System and method for selecting and accounting for value-added services with a closed system meter
    82.
    发明授权
    System and method for selecting and accounting for value-added services with a closed system meter 失效
    用闭式系统仪表选择和计算增值服务的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06853989B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-02-08

    申请号:US09223116

    申请日:1998-12-30

    IPC分类号: G07B17/00 G06F17/00

    摘要: System and method are provided for selecting and accounting for value-added services with a closed system metering device. A scanning device coupled to the closed system postage meter scans information, including recipient address, printed on a mailpiece. From the scanned information or manual selection, a selection of value-added services is made and the closed system metering device performs accounting related to the selected value-added services. The recipient address is combined with other information relating to postage payment for the mailpiece to obtain postal data relating to the mailpiece. The postal data is used to generate an indicium, which includes cryptographic evidencing of postage payment. A graphical representation of the selected value-added services is added to the generated indicium to generate a value-added indicium, which is then printed on the mailpiece.

    摘要翻译: 提供系统和方法,用于通过封闭的系统计量装置选择和计算增值服务。 耦合到封闭系统邮资计费器的扫描装置扫描邮件上印有包括接收者地址的信息。 从扫描信息或手动选择中,选择增值服务,关闭系统计量设备执行与所选增值业务相关的会计。 收件人地址与邮件的邮资支付有关的其他信息结合,以获得与邮件有关的邮政数据。 邮政数据用于产生邮戳,其中包括邮资支付的密码证明。 所选择的增值服务的图形表示被添加到生成的标记中,以生成增值标记,然后印上邮件。

    Method for verifying the expected postage security device and an authorized host system
    83.
    发明授权
    Method for verifying the expected postage security device and an authorized host system 失效
    验证预期邮资安全设备和授权主机系统的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06397328B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-05-28

    申请号:US08754569

    申请日:1996-11-21

    IPC分类号: H04L900

    摘要: A method for verifying that the expected components of a postage metering system includes alternate embodiments for verifying a PSD coupled to a host system is the expected PSD. The method further includes verifying the host system as the expected host system. A first message is encrypted in the PSD using a first cryptographic key to obtain a first encrypted message. The first encrypted message is sent to the host system which decrypts the first encrypted message using a second cryptographic key. The host system then encrypts a second message derived from the decrypted first encrypted message using the second cryptographic key. The host system then sends the encrypted second message to the PSD which decrypts the second encrypted message in the PSD using the first cryptographic key. The PSD compares the decrypted second encrypted message with the first message, and activates the PSD for processing transactions requested by the host system when the decrypted second encrypted message corresponds to the first message.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于验证邮资计费系统的预期组件包括用于验证耦合到主机系统的PSD的替代实施例的方法是预期的PSD。 该方法还包括将主机系统验证为预期的主机系统。 使用第一加密密钥在PSD中加密第一消息以获得第一加密消息。 第一加密消息被发送到使用第二加密密钥解密第一加密消息的主机系统。 主机系统然后使用第二加密密钥加密从解密的第一加密消息导出的第二消息。 然后,主机系统将加密的第二消息发送到PSD,该PSD使用第一加密密钥对PSD中的第二加密消息进行解密。 PSD将解密的第二加密消息与第一消息进行比较,并且当解密的第二加密消息对应于第一消息时,激活PSD以处理由主机系统请求的事务。

    Method for customer selectable module size for an information based
indicia
    85.
    发明授权
    Method for customer selectable module size for an information based indicia 失效
    用于基于信息的标记的客户可选模块尺寸的方法

    公开(公告)号:US5871288A

    公开(公告)日:1999-02-16

    申请号:US771992

    申请日:1996-12-24

    IPC分类号: G06K5/00 B41J5/30

    CPC分类号: G06K5/00

    摘要: A method is provided for improving print quality for a 2-D bar code. The method includes determining printer type, including print resolution, for printer that will print 2-D bar code and entering paper type for the envelope. A suggested 2-D bar code module size is calculated based on the paper and the printer type. A test sample 2-D bar code is printed at the suggested 2-D bar code module size. The printed test sample is scanned and then evaluated for print quality and readability. The method can also suggest a 2-D bar code module size to the user.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种提高二维条形码打印质量的方法。 该方法包括确定打印机的打印机类型,包括打印分辨率,打印机将打印2-D条形码并输入信封的纸张类型。 根据纸张和打印机类型计算建议的2-D条形码模块尺寸。 按照建议的2-D条形码模块尺寸打印测试样品2-D条形码。 扫描打印的测试样品,然后评估打印质量和可读性。 该方法还可以向用户建议2-D条码模块大小。

    Communications system to boundary-scan logic interface
    86.
    发明授权
    Communications system to boundary-scan logic interface 失效
    通信系统到边界扫描逻辑接口

    公开(公告)号:US5400345A

    公开(公告)日:1995-03-21

    申请号:US847516

    申请日:1992-03-06

    摘要: A control node for controlling a predetermined function in response to messages transmitted over a communications bus and for responding to a second class of such messages to exercise boundary-scan logic to test the control node. The boundary-scan logic is implemented in accordance with ANSI/IEEE Standard 1149.1. The second class of messages include Scan Command messages which contain data for controlling the state of the Test Access Port of the boundary-scan logic, Scan Test Data messages which transmit data to be loaded into the instruction registers or the test data registers of the boundary-scan logic, and Scan Results Request messages which control the node to return the test results over the communications bus.

    摘要翻译: 控制节点,用于响应于通过通信总线发送的消息来控制预定功能,并且响应于第二类这样的消息来运行边界扫描逻辑来测试控制节点。 边界扫描逻辑根据ANSI / IEEE标准1149.1实现。 第二类消息包括扫描命令消息,其包含用于控制边界扫描逻辑的测试访问端口的状态的数据,扫描测试数据消息,其传送要加载到指令寄存器中的数据或边界的测试数据寄存器 - 扫描逻辑和扫描结果请求消息,其控制节点通过通信总线返回测试结果。

    Hybrid signature scheme
    87.
    发明授权
    Hybrid signature scheme 有权
    混合签名方案

    公开(公告)号:US08195948B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-05

    申请号:US12977738

    申请日:2010-12-23

    IPC分类号: H04L9/00

    CPC分类号: H04L9/3247 H04L9/3252

    摘要: A signature scheme is provided in which a message is divided in to a first portion which is hidden and is recovered during verification, and a second portion which is visible and is required as input to the verification algorithm. A first signature component is generated by encrypting the first portion alone. An intermediate component is formed by combining the first component and the visible portion and cryptographically hashing them. A second signature component is then formed using the intermediate component and the signature comprises the first and second components with the visible portion. A verification of the signature combines a first component derived only from the hidden portion of the message with the visible portion and produces a hash of the combination. The computed hash is used together with publicly available information to generate a bit string corresponding to the hidden portion. If the required redundancy is present the signature is accepted and the message reconstructed from the recovered bit string and the visible portion.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种签名方案,其中消息被分成隐藏的第一部分,并且在验证期间被恢复,并且第二部分是可见的并且被要求作为验证算法的输入。 通过单独加密第一部分来产生第一签名组件。 通过组合第一组件和可见部分并对其进行密码散列来形成中间组件。 然后使用中间部件形成第二签名部件,并且签名包括具有可见部分的第一和第二部件。 签名的验证将仅从消息的隐藏部分导出的第一组件与可见部分组合,并产生组合的散列。 所计算的散列与公开可用的信息一起使用以产生对应于隐藏部分的位串。 如果存在所需的冗余,则签名被接受,并且从恢复的位串和可见部分重建消息。

    Method and system for dispensing virtual stamps
    88.
    发明授权
    Method and system for dispensing virtual stamps 有权
    分发虚拟邮票的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US07962423B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-06-14

    申请号:US11591780

    申请日:2006-11-02

    IPC分类号: G06F17/00

    摘要: A method and system for a virtual stamp dispensing metering system is provided wherein indicia of varying values are calculated at a data center and downloaded to a mailing machine on a periodic basis. The mailing machine securely stores the indicia and dispenses the indicia as needed. At the end of the period, any unused indicia are returned to the data center, the user's account is credited, and a new set of indicia are downloaded to the mailing machine. Accordingly, the processing requirements of the meter are reduced, as there is no longer any need to generate digital signatures, an attacker is prevented from generating indicia indefinitely if the security of the meter is compromised, as the cryptographic key is not resident at the meter, and tracking requirements of the meter are reduced, as the meter alone can not be used to generate postage funds.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于虚拟邮票分配计量系统的方法和系统,其中在数据中心处计算不同值的标记并且周期性地将其下载到邮寄机。 邮寄机安全地存储标记,并根据需要分配标记。 在该期间结束时,将任何未使用的标记返回到数据中心,用户的帐户被记入账户,并且一组新的标记被下载到邮寄机。 因此,由于不再需要生成数字签名,所以减少了仪表的处理要求,如果仪表的安全性受损,攻击者将无限期地生成标记,因为加密密钥不驻留在仪表 ,并且减少了仪表的跟踪要求,因为单独的仪表不能用于生成邮资。

    Confirming cancellation of truncated checks
    89.
    发明授权
    Confirming cancellation of truncated checks 有权
    确认取消截断支票

    公开(公告)号:US07653233B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-01-26

    申请号:US11224274

    申请日:2005-09-12

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00

    摘要: A method of operating a check processing system includes scanning a check on a first occasion to generate a first image of the check. The first image is transmitted to a financial institution. The check is scanned on a second occasion later than the first occasion to generate a second image of the check. The second image of the check is transmitted to the financial institution. The second image of the check is examined to determine whether the check was cancelled prior to the second occasion.

    摘要翻译: 操作检查处理系统的方法包括首先扫描检查以生成检查的第一图像。 第一张图像传送给金融机构。 该检查在第二次比第一次扫描以生成检查的第二图像。 支票的第二张图像被传送到金融机构。 检查检查的第二个图像以确定在第二次之前检查是否被取消。

    Method and system for protecting privacy of signature on mail ballot utilizing optical shutter
    90.
    发明授权
    Method and system for protecting privacy of signature on mail ballot utilizing optical shutter 有权
    利用光学快门在邮件投票上保护签名隐私的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US07527199B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-05-05

    申请号:US11521678

    申请日:2006-09-15

    IPC分类号: G06K17/00 G06K19/06

    CPC分类号: B65D27/04 B65D27/00

    摘要: Methods and systems that protect the privacy of signatures on envelopes containing ballots sent through the mail are provided. The envelope for returning ballots by mail includes an electronic optical shutter that covers an opening in the flap of the envelope. The voter signs the back of the envelope in an area that will be visible through the opening in the flap (covered by the optical shutter) when the envelope flap is sealed. The optical shutter is opaque under static conditions, but will become transparent when power is supplied to it. When the envelope flap is sealed and no power is applied to the optical shutter, the voter's signature will be concealed by the optical shutter. Upon receipt at the registrar's office, the optical shutter can be powered, thereby rendering the optical shutter transparent, and the voter's signature can be viewed.

    摘要翻译: 提供了通过邮件发送的包含选票的信封上保护签名隐私的方法和系统。 用于通过邮件返回选票的信封包括覆盖信封的翻盖中的开口的电子光学快门。 投票人在信封襟翼被密封时,通过翼片中的开口(由光学快门盖住)可见的区域中的信封背面。 光学快门在静态条件下是不透明的,但在向其提供电力时将变得透明。 当信封瓣被密封并且没有电力施加到光学快门时,选举者的签名将被光学快门隐藏。 在登记处办公室收到后,光闸可以通电,从而使光学快门透明,并可以查看选民的签名。