Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – For cost/price – Postage meter system
Reexamination Certificate
2005-02-08
2005-02-08
Trammell, James P. (Department: 3621)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
For cost/price
Postage meter system
C705S001100, C705S400000, C705S402000, C705S406000, C705S408000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06853989
ABSTRACT:
System and method are provided for selecting and accounting for value-added services with a closed system metering device. A scanning device coupled to the closed system postage meter scans information, including recipient address, printed on a mailpiece. From the scanned information or manual selection, a selection of value-added services is made and the closed system metering device performs accounting related to the selected value-added services. The recipient address is combined with other information relating to postage payment for the mailpiece to obtain postal data relating to the mailpiece. The postal data is used to generate an indicium, which includes cryptographic evidencing of postage payment. A graphical representation of the selected value-added services is added to the generated indicium to generate a value-added indicium, which is then printed on the mailpiece.
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Allport Robert W.
Kelly Stephen
Nicholls Timothy J.
Ryan Jr. Frederick W.
Chaclas Angelo N.
Hewitt II Calvin L.
Lemm Brian A.
Pitney Bowes Inc.
Trammell James P.
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