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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110313929 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTROLLED ACCESS TO A FUNDS DISPENSING DEVICE FROM EXTERNAL PROCESSORS Systems and methods for providing controlled access to value dispensing devices are described and in certain examples, systems including those for providing controlled access to a postage meter from multiple programs executing on an external collocated processor are des... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110307386 | MESSAGING STAMP AUTHORITY Electronic messages may be processed using a stamp authority by receiving an electronic message, identifying a stamp associated the message, determining if the stamp is valid, and, if the stamp is determined to be valid, distinguishing the message from messages with whi... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20100042545 | CRYPTOGRAPHIC MODULE FOR SECURE PROCESSING OF VALUE-BEARING ITEMS An on-line value bearing item (VBI) printing system that includes one or more cryptographic modules and a central database is disclosed. The cryptographic modules are capable of implementing the USPS Information Based Indicia Program Postal Security Device Performance C... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20090171848 | MAILING MACHINE HAVING DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURABLE POSTAL SECURITY DEVICE TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE CUSTOMERS AND CARRIERS A mail processing system having a postal security device (PSD) that can be dynamically configured to support multiple customers and carriers is provided. Meter records are maintained at a data center. Each meter record includes information necessary to configure the PSD... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090037338 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THE PERFORMANCE OF A NETWORKED MAIL PROCESSING SYSTEM A method of optimizing the performance of a networked mailing system having a plurality of metering systems includes determining in a first metering system that a cryptographic operation needs to be performed, and identifying a device coupled to the network that can per... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20080281758 | Postage value exchange system and method A postage value exchange system and method provides for the improved generation of postage indicators. A meter requesting device sends a meter request to a postage security device (PSD). The PSD processes the request based on the identification of the requesting device ... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080010210 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR VARIABLY GENERATING CRYPTOGRAPHIC SECURITIES IN A HOST DEVICE In a method and arrangement for variable generation of cryptographic securities of communications in a host device, for cryptographic security of a communication for a first purpose a first signature is used and for cryptographic security of a communication for a second... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080010211 | Backup, refund and restore of postal device funds Systems, apparatuses and methods for restoring data related to funds for franking mail on a postal device in response to a hardware failure. A postal device may include a memory for storing funds data. For example, an ascending register may store the amount of funds cha... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20070282753 | Secure postage payment system and method In a postage payment system, a secure integrated circuit (IC) card is used to manage postage funds, and created encrypted postage indicia. Among other things, the system is capable of performing charge-back accounting of postage expenses and generating mail contents. In... | 12/06/2007 |
| 20070276761 | Method And Device For Franking Postal Deliveries A method and device for franking mailpieces. An operating unit, which is separated from a franking unit, transmits a transaction request to an authorization unit. The authorization unit ascertains an authorization of a user of the operating unit on the basis of an autho... | 11/29/2007 |
| 20070265983 | Transmission control system and method for compensating plant changes in a transmission control system of an automatic vehicle transmission A method for compensating roadway changes in a transmission control system of an automatic vehicle transmission, according to which each change in the roadway is recognized and compensated. Also disclosed is a transmission control system of an automatic vehicle transmis... | 11/15/2007 |
| 20070250449 | System and method for automated friend-to-friend delivery item A system and method for creating and billing for a friend-to-friend delivery item. The friend-to-friend system authenticates a user, generates a friend-to-friend permit based on permit information received from the user, receives payment account identification informati... | 10/25/2007 |
| 20070179901 | Secure gateway providing adaptable access to services A secure gateway for a postal services infrastructure includes a server for receiving credentials from a meter and operable to authenticate the meter utilizing the credentials, and circuitry for providing services from information associated with the authenticated meter... | 08/02/2007 |
| 20070100769 | FRANKING SYSTEM WITH DISTRIBUTED METERING In a mail franking system including a central secure metering device (PSD 20) connected to a remote credit reloading server (26) and a plurality of local franking management modules (22-1 to 22-N) each including a local secure metering... | 05/03/2007 |
| 20070078778 | Cellular connectivity for a franking machine A method of connecting a service provider to a franking machine. The method is provided having steps of: providing a franking machine at a first location, the franking machine having a communication interface; providing a server at a central location remote from the fir... | 04/05/2007 |
| 20060074812 | Code pack for revenue protection A method of verifying and protecting a software download includes constructing a first code pack as part of a software download, accessing the first code pack after the download has been provided, and comparing the first code pack against an internally generated code pa... | 04/06/2006 |
| 20060064390 | System and method for manufacturing and securing transport of postage printing devices A method of manufacturing a postage printing device that is to be registered by a registering entity having a public/private key pair. The manufacturing station has a manufacturing station public/private key pair. The method includes storing a root certificate comprisin... | 03/23/2006 |
| 20050246550 | Methods and systems for establishing an electronic account for a customer Registration information is sent form a customer to a registration system over a network. The registration system creates an electronic account for the customer and facilitates the validation of the customer's identity. When the customer's identity is validated, the reg... | 11/03/2005 |
| 20050171915 | Postal franking meter used as a trusted gateway A trusted gateway system for a proof-of-postage system. The system includes a postage meter system, a secure accounting and financial system for providing secure information to the meter, a secure connection between the meter and accounting and financial system providin... | 08/04/2005 |
| 20050171916 | Application program interface for postal security device An application program interface for controlling one or more postal security devices (PSD's) includes a function for configuring COM ports of the one or more PSD's, a function for initializing the one or more PSD's, a function for logging in to the one or more PSD's usi... | 08/04/2005 |
| 20050149453 | Systems and methods for integrated global shipping and visibility Disclosed is an integrated global shipment system that provides end-to-end visibility of the movement of a package. The integrated global shipment system employs a shipment consolidating application for integrating one or more freight tracking systems with one or more e... | 07/07/2005 |
| 20050114268 | Method and system for generating characterizing information descriptive of printed material such as address blocks and generating postal indicia or the like incorporating such characterizing information A method and system for generating and printing an indicium, such as a postal indicium, on an object such as a mail piece. A digital image of other printed material, such as an address block, on the object is obtained, and the image is processed to abstract characterizi... | 05/26/2005 |
| 20050015344 | Method and system for detection of tampering and verifying authenticity of a 'data capture' data from a value dispensing system A system and method that can detect tampering with and verify the authenticity of data capture data in a value dispensing system is provided. Audit records are generated at the beginning and end of an audit period that include register values, a time stamp, and a digita... | 01/20/2005 |
