Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – For cost/price – Postage meter system
Patent
1996-12-11
1998-07-28
Cosimano, Edward R.
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
For cost/price
Postage meter system
101 71, 235375, 345333, 705401, 705411, G07B 1700
Patent
active
057874069
ABSTRACT:
A value dispensing mechanism which prints an indication of value includes a portable accounting device which accounts for the printed indication of value; and a terminal including apparatus for printing the indication of value, a display which displays messages related to functions of the value dispensing mechanism, structure for controlling messages displayed on the display and for initiating operation of the printing means to print the indication of value, a storage device for storing a plurality of display options, and apparatus for removably receiving the portable accounting device such that at times when the portable accounting device is received in the receiving apparatus the controlling structure and the portable accounting device are in operative communication with each other to permit operation of the value dispensing mechanism; wherein the portable accounting device includes means for automatically designating at least one of the display options upon insertion of the portable accounting device into the receiving means for at least one of displaying the selected display option on the display and printing the selected display option as at least a portion of the indication of value.
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Arsenault Robert G.
Bailey William F.
Lefebvre William T.
Mozdzer Joseph M.
Cosimano Edward R.
Pitney Bowes Inc.
Scolnick Melvin J.
Shapiro Steven J.
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