Mail processing system with unique mailpiece authorization assigned in advance of mailpieces entering carrier service mail processing stream

    公开(公告)号:US06385504B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-05-07

    申请号:US09304758

    申请日:1999-05-04

    IPC分类号: G06F700

    摘要: 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 unique mailpiece identifier is printed on the mailpiece with which it is associated. The -mailpieces with the printed unique identifier are submitted to the carrier service. The carrier service obtains the printed unique identifier from the mailpiece. The obtained unique identifier from each said mailpiece is utilized to verify that data associated with the mailpiece has been processed by the carrier or trusted third party. When the unique number has been obtained from the mailpieces, the carrier service, if desired, may note this fact in the carrier records to prevent reuse of the unique identifier. The carrier service as part of issuing the unique identification may: charge the mailer's account of other fund depository for the carrier service charges associated with the mailpiece; and/or, assign a destination delivery code; and/or, provide address hygiene for the mailpiece; and/or change of address processing. When the unique identifier is obtained from the mailpiece, a delivery point destination code may be printed on the mailpiece, based on the corrected address. As an alternative, the destination delivery code may be provided to the mailer with the unique mailpiece identifier to be printed on the mailpiece by the mailer. Various cryptographic techniques may be employed to authenticate the mailer and the carrier service and to protect the transmitted information between the parties. The payment for the carrier services can be implemented prior in time to the entry of the mailpieces to the carrier service mailstream. Unauthorized mailpieces may be out sorted early in the carrier service processing procedure

    Transaction evidencing system and method including post printing and
batch processing
    33.
    发明授权
    Transaction evidencing system and method including post printing and batch processing 失效
    交易证明制度和方法,包括后期印刷和批量处理

    公开(公告)号:US5835689A

    公开(公告)日:1998-11-10

    申请号:US575104

    申请日:1995-12-19

    摘要: A transaction evidencing system and method includes a host processor and an unsecured printer coupled to the host processor. A vault device that includes digital token generation and transaction accounting functions is operatively coupled to the host processor. The vault device generates a digital token in response to a first command from the host processor. The digital token and information relating thereto are stored in storage area in the vault and/or the host processor. The stored digital token and information relating thereto are selectively accessed for generating transaction evidencing indicia corresponding to the stored digital token. The unsecured printing structure prints the transaction evidencing indicia in response to a second command which is issued at a time subsequent to the first command. A batch of digital tokens may be generated and stored in an indexed file in the storage area before any indicia corresponding to the batch of digital tokens are generated and printed. The host processor may be a personal computer and the vault device may be a portable vault card that is removably coupled to the personal computer. The information related to the digital token is postal information including piece count, postage amount and addressee information and the indexed file is indexed according to addressee information.

    摘要翻译: 交易证明系统和方法包括主处理器和耦合到主处理器的不安全打印机。 包括数字令牌生成和事务记帐功能的保管库设备可操作地耦合到主机处理器。 保险库设备响应于来自主处理器的第一命令而生成数字令牌。 数字令牌和与之相关的信息存储在保险库和/或主处理器中的存储区域中。 存储的数字令牌和与其相关的信息被选择性地访问以产生对应于所存储的数字令牌的交易证明标记。 不安全的打印结构响应于在第一命令之后的时间发出的第二命令来打印事务证明标记。 在生成和打印与该批数字令牌相对应的任何标记之前,可以生成一批数字令牌并将其存储在存储区域中的索引文件中。 主处理器可以是个人计算机,并且保管库设备可以是可移除地耦合到个人计算机的便携式存储卡。 与数字令牌相关的信息是包括件数,邮费数量和收件人信息的邮政信息,索引文件根据收件人信息索引。

    Advanced postage payment system employing pre-computed digital tokens
and with enhanced security
    35.
    发明授权
    Advanced postage payment system employing pre-computed digital tokens and with enhanced security 失效
    高级邮资支付系统采用预先计算的数字令牌和增强的安全性

    公开(公告)号:US5655023A

    公开(公告)日:1997-08-05

    申请号:US242564

    申请日:1994-05-13

    摘要: A method and system for postage payment include the generation of a plurality of dispensable discrete items of encrypted data. Each of the items of encrypted data, which may be digital tokens, have a specific value. The generated plurality of discrete items of encrypted data are stored on a portable medium. A prepayment value is also stored on the portable medium. The dispensing of the stored plurality of discrete items of encrypted data is limited based on the prepayment value stored on the portable medium. The medium may be a device or member having memory for storing a plurality of dispensable tokens. The portable member or device may have a housing with a register within the housing. The postage prepayment value is stored in the register. The plurality of discrete items of encrypted data is stored in the housing with each of the items of encrypted data adapted to be formatted for printing. Structure within the housing is coupled to the plurality of discrete items of encrypted data and to the prepayment register for enabling at least one selected item of encrypted data to be communicated outside of the housing if the value stored in register is at least equal to the specific value of the selected item of encrypted data.

    摘要翻译: 用于邮资支付的方法和系统包括生成多个可分配的离散的加密数据项。 可以是数字令牌的加密数据的每个项目都具有特定的值。 生成的多个离散的加密数据项被存储在便携式介质上。 预付费值也存储在便携式媒体上。 基于存储在便携式介质上的预付费值来限制存储的多个离散项目的加密数据的分配。 介质可以是具有用于存储多个可分配令牌的存储器的设备或构件。 便携式构件或设备可以具有在壳体内具有寄存器的壳体。 邮资预付款值存储在寄存器中。 多个离散项目的加密数据被存储在外壳中,其中每个加密数据项适于被格式化以进行打印。 外壳内的结构耦合到多个离散项目的加密数据和预付费寄存器,用于使存储在寄存器中的值至少等于特定值的至少一个选定项目的加密数据在外部通信。 所选择的加密数据项的值。

    System and method for authenticating indicia using identity-based signature scheme
    36.
    发明授权
    System and method for authenticating indicia using identity-based signature scheme 有权
    使用基于身份的签名方案对标记进行身份验证的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08676715B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-03-18

    申请号:US11810488

    申请日:2007-06-06

    IPC分类号: G06Q20/00

    摘要: Methods and systems for verification of indicia that do not require key management systems, and in which revocation of key pairs is easily performed without adding costs to the verification process are provided. Indicia are generated and authenticated utilizing an identity-based encryption (IBE) scheme. A key generating authority generates a private key for a PSD, distributes the private key securely to the PSD, and provides public information for use by a verification service when verifying cryptographic digital signatures generated with the private key. The corresponding public key is a string consisting of PSD information that is provided as part of the indicium. The verification service can verify the signature of each indicium by obtaining the public key string from the indicium, and utilizing the key generating authority's public information.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于验证不需要密钥管理系统的标记的方法和系统,并且容易地执行密钥对的撤销而不增加验证过程的成本。 使用基于身份的加密(IBE)方案来生成和认证标识符。 密钥生成机构为PSD生成私钥,将私钥安全地分配给PSD,并且在验证使用私钥生成的加密数字签名时,提供公开信息供验证服务使用。 相应的公钥是由作为标记的一部分提供的PSD信息组成的字符串。 验证服务可以通过从标记获取公钥字符串,并利用密钥生成机构的公开信息来验证每个标记的签名。

    Mail processing system with unique mailpiece authorization assigned in
advance of mailpieces entering carrier service mail processing stream

    公开(公告)号:US5936865A

    公开(公告)日:1999-08-10

    申请号:US714726

    申请日:1996-09-16

    摘要: 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 unique mailpiece identifier is printed on the mailpiece with which it is associated. The mailpieces with the printed unique identifier are submitted to the carrier service. The carrier service obtains the printed unique identifier from the mailpiece. The obtained unique identifier from each said mailpiece is utilized to verify that data associated with the mailpiece has been processed by the carrier or trusted third party. When the unique number has been obtained from the mailpieces, the carrier service, if desired, may note this fact in the carrier records to prevent reuse of the unique identifier. The carrier service as part of issuing the unique identification may: charge the mailer's account of other fund depository for the carrier service charges associated with the mailpiece; and/or, assign a destination delivery code; and/or, provide address hygiene for the mailpiece; and/or change of address processing. When the unique identifier is obtained from the mailpiece, a delivery point destination code may be printed on the mailpiece, based on the corrected address. As an alternative, the destination delivery code may be provided to the mailer with the unique mailpiece identifier to be printed on the mailpiece by the mailer. Various cryptographic techniques may be employed to authenticate the mailer and the carrier service and to protect the transmitted information between the parties. The payment for the carrier services can be implemented prior in time to the entry of the mailpieces to the carrier service mailstream. Unauthorized mailpieces may be out sorted early in the carrier service processing procedure.

    Mail processing system with unique mailpiece authorization assigned in
advance of mailpieces entering carrier service mail processing stream

    公开(公告)号:US5612889A

    公开(公告)日:1997-03-18

    申请号:US317515

    申请日:1994-10-04

    摘要: 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 unique mailpiece identifier is printed on the mailpiece with which it is associated. The mailpieces with the printed unique identifier are submitted to the carrier service. The carrier service obtains the printed unique identifier from the mailpiece. The obtained unique identifier from each said mailpiece is utilized to verify that data associated with the mailpiece has been processed by the carrier or trusted third party. When the unique number has been obtained from the mailpieces, the carrier service, if desired, may note this fact in the carrier records to prevent reuse of the unique identifier. The carrier service as part of issuing the unique identification may: charge the mailer's account of other fund depository for the carrier service charges associated with the mailpiece; and/or, assign a destination delivery code; and/or, provide address hygiene for the mailpiece; and/or change of address processing. When the unique identifier is obtained from the mailpiece, a delivery point destination code may be printed on the mailpiece, based on the corrected address. As an alternative, the destination delivery code may be provided to the mailer with the unique mailpiece identifier to be printed on the mailpiece by the mailer. Various cryptographic techniques may be employed to authenticate the mailer and the carrier service and to protect the transmitted information between the parties. The payment for the carrier services can be implemented prior in time to the entry of the mailpieces to the carrier service mailstream. Unauthorized mailpieces may be out sorted early in the carrier service processing procedure.