Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Business processing using cryptography – Postage metering system
Reexamination Certificate
2006-11-14
2006-11-14
Pierre, Elisca (Department: 3621)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Business processing using cryptography
Postage metering system
C705S062000, C705S401000, C705S404000, C705S408000, C705S410000, C380S029000, C380S029000, C380S029000, C380S051000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07136839
ABSTRACT:
A method of reissuing digital tokens in an open system meter includes the steps of calculating a digital token using the predetermined postal information including addressee information, postage amount and piece count; debiting postal funds by the postage amount; issuing the digital token for generation of an indicia; storing the digital token and the predetermined postal information as part of a transaction record in a transaction record file indexed according to addressee information; determining that an indicia generated from the digital token has not been successfully printed on a mailpiece for a particular addressee; and reissuing the digital token from the transaction record in the transaction file to generate the indicia for another attempt to print the indicia on the mailpiece.
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Lee David K.
Ryan Jr. Frederick W.
Chaclas Angelo N.
Malandra, Jr. Charles R.
Pierre Elisca
Pitney Bowes Inc.
Winter John M.
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