Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – For cost/price – Postage meter system
Patent
1997-12-18
2000-11-21
Voeltz, Emanuel Todd
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
For cost/price
Postage meter system
705410, G06F 1700
Patent
active
061515914
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for postage metering provides a plurality of client modules on a network. A local postage security device (PSD) is coupled to a first one of the client modules and a remote PSD is coupled to a second one of the client modules. The local and remote PSDs include respectively first and second unique identification, postal value storage and digital signature generator. The first client module is connected to a remote data center that includes third unique identification, third postal value storage and a third digital signature generator. The first client module selectively requests one of a first evidence of postage payment from the local PSD, a second, evidence of postage payment from the remote PSD and a third evidence of postage payment from the data center. The first client module includes a printer for printing the selected one of the first, second and third evidences of postage payment on a mailpiece.
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Malandra, Jr. Charles R.
Pierce Perry A.
Dixon Thomas A.
Malandra, Jr. Charles R.
Melton Michael E.
Pitney Bowes Inc.
Todd Voeltz Emanuel
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