公开(公告)号：US06517265B2

公开(公告)日：2003-02-11

申请号：US09850598

申请日：2001-05-07

申请人： John V. Evans ,  Al Ewers ,  David L. Rich

发明人： John V. Evans ,  Al Ewers ,  David L. Rich

IPC分类号： B41J242

CPC分类号： B41J11/0095

摘要： In a postage meter, funds are requested from an accounting unit and transferred to a print buffer when a print registration sensor detects a mailpiece at a location that is sufficiently downstream of the printing mechanism in order to enable the meter sufficient time to compose the indicia. A presentation sensor detects the presence of the mailpiece just prior to printing the indicia; and a printing mechanism prints the indicia if the mailpiece is properly aligned with the printing mechanism, or stores the indicia data in a secure register if the mailpiece is not properly aligned with the printing mechanism to enable the operator to obtain a refund.