| 7000144 |
Information management apparatus, information management system, and information management software |
| Feb-14-2006 |
A user machine provided with a system of a software battery is connected to a host machine for providing a battery through a communications line, and a specific battery in a user machine is charged. The... |
| 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... |
| 6978255 |
Method for protecting a device against operation with unallowed consumables and arrangement for the implementation of the method |
| Dec-20-2005 |
In a method and apparatus for protecting a device against operation with unallowed consumables whose authenticity is checked in a remote data center, at least one code word is generated, an allocation... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 6938023 |
Method of limiting key usage in a postage metering system that produces cryptographically secured indicium |
| Aug-30-2005 |
A method for requiring that a key used in a cryptographic apparatus be changed includes the steps of: storing a constraint value for a non-time parameter of the cryptographic apparatus, the non-time parameter... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 6477511 |
Method and postal apparatus with a chip card write/read unit for reloading change data by chip card |
| Nov-5-2002 |
A postal apparatus, particularly a postage meter machine, has a chip card write/read unit for reloading fee schedule change data by chip card. In combination. with a first-time insertion of the chip card,... |
| 6397328 |
Method for verifying the expected postage security device and an authorized host system |
| May-28-2002 |
A method for verifying that the expected components of a postage metering system includes alternate embodiments for verifying a PSD coupled to a host system is the expected PSD. The method further includes... |
| 6385731 |
Secure on-line PC postage metering system |
| May-7-2002 |
The present invention is a system for providing secure access and execution of application software stored on a first computer by a second computer using a communication device while a communication link... |
| 6381590 |
Remote postage meter resetting system having alternate postage funding sources |
| Apr-30-2002 |
A remote postage meter resetting system includes apparatus for sending a request to recharge the postage meter by the postage recharge amount together with first data indicative of a first user prepaid... |
| 6260144 |
Method for verifying the expected postal security device in a postage metering system |
| Jul-10-2001 |
A PSD has a private key which is associated with a specific public key that is stored in the host PC. The host PC sends the PSD public key private key to the PSD. If the PSD determines that the received... |
| 6169804 |
Method for verifying the expected postage security device and its status |
| Jan-2-2001 |
A secure and reliable method for verifying in the host system that the expected PSD is coupled to the host system includes generating a random number in the host system and encrypting the random number... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 5740247 |
Authorized cellular telephone communication payment refill system |
| Apr-14-1998 |
This invention overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art by providing cellular telecommunications systems that utilize encryption and employ encrypted seed number signals to enable various payment plans... |
| 5638442 |
Method for remotely inspecting a postage meter |
| Jun-10-1997 |
The postage meter terminal has the ability to telecommunicate with a remote central computer for the principal purpose of remotely resetting the funding registers of the postage meter terminal. During... |
| 5590198 |
Open metering system with super password vault access |
| Dec-31-1996 |
A super password is a one time use password that is issued to a user for the singular purpose of reinitializing the user password system for a meter. When the meter is manufactured, the meter and the Data... |
| 5384846 |
System and apparatus for controlled production of a secure identification card |
| Jan-24-1995 |
An identification card and system and apparatus for producing and authenticating such an identification card in a controlled manner. An object or other entity for which the identification card will evidence... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 4907271 |
Secure transmission of information between electronic stations |
| Mar-6-1990 |
An information transport system for conveying information between a franking meter machine and a Post Office equipment includes a unit having a non-volatile read/write memory which may consist of an EEPROM... |
| 4802218 |
Automated transaction system |
| Jan-31-1989 |
An automated transaction system employs a card maintaining an account balance and a terminal for dispensing an article of value and debiting the card's balance. The card has a secure, resident microprocessor... |
| 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... |
| 4757532 |
Secure transport of information between electronic stations |
| Jul-12-1988 |
An information transport system for conveying information between a franking meter machine and a post office equipment includes a unit having a non-volatile read/write memory which may consist of an EEPROM... |
| 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... |
