公开(公告)号：US09256844B2

公开(公告)日：2016-02-09

申请号：US14331078

申请日：2014-07-14

Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

Inventor： Thomas Killian ,  Cynthia Price Killian

IPC: G07F19/00 ,  H04M15/00 ,  G06Q10/00 ,  G06Q30/04

CPC classification number: G06Q10/00 ,  G06Q30/04

Abstract: A system and method for postage payment utilizes passive RFID tags as postage “stamps”, with the amount of the postage automatically billed to a previously-established customer account. The tags are stored in a separate stamp database and are “enabled” by linking the individual tag to a customer account. The use of the RFID stamps eliminates the need for the customer to know the proper postage beforehand. The existence of a customer account with a proper return address reduces the likelihood of a dead letter. Also, a special category of stamps may be used for automatic reply mail. By virtue of using an RFID tag, the mailed item's progress through the postal delivery system may be tracked from dispatch to delivery.

Abstract translation: 用于邮资支付的系统和方法利用无源RFID标签作为邮资“邮票”，邮费的数量自动向先前建立的客户账户支付。 标签存储在单独的标记数据库中，并通过将单个标签链接到客户帐户来“启用”。 使用RFID邮票消除了客户需要事先知道适当的邮资。 存在具有适当回报地址的客户帐户可以减少死信的可能性。 此外，特殊类别的邮票可用于自动回复邮件。 通过使用RFID标签，邮寄物品通过邮政递送系统的进度可以从发货跟踪到交付。