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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 |
| 7991708 | Personalized delivery payment coding A method and system for creating a personalized delivery payment coding includes selecting from a set of designs for delivery payment coding, calculating an appropriate fee, paying an appropriate fee, and printing a selected design on delivery payment coding product... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7949614 | Two-stage printing of value indicia A method of printing value indicia includes feeding a roll of printing stock into a value indicia printer. The roll of printing stock includes color images pre-printed on the roll of printing stock. The method further includes using the value indicia printer to prin... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7925596 | High-rate franking machine This invention relates to a high-rate franking machine comprising means for printing postal indicia on a mailpiece and means for transporting this mailpiece along a mailpiece-conveying path, said printing means comprising, arranged side by side transversely to a dir... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7885903 | Method and device for generation and sale of frankings for sending mail Method for generation and sale of frankings, which can be used for sending mail from a customer to a receiver. The frankings are thus preferably produced on an electronic mailbox, whereby the generation and the printing out can be carried out in a highly personalize... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7840499 | Outbound document system and method A computer-based system and method enables an item to be mailed by providing a web site offering access to a mail delivery program, receiving a request for delivering the item with Extra service status, printing an identification number and a postage mark using the ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7792765 | Method of controlling the operation of an automated postage meter Disclosed is an improved work-ahead method for efficiently operating a software-controlled, automated postage meter of the type used to print postage and other digital data on batches of mail that are run through the meter during successive jobs which originate from... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7747544 | Meter tape with location indicator used for unique identification A method for producing a metered tape and an indicium on a meter tape comprising determining a location on the meter tape where the indicium is to be printed, generating the indicium with information related to the location incorporated therein, and printing the ind... | 06/29/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7668786 | Method and system for estimating the robustness of algorithms for generating characterizing information descriptive of selected printed material such as a particular address block A method and system for selecting a characterizing algorithm to be used to characterize blocks of printed material. A digital image of printed material, such as an address block, on an object is obtained, and the image is processed to extract characterizing informat... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7580902 | Printing method for a compact machine and an associated machine A printing method for printing a mail item in a franking machine, the mail item carrying postal-imprint data and other printed data, in which method, during the process of continuously printing on the mail item in the franking machine, the other printed data is prin... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7574408 | Publisher unions A publisher union comprises a plurality of publishers, a channel, and a publisher union administrator. The publisher union is administered by receiving a channel proposal, determining whether the channel proposal is acceptable, forming a channel, and presenting the ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7571144 | Systems and methods for selecting postal indicia image formats According to some embodiments, a method of operating a postal indicia printing apparatus comprises storing, in the apparatus, a first indicia image format comprising a first dimension, storing, in the apparatus, a second indicia image format comprising a second dime... | 08/04/2009 |
| RE40443 | System and method for accounting for postage for mail A permit mail metering system that preprints the non-variable portion of an indicia. The pre-printed portions may be printed with a fluorescent and phosphorescent ink, while other pre-printed portions may be printed using standard colored or black inks. Some variabl... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7376630 | Postage franking system, device and method In one embodiment, a postage franking device includes: a scale; an envelope holder suspended from the scale; a printer supported by the holder, the printer movable across the print zone; and a controller electronically coupled to the scale and the printer, the contr... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373522 | Smart card with enhanced security features and related system, integrated circuit, and methods An integrated circuit (IC) may include at least one smart card memory for storing a set of default requests and at least one alternate request for each default request. The IC may further include a microprocessor connected to the at least one smart card memory for c... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367514 | Reprogramming system including reprogramming symbol A symbol generator can be configured to receive various user input data, and can encode one or more programming bar codes based on the input data. Such input data can include designators for files. The input data can also include commands to be executed by a device ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369918 | System and apparatus for generating mailers on demand A method of generating a mailer on demand by receiving data for an envelope and a matching document in a computer, placing data for the envelope and the document in a production queue, generating the envelope using the data, generating the document using the data, a... | 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 |
| 7366799 | Document processing system including multi-device compatible interface and related methods A document processing system may include a document processing device (e.g., a copier), a host (e.g., a computer server), and a multi-device compatible interface for enabling operation of the host and the document processing device from among a plurality of differen... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363233 | System and method of network addressing and translation in a transportation system A method for routing an object in a transportation network is provided. The method includes obtaining at a first point a first address and a first functional property code associated with an object to be routed. The method also includes storing at a data base a seco... | 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 |
| 7352867 | Method of preventing unauthorized distribution and use of electronic keys using a key seed A method and system for generating an electronic key used in an electronic transaction can be created by executing a one-way function on a host that derives the electronic key from a key seed saved in a non-volatile storage unit of the host and a unique host identif... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353213 | System and method for preventing duplicate printing in a web browser A method and system for processing shipping labels having postage is described. In one configuration a hidden frame in a secure browser window is used to control printing of an actual shipping label while allowing unlimited sample printing of a sample shipping label... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7343042 | Method and system for identifying a paper form using a digital pen The present application describes systems and methods for composing documents using a digital pointing instrument. In further configurations, a user utilizes a pen to trace a form serial number that is utilized to identify a form template that is used to process inp... | 03/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7340482 | Preview function in a digital data preservation system A digital preservation system (10) for accepting a digital data record as input, for providing a preview of the digital data record on a display screen (80), for writing the data record in human-readable form onto a preservation-quality medium (210 | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340514 | Printing system using email to notify client devices of printing management information of print data sets A printing system includes a printer and computers connected by an network. A mail server is provided for transmitting notification data from the printer to the computers in the form of an email message. Print data stored in the printer is erased once the print data... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337228 | Information processing method and apparatus and recording medium for controlling and simplifying a sign-up operation of an apparatus over a network An information processing method and apparatus for enabling more prompt sign-up. A network management server at step S62 received am equipment serial number from an information processing apparatus and, at step s63, references a database to retrieve a ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7337130 | Methods for automatically providing a personalized product A personalized product producing system enables customers to order a personalized product, such as a name card, a stamp, or a sticker/label, inexpensively and conveniently. Customers operate their own cellular phones to send personalized information to be engraved i... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333235 | Printer controller for controlling operation of a pagewidth printhead A printer controller for controlling operation of a pagewidth printhead is provided. The printer controller comprises: a bus; a data input interface connected to the bus so that the bus can receive compressed and encoded page data from a computer-based machine conne... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331289 | Modular sheet-fed rotary printing press A module for a machine for processing sheet printing materials, has interfaces for control communication, a memory unit which can be read and written and which contains the properties of the module, and also a communications device which is used for communication wi... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328995 | Method and apparatus for embedding information in an image A method and apparatus for embedding information in an image during relative movement between a print medium and an ink jet print head is provided. A plurality of first lines are printed and a plurality of second lines are printed. Each of the first lines includes a... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328276 | Computer oriented record administration system A portable memory element containing encrypted data is operatively connected to a first client, and the person associated with the portable memory element provides passcode information necessary to access the encrypted data, wherein the passcode information can be e... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7319989 | Method and system for protection against replay of an indicium message in a closed system meter A method and system that protects against a replay attack in a closed system postage meter is provided. “Freshness” data is included along with each indicium message sent from the meter to the printer, thereby enabling the printer to detect “stale” indicium ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7315845 | Method of printing statements using postage meter A method of printing a report sheet using a printer of a postage meter in which the printer is capable of printing only in a print field smaller than required to print the report sheet and in which first and second edges of the sheet are required to be located at pr... | 01/01/2008 |
