having a user interface and an associated storage unit for storing a secure data file that contains postal (e.g., accounting) data. A secure processing unit interfaces... |
| 6816841 |
Program providing apparatus and method, program receiving apparatus and method |
| Nov-9-2004 |
A method and apparatus for providing pay programs to viewers, distributes program guide information representing the program subject which will be broadcast receives subscription information from a person... |
| 6813614 |
Method for re-keying postage metering devices |
| Nov-2-2004 |
A method for communicating a re-keying message from a postage meter to a registration authority includes the steps of determining at the postage meter that a current key needs to be replaced with a new... |
| 6813613 |
System for printing on a local printer coupled to a meter server postage requested from a remote computer |
| Nov-2-2004 |
A postage metering system includes a plurality of computers operatively connected as part of a computer network and operating as client computers on the computer network. At least one postal security device... |
| 6810390 |
System and method for verifying digital postal marks |
| Oct-26-2004 |
A system and corresponding method for verifying digital postal marks on mailpieces or, more generally, for verifying a mark on any kind of document where the mark represents value and might be counterfeited... |
| 6804784 |
Back-channeling in a memory vault system |
| Oct-12-2004 |
A file system security driver and vault method and system particularly applicable to a system in which protected data is segregated from other data, which allows for back-channeling of file data in order... |
| 6795813 |
System and method for linking an indicium with address information of a mailpiece in a closed system postage meter |
| Sep-21-2004 |
System and method is provided for adding addressing information to an indicium printed by a closed system metering device. A scanning device is coupled to a closed system postage meter for scanning addressing... |
| 6766455 |
System and method for preventing differential power analysis attacks (DPA) on a cryptographic device |
| Jul-20-2004 |
System and method for performing cryptographic operations include providing at least one processor for performing cryptographic operations, memory coupled to the processor for use in performing the cryptographic... |
| 6741724 |
Method and system for form processing |
| May-25-2004 |
The invention provides a method of processing an information form such as a postal change of address form. Such a form includes various data elements, such as a name of a person submitting the form and... |
| 6738899 |
Method for publishing certification information certified by a plurality of authorities and apparatus and portable data storage media used to practice said method |
| May-18-2004 |
A method for certifying the public key of a user wishing to communicate using a public key encryption system by a plurality of certifying authorities. A plurality of certifying stations and a user station... |
| 6724894 |
Cryptographic device having reduced vulnerability to side-channel attack and method of operating same |
| Apr-20-2004 |
A cryptographic device and method of operation for encrypting messages. The device can be incorporated into a postage metering system to provide cryptographically secured postal indicia. The device and... |
| 6704867 |
Method for publishing certification information representative of selectable subsets of rights and apparatus and portable data storage media used to practice said method |
| Mar-9-2004 |
A method for certification by a plurality of certifying authorities of the public key of a user wishing to communicate using a public key encryption system while asserting only a subset of rights. A plurality... |
| 6701304 |
Method and apparatus for postage label authentication |
| Mar-2-2004 |
A postage metering system that includes a secure metering device (SMD) coupled to a printer. The SMD generates an indicium and the printer receives and prints the indicium onto a label. The printed indicium... |
| 6680783 |
Method for preventing the duplicate printing of an IBIP indicium |
| Jan-20-2004 |
A method for printing an indicium with a printer coupled to a personal computer includes the steps of collecting indicium data in memory of the PC, generating an indicium bar code relating to the indicium... |
| 6619544 |
System and method for instant online postage metering |
| Sep-16-2003 |
A system and method for instantly printing PC postage before establishing a postage meter account. The method includes the steps of a meter vendor obtaining a first meter license from the Post for a first... |
| 6609117 |
System and method for distributing postage over a public network, enabling efficient printing of postal indicia on items to be mailed and authenticating the printed indicia |
| Aug-19-2003 |
A system is disclosed for distributing postage over a public network in a manner that is secure in the case of third party interception, indicia for which can be efficiently printed by a postal customer... |
| 6592027 |
Method for the recovery of unusable printed postage |
| Jul-15-2003 |
A method for recovering postage for metered mail pieces that have not been posted, the method includes: placing information that uniquely identifies the mail piece in a postal indicia; storing the information... |
| 6591251 |
Method, apparatus, and code for maintaining secure postage data |
| Jul-8-2003 |
A postage metering system configurable to execute a security routine that inhibits certain transactions but maintains secure postage data. The system includes a security module coupled to a postage meter.... |
| 6587843 |
Method for improving the security of postage meter machines in the transfer of credit |
| Jul-1-2003 |
In a method for improving the security of postage meter machines in credit transfers, having at least two modes, the presence of a security flag is necessary for operation of the machine. The security... |
| 6567794 |
Method for access control in a virtual postage metering system |
| May-20-2003 |
A method of remotely accessing a postage security account at a data center from a remote user device begins with a remote user assigning a password to the user's postage security account at a data center.... |
| 6546377 |
Virtual postage meter with multiple origins of deposit |
| Apr-8-2003 |
A system (10) and method of evidencing postage payment include a local postage printing system (20, 22) requesting to a remote data metering center (30) for the generation of postage evidencing information... |
| 6526391 |
System and method for controlling a postage metering system using data required for printing |
| Feb-25-2003 |
A method for controlling a postage metering system (1) defines a first set of postage parameters P1, P2, P3 to Pn associated with the generation of postage evidence in a postage metering system (10) and... |
