| 6151590 |
Network open metering system |
| Nov-21-2000 |
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... |
| 6141654 |
Postage printing system having subsidized printing of third party messages |
| Oct-31-2000 |
A postage printing system, comprising a computer, a data center and a control system. The computer is in operative communication with a printer for printing a postal indicia on an envelope. The data center... |
| 6131099 |
Print and mail business recovery configuration method and system |
| Oct-10-2000 |
A print and mail recovery system configuration method enables the efficient configuration of a customized executable plan to ensure continuation of critical mailing applications in the event of a man-made... |
| 6125357 |
Digital postal indicia employing machine and human verification |
| Sep-26-2000 |
The present invention is a method of encrypting unique addressee information into the indicium of a mail piece and verifying the indicium. Local digital tokens are printed in the indicium of the mail piece... |
| 6115696 |
Transport instruction management and distribution network |
| Sep-5-2000 |
The invention proposes a network for managing orders (Oi) for carriage issued by user-clients (Ci) and carried out by carriers (Ti) which includes a central processing unit (UC) linked to the users (Ci)... |
| 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... |
| 6105014 |
Automated package shipping machine |
| Aug-15-2000 |
A system for accepting and storing items for subsequent pickup by a commercial carrier includes a storage area which is defined by an outer housing, and a customer interface area that includes a weighing... |
| 6101487 |
Electronic postal counter |
| Aug-8-2000 |
A postal service purchasing system involves the mailer entering information, such as delivery address, weight of mail piece, services required, about each mail piece using for example a personal computer.... |
| 6098058 |
Postage metering system and method for automatic detection of remote postage security devices on a network |
| Aug-1-2000 |
A postage metering system includes a plurality of printer modules connected as part of a network and operating as clients on the network. Postal security devices (PSDs) are coupled the clients. Each PSD... |
| 6098032 |
System for providing early warning preemptive postal equipment replacement |
| Aug-1-2000 |
An improved system for providing early warning preemptive postal equipment replacement. Selected performance parameters of the postal equipment are monitored and compared against predetermined operational... |
| 6076081 |
Protocol converter with peripheral machine trip capability |
| Jun-13-2000 |
A unitary and discrete converter module for interfacing a host computer or postage scale using serial communication to a postage meter and mailing machine using Echoplex communication. The interface provides... |
| 6069616 |
Postal security device with computer keyboard interface |
| May-30-2000 |
An system for interfacing a PSD to a computer is provided. The system includes a splitter that receives signals from a keyboard associated with the computer, and distributes those signals to both the computer... |
| 6064995 |
Metering incoming mail to detect fraudulent indicia |
| May-16-2000 |
A system that tracks when normal digital postage meter mail or digital processor mail is received by an addressee. The foregoing is accomplished by connecting a scanner and control software to a digital... |
| 6064994 |
Method and arrangement for data processing in a mail-shipping system with a postage meter machine |
| May-16-2000 |
In an arrangement and method for data processing in a mail shipping system, a document is supplied to the mail shipping system having information printed thereon identifying a recipient of the document.... |
| 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... |
| 6058193 |
System and method of verifying cryptographic postage evidencing using a fixed key set |
| May-2-2000 |
A method for controlling keys used in the verification of encoded information generated by a transaction evidencing device and printed on a document comprises the steps of generating a plurality of random... |
| 6055520 |
Mailpiece imprinted with a delivery address only in a form which is not human readable and method and system for producing same |
| Apr-25-2000 |
A mailpiece having a postal indicium including information in two dimensional bar code form, the bar coded information including a delivery address which is not otherwise imprinted on the mailpiece surface,... |
| 6047273 |
System and method for remotely providing mailing/shipping services to customers |
| Apr-4-2000 |
A system for remotely modifying a mailing/shipping program at a customer terminal includes a mailing/shipping service provider terminal which communicates with the customer terminal over a communications... |
| 6047263 |
Method of displaying information by an electronic price label |
| Apr-4-2000 |
A method of displaying information associated with a special promotion by an electronic price label (EPL) which saves bandwidth at a start time of the special promotion. The method includes the steps of... |
| 6041319 |
Method and system for telephone updates of postal scales |
| Mar-21-2000 |
A postal scale system is updated, by telephone or other communication medium, by a remote service provider whenever postal rates or regulations are changed, without requiring shipment or replacement of... |
| 6038678 |
Path switching method, path switching apparatus and nodes of UPSR |
| Mar-14-2000 |
An alarm detect unit (a path switching apparatus) for selecting an active path comprises a path-alarm detect circuit and a guard timer for a working path as well as a path-alarm detect circuit and a guard... |
| 6032138 |
Metering incoming deliverable mail |
| Feb-29-2000 |
A system in which originating mail processors would upload pertinent mail piece information on addressees, pointers or other identifiers automatically and periodically to a data center. The recipient addressee... |
| 6026385 |
Encrypted postage indicia printing for mailer inserting systems |
| Feb-15-2000 |
A post production processing application receives and manipulates document print images, in particular to integrate postage printing and accounting into the document finishing, without the need for a specialized... |
| 6009417 |
Proof of postage digital franking |
| Dec-28-1999 |
A proof-of-postage generating system wherein funds, application of those funds, the replenishment of those funds and the auditing of those funds are secure against attempts at fraud. The system may either... |
| 6009416 |
System and method for detection of errors in accounting for postal charges in controlled acceptance environment |
| Dec-28-1999 |
A mail generation system and method includes means for processing data to generate mail piece information and first secure processing means for securely storing and encrypting mail piece information generated... |
| 6006211 |
Metering incoming deliverable mail to identify delivery delays |
| Dec-21-1999 |
A system that allows a third party, such as a postage meter manufacturer or PSD manufacturer, to collate data, process the data and report localized delivery delays on a nationalized basis. The foregoing... |
| 6006210 |
Mailing machine including dimensional rating capability |
| Dec-21-1999 |
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... |
| 5999921 |
Electronic postage meter system having plural clock system providing enhanced security |
| Dec-7-1999 |
A system includes a system time counter associated with a micro controller and a secure clock module having a real time clock and an elapsed time counter. The system synchronizes operation between the... |
| 5987441 |
Token generation process in an open metering system |
| Nov-16-1999 |
A method of issuing digital tokens in a open system meter includes the steps of sending a request for digital tokens and predetermined postal information, including addressee information, from a host processor... |
| 5983209 |
System and method for determination of postal item weight by context |
| Nov-9-1999 |
A system and method for determining a weight of a postal item from information associated with the generation of the postal item. A processor-based system accepts input of information including parameters... |
| 5974402 |
Address decoder with memory wait state circuit |
| Oct-26-1999 |
An electronic postage meter control system having a printer for printing mixed graphic and alphanumeric information. The control system includes a programmable microprocessor in bus communication with... |
| 5974147 |
Method of verifying unreadable indicia for an information-based indicia program |
| Oct-26-1999 |
The present invention provides a method for verifying an unreadable information-based indium that has been generated by a postal security device (PSD) for information-based indium comprising a 2-D bar... |
| 5963928 |
Secure metering vault having LED output for recovery of postal funds |
| Oct-5-1999 |
A secure metering vault for use with a host printing module via a secure communication link includes a secure output device such as a light emitting diode (LED) configured for outputting the available... |
| 5963927 |
Mailing system |
| Oct-5-1999 |
A mail item is disclosed comprising a cover for carrying contents and formed of flexible electrically insulating material. The cover acts as a substrate on which semi-conductor elements and electrical... |
| 5956505 |
Remote activation of software features in a data processing device |
| Sep-21-1999 |
A method is provided for activating an optional feature in a data processing device that includes a microprocessor and memory. The method includes storing in the memory: a number of applications programs,... |
| 5946672 |
Electronic postage meter system having enhanced clock security |
| Aug-31-1999 |
A postage metering system includes a keyboard; a display; a device for receiving an external smart card; a print module for printing a postal indicia; an accounting module for accounting for the value... |
| 5943658 |
Method for automatic determination of origination ZIP code using caller I.D. |
| Aug-24-1999 |
A method is provided for determining origin ZIP code for a postage meter. The method includes receiving at a data center a call that originates from the location of the postage meter. Using caller ID,... |
| 5930796 |
Method for preventing stale addresses in an IBIP open metering system |
| Jul-27-1999 |
A method to verify the validity of an address to be used in the generation of an indicium by an IBIP open metering system includes entering an address into the metering system; verifying that an address... |
| 5926391 |
Adaptive inserter stopper system and method of use |
| Jul-20-1999 |
For use with an envelope inserting apparatus having a motor and timing shaft or other suitable rotating member, a system and method for producing an actual stopping rotational position for the timing shaft... |
| 5907833 |
Apparatus for franking mail |
| May-25-1999 |
Apparatus for franking mail items is disclosed. The apparatus includes a display constructed for co-operation with a photocopier in which the display is controlled to display a franking pattern to be printed,... |
| 5873073 |
Method and system for mail piece production utilizing a data center and inter-related communication networks |
| Feb-16-1999 |
The invention is a method for producing a finished mail piece. The method allows a system user to select at a first node, a plurality of characteristics which define a mailing. These characteristics include... |
| 5852813 |
Method and arrangement for entering data into a postage meter machine |
| Dec-22-1998 |
In a method and to an arrangement for entering data into a postage meter machine, after calling stored setting data, a routine is triggered that includes a manual input routine. The arrangement includes... |
| 5842186 |
Custom class selection in automated mail processing |
| Nov-24-1998 |
A program controlled automatic mail processor includes custom rates software to facilitate processing of mixed mail streams for posting via a plurality of classes, without manual sorting of the mail into... |
| 5841117 |
Method for the detection of meter relocation using return address |
| Nov-24-1998 |
A method is provided for detecting the relocation of a postage metering system. The method includes initializing the postage metering system with a user postal code which is stored in the postage metering... |
| 5826246 |
Secure postage meter in an ATM application |
| Oct-20-1998 |
A postage metering capability is integrated in an automated teller machine. With minimal modification and using several components of the ATM to perform functions useful in dispensing of postage, the secured... |
| 5822739 |
System and method for remote postage metering |
| Oct-13-1998 |
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... |
| 5822738 |
Method and apparatus for a modular postage accounting system |
| Oct-13-1998 |
Apparatus and method for a modular postage accounting system. An open system metering device of the present invention includes a general purpose computer, a digital printer and a secure metering device... |
| 5819240 |
System and method for generating personalized postage indica |
| Oct-6-1998 |
A system and method for printing a postage meter stamp, including a desired postage amount and a personalized postage indicia, onto a piece of mail. A user takes a postal storage device to the Post Office... |
| 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... |
| 5818724 |
Method of in-line addressing for modular folder inserters |
| Oct-6-1998 |
The invention is a method of in-line addressing, for both matched and non-matched mail, comprising a number of steps which begin with the generation of document data in a data processing system and then... |
