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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE43345 | Media type indentification The exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides methods and systems for automatically selecting a media type for which to format Value-Bearing Item indicia based on a user's input of a secured paper control number. The exemplary embodiment of the present ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8135651 | System and method for printing multiple postage indicia A system and method for printing multiple postage indicia, such as an outbound and/or an associated return postage meter stamp, including a desired postage amount, onto a document or label is described. A processor based system is programmed to interact with a custo... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8131651 | Apparatus, systems and methods for online, multi-carrier, multi-service parcel shipping management featuring shipping rate and delivery schedule comparison for multiple carriers The present invention provides apparatus, systems and methods for displaying to each of a plurality of users, upon each user's request, as to each particular parcel to be shipped by each user, an online interactive graphic comparison of a plurality of shipping rates... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8100324 | Systems and methods for facilitating replacement of computer-based value-bearing items The exemplary embodiment of the present invention will provide computer systems and methods for facilitating replacement of computer-based value-bearing items. ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8078548 | System and method for controlling postage usage independent of meter balance A postage evidencing meter system is disclosed. The system comprises an authorization database for storing parameters for at least one user, wherein the parameters limit the at least one user's ability to evidence postage using the meter. The parameters include a ma... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8073723 | System and method for determining delivery time schedules for each of multiple carriers The present invention provides apparatus, systems and methods for determining from a set of delivery times for each of a plurality of services for each of a plurality of carriers a potential delivery schedule for each of the plurality of services for each of the plu... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8065239 | Customized computer-based value-bearing item quality assurance The exemplary embodiment of the present invention will provide methods and a computer system for managing image content review for image customization of computer-based value-bearing items such as, for example, an exemplary image-customized computer-based postage la... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8059821 | Method and system for disaster recovery in network systems A method and apparatus for managing and backing-up a set of security keys are disclosed. The keys are generated first at a backup site and then are transmitted from the backup site to the primary site. The primary site then uses these keys to generate message authen... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8046823 | Secure application bridge server Systems and methods are provided which implement a bridge server to provide user access to one or more secure applications. A bridge server of embodiments is disposed between a user and a secure application and invokes bridge server security protocols with respect t... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8005762 | Automated handling of computer-based postage system printing errors The exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a method for handling printing errors in a computer-based postage system, the method comprising: assigning an identifier to a particular mail piece wherein said identifier uniquely identifies the particular ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7979358 | Quality assurance of image-customization of computer-based value-bearing items The exemplary embodiment of the present invention will provide methods and a computer system for managing image content review for image customization of computer-based value-bearing items such as, for example, an exemplary image-customized computer-based postage la... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7963437 | Systems and methods for distributed printing of personalized postage indicia Systems and methods which provide for distributed printing of personalized postage indicia are shown. Embodiments facilitate printing of personalized postage indicia at various distributed printing locations, such as user sites, retail locations, consumer kiosks, et... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7954709 | Computer-based value-bearing item customization security The exemplary embodiment of the present invention will provide computer systems and methods for protecting the security of processing for customization of computer-based value-bearing items, such as, for example, securing processing of exemplary image-customized com... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7933845 | Image-customization of computer-based value-bearing items The exemplary embodiment of the present invention will provide computer systems and methods for customizing computer-based value-bearing items, such as, for example, customizing a computer-based postage-indicia-bearing item such as exemplary image-customized compute... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7874593 | Rolls of image-customized value-bearing items and systems and methods for providing rolls of image-customized value-bearing items Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide image-customized postage labels, and systems and methods for providing image-customized postage labels, in rolls adapted for high-speed application to mail pieces. The output of the exemplary systems and methods... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7864356 | Postage server system and method A system and method for transmission of a document from a sending location to a receiving location by way of a trusted way location is disclosed. A selected document is physically or electronically transmitted by a sending location to a letter server operated by a d... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7828223 | Computer-based value-bearing item customization security The exemplary embodiment of the present invention will provide computer systems and methods for protecting the security of processing for customization of computer-based value-bearing items, such as, for example, securing processing of exemplary image-customized com... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7827908 | Systems and methods for printing on large or irregular items Systems and methods which employ a movable platen and associated print head which travel in a same direction to interact with a same surface of an item to be printed upon are shown. The movable platen according to embodiments includes a printing orifice through whic... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7827118 | Online, multi-carrier, multi-service parcel shipping management functional alignment of computer devices The present invention provides a computer system for managing shipping of a plurality of parcels by a plurality of users using a plurality of carriers that functionally aligns each server computer device of a plurality of server computer devices so that each server ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7818269 | Computer postage and mailing tracking labels The present invention provides special purpose label arrangement sets for use with computer-based postage systems to facilitate mailing tracking, sheets of such label arrangement sets, and methods for printing such label arrangement sets. ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7818267 | Apparatus, systems and methods for online, multi-carrier, multi-service parcel shipping management determination of ratable weight for multiple carriers The present invention provides apparatus, systems and methods that apply, in response to a request by any particular user of a plurality of users, each Carrier's rules for determining a ratable weight, including calculating a “dimensional weight” according to ph... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7778939 | Outbound mail piece tracking The exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a way for low-volume mailers to track individual outbound mail pieces, including tracking of individual U.S. Postal Service FIRST-CLASS MAIL® letters. The exemplary embodiment of the present invention encod... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7774285 | Apparatus, systems and methods for interfacing with digital scales configured with remote client computer devices The present invention provides apparatus, systems and methods providing a digital scale interface in a global communications shipping management environment so that a shipping management system resident on a server computer device remote from a user client computer ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7774284 | Apparatus, systems and methods for online, multi-parcel, multi-carrier, multi-service enterprise parcel shipping management The present invention provides a plurality of Enterprises with a single online user interface with which the Enterprise can provide Enterprise Shippers, shipping origination users and shipping intermediary users with an automated parcel management system for a plura... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7711650 | System and method for validating postage Systems and methods for dispensing postage or other authorization information electronically by using a secure processor containing an amount of preauthorized postage which can be applied to any piece of mail or other item are shown. The generated postage as applied... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7693803 | Hybrid postage printer systems and methods Systems and methods which implement hybrid postage printer technology are shown. Embodiments provide a postage printing apparatus having a printable area larger than that associated with a postage meter stamp printed thereby and which can accommodate a variety of ma... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7664651 | Apparatus, systems and methods for online, multi-carrier, multi-service parcel shipping management The present invention provides apparatus, systems and methods providing a single system available over a global communications network for shipping management for each parcel from a plurality of parcels that each Shipper of a plurality of Shippers ships using any on... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7660721 | Apparatus, systems and methods for online, multi-parcel, multi-carrier, multi-service parcel returns shipping management The present invention provides a computer system (the “System”, or the “Return System”) that is configured and programmed to provide online stores with a fast, simple, convenient way for eCommerce customers of an online store to return merchandise purchased ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7577618 | Generic value bearing item labels The present invention provides an intuitively-based (WYSIWYG) user interface for generic value bearing item label custom specification of each label on a multi-part label set. According to the present invention, an interactive display such as is depicted in FIG. ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7509291 | Formatting value-bearing item indicia Various embodiments of the present invention would provide methods and systems for generating and printing an identifier on a sheet of label stock that comprises a plurality of same-sized labels. In the exemplary embodiment, the identifier would comprise an identifi... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7458612 | Postal shipping label The present invention provides apparatus, systems and methods for the computerized generation and printing of a U.S. Postal Service Shipping Label over the Internet that provides postage, shipping address, delivery address, and shipment and delivery tracking indicia... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7421400 | Apparatus, systems and methods for zone level rating for each of multiple carriers The present invention provides apparatus, systems and methods for determining for each of a plurality of users upon each user's input of a particular origin postal code and a particular destination postal code an origin rating zone identifier corresponding to the id... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7359887 | Apparatus, systems and methods for interfacing with digital scales configured with remote client computer devices The present invention provides apparatus, systems and methods providing a digital scale interface in a global communications shipping management environment so that a shipping management system resident on a server computer device remote from a user client computer ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359869 | Method and system for facilitating secure electronic transactions with multiple merchants A system for conducting electronic commerce comprising at least one client computer system, a vendor computer system and a merchant computer system, interconnected via the communication link. The client computer and the vendor computer system are configured to estab... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7343357 | System and method for printing multiple postage indicia A system and method for printing multiple postage indicia, such as an outbound and/or an associated return postage meter stamp, including a desired postage amount, onto a document or label is described. A processor based system is programmed to interact with a custo... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7265853 | Postage server system and method A system and method for transmission of a document from a sending location to a receiving location by way of a trusted way location is disclosed. A selected document is physically or electronically transmitted by a sending location to a letter server operated by a d... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7266504 | System and method for printing multiple postage indicia An envelope having a window for allowing a printed postage indicia to show through is shown. According to a preferred embodiment, the postage indicia window may be provided with a glassine covering. Preferably the postage indicia may be put in a corner of a document... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7243842 | Computer-based value-bearing item customization security The exemplary embodiment of the present invention will provide computer systems and methods for protecting the security of processing for customization of computer-based value-bearing items, such as, for example, securing processing of exemplary image-customized com... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7197465 | Apparatus, systems and methods for printing dimensionally accurate symbologies on laser printers configured with remote client computer devices The present invention provides apparatus, systems and methods providing a printer interface in a global communications environment for a shipping management system resident on a server computer device remote from a user client computer device, that creates an image ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7117170 | Apparatus, systems and methods for applying billing options for multiple carriers for online, multi-carrier, multi-service parcel shipping management The present invention provides apparatus, systems and methods that apply to a single particular billing method selected by each of a plurality of users, in response to each particular user's request, a set of billing method rules for each carrier of a plurality of c... | 10/03/2006 |
