Apparatus and method for determining special postage fees

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364900, G06F 1520, G06F 1530

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ABSTRACT:
A postage calculator system and method comprising means for introducing postal information to the system; a means for obtaining weight information of the article to be mailed; a memory means for storing information indicative of special feed categories; and means for generating a postage value for the article from the postal information, the weight information and the special fee information. The system selects postal information indicative of the carrier type, class and destination of an article to be mailed, obtains weight information for the article, selects special fee information indicative of at least one of the following special fee categories for use with the article: registered mail, special delivery, return receipt, certified mail, insurance and C.O.D. The system then generates a postage value, adjusted in accordance with the special fees, if any, determined, for the article. For certain special fees which are determined according to an entered dollar value for the article to be mailed the system provides a capability for handling dollar values in excess of the normal maximum dollar value which can be entered.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4271470 (1981-06-01), Dlugos et al.
patent: 4286325 (1981-08-01), Dlugos et al.

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