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| 7739205 | Arrangement for loading rate tables An arrangement for loading rate tables has a switchover module that is connected between a meter of a postage meter machine and a modem, between a postage calculator of an external scale and the modem. A control line drives the switchover module, so that the modem a... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7359807 | Maintaining and managing metering data for a subsidized computer A method and apparatus for saving, retrieving, and adjusting metering data uses information about the period between saves of the metering data to non-volatile memory and other information, for example, a number of recovery events experienced by the computer. The re... | 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 |
| 7324968 | Method and system for improved online auction Methods and systems for improving auction-based online commerce are provided, including methods and systems for facilitating advance, rapid, accurate estimation of shipping costs between a seller and the winner of an online auction. Methods and systems include an ap... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7305073 | Rate modelling A method and apparatus are provided for generating a rate model (115) for use in determining a rate to be applied with respect to an instance of a product or service, system or process. The rate may relate for example to utilisation of a resource, for example... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7286995 | Method for balancing mail runs A method to reduce and manage the risks and costs associated with mail piece account balancing failures in connection with automated high speed mail production equipment. A mail run is divided into defined subsets of sequentially numbered mail pieces. Disposition of... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7266531 | Mail processing system with unique mailpiece authorization assigned in advance of mailpieces entering carrier service mail processing stream A mailing list is created including destination addresses for mailpieces to be submitted to a carrier service for delivery. A unique mailpiece identifier associated with mailpieces on the mailing list is generated by the carrier or other trusted third party. The uni... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7248247 | Method and system for deterministic matching of objects and events which are not uniquely identified A method, and a system for carrying out that method, for deterministically matching first elements of a first set of objects or events with second elements of a second set of objects or events. Matching first and second elements are associated with common values of ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7203666 | Virtual postage metering system A virtual postage metering system and method provides value added services corresponding to postage metering transactions. Funds are not stored at a user's site, reducing the risk of unauthorized modification of accounting balances. There is a database record of eve... | 04/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7191158 | System and method for providing computer-based postage stamps The present invention provides a method and apparatus for creating computer-based postage that may be used on any date and with an undetermined addressee includes generating a request to print postage, determining the means for generating the request, determining th... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7133850 | Postage system having telephone answering and message retrieval capability A postage system includes a data center, a population of postage metering systems and a control system that is in operative communication with the data center and the population of postage metering systems. The population of postage metering systems are located remo... | 11/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7103583 | Method for data input into a service device and arrangement for the implementation of the method A method and apparatus for data input into a service device allow a loading and updating of service data, particularly postage fee schedule tables, separated from one another in time. The method and apparatus are suitable for postage meter machines as well as for sc... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7035832 | System and method for automatically providing shipping/transportation fees There is disclosed a system and method for dispensing postage or other authorization information electronically by using a portable processor containing a maximum amount of preauthorized postage which can be applied to any piece of mail or other item. A plurality of... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6963861 | Method and system for resolution of carrier specific data utilizing a generic data model A system and method of retrieving shipment data uses destination information, as well as the carrier and level of service data models to retrieve the appropriate shipment data which complies with the selected parameters. The delivery commitment systems returns infor... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6960730 | Downloadable digital rate calculating scale A downloadable postage rate calculating device including a platform for receiving a parcel and providing a weight for the parcel, and a processor configured to receive current rates information downloaded from a computer or other similar device. The processor calcul... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6954742 | Closed loop postage metering system A closed loop postage metering system includes networked meters that provide mailers and/or recipients the capability to request additional or modified services during processing of a mail piece by a carrier. The networked meter allows the Post to charge the mailer,... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6910047 | Method and system for changing rating data via internet or modem in a carrier management system The invention is a method and system of updating a set of data objects within a Data Access System (DAS). The method begins by initiating a communication link between a client and a host data processing system. Once a communications link is established, a set of obj... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6834273 | System for capturing information from a postal indicia producing device so as to correct improperly paid mail pieces A system for correcting the rating and payment of mail pieces scanned and weighed by the post. The foregoing is accomplished by: uniquely identifying mail pieces during the metering process; maintaining a record of the postage that has been applied to the mail piece... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6813614 | Method for re-keying postage metering devices A method for communicating a re-keying message from a postage meter to a registration authority includes the steps of determining at the postage meter that a current key needs to be replaced with a new key; generating in the postage meter the new key; creating in th... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6618709 | Computer assisted and/or implemented process and architecture for web-based monitoring of energy related usage, and client accessibility therefor A method and computer architecture monitoring resource usage via a global computer network. The computer architecture may include a resource-metering data recorder/translator unit having a global computer network node and, in operation, recording resource... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6594648 | Method for processing variable service data structures and display texts in a processing module and arrangement for the implementation of the method In a method and an arrangement for processing variable service data structures and display texts, a processing module is provided having a microprocessor, a program memory in which an operating program for the microprocessor is stored, and a non-volatile ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6405183 | Method and system for automatically transferring information in a data processing center A method and system for automatically transferring information in a data processing system, including setting a counter within a data processing device to a predetermined time period and counting the predetermined time period based upon a real time clock ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6289351 | Method and device for detecting presence or absence of validity in data needed to be updated In a data providing method and device thereof for providing data in a simple manner at a highly efficient transmission rate, first data of a configuration where information relating to a valid period of data is added to the data is made and provided, with... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6119119 | Data supplying method and device therefor In a data providing method and device thereof for providing data in a simple manner at a highly efficient transmission rate, first data of a configuration where information relating to a valid period of data is added to the data is made and provided, with... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6064981 | Method for online display and negotiation of cargo rates Freight forwarders and carriers post published rate and discount information for land, sea and air bearing cargo vessels to allow customers the opportunity to evaluate competitive prices, preferably in one consolidated location (e.g., a web site). A custo... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6061667 | Modular rating engine, rating system and method for processing rating requests in a computerized rating system The invention comprises a rating engine, system, and method for processing rating requests in a computerized rating system. One aspect of the invention is an object-oriented rating engine operable to receive a rating request associated with a carrier cont... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6047263 | Method of displaying information by an electronic price label A method of displaying information associated with a special promotion by an electronic price label (EPL) which saves bandwidth at a start time of the special promotion. The method includes the steps of receiving a number of first messages containing the ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6041319 | Method and system for telephone updates of postal scales A postal scale system is updated, by telephone or other communication medium, by a remote service provider whenever postal rates or regulations are changed, without requiring shipment or replacement of IC chips. The system provides for remote updating of ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5953721 | Data supplying method and device thereof A method and apparatus for improving the efficiency of providing updated data over a transmission medium. Each data has associated information indicating the presence or absence of validity data. An absence of validity data indicates that the data does no... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5905232 | Electronic postage scale system and method In an improved postage scale system, soft-selection keys are used for selecting options including shipping service options provided by the system. The display on such a system is adjustable for comfortable viewing thereof. The system is capable of interfa... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5852813 | Method and arrangement for entering data into a postage meter machine In a method and to an arrangement for entering data into a postage meter machine, after calling stored setting data, a routine is triggered that includes a manual input routine. The arrangement includes specific actuation elements for data input for posit... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5781634 | Electronic data interchange postage evidencing system Methods and systems for preparing mailpieces involve the creation of mailing lists which includes correct and incorrect recipient address information. The list is transmitted to a data center. Received from the data center is a mailing list including addr... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5778348 | Remote activation of rating capabilities in a computerized parcel manifest system A method is provided for activating a rating capability in a microprocessor-based parcel manifest system. The method includes storing in the system's memory a number of rate tables, each containing data for calculating parcel shipment charges, and disabli... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5710706 | Method for entering data into a scale In a method and an arrangement for entering data into a scale via a serial interface from the postage meter machine in order to load updating data into the scale via a connecting cable, a reception unit (modem) or a chip card read/write unit of the postag... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5699258 | Assembly for franking postal matter, and multi-carrier shipping system A systen for franking postal matter comprises a control module, a printer module, a memory connected to the control module, a receiving device connected with the memory for receiving data transmitted via transmission device. At least one table of data wit... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5606508 | Assembly for franking postal matter A system for franking postal matter comprises a control module, a printer module, a memory connected to the control module, a receiving device connected with the memory for receiving data transmitted via transmission device. At least one table of data wit... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5602742 | Postage metering system A postage management system is disclosed that enables the use of one of a plurality of carriers from any station in the network. The system imprints postage on postal and private courier parcels and envelopes. Each station of the system has a central proc... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5406036 | Franking machine For modifying the content of a postage rate memory of a franking machine (1) with weight input, which contains the relationship between the weight and the franking value, a loading plug (9) is provided, which for this purpose is plugged into an interface ... | 04/11/1995 |
