| 7035832 |
System and method for automatically providing shipping/transportation fees |
| Apr-25-2006 |
There is disclosed a system and method for dispensing postage or other authorization information electronically by using a portable processor containing a maximum amount of preauthorized postage which... |
| 7021528 |
System and method for tracking checks |
| Apr-4-2006 |
Systems and methods for providing a track and trace capabilities for checks in the mail stream and in the bank check clearing system are described. A mailing machine facilitates the association of a confirmation... |
| 7003471 |
Method and system for accepting non-toxic mail that has an indication of the mailer on the mail |
| Feb-21-2006 |
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 stamps that uniquely... |
| 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... |
| 6983194 |
Bulk mailing tracking system |
| Jan-3-2006 |
An acceptance and verification system creates data base records for each posted item of a bulk mailing so as to provide early notification to a mailing system as to the content of mail to be delivered... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 6942144 |
Secure remote access to metering product enclosure |
| Sep-13-2005 |
A system for providing remote control access to internal components of a device. The system comprises a housing comprising a cover and a base, at least one device being located within the housing and at... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 6925451 |
Mail receipt terminal having deposit tracking capability |
| Aug-2-2005 |
A mail receipt terminal for accepting an envelope having evidence of postage applied thereto. The mail receipt terminal includes a controller module and an input scanner module and a printer module, both... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 6895395 |
Postal printing device with facilitated reading |
| May-17-2005 |
This invention relates to an inkjet printing device of a franking machine intended to print postal indicia on a mail piece to be franked, displaced with respect to this device in a direction of displacement,... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 6839695 |
Postage meter location system |
| Jan-4-2005 |
A postage meter system includes a postage meter and a data center. The postage meter is registered to a specific customer at a designated location for printing a postal indicium on a mail piece. The data... |
| 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... |
| 6832213 |
Mailing machine including dimensional rating capability |
| Dec-14-2004 |
A mailing machine comprising a device for feeding an envelope having a width in a path of travel; a device for determining the width of the envelope; and a control device in operative communication with... |
| 6823321 |
Method and system for optimizing refill amount for automatic refill of a shared virtual postage meter |
| Nov-23-2004 |
A method and system for dynamically optimizing the amount of an automatic refill of a shared virtual postage meter is disclosed. A desired time between refills is predetermined based on the capacity of... |
| 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... |
| 6816838 |
Production mail system having subsidies for printing of third party messages on mailpieces |
| Nov-9-2004 |
A production mail system for producing a mailpiece including an inserter system for feeding a document in a path of travel and into an envelope. The document includes a control code printed thereon. The... |
| 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... |
| 6799911 |
System for printing information on a mailing medium |
| Oct-5-2004 |
A method and apparatus for printing information, such as postal indicia and other information, on a medium. The system is implemented by detecting a type of medium and entering a printing mode as a function... |
| 6776098 |
System for printing information on a mailing medium |
| Aug-17-2004 |
A method and apparatus for printing information, such as postal indicia and other information, on a medium. The system is implemented by detecting a type of medium and entering a printing mode as a function... |
| 6766308 |
Method and apparatus for placing automated calls for postage meter and base |
| Jul-20-2004 |
A meter and/or base coupled to one or more modems automatically places a service call to a service center upon detection of particular ones of detected faults. Diagnostic and test software periodically... |
| 6754366 |
Method for determining if mail contains life harming materials |
| Jun-22-2004 |
A method that enables the carrier of letters, flats and/or packages (mail) that are addressed to a recipient to determine if the mail contains life harming materials, before the mail is delivered to the... |
| 6741972 |
Method and apparatus for dynamically determining a printing location in a document for a postage indicia |
| May-25-2004 |
A processor based postage metering system includes structure for entering user input data including a fold configuration selected from a plurality of fold configurations; apparatus for accounting for postage... |
| 6741971 |
Self-contained multi-function system for preparing mail |
| May-25-2004 |
A self-contained multi-function system for preparing mail items, the system comprising a general-purpose computer for preparing a document to be sent and for preparing secure postage metering or "franking"... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 6711555 |
Method and apparatus for delivering mail items to non-postal route locations |
| Mar-23-2004 |
An apparatus and method for processing non-postal route mail records and delivering mail items to non-postal route locations. Mail records are presented for processing. Mailers then extract non-postal... |
| 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... |
| 6681214 |
Secure system for printing authenticating digital signatures |
| Jan-20-2004 |
The present invention includes a method of securing one or more product indicia for use in authenticating products or collecting a tax and includes generating one or more product indicia and encrypting... |
| 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... |
| 6622133 |
System and method for automatic mail operation with four state barcode |
| Sep-16-2003 |
A system and a method for automatic mail operation with four state barcode are provided. An automatic mail operation processing system with four state barcode in accordance with the present invention includes... |
| 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... |
| 6615196 |
Method for data input into a postage computer and arrangement for the implementation of the method |
| Sep-2-2003 |
In a method and apparatus for data input into a postage computer loading and updating of rate table data in the postage computer, take place with two operations being separated from one another in time.... |
| 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.... |
| 6575376 |
System with improved methodology for providing international address validation |
| Jun-10-2003 |
An international postal address validation system is described. The system defines a grammar for the encoding of all required address fields (within an address) for a given country, so that the system... |
