System and method for communications with postage meters

Details System and method for communications with postage meters System and method for communications with postage meters

1994-12-14

1998-02-03

Cosimano, Edward R.

Boots, shoes, and leggings

235375, 235381, 36446414, G07B 1700

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057151644

ABSTRACT:
In a communications system, a host computer in a data center communicates with a multiplicity of electronic postage meters via telephone dial-up lines to conduct telemeter setting (TMS) transactions. Through the communications, the host computer may collect statistical data from each meter, and may impose a cumulative postage amount limit, a time limit and/or a piece limit on the meter. To ensure security and data integrity, the communicated data between the meters and the host computer is selectively encrypted and/or authenticated.

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