| 7043324 |
Methods and systems for modeling a bill of material for a configurable product |
| May-9-2006 |
The invention relates to a method of modelling a bill of materials for a configurable product in a managed supply chain and a modeller apparatus for modelling a bill of materials for a configurable product... |
| 7024019 |
Method and system for identifying mail pieces having similar attributes to suspected contaminated mail pieces |
| Apr-4-2006 |
A method and system to identify mail pieces that have similar attributes to mail pieces suspected of being contaminated are provided. A data center communicates with each postal unit where mail enters... |
| 6993491 |
Method for a carrier to determine the location of a missing person |
| Jan-31-2006 |
A method that enables a carrier to find the address of a missing person. The carrier accomplishes the foregoing by receiving the name of a missing person; receiving a list of parties that the missing person... |
| 6944533 |
Method of operation of a navigation system to reduce expenses on future trips and to provide other functions |
| Sep-13-2005 |
A navigation system includes a driving profile program. The driving profile program collects information about an end user's driving activity. The information relates to trips made by the end user. The... |
| 6941286 |
Method and apparatus for providing refunds in a postage metering system |
| Sep-6-2005 |
A method for facilitating refunds in a postage metering system includes the steps of receiving at a computer a request for a refund of a postage amount; using the computer for accessing a dispute account... |
| 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... |
| 6925450 |
Method and system for payment of permit mail |
| Aug-2-2005 |
A system and method that allows mailers of all sizes to pay for permit mail without presenting cash or a check at the time of induction is provided. A permit payment aggregator establishes a master account... |
| 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... |
| 6915281 |
Systems and methods using a digital pen for funds accounting devices and postage meters |
| Jul-5-2005 |
A method and system for processing postage payments is described. In one configuration a digital pen is utilized to provide a mail piece identifier. The data provided is utilized to account for postage... |
| 6915280 |
Method and apparatus for printing postage |
| Jul-5-2005 |
The present invention is a postage meter apparatus and method for printing in which print software is decoupled from print data such that print image data can change without impacting software. The decoupling... |
| 6904419 |
Postal counter postage evidencing system with closed loop verification |
| Jun-7-2005 |
A method for auditing postage dispensing transactions at a postal facility includes the steps of: receiving in a secure processor based device a request to dispense an amount of postage; updating, in response... |
| 6886001 |
System and method for linking an indicium with address information of a mailpiece in a closed system postage meter |
| Apr-26-2005 |
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... |
| 6868443 |
Process for monitoring the consumptions of franking machines |
| Mar-15-2005 |
According to the process for monitoring the consumptions of a plurality of franking machines through a public communication network, at least one franking machine not being connected to this network, a... |
| 6868395 |
Business transactions using the internet |
| Mar-15-2005 |
In a campaign, a customer's file is reviewed to determine the offer or solicitation to send to the customer and the time such will remain open, and an e-mail message is sent to the customer that contains... |
| 6865560 |
Method and system for reporting carrier delivery status to a mailer |
| Mar-8-2005 |
A method and system for providing a delivery confirmation service to a mailer who uses a postage meter to pay the postage for mailing a mail piece. The mailer applies a shipping label containing an identification... |
| 6839693 |
System for detecting mail pieces with duplicate indicia |
| Jan-4-2005 |
A system and corresponding method for detecting duplicate indicia on mailpieces. The system includes: a plurality of postal machines, each operated by a particular branch postal facility among a plurality... |
| 6834273 |
System for capturing information from a postal indicia producing device so as to correct improperly paid mail pieces |
| Dec-21-2004 |
A system for correcting the rating and payment of mail pieces scanned and weighed by the post. The foregoing is accomplished by: uniquely identifying mail pieces during the metering process; maintaining... |
| 6820066 |
Arrangement and method for storing data relating to the usage of a terminal device |
| Nov-16-2004 |
In an arrangement and method for storing data about usage of a terminal device, a statistical memory is provided for the usage data, which are stored in statistical classes. A processor is connected to... |
| 6820065 |
System and method for management of postage meter licenses |
| Nov-16-2004 |
A postal security device has a secure housing within which are two or more accounting register sets. The accounting register sets are associated with distinct meter licenses. The postal security device... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 6714922 |
Method for returning merchandise |
| Mar-30-2004 |
Merchandise Return Label may be printed on a buyer's computer printer and paid for by the seller's postage meter. Goods mailed with the Merchandise Return Label will be considered metered mail. Returned... |
| 6668326 |
Context saving system |
| Dec-23-2003 |
A method for performing a computation task in a secure processor removably operatively associated with a host including a memory external to the secure processor. The method includes computing a portion... |
| 6655593 |
Native XML printer |
| Dec-2-2003 |
An XML processing system for use in a barcode printer apparatus includes a computer system operatively coupled to the barcode printer apparatus. The computer system further includes an XML processor configured... |
| 6648230 |
Method and apparatus for evaluating a confidence level of a decoded barcode |
| Nov-18-2003 |
A method and apparatus for evaluating a confidence level of a decoded barcode value is disclosed. A digit score is assigned to a digit within a barcode. When decoding the barcode, if a deduction is required... |
| 6618709 |
Computer assisted and/or implemented process and architecture for web-based monitoring of energy related usage, and client accessibility therefor |
| Sep-9-2003 |
A method and computer architecture monitoring resource usage via a global computer network. The computer architecture may include a resource-metering data recorder/translator unit having a global computer... |
| 6540142 |
Native XML printer |
| Apr-1-2003 |
An XML processing system for use in a barcode printer apparatus includes a computer system operatively coupled to the barcode printer apparatus. The computer system further includes an XML processor configured... |
| 6466921 |
Virtual postage meter with secure digital signature device |
| Oct-15-2002 |
A system and method of evidencing postage payment includes a data center with a database storing a plurality of meter records. Each meter record includes meter information corresponding to a metering account.... |
| 6430543 |
Controlled acceptance mail fraud detection system |
| Aug-6-2002 |
A method for processing controlled acceptance mail includes creating, at a first location, a batch of mail including a plurality of mailpieces, each of the plurality of mailpieces having unique indicia... |
| 6405183 |
Method and system for automatically transferring information in a data processing center |
| Jun-11-2002 |
A method and system for automatically transferring information in a data processing system, including setting a counter within a data processing device to a predetermined time period and counting the predetermined... |
| 6356919 |
Method and apparatus for redundant postage accounting data files |
| Mar-12-2002 |
Apparatus and method for the maintenance of redundant postage accounting datafiles. Redundant postage accounting report data is maintained by the present invention by first creating a datafile on a postage... |
| 6338067 |
Product/service hierarchy database for market competition and investment analysis |
| Jan-8-2002 |
A product hierarchy database organizes company market performance and stock investment information by the products and services produced and offered by each competitor. The companies that produce each... |
| 6285990 |
Method for reissuing digital tokens in an open metering system |
| Sep-4-2001 |
A method of reissuing digital tokens in a open system meter includes the steps of calculating a digital token using the predetermined postal information including addressee information, postage amount... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 6175825 |
Method for debiting shipping services |
| Jan-16-2001 |
In a method for debiting shipping services on the basis of the respective transport service fee schedules of carriers, accounting operations of the services of various carriers are standardized and simplified... |
| 6153835 |
System and method for an electronic postage scale with variable function keys and window screens |
| Nov-28-2000 |
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... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 6092057 |
Unattended POS system for automatic control of bank system rejections |
| Jul-18-2000 |
An automatic process for use in point-of-sale credit card or debit card systems for taking corrective action based on information returned from the banking system and/or the point-of-sale system. The automatic... |
| 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... |
| 6061670 |
Multiple registered postage meters |
| May-9-2000 |
A system and method of evidencing postage payment includes selecting a postal origin in a meter accounting unit, selecting a requested postal value to be printed on a mailpiece, deducting the requested... |
| 6061671 |
System and method for disaster recovery in an open metering system |
| May-9-2000 |
System and method for securely backing up and reliably retrieving vault data in a metering system that includes a host processor operatively coupled to a vault. Whenever a transaction is completed by the... |
| 6055508 |
Method for secure accounting and auditing on a communications network |
| Apr-25-2000 |
A method for secure accounting and auditing of a communications network operates in an environment in which many servers serve an even larger number of clients (e.g. the web), and are required to meter... |
| 6044364 |
Method and apparatus for ensuring for the correct accounting of postage dispensed by a postage meter |
| Mar-28-2000 |
A postage metering system which performs a plurality of different functions including printing of postage and exchange of data with a remotely located data center to accomplish a postage fund refill of... |
| 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... |
| 5918234 |
Method and apparatus for redundant postage accounting data files |
| Jun-29-1999 |
Apparatus and method for the maintenance of redundant postage accounting datafiles. Redundant postage accounting report data is maintained by the present invention by first creating a datafile on a postage... |
| 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... |
| 5819239 |
Method of verifying proper payment of postage |
| Oct-6-1998 |
A method is disclosed for ensuring proper payment by a mailer for postage indicia printed by the postage meter of a mailing machine operated by the mailer. The method includes a series of steps carried... |
