Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – For cost/price – Postage meter system
Patent
1997-10-03
2000-09-26
Cosimano, Edward R.
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
For cost/price
Postage meter system
380 51, 380 55, 705 62, 705410, G07B 1704
Patent
active
06125357&
ABSTRACT:
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 and point to pivotal address characters in the addressee block. The pivotal address characters are also printed in the indicium. Additionally, a global digital token is included in the indicium.
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Cosimano Edward R.
Malandra, Jr. Charles R.
Melton Michael E.
Pitney Bowes Inc.
Vitale Alberta A.
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