Abstract:
A system for dynamically providing labeling information includes a meter with a communications port, and a label operable to receive and display address and indicia information from the meter.
Abstract:
A system for dynamically allocating one or more postal security devices (PSDs), includes an indicia pool utilizing PSDs for generating indicia, a download pool for refreshing PSD funds, and a means for allocating the one or more PSDs among the indicia pool and download pool according to indicia generating requirements and funding amounts within the one or more PSDs.
Abstract:
A method of verifying and protecting a software download includes constructing a first code pack as part of a software download, accessing the first code pack after the download has been provided, and comparing the first code pack against an internally generated code pack, and enabling the downloaded software if the code packs match.
Abstract:
A method of producing a barcode includes collecting a set of information for producing the bar code, using an indicator to designate the set of information, encoding the indicator in the barcode, expanding the barcode to a particular size, and printing the bar code.
Abstract:
A system for providing portable franking services includes one or more portable franking devices, a network, and a postage meter connected to the one or more portable franking devices through the network. The postage meter includes a communication port for detecting the portable franking device and for loading fund information into the portable franking device. The system may also include one or more postal infrastructure data centers, where the meter establishes a connection with one of the postal infrastructure data centers depending on the location of the meter.
Abstract:
A lawn repair device and system configured to deliver sand and seed mixtures or other lawn maintenance materials to lawn divots or other lawn defects by tilt activation or piston assist devices that causes the interposing of an aperture beneath a reservoir containing the lawn maintenance materials. The lawn maintenance materials then passes through the aperture and out a channel that aims and confines the lawn maintenance materials to fill a user-selected divot. Other embodiments provide for sand or soil based seed mixtures having a clod like or agglomerated consistency to be processed through a built-in pulverizing device prior to delivery to the aperture to disrupt any agglomerated or clod like sand or soil based seed mixtures.
Abstract:
A lawn repair device and system configured to deliver sand and seed mixtures or other lawn maintenance materials to lawn divots or other lawn defects by tilt activation or piston assist devices that causes the interposing of an aperture beneath a reservoir containing the lawn maintenance materials. The lawn maintenance materials then passes through the aperture and out a channel that aims and confines the lawn maintenance materials to fill a user-selected divot.
Abstract:
An item handling system for and method of handling items in an item stream, the system comprising: a validation unit for validating an element containing an authentication code on each item in an item stream, wherein an item is assigned as being spoiled where the element does not satisfy at least one validation criterion; and a sorting unit for separating spoiled items from the item stream.
Abstract:
A printing system includes an inserter, a buffer, a splitter, and a plurality of media paths each feeding a meter. Another printing system may include an inserter, a buffer, a splitter, a plurality of media paths each feeding a meter, and a system for intelligently recombining the printed materials.
Abstract:
An application program interface includes a function for adding a communication port for one or more PSD's and automatically initializing the one or more PSD's, a function adding an indicia stream to the one or more initialized PSD's to cause the one or more initialized PSD's to generate an indicia string, a function for activating or deactivating the indicia stream, and a function for enabling an automatic funds download to the one or more initialized PSD's.