| 6035291 |
Method and arrangement for data processing in a shipping system with a postage meter machine, including automatic selection of the most beneficial carrier |
| Mar-7-2000 |
In a method for data processing in a mail processing system, the most beneficial carrier, among a number of available carriers, for shipping a particular item is determined by initializing the franking... |
| 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... |
| 6003010 |
Apparatus and method for improved airborne transportation of small packages |
| Dec-14-1999 |
Packages are received from multiple sources at one central facility. The approved and verified packages are then transported to different airlines for expedited transport. The method features receiving... |
| 5991409 |
Method and arrangement for generating and checking a security imprint |
| Nov-23-1999 |
A method for checking a security imprint in a postage meter machine having a microprocessor includes the steps of encoding data for a security mark pixel image and inserts the encoded data into the remaining,... |
| 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... |
| 5978781 |
Digital printing, metering, and recording of other post services on the face of a mail piece |
| Nov-2-1999 |
A inexpensive and time saving method and system for reducing the use of gummed service stickers and the completion by hand of special forms for specialty mail is disclosed. This invention also reduces... |
| 5970151 |
Method and arrangement for generating and checking a security impression |
| Oct-19-1999 |
A method for checking a security imprint in a postage meter machine having a microprocessor includes the steps of encoding data for a security mark pixel image and inserts the encoded data into the remaining,... |
| 5960418 |
Multi-currency postage meter |
| Sep-28-1999 |
The present invention provides an apparatus and method for converting a postage amount expressed in a first currency denomination into at least a second currency denomination and printing the postage amount... |
| 5953427 |
Electronic data interchange postage evidencing system |
| Sep-14-1999 |
Methods and systems for preparing mailpieces involve the creation of mailing lists which includes correct and incorrect recipient address information. The list is transmitted to a data center. Received... |
| 5926795 |
System and apparatus for dispensing coupons having selectively printed borders around preferred products |
| Jul-20-1999 |
Apparatus and a corresponding method for creating a coupon or other like incentive in response to a transaction. A record pertaining to the details of the transaction is examined to determine whether the... |
| 5923734 |
Methods and apparatus for providing a prepaid, remote memory transaction account with voice indicia |
| Jul-13-1999 |
An improved distributed system for effectuating commercial transactions by a consumer is provided. The system includes a service provider network or host system which comprises an account database of prepaid... |
| 5918220 |
Method and system for worldwide media selection, production, and delivery |
| Jun-29-1999 |
The invention is a method for selecting, producing, and delivering a finished mail piece. The method includes the step of selecting, at an initiating node, a set of parameters which together comprise a... |
| 5898785 |
Modular mailing system |
| Apr-27-1999 |
A mailing system includes a mailing machine having a printing mechanism for printing an indication of postage value on a mailpiece and structure for controlling relative movement between the printing mechanism... |
| 5884293 |
Postage meter and method of forming franking indicia on mail |
| Mar-16-1999 |
Apparatus and a method of forming a franking indicium on a mail item is disclosed. An area of ink is deposited on the mail item at a first station and at a second station the deposited ink is selectively... |
| 5881020 |
Apparatus and method for date setting for electronically controlled postage meters |
| Mar-9-1999 |
An electronically controlled postage meter with easier user setting of the date. Postage values are input via a keyboard connected to a control device. The control device automatically counts upwardly... |
| 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... |
| 5848401 |
Hand-held portable postage meter that uses pre-printed tape |
| Dec-8-1998 |
A highly secure hand-held portable postage meter is disclosed that uses partially pre-printed postal tape. Only the date and postage amount remain to be printed on the tape by the meter. The postal tape,... |
| 5835604 |
Method of mapping destination addresses for use in calculating digital tokens |
| Nov-10-1998 |
A method of creating an open system digital token includes sending predetermined information to a digital token generation process. A set of characters are randomly selected from the predetermined information.... |
| 5825893 |
System and method for registgration using indicia |
| Oct-20-1998 |
A system and method for registering a software license agreement utilizing user information encoded in a machine readable media is disclosed. A user installs a software program onto a processor-based system.... |
| 5819241 |
Interactive process for applying or printing information on letters or parcels |
| Oct-6-1998 |
A computer system for providing commercial advertisements, messages, coupons, or other types of information on letters, parcels, and other written communications to a receiver of the letter, parcel, or... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 5805711 |
Method of improving the security of postage meter machines |
| Sep-8-1998 |
A method for securing data and program code of an electronic postage meter machine against manipulation, having a microprocessor in a control unit of the postage meter machine for implementing steps for... |
| 5801944 |
System and method for printing postage indicia directly on documents |
| Sep-1-1998 |
A system and method for printing a postage meter stamp, including a desired postage amount and a personalized postage indicia onto a label or onto a document directly. A processor based system is programmed... |
| 5796834 |
System and method for controlling the dispensing of an authenticating indicia |
| Aug-18-1998 |
There is disclosed a system and method for dispensing postage (or other graphical security indicia) electronically by using a portable processor containing a maximum amount of preauthorized postage which... |
| 5794223 |
Method for control of length of imprint for a mailing machine |
| Aug-11-1998 |
A method for controlling a tape motor using a microcontroller for feeding tape in correspondence to printing of an indeterminate length of printing on the tape by a print drum utilizes a sensor for indicating... |
| 5794222 |
Mail processing system and devices therefor |
| Aug-11-1998 |
A mail processing system includes mail processing devices such as postage meters, a sorting machine and a host computer. Each mail processing device provides to each outgoing mail not only its mailing... |
| 5781438 |
Token generation process in an open metering system |
| Jul-14-1998 |
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... |
| 5778347 |
Arrangement for an electronic postage meter machine |
| Jul-7-1998 |
Arrangement for an electronic manual franking machine having an ink printer head and an integrated system for controlling and supplying the ink printer head includes a housing containing a first assembly,... |
| 5778076 |
System and method for controlling the dispensing of an authenticating indicia |
| Jul-7-1998 |
There is disclosed a system and method for dispensing postage (or other graphical security indicia) electronically by using a portable processor containing a maximum amount of preauthorized postage which... |
| 5774554 |
Postage meter system and verification of postage charges |
| Jun-30-1998 |
Methods of verifying use of postage charges in respect of mail items are disclosed. An authentication code is derived from a secret identification of a sender and a part of the destination address of the... |
| 5745887 |
Method and apparatus for remotely changing security features of a postage meter |
| Apr-28-1998 |
A value printing system having a printing mechanism; a device for moving the printing mechanism in a first predetermined manner during printing by the printing mechanism to record an indication of value... |
| 5737729 |
Interactive kiosk for selecting and sending mail pieces |
| Apr-7-1998 |
The present invention is an apparatus and method for selecting and sending mail pieces via an interactive kiosk. The interactive kiosk contains a microprocessor system programmed to interact with the customer... |
| 5729461 |
Postage metering system including means for controlling the resolution of printing a portion of a postage indicia |
| Mar-17-1998 |
A postage metering system comprising: printing apparatus, the printing apparatus including structure for printing a postage indicia having a first portion including a postage value and a second portion... |
| 5726897 |
Mail assembly system and method |
| Mar-10-1998 |
A mail assembly system and method which utilizes non-print post processing data embedded within the mail statement print data of a data record to carry out post processing operations for a plurality of... |
| 5724245 |
Apparatus for controlling a postage meter and selecting an inscription |
| Mar-3-1998 |
A postal scale having a programmable capability to automatically select inscriptions to be included in a postage meter indicia. The postal scale includes a CPU and memory, a load cell for determining the... |
| 5717597 |
System and method for printing personalized postage indicia on greeting cards |
| Feb-10-1998 |
A system and method for printing a postage meter stamp, including a desired postage amount and a personalized postage indicia onto a label or an envelope for use in conjunction with a computer generated... |
| 5712916 |
Method and arrangement for generating and checking a security imprint |
| Jan-27-1998 |
A method for checking a security imprint in a postage meter machine having a microprocessor includes the steps of encoding data for a security mark pixel image and inserts the encoded data into the remaining,... |
| 5712787 |
Electronic postal counter |
| Jan-27-1998 |
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.... |
| 5701249 |
Service and usage data collection using a special mail piece |
| Dec-23-1997 |
A monitoring system that determines the amount and type of customers' usage of machines and equipment without having a representative of the manufacturer physically inspect the customers machines and equipment.... |
| 5699257 |
Postage meter |
| Dec-16-1997 |
A postage meter prints postage indicia onto envelopes using extendible segments. The postage meter includes a user interface for entering input information, a transfer means having extendible segments... |
| 5696829 |
Digital postage meter system |
| Dec-9-1997 |
A mailing system is includes of a mailing machine operating under the control of a microcontroller having a communication port with a first channel and a second channel. The mailing system also includes... |
| 5696685 |
Control system for an electronic postage meter having a programmable print head controller |
| Dec-9-1997 |
The printer control module is programmed to output control signals to the printer driver characterized by the data written in the control registers. The control system for a printing apparatus includes... |
| 5694526 |
Postage meter having a dot matrix printer |
| Dec-2-1997 |
A postage meter includes a keyboard for inputting postage information, a memory for storing the input postage information, a programmable read-only memory for storing standard postage indicia information,... |
| 5682427 |
Postage metering system with dedicated and non-dedicated postage printing means |
| Oct-28-1997 |
A postage metering system comprising: a postage meter including a first computer for controlling the postage meter, the postage meter including a first printer for printing first postage information; a... |
| 5668990 |
Apparatus and method for generating 100% United States Postal Service bar coded lists |
| Sep-16-1997 |
The invention is a method and apparatus for generating a coded address list. The method is initiated by inputting an address list to a data processing device which then reads each address record on the... |
| 5654893 |
Automating dating system for a postage meter |
| Aug-5-1997 |
A postage meter comprising print means for printing a postage imprint including a posting date on an article of mail to be posted, an adjustment system for adjusting the posting date printed by the print... |
| 5617519 |
Franking machine |
| Apr-1-1997 |
A franking machine is provided with a memory to store slogan print data and scanning means whereby a medium bearing a slogan desired to be printed is fed by mail item feed means of the franking machine... |
