Closed loop transaction based mail accounting and payment system

Details Closed loop transaction based mail accounting and payment system Closed loop transaction based mail accounting and payment system

1996-04-09

1998-10-20

Cosimano, Edward R.

Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co

For cost/price

Postage meter system

705401, G07B 1702

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active

058262474

ABSTRACT:
A method for mail accounting and payment includes creating a mail batch including a plurality of mailpieces and creating a statement of mailing containing data relating to the mail batch. The statement of mailing is digitally signed to facilitate a subsequent verification of the integrity of the data in the statement of mailing. The digital signature is included as part of the statement of mailing. The statement of mailing is submitted to a transaction processing center. The transaction processing center initiates a funds transfer to a carrier delivery service for carrier delivery services payment for the batch of mail. The statement of mailing or other mailing data may be stored in a nonvolatile memory means. The nonvolatile memory means allows the statement of mailing to be stored therein and erased therefrom but not modified.

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