Method and apparatus for canceling postage

Details Method and apparatus for canceling postage Method and apparatus for canceling postage

1997-12-23

2000-07-04

Voeltz, Emanuel Todd

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

For cost/price

Postage meter system

G06F 1700

Patent

active

060851821

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for canceling mailpieces includes structure for transporting the mailpieces through the apparatus; a printing device; a device for detecting the presence and location of a postage indicium on a first one of the mailpieces, the postage indicium having a machine readable portion; and a controller, operatively in communication with the printing device and the detecting device, for receiving detection data from the detecting device and for causing the printing device to print a postage indicium cancellation mark on the first mailpiece relative to the postage indicium such that the postage indicium cancellation mark does not degrade the readability of the machine readable portion. A method corresponds to operation of the apparatus.

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