公开(公告)号：US07124117B1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-17

申请号：US09187907

申请日：1998-11-06

申请人： Victor Girardi ,  Michael Kelley ,  Paul A. Kovlakas ,  Allen L. Kramer ,  Charles R. Malandra, Jr.

发明人： Victor Girardi ,  Michael Kelley ,  Paul A. Kovlakas ,  Allen L. Kramer ,  Charles R. Malandra, Jr.

IPC分类号： G06Q50/063

CPC分类号： G07B17/00362 ,  G07B17/00508 ,  G07B2017/00491 ,  G07B2017/00564

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。

公开(公告)号：US06741972B1

公开(公告)日：2004-05-25

申请号：US09187897

申请日：1998-11-06

申请人： Victor Girardi ,  Michael Kelley ,  Paul A. Kovlakas ,  Allen L. Kramer

发明人： Victor Girardi ,  Michael Kelley ,  Paul A. Kovlakas ,  Allen L. Kramer

IPC分类号： G06F1760

CPC分类号： G07B17/00508 ,  G07B17/00362 ,  G07B2017/00491 ,  G07B2017/00564

摘要： A processor based postage metering system includes structure for entering user input data including a fold configuration 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; structure for automatically determining based on the fold configuration a designated location within the document for printing evidence of postage; and structure for printing the document and the evidence of postage such that the evidence of postage is printed in the designated location of the documentd. A method incorporates the functions of the apparatus.

摘要翻译： 一种基于处理器的邮资计费系统包括用于输入包括从多个折叠配置中选择的折叠配置的用户输入数据的结构; 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; 用于根据折叠配置自动确定用于打印邮资凭证的文件内的指定位置的结构; 以及打印文件的结构和邮资证据，使邮资证明印在文件的指定地点。 一种方法结合了该装置的功能。

公开(公告)号：US06342899B1

公开(公告)日：2002-01-29

申请号：US09119463

申请日：1998-07-20

申请人： David Feinstein ,  Victor Girardi ,  Allen L. Kramer

发明人： David Feinstein ,  Victor Girardi ,  Allen L. Kramer

IPC分类号： G06F1500

CPC分类号： G07B17/00508 ,  G07B17/00193 ,  G07B17/00467 ,  G07B2017/00298 ,  G07B2017/00491 ,  G07B2017/00596

摘要： The invention is a method and system for establishing and printing a medium print field. The method begins with the initiation of a design software application which utilizes a display for representation of the medium and for displaying one or more component print fields on the medium representation. Each of the component print fields can be modified through utilization of a preferences input routine which further comprises: a printer selection option; a measurement scaling option; and, a return address selection option. The initiation further includes selection of a medium type and a set of characteristics for the medium. The representation displayed on the screen can be modified to the extent of its component print fields which comprise: a return address block; a postal indicia; a destination address block; and, a message block. Modifying the component print fields comprises selecting a database to attach to the selected field before assigning a first file from a related field of the database to the component print field. Once the field has been established, the system operator can begin scrolling through the viewable field by utilizing directional selection means to scroll from one file to another until selection of the component print field for modification has been made. An attachable component print field can also be selected. The method then confirms the modification and the attachment, to establish a finished print field for printing to the selected medium.

摘要翻译： 本发明是一种用于建立和打印中等印刷领域的方法和系统。 该方法开始于设计软件应用的启动，该设计软件应用利用显示器来表示介质并且用于在介质表示上显示一个或多个组件打印字段。 可以通过使用偏好输入程序来修改每个组件打印区域，该进一步包括：打印机选择选项; 测量缩放选项; 以及返回地址选择选项。 该起始还包括介质的选择和一组特性。 显示在屏幕上的表示可以被修改到其组件打印字段的范围，其包括：返回地址块; 邮戳 目的地址块; 和一个消息块。 修改组件打印字段包括在从数据库的相关字段分配第一个文件到组件打印字段之前选择要附加到所选字段的数据库。 一旦字段已经建立，系统操作员可以通过利用方向选择装置开始滚动可视字段，以便从一个文件滚动到另一个文件直到选择用于修改的组件打印字段。 还可以选择可附件组件打印字段。 该方法然后确认修改和附件，以建立用于打印到所选介质的完成的打印字段。

公开(公告)号：US06282524B1

公开(公告)日：2001-08-28

申请号：US09119464

申请日：1998-07-20

申请人： Allen L. Kramer

发明人： Allen L. Kramer

IPC分类号： G06F1700

CPC分类号： G07B17/00362 ,  G07B2017/00298 ,  G07B2017/0033 ,  G07B2017/00419

摘要： The invention is a method and system for printing a postage meter indicia from a data processing system. The printing of the indicia is under control of an indicia control in an object linking and embedding (OLE2) environment. The method begins with instantiating an indicia control in the design application that will utilize the object control for indicia printing. The indicia control is attached to an application window for use by the application. Once established, the control will be passed a set of postage meter data from an interoperatively linked postage meter. The interface is enhanced by displaying an envelope representation on a monitor screen to a system operator, wherein the envelope display comprises design fields and wherein one of the design fields is a representation of the postage indicia. The postage indicia additionally comprises postage meter data such as available funds, a transaction value, and a postage meter identification. Additional parameters which may be set by transferring data from linked routines include: a date; a zip code; and a postage value. The envelope design fields comprise: a return address field; a destination address field; and, optionally, a Postnet barcode and/or an advertising slogan. The method then continues with the printing of the postage indicia to the application file and subsequently to an envelope. Printing to the application, as opposed to an indicia file, causes decrementing of the funds available to the data processing system by an amount equal to the postage value in the printed indicia.

摘要翻译： 本发明是用于从数据处理系统打印邮资计量表的方法和系统。 标记的打印受到对象连接和嵌入（OLE2）环境中的标记控制的控制。 该方法开始于实例化设计应用中的标记控件，其将利用对象控制进行标记打印。 标记控件附加到应用程序窗口以供应用程序使用。 一旦建立起来，控制将通过一套互操作的邮资计费器的邮资计费数据。 通过在监视器屏幕上向系统操作者显示信封表示来增强界面，其中信封显示器包括设计字段，并且其中一个设计字段是邮资标记的表示。 邮资标记还包括诸如可用资金，交易值和邮资计费标识之类的邮资计费器数据。 可以通过从链接例程传送数据来设置的附加参数包括：日期; 一个邮政编码; 和邮资值。 信封设计领域包括：返回地址字段; 目的地址字段; 以及可选地，Postnet条形码和/或广告口号。 然后，该方法继续将邮资标记打印到应用文件，随后到信封。 打印到应用程序而不是标记文件导致可用于数据处理系统的资金减少量等于打印标记中的邮资值。

公开(公告)号：US07051007B2

公开(公告)日：2006-05-23

申请号：US09747150

申请日：2000-12-22

申请人： Campbell A. Moore ,  Allen L. Kramer ,  Patrick Rolling

发明人： Campbell A. Moore ,  Allen L. Kramer ,  Patrick Rolling

IPC分类号： G07B17/00

CPC分类号： G06Q99/00

摘要： A method and apparatus for printing an information-based indicia program (IBIP) postage in a computer printing subsystem is disclosed wherein a third-party word processing software with mail merge capabilities generates text and a matching address as the input for a client application in high-volume document processing and mail systems without programmatically altering the word processing program to accommodate the printing subsystem. Addresses are validated and corrected in the printing subsystems prior to creation of the indicia image and address image to be printed on the mailpiece.

公开(公告)号：US06865558B1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-08

申请号：US09679802

申请日：2000-10-05

申请人： Perry A. Pierce ,  Allen L. Kramer

发明人： Perry A. Pierce ,  Allen L. Kramer

IPC分类号： G06Q20/02 ,  G06Q20/38 ,  G07B17/00 ,  G06F17/60 ,  H04K1/00

CPC分类号： G06Q20/02 ,  G06Q20/382 ,  G07B17/00435 ,  G07B2017/00161 ,  G07B2017/00169

摘要： A payment processing system includes a data center, a postage metering system and a control system in operative communication with the data center and the postage metering system. The postage metering system is located remotely from the data center. The control system obtains payment data via the postage metering system where the payment data includes a payee and a payment amount. Further, the control system dispatches payment from the data center to the payee for the payment amount.

摘要翻译： 支付处理系统包括数据中心，邮资计费系统和与数据中心和邮资计费系统操作通信的控制系统。 邮资计费系统远离数据中心。 控制系统通过邮资计费系统获取支付数据，其中支付数据包括收款人和支付金额。 此外，控制系统从支付金额向数据中心发送付款给收款人。

公开(公告)号：US06621591B2

公开(公告)日：2003-09-16

申请号：US09747148

申请日：2000-12-22

申请人： Allen L. Kramer ,  Patrick Rolling

发明人： Allen L. Kramer ,  Patrick Rolling

IPC分类号： G06K1500

CPC分类号： G06Q10/10 ,  G07B17/00314 ,  G07B17/00467 ,  G07B2017/00322 ,  G07B2017/0033 ,  G07B2017/00491 ,  G07B2017/00572

摘要： A method and apparatus for printing an information-based indicia program (IBIP) address and postage in a document inserter mailing system is disclosed wherein a third-party word processing software with mail merge capabilities generates text and a matching address is used as the input for a client application in high-volume document processing and mail systems without programmatically altering the word processing program to accommodate the printing subsystem. Addresses are validated and corrected in the printing subsystems prior to creation of the indicia image and address image to be printed on the mailpiece. One or more documents are inserted into the corresponding address matched envelope, which is sealed and has appropriate postage affixed prior to placement in the delivery stream.

公开(公告)号：US06722563B1

公开(公告)日：2004-04-20

申请号：US09690284

申请日：2000-10-17

申请人： Robert J. Johnson ,  Allen L. Kramer ,  Gabriel E. Pettner

发明人： Robert J. Johnson ,  Allen L. Kramer ,  Gabriel E. Pettner

IPC分类号： G06F1700

CPC分类号： G07B17/00508 ,  G07B2017/00588 ,  G07B2017/0062 ,  G07B2017/00717

摘要： A method for printing a label pair made up of a destination address label and a corresponding destination Information-Based Indicia Program (IBIP) indicia label on a label stock in a system for printing one or more labels uses a unique identifying mark for each label of the label pair. The unique identifying marks allow a user to match a destination address label to a corresponding destination address IBIP indicia label. The software defines the method used to generate the unique identifying marks and the positioning of the labels with respect to each other.

摘要翻译： 在用于打印一个或多个标签的系统中的标签库上打印由目的地地址标签和相应的基于目的地信息的标记计划（IBIP）标记标签组成的标签对的方法使用对于每个标签的每个标签的唯一识别标记 标签对。 唯一的识别标记允许用户将目的地地址标签与相应的目的地地址IBIP标记标签相匹配。 该软件定义了用于生成唯一识别标记的方法以及标签相对于彼此的定位。

公开(公告)号：US06721717B2

公开(公告)日：2004-04-13

申请号：US09816188

申请日：2001-03-26

申请人： Allen L. Kramer

发明人： Allen L. Kramer

IPC分类号： G07B1700

CPC分类号： G07B17/00362 ,  G07B2017/00298 ,  G07B2017/0033 ,  G07B2017/00419

摘要： The invention is a method and system for printing a postage meter indicia from a data processing system. The printing of the indicia is under control of an indicia control in an object linking and embedding (OLE2) environment. The method begins with instantiating an indicia control in the design application that will utilize the object control for indicia printing. The indicia control is attached to an application window for use by the application. Once established, the control will be passed a set of postage meter data from an interoperatively linked postage meter. The interface is enhanced by displaying an envelope representation on a monitor screen to a system operator, wherein the envelope display comprises design fields and wherein one of the design fields is a representation of the postage indicia. The postage indicia additionally comprises postage meter data such as available funds, a transaction value, and a postage meter identification. Additional parameters which may be set by transferring data from linked routines include: a date; a zip code; and a postage value. The envelope design fields comprise: a return address field; a destination address field; and, optionally, a Postnet barcode and/or an advertising slogan. The method then continues with the printing of the postage indicia to the application file and subsequently to an envelope. Printing to the application, as opposed to an indicia file, causes decrementing of the funds available to the data processing system by an amount equal to the postage value in the printed indicia.

摘要翻译： 本发明是用于从数据处理系统打印邮资计量表的方法和系统。 标记的打印受到对象连接和嵌入（OLE2）环境中的标记控制的控制。 该方法开始于实例化设计应用中的标记控件，其将利用对象控制进行标记打印。 标记控件附加到应用程序窗口以供应用程序使用。 一旦建立起来，控制将通过一套互操作的邮资计费器的邮资计费数据。 通过在监视器屏幕上向系统操作者显示信封表示来增强界面，其中信封显示器包括设计字段，并且其中一个设计字段是邮资标记的表示。 邮资标记还包括诸如可用资金，交易值和邮资计费标识之类的邮资计费器数据。 可以通过从链接例程传送数据来设置的附加参数包括：日期; 一个邮政编码; 和邮资值。 信封设计领域包括：返回地址字段; 目的地址字段; 以及可选地，Postnet条形码和/或广告口号。 然后，该方法继续将邮资标记打印到应用文件，随后到信封。 打印到应用程序而不是标记文件导致可用于数据处理系统的资金减少量等于打印标记中的邮资值。