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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8170959 | Systems and methods for a label with postage API A label and a method for providing a label to a user is described. The label may be a mailing label to be placed on letters or parcels. The label includes information such as postage, delivery address, return address, and a barcode for tracking delivery information.... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165909 | System and method for automated management of an address database Embodiments of the invention provide a system and method for electronically managing an address database such as AMS, and more particularly a system and method for automatically managing an address database through the use of a web-based application. Moreover, embod... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8078549 | Systems and methods for a label with postage API A label and a method for providing a label to a user is described. The label may be a mailing label to be placed on letters or parcels. The label includes information such as postage, delivery address, return address, and a barcode for tracking delivery information.... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8036994 | System and method of identifying and sorting international mail pieces based on applied-postage adequacy in order to enhance postal service revenue protection Provided is a method of reducing postal revenue losses associated with the processing and delivery of international mail pieces. Algorithmically-resolved image data associated with a mail piece is compared to international-mail-services postage data and a determinat... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7904394 | Documenting mail work flow Exemplary systems and methods for documenting mail work flows are provided. A mailing label is read and the label information stored in a database. Additional information about the mailing service may be added to the database. Billing and/or delivery information is ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7774352 | Method of reversing an erroneous invoice A method of reversing a plurality of erroneous invoices proffered by a plurality of vendors/suppliers. The method comprises providing a master database for inputting a plurality of vendor invoices, storing a cancellation request for each of the plurality of erroneou... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7707124 | Mail piece verification system having forensic accounting capability A mail piece verification system for processing mail pieces having associated therewith respective mail piece data. The system includes a plurality of postage metering systems for preparing mail pieces, a plurality of mail processing centers for receiving mail piece... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7627535 | Method and apparatus for supporting delivery, sale and billing of perishable and time-sensitive goods such as newspapers, periodicals and direct marketing and promotional materials Tracking, controlling, optimizing, and managing delivery of newspapers, periodicals and promotional materials to retail outlets is performed using a web server, a database server, and handheld computers. Newspapers or periodicals may be delivered based at least in p... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7567941 | Document lifecycle tracking system and method for use with a document production process A method for monitoring the status of documents created by a large scale document production and management process. The production and management process may be comprised of a plurality of different stages including: utilizing a print stream to generate the documen... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7418323 | Method and system for aircraft data and portfolio management Aircraft data and portfolio management is automated by collecting all of the paper records and scanning them into a virtual portfolio. The scanned records are subjected to optical character recognition so that the text portions of the records become text-searchable.... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7367498 | POS terminal and system including the same by which a transaction log can be revised and registered as a new transaction A terminal apparatus and a transaction information management system consisting of the terminal apparatus and a management apparatus that can revise transaction information, which is stored in the management apparatus, connected to a previous transaction when a cust... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364079 | Tracking label An improved tracking label may comprise a destination ZIP field (130), content identifier number (CIN) description field (115), and a barcode field (150). In addition, the improved label comprises at least one of a printer line field (105... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363244 | Methods, apparatus, and program products for inferring service usage Given the recent changes in the policy governing Internet content distribution, such as the institution of per listener royalties for Internet radio broadcasters, content distributors now have an incentive to under-report the size of their audience. Previous audienc... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7356517 | Method for automatic balancing of mail processing accounts for an inserter system A method for automatic balancing of mail processing accounts for an inserter system that can automatically account for discrepancies in large quantities of gathered postage data, as well as conserving computer processing work. Mail pieces are formed on an inserter m... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356481 | Delivery management method and device, and delivery information service method Method for making delivery of products more efficient, and having deliveries made that are convenient for delivery recipients. When a user (delivery recipient 3) purchases a product from a vendor and applies for delivery, a management server 4 accepts ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356824 | Shared services platform A shared services hub is provided that allows a software application that is related to a given postal product, to access, translate, and communicate information related to a second postal service or module. A customer accessing the Postal Service website for a part... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7349855 | System for statistical follow-up of postal products This invention relates to a device for statistically following up postal products for electronic franking system, comprising a random access memory (RAM) used for recording communication statements, in which a saved part of this RAM contains a plurality of communica... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343358 | Mailer-postal service interfaces A system for preparing mail for submission to a postal service is described, the system comprising: a mail finishing system of the mailer for generating items of mail for inclusion in a submission of mail by the mailer to the postal service; an announcement system o... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337152 | Accounting for postal charges A method of accounting for postage charges in respect of batches of mail items is disclosed. The method includes storing an accumulated aggregate value of postage dispensed in applying postage charges to mail items and storing an accumulated pending value of postage... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333936 | Bar code synchronization process for scanning mail envelopes and their contents Disclosed is a method and system for enabling the high speed processing of physical mail articles to convert the same into electronic documents that may be electronically distributed to the original intended recipient without requiring the recipient to come into con... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325732 | Method and system for mail security and traceability A method and system for mail security and traceability is disclosed. Identification code producing equipment prints an encrypted code which identifies the source of the individual mail piece on each mail piece in a batch of mail. When the mailer submits the mailing ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7313549 | Remote materials management system A materials management system, and a method of controlling a materials management flow including at least one inventoried item, are disclosed. The materials management system may include a remote operation center that provides a coordination of at least one portion ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7293717 | Method for recovering information stored in a smart card A system and method for using a smart card. The system includes a smart card enabler receiving a first identification key from a smart card. The smart card enabler compares the first identification key with a second identification key. If the first identification ke... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7296004 | Electronic bill payment system with merchant identification A computer implemented system and method for payment remittance receives a payor's payment information, processes this payment information, other than a received zip code, to identify an eleven digit zip code for a payee. The system and method then accesses a databa... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7286891 | System and method for correcting material and data mismatch in an automated manufacturing environment A system comprises a parser operable to receive a log file containing detailed processing tool transactional data and generate an operation journal containing a subset of the detailed processing tool transactional data arranged in a known format, a comparator operab... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7266696 | Electronic postmarking without directly utilizing an electronic postmark server Systems and methods for performing electronic postmarking of data, without directly utilizing a regular electronic postmark (EPM) server (110), including receiving data from a data acquisition device (102), generating a MicroEPM data structure (106 | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264152 | Anonymous transaction authentication An automated system for the confirmed efficient authentication of an anonymous subscriber's profile data. The system is comprised of software/hardware interface to facilitate centralized access and exchange to easily and inexpensively allow the confirmed authenticat... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7266569 | Metering accessing of content and the like in a content protection system or the like Metered data is accumulated and is indexed within a metering database of a client according to a metering ID (MID) and a content-associated ID (KID). The client selects a particular MID and metered data in the metering database having the selected MID, and construct... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7257558 | System and method for conducting a financial transaction between a sender and recipient of a mail piece 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... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7240037 | Method and apparatus for digitally signing an advertisement area next to a value-bearing item An on-line VBI printing system that includes one or more cryptographic modules and a central database. The cryptographic modules are capable of implementing a variety of required security standards. A client system provides a user friendly GUI for facilitating the i... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7236956 | Role assignments in a 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 Performan... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7233907 | Parcel or service delivery with partially scheduled time windows A delivery scheduling system that is configured for scheduling the delivery of an item or service from a sender to an intended recipient. After receiving a signal indicating that, for example, a particular package is to be delivered to an intended recipient, the sys... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7233929 | Postal system intranet and commerce processing for on-line value bearing system An on-line system for printing a value bearing item (VBI) that includes a client subsystem for interfacing with a user, a cryptographic device remote from the client subsystem for authenticating a plurality of users, and a server subsystem capable of communicating w... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7231355 | Method and apparatus for correlating and tracking passengers and baggage for a trackable passenger trip A system and method track both passenger and baggage during passenger trips, improving trip security, reducing lost baggage, allowing remote baggage check-in and retrieval, and allowing billing and financial transactions among system users. A passenger identificatio... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226494 | Secure postage payment system and method In a postage payment system, a secure integrated circuit (IC) card is used to manage postage funds, and create encrypted postage indicia. Among other things, the system is capable of performing charge-back accounting of postage expenses and generating mail contents.... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225230 | System and method for electronic message status notification This invention is directed to a system and method for providing a status notification for a message in a communications network. An embodiment of this invention is a voicemail system, which provides a caller in a telecommunications network with the option of request... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7225262 | System and method for selecting an external user interface using spatial information A method and system for selecting an external user interface using spatial information is described. In one configuration the floor space of a mailroom is mapped using a two dimensional grid. At least one machine is located on the mapped grid and an associated contr... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222238 | Method and system for real-time registration of transactions with a security module In a method for real-time registration having high protection against tampering by means of a security module, an encrypted initial security value for translog file analyzers is made available an unencrypted real-time message is secured by appending an authenticatio... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7222236 | Evidencing indicia of value using secret key cryptography A method and system for dispensing and evidencing indicia by an indicia generating device is disclosed in a system having a plurality of indicia generating devices that have been divided into n groups. Each of the indicia generating devices generates and prints indi... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216804 | Postage metering system A postage metering system for applying indicia including postage value on mail items, the system including: a keyboard for inputting information; a printer for printing indicia; an accounting module for accounting for postage value applied to mail items; and a secur... | 05/15/2007 |
