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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8046312 | Enhanced postal data modeling framework An enhanced postal data modeling framework, in which postal data which describes characteristics of a mail sortation process is accessed, and the postal data is mapped to production management data which describes characteristics of a model production management pro... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8015122 | Control of use of ink cartridge Postage metering apparatus is provided with a removably mounted print head module such as an inkjet cartridge with an integral ink supply. The module includes means responsive to the number of printing operations performed by the print head and to terminate operatio... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8010463 | Method, system, carrier server and mobile device for shipping a package without the shipper being required to apply a shipping label A method, carrier server and system are provided for shipping a package wherein a shipper can arrange for shipment of a package, simply through an interactive contact with the carrier, without the need for the shipper to use official carrier documentation or forms. ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8005764 | Automatic verification of postal indicia products A system and method for receiving and storing data about a unique postal indicium, the data being received from a printing location after printing of the postal indicium and determining whether scanned information about the postal indicium received from a reading lo... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7844554 | Method and system for remote feature enabling and disabling in a mailing system A system and method to remotely enable and disable features in a mailing system is provided. When a customer desires to change the operating features of a mailing system, the customer places an order with a data center. The data center generates a file that identifi... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7433847 | 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 compr... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7403926 | Mail preparation system In a method of preparation of a series of mail items in which postal indicia are printed on the mail items when creating an indicium for a mail item after the first mail item, a determination is made as to whether an indicium created for a previous mail item in the ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7388168 | Mail processing system and method A mail processing system includes a plurality of trays that are each adapted to hold a plurality of mail items. The mail items in a tray are directed to a common recipient. The system also includes a plurality of mail processing machines that are adapted to process ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7370348 | Technique and apparatus for processing cryptographic services of data in a network system A controller for controlling communications between a system and a transport medium includes a receiving circuit to receive data and associated security control information. A first cryptographic engine cryptographically processes the data received from the transpor... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366681 | System, method, and computer program for managing storage distribution of money tills An automated management system for monitoring and controlling distribution and storage of money tills, and linking tracking of employee productivity to time in receipt of a till. The system comprises a cabinet, a control panel, and a personal computer. The cabinet i... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366103 | Seamless roaming options in an IEEE 802.11 compliant network A communication protocol that provides load balancing and/or test pattern information between devices is described. A first embodiment of the protocol provides such information via a data frame that is transmitted a definitive time after a special DTIM beacon is tra... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 7359288 | Method and apparatus for automatically displaying a correct time and date when initially activating a clock Method and apparatus for automatically displaying a correct time and date when initially activating a clock. After manufacture of the clock and before it is purchased by the user, a basic data set, including the time and geographical region data, are input to the cl... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7356162 | Method for sorting postal items in a plurality of sorting passes The method of sorting postal items in a plurality of sorting passes using at least one sorting machine having sorting outlets constituted by bins consists in using digital fingerprints (V_ID) identifying the items in a data processor system for automatic address rec... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350694 | System and method for narrowcasting item tracking Using a unique, mailer applied PLANET bar code offered by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), a mail tracking system automatically sends an electronic message to the mailer once mail passes through mail processing machines at each USPS facility. The message to the maile... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349853 | Method and system for routing hardcopy mail A method and system for routing hardcopy mail is provided. Specifically, a recipient is assigned a unique identifier. The recipient can electronically designate a mailing address to be associated with the assigned identifier. A sender wishing to send the recipient a... | 03/25/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7349116 | Design-to-ship enabled shipping device in a commercial printing environment and managing workflow for use with same A design-to-ship enabled shipping device in a commercial printing environment and method for managing workflow for use with the same. The present invention provides a method, program product and system for managing workflow in a commercial printing environment inclu... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346591 | Messaging services for uniquely identified mail A method that enables the recipient to receive notification of the letters, flats and/or packages (mail) that the recipient is going to receive prior to the delivery of the mail. The recipient is then able to inform a post or courier i.e., Federal Express®, Airborn... | 03/18/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7339892 | System and method for dynamic control of data packet fragmentation threshold in a wireless network In a wireless network system having a wired backbone network, one or more access points (APs), and one or more wireless units (WUs), a technique wherein an AP automatically determines a factor indicative of the error(s) occurring in the transmissions of one or more ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336175 | Methods and devices for locating and uniquely provisioning RFID devices Methods and devices are provided for identifying, locating and provisioning individual RFID devices in a network. According to some implementations of the invention, a combination of EPC code information and existing networking standards form the basis of identifyin... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7324221 | Method for printing multiple jobs A system and method for merging and printing multiple postal presorted print jobs into a single print run for discounted rate mailing. The method includes merging mail recipient address lists from several print job orders into a merged recipient address list. The me... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324375 | Multi-bits storage memory A nonvolatile memory apparatus including a control circuit, plural terminals having clock, command and other terminals, data and command registers, and plural nonvolatile memory cells. The clock terminal receives a clock signal and the command terminal receives comm... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7321859 | Billing system and method for determining transportation charges for packages A billing system for determining package transportation charges. The billing system includes a reader to read a package identifier associated with said package and the reader generates a package identifier signal and transmits the same to a microprocessor. The billi... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319535 | Authentication system and method for imaging system An imaging system includes an authorization logic that authenticates a imaging request. The system determines whether the imaging request includes a code that matches an access code that is displayed by an imaging device in the system. If there is a match, the imagi... | 01/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7315983 | System and method for computer-created advertisements The invention relates to a computerized method for a user to create an advertisement by displaying a plurality of advertising formats for selection by a user; displaying a template corresponding to a selected advertising format; displaying a plurality of product ref... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7305475 | System and method for enabling a client application to operate offline from a server One disadvantage of the client/server computing model is the client's strong dependence on the server. A system and method are disclosed for enabling a client application to operate offline from the server. For each request, the client application registers a reques... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305710 | Method for securely loading and executing software in a secure device that cannot retain software after a loss of power In a value dispensing system, a system and method for securely loading and executing software in a secure device that does not include any non-volatile programmable memory is provided. A non-secure portion of the value dispensing system stores software for loading i... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305556 | Secure printing with authenticated printer key Securely storing a public key for encryption of data in a computing device by using a user-specific key pair which is securely stored in the computing device, including receiving a target public key corresponding to a target device, obtaining a user-specific key pai... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302414 | Electronic device with automatic capability for location-specific software configuration An electronic device, particularly a postage meter machine, has a central processing unit, at least one memory connected to the central processing unit in which at least one program unit is stored which the processing unit accesses for the configuration or the opera... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
