Postage metering system and method for a stand-alone meter having virtual meter functionality
    2.
    发明授权
    Postage metering system and method for a stand-alone meter having virtual meter functionality 失效
    具有虚拟仪表功能的独立仪表的邮资计费系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06175826B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-01-16

    申请号:US08993355

    申请日:1997-12-18

    IPC分类号: G06F1700

    摘要: A postage metering system includes a host processor having a printer coupled thereto. A postal security device (PSD) is coupled to the host processor. The PSD includes first unique identification, first postal value storage and first digital signature generator. The host processor can request and obtain from the PSD first evidence of postage payment to be printed by the printer. The host processor can also request and obtain from a remote data center second evidence of postage payment to be printed by the printer. For each metering transaction to be printed by the printer, the host processor initiates the request for one of the first and second evidences of postage payment. In one embodiment the host processor is a general purpose computer.

    摘要翻译: 邮资计费系统包括具有与其耦合的打印机的主机处理器。 邮政安全装置(PSD)耦合到主机处理器。 PSD包括第一唯一标识,第一邮政值存储和第一数字签名生成器。 主机处理器可以从PSD请求并获取打印机要打印的邮资支付的首要证据。 主机处理器还可以从远程数据中心请求并获得要由打印机打印的邮资支付的第二证据。 对于要由打印机打印的每个计费交易,主处理器启动对邮资支付的第一和第二证据之一的请求。 在一个实施例中,主处理器是通用计算机。

    Method and apparatus for dynamically locating and printing a plurality of postage payment indicia on a mailpiece
    3.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for dynamically locating and printing a plurality of postage payment indicia on a mailpiece 有权
    用于在邮件上动态地定位和打印多个邮资支付标记的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07124117B1

    公开(公告)日:2006-10-17

    申请号:US09187907

    申请日:1998-11-06

    IPC分类号: G06Q50/063

    摘要: A processor based postage metering system includes structure for entering user input data including first and second fold configurations selected from a plurality of fold configurations; apparatus for accounting for postage dispensed by the processor based postage metering system; a document program running on the processor based postage metering system, the document program operable for controlling creation of a document based on the user input data; apparatus for automatically determining based on the first fold configuration a first designated location within the document for printing a first evidence of postage; structure for automatically determining based on the second fold configuration a second designated location within the document for printing a second evidence of postage; and apparatus for printing the document and the first and second evidences of postage such that the first and second evidences of postage are respectively printed in the first and second designated locations of the document.

    摘要翻译: 一种基于处理器的邮资计费系统包括用于输入用户输入数据的结构,包括从多个折叠配置中选择的第一和第二折叠配置; 用于计算由处理器的邮资计费系统分配的邮资的装置; 在基于处理器的邮资计费系统上运行的文档程序,所述文档程序可操作用于基于所述用户输入数据来控制文档的创建; 用于基于所述第一折叠配置自动确定所述文档内的第一指定位置以打印邮资的第一证据的装置; 用于基于所述第二折叠配置自动确定所述文档内的第二指定位置以打印邮资的第二证据的结构; 以及用于打印文件的装置以及邮资的第一和第二证明,使得邮资的第一和第二证据分别印在文件的第一和第二指定位置。

    Postage metering network system with virtual meter mode
    5.
    发明授权
    Postage metering network system with virtual meter mode 失效
    具有虚拟仪表模式的邮资计费网络系统

    公开(公告)号:US6151591A

    公开(公告)日:2000-11-21

    申请号:US993311

    申请日:1997-12-18

    摘要: A system and method for postage metering provides a plurality of client modules on a network. A local postage security device (PSD) is coupled to a first one of the client modules and a remote PSD is coupled to a second one of the client modules. The local and remote PSDs include respectively first and second unique identification, postal value storage and digital signature generator. The first client module is connected to a remote data center that includes third unique identification, third postal value storage and a third digital signature generator. The first client module selectively requests one of a first evidence of postage payment from the local PSD, a second, evidence of postage payment from the remote PSD and a third evidence of postage payment from the data center. The first client module includes a printer for printing the selected one of the first, second and third evidences of postage payment on a mailpiece.

    摘要翻译: 用于邮资计费的系统和方法在网络上提供多个客户端模块。 本地邮资安全设备(PSD)耦合到客户端模块中的第一个,并且远程PSD耦合到客户端模块中的第二个。 本地和远程PSD分别包括第一和第二唯一标识,邮政值存储和数字签名生成器。 第一客户端模块连接到包括第三唯一标识,第三邮政值存储和第三数字签名生成器的远程数据中心。 第一客户端模块有选择地从本地PSD请求邮费支付的第一证据之一,第二客户端模块从远程PSD请求邮费支付的证据以及来自数据中心的邮资支付的第三证据。 第一客户端模块包括用于在邮件上打印邮资支付的第一,第二和第三证据中所选择的一个的打印机。