| 5224046 |
System for recharging a plurality of postage meters |
| Jun-29-1993 |
A system for obtaining recharge codes for one or more postage meters. The system includes a conventional microcomputer; including a keyboard and display, and disk drive, which is connected through a modem... |
| 5187798 |
Electronic postage meter having separate funds charge registers and recredits funds register in predetermined amount when funds fall to predetermined level |
| Feb-16-1993 |
In an electronic postage meter, two accounts are maintained in non-volatile memory. One account represents the funds available for the postage meter and the other is an account representing operational... |
| 5181245 |
Machine incorporating an accounts verification system |
| Jan-19-1993 |
The postage meter incorporates an accounts verification system which ensures that an authority, such as the U.K. General Post Office, is provided with regular and accurate readings without the need for... |
| 5157616 |
Method for filling the valve quantity memory of a franking machine |
| Oct-20-1992 |
For filling the value preset memory (20) of a franking machine, a return code is released by the franking machine's read-only memory (21). This return case must be provided to an authorizing central room... |
| 5077792 |
Franking system |
| Dec-31-1991 |
Credit in a credit register of a franking meter is reset by telephone communication with a resetting terminal. A request for a selected credit amount is transmitted from the meter apparatus to the terminal... |
| 5058025 |
Emergency post office setting for remote setting meter |
| Oct-15-1991 |
A technique for securely adding postage to a remote setting postage meter without the remote setting code. The technique is readily implemented in the meter software. During this technique, the meter is... |
| 4947333 |
Batch mailing system |
| Aug-7-1990 |
A system for processing batch mail in which the need for on-site inspection is unnecessary. The mail sender purchases postage from a central station thereby authorizing him to send mail equal to the amount... |
| 4907162 |
System for indicating the balance of stored value |
| Mar-6-1990 |
A system for indicating the balance of stored value includes a computer and a memory having preselected stored values therein, each preselected stored value having an address corresponding to an address... |
| 4907161 |
Batch mailing system |
| Mar-6-1990 |
The present invention is directed to a system wherein a mailer is able to send large quantities or batches of mail. The mailer has a secure accounting unit similar to a postage meter in which postage value... |
| 4873645 |
Secure postage dispensing system |
| Oct-10-1989 |
A secure postage dispensing system is provided, which comprises: apparatus for receiving mailing information including a list of addresses, wherein the list is associated with a number of mail pieces to... |
| 4864506 |
Postage meter recharging system |
| Sep-5-1989 |
A recharging system for a postage meter includes automatic telephone communication with a remote accounting center which utilizes touch-tone (DTMF) signals on the postage meter users telephone line to... |
| 4853865 |
Mailing system with postage value printing capability |
| Aug-1-1989 |
A system for processing batch mail in which a mail sender processes batches of mail each of which includes a statement containing data that allows mail payment verification. Included in this data is the... |
| 4853864 |
Mailing systems having postal funds management |
| Aug-1-1989 |
A system for processing batch mail in which the need for on-site inspection is unnecessary. The mail sender purchases postage from a central station thereby authorizing him to send mail equal to the amount... |
| 4835697 |
Combination generator for an electronic postage meter |
| May-30-1989 |
Apparatus in a microcomputerized postage meter internally generates a finite set of combination of numbers having a specifiable number of digits in each combination. The combinations are used to allow... |
| 4831554 |
Postage meter message printing system |
| May-16-1989 |
An electronic postage meter for printing postage indicia having a postage value and a message, in which the message is stored in a memory and the printer of the postage meter prints the message in accordance... |
| 4812992 |
Postage meter communication system |
| Mar-14-1989 |
An electronic postage meter has a communication port enabling communication between the postage meter and an external device for recharging an internal register of the postage meter. A manual control such... |
| 4811234 |
Postage meter recharging system |
| Mar-7-1989 |
An electronic postage meter system in which an electronic postage meter is coupled to a data center by way of a communication path to enable recharging of the postage meter. The postage meter includes... |
| 4809185 |
Secure metering device storage vault for a value printing system |
| Feb-28-1989 |
A value printing system, such as a postage metering system, is disclosed wherein the secure meter accounting registers are removably connected to the meter. The registers are maintained redundantly within... |
| 4807139 |
System for release and control of preset storage of a postage meter machine |
| Feb-21-1989 |
The present invention provides a method for releasing and for controlled storage of a desired predetermined value into a preset value memory storage of a postage metering machine. Initial values are transmitted... |
| 4800506 |
Apparatus for preparing mail pieces |
| Jan-24-1989 |
Apparatus is provided for preparing mailpieces. The apparatus includes printing structure and structure; for supplying a plurality of stationery items. In addition the apparatus includes a computer. The... |
| 4797832 |
Letter preparing apparatus |
| Jan-10-1989 |
Apparatus for preparing a letter is provided, which includes printing structure, stationery item supplying structure and a computer. The computer is constructed and arranged for receiving a signal representative... |
| 4787045 |
Postage meter recharging system |
| Nov-22-1988 |
An electronic postage meter system in which a postage meter is coupled to a data center by way of a communication path, to enable recharging of the accounting register of the postage meter under the control... |
| 4760532 |
Mailing system with postage value transfer and accounting capability |
| Jul-26-1988 |
A mailing system for processing a batch of mail generates data representative of the total postage value of a batch of mail. The total postal value is debited from a descending register such that proof... |
| 4675841 |
Micro computerized electronic postage meter system |
| Jun-23-1987 |
An advanced electronic postage meter system is described, which is built around a micro computer set. The micro computer set is of LSI design, and comprises a single chip central processor unit (CPU) which... |
| 4549281 |
Electronic postage meter having keyboard entered combination for recharging |
| Oct-22-1985 |
A postal meter has a keyboard for entering postage values to be set, an electronic digital computer including at least one funding register, and a sealed switch enabling manual recharging of the funding... |
| 4447890 |
Remote postage meter systems having variable user authorization code |
| May-8-1984 |
A postage meter for use in a remote meter resetting system has data entered by a user of a selected, variable amount of postage in preparation for funding the postage meter with that amount. A unique combination... |
| 4442501 |
Electronic postage meter with weak memory indication |
| Apr-10-1984 |
An electronic postage meter having an accounting section including a nonvolatile memory (NVM), computer means for reading the condition of the nonvolatile memory during a power-up cycle of the meter, and... |
| 4376299 |
Data center for remote postage meter recharging system having physically secure encrypting apparatus and employing encrypted seed number signals |
| Mar-8-1983 |
A data center for remote postage meter recharging receives resetting signal information to reset a remotely located postage meter. The remotely located postage meter has signal information stored therein... |
| 4268817 |
Check controlled metering device |
| May-19-1981 |
A postage meter is used in conjunction with a coded check which serves for updating, i.e. increasing the credit register, by a predetermined sum of money. In order to update the register the code of the... |
| 4249071 |
Metering system |
| Feb-3-1981 |
A metering device, such as a postage meter, can be updated by a code bearing means which is provided with a first discernible code and a second obscured code, for instance, magnetic code. A computer stores... |
| 4168533 |
Microcomputerized miniature postage meter |
| Sep-18-1979 |
A microcomputerized, miniature postage meter comprises an ink jet printing device adapted to project ink droplets onto a document. A microcomputer, which performs the control and data processing functions... |
| 4097923 |
Remote postage meter charging system using an advanced microcomputerized postage meter |
| Jun-27-1978 |
A remote postage meter charging system using a third generation electronic postage meter. Like one of its predecessors, the present postage meter of this inventive system is built around a microcomputer... |
| 4030070 |
Postage meter setting device |
| Jun-14-1977 |
A postage meter setting device is described which includes electromechanical apparatus for positioning the various digit selector arms of a postage meter in accordance with the corresponding required postage.... |
