公开(公告)号：EP1570398A4

公开(公告)日：2008-04-02

申请号：EP03796454

申请日：2003-11-25

申请人： NEOPOST IND SA

发明人： MATTERN JAMES M ,  BROOKNER GEORGE

IPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G07B17/00 ,  G06F17/60

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G07B17/0008 ,  G07B17/00435 ,  G07B2017/00137 ,  G07B2017/00145

摘要： A method and System for using a postal meter to pay for services other than postage. This can include funding the postal meter from a postal data center, establishing a communication channel between the postal meter and a host server, accessing a services/products purchase menu through the post server, selecting one or more services/products for purchase, debiting funds from the postal meter for the services/product purchased, adjusting a postal account associated with the postal meter with the funds debited from the postal meter for the services/product purchase, and reallocating the recredited funds to an account associated with the services/products purchased.