US6050486A
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Electronic postage meter system separable printer and accounting arrangement incorporating partition of indicia and accounting information
Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc
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Filing: 1996-08-23
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Granted: 2000-04-18
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Expires: 2016-08-23
Abstract
Abstract A postage metering system includes means for printing postage a postage indicia. The printing means has first meter data stored therein. Means are coupled to the printing means for accounting for value printed by said printing means. The accounting means has second meter data stored therein. Means are provided for operating the printing means to print an indicia containing said first meter data from said printing means and said second meter data from said accounting means.
Inventors
- 👤 Dale A. French
- 👤 Kathryn V. Lawton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 16:24
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07B; G07B17/00; G07B17/00733; G07B17/00016; G07B17/0008; G07B17/00185; G07B17/00193; G07B17/00362; G07B2017/00153; G07B2017/00177; G07B2017/00241; G07B17/00314; G07B2017/00346; G07B2017/00395; G07B2017/00959; G07B2017/00967
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
69 words
A method of printing a postage indicium comprising: providing a postage metering system comprising a vault and a printing module; confirming that information from the vault does not match information from the printing module; writing an origin postal code to the vault, in the event that the information from the vault does not match information from the printing module; and printing the postage indicium with the postage metering system.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
69 words
A method of printing a postage indicium comprising: providing a postage metering system comprising a vault and a printing module; confirming that information from the vault does not match information from the printing module; writing an origin postal code to the vault, in the event that the information from the vault does not match information from the printing module; and printing the postage indicium with the postage metering system.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the vault is a smart card configured for compatibility with the postage metering system.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method claimed in claim 1 wherein two or more smart cards are configured for compatibility with the postage metering system.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the information from the vault and the information from the printing module are related to an origin postal code.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the information from the printing module is an origin postal code, a packed postal code and a postal check digit.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the information from the printing module is stored in a print head.
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