PROVIDING STAMPS ON SECURE PAPER USING A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
    1.
    发明申请
    PROVIDING STAMPS ON SECURE PAPER USING A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK 审中-公开
    使用通信网络为安全纸张提供印章

    公开(公告)号:WO0135347A3

    公开(公告)日:2001-11-29

    申请号:PCT/US0030711

    申请日:2000-11-07

    Abstract: A technique for printing postage and other value indicia at a user location. A user at a user computer acquires secure postage labels having one or more security features such as serrated edges, a microprint strip, a color fiber, taggants, a watermark, a hologram, or a fluorescent stripe. The labels have associated serial numbers, possibly at the sheet or individual label level. The user establishes communication with a postage vendor system (PVS), which may include one or more servers, and requests one or more indicia. The user also provides one or more serial numbers for the label(s) or label sheet(s) on which the one or more indicia are to be printed. The PVS determines if the one or more serial numbers are valid, and if so, generates information for printing the one or more indicia and then sends the information to the user computer. The information preferably includes a digital signature for each indicium, which may incorporate the serial number. The user computer receives the information and prints the one or more indicia on one or more postage labels.

    Abstract translation: 在用户位置打印邮资和其他价值标记的技术。 用户计算机处的用户获取具有一个或多个安全特征的安全邮资标签,例如锯齿边缘,缩微印刷条,彩色光纤,标签剂,水印,全息图或荧光条。 这些标签具有相关的序列号,可能位于工作表或单个标签级别。 用户建立与邮政供应商系统(PVS)的通信,其可以包括一个或多个服务器,并且请求一个或多个标记。 用户还提供一个或多个序列号用于要在其上打印一个或多个标记的标签或标签页。 PVS确定一个或多个序列号是否有效,如果是,则生成用于打印一个或多个标记的信息,然后将该信息发送给用户计算机。 该信息优选地包括每个标记的数字签名,其可以包含序列号。 用户计算机接收信息并在一个或多个邮资标签上打印一个或多个标记。

    TECHNIQUES FOR DISPENSING POSTAGE USING A COMMUNICATION NETWORK
    2.
    发明申请
    TECHNIQUES FOR DISPENSING POSTAGE USING A COMMUNICATION NETWORK 审中-公开
    使用通信网络分配邮政的技术

    公开(公告)号:WO0135344A3

    公开(公告)日:2002-08-29

    申请号:PCT/US0030709

    申请日:2000-11-07

    Abstract: Techniques for dispensing postage using a communication network such as the Internet. A postage vendor system (PVS) is assigned a single postal license number by a postal authority, such as the USPS, and is used by the PVS to cater to postage requests from a plurality of unrelated users who may be at different geographical addresses. The PVS may comprise a plurality of server systems and may receive requests to purchase stamps from one or more user systems. In response to the postage purchase requests, the PVS may generate information for printing indicia corresponding to the stamp requests based upon the single postal license number associated with the PVS. The PVS may then communicate the information for printing the indicia to the one or more user systems. The user systems may print the indicia based upon the information for printing the indicia received from the PVS.

    Abstract translation: 使用诸如因特网的通信网络分配邮资的技术。 邮政供应商系统(PVS)由邮政局(如USPS)分配一个邮政许可证号码,由PVS用于满足来自不同地理位置的多个无关用户的邮资请求。 PVS可以包括多个服务器系统,并且可以接收从一个或多个用户系统购买邮票的请求。 响应于邮资购买请求,PVS可以基于与PVS相关联的单个邮政许可证号码来产生用于打印与邮戳请求相对应的标记的信息。 然后,PVS可以将用于打印标记的信息传送给一个或多个用户系统。 用户系统可以基于用于打印从PVS接收的标记的信息来打印标记。

    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING STAMPS BY KIOSK
    3.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING STAMPS BY KIOSK 审中-公开
    KIOSK提供STAMPS的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:WO02092351A3

    公开(公告)日:2003-07-10

    申请号:PCT/US0215080

    申请日:2002-05-10

    CPC classification number: G06Q20/00 G07B17/00193 G07B2017/00225 G07F17/26

    Abstract: Techniques for dispensing postage from a kiosk (104) using a communications network (108). A method for obtaining a postage stamp at a kiosk (104), where the kiosk (104) includes a computer system (300) and a printer (310), includes a user inputting a request for the postage stamp into the kiosk (104). The request is sent to a server (102) via a communications network (108). The kiosk then receives a markup language response back from the server (102), and processes the markup language response to obtain an indicium. The printer (31) prints the indicium on a label (400), where the label (400) includes one or more security features, thereby providing the postage stamp.

    Abstract translation: 使用通信网络(108)从信息亭(104)分配邮资的技术。 一种在售货亭(104)上获得邮票的方法,其中,所述售货亭(104)包括计算机系统(300)和打印机(310),所述方法包括将所述邮票的请求输入到所述信息亭(104)中的用户, 。 该请求经由通信网络(108)发送到服务器(102)。 然后,信息亭从服务器(102)接收到标记语言响应,并处理标记语言响应以获得标记。 打印机(31)将标签打印在标签(400)上,其中标签(400)包括一个或多个安全特征,从而提供邮票。

    SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PRINTING LABELS
    4.
    发明申请
    SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PRINTING LABELS 审中-公开
    打印标签的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:WO0135346A3

    公开(公告)日:2001-10-04

    申请号:PCT/US0030710

    申请日:2000-11-07

    Abstract: Printing one or more value indicia onto a printable medium using a remote device coupled to a computer server via a communications network includes accessing the computer server with the remote device. A user is prompted to select a serial number associated with the printable medium, and the serial number is transmitted to the computer server using the remote device. A print control program is received from the computer server. Information for printing one or more value indicia are transmitted from the computer server to the remote device. The print control program executes on the remote device to print the one or more value indicia to the printable medium using a printer coupled with the remote device.

    Abstract translation: 使用经由通信网络耦合到计算机服务器的远程设备将一个或多个价值标记印刷到可印刷介质上包括使用远程设备访问计算机服务器。 提示用户选择与可打印介质关联的序列号,并且使用远程设备将序列号发送到计算机服务器。 从计算机服务器接收打印控制程序。 用于打印一个或多个价值标记的信息从计算机服务器传输到远程设备。 打印控制程序在远程设备上执行,以使用与远程设备耦合的打印机将一个或多个值标记打印到可打印介质。

    TECHNIQUES FOR TRACKING MAILPIECES AND ACCOUNTING FOR POSTAGE PAYMENT
    5.
    发明申请
    TECHNIQUES FOR TRACKING MAILPIECES AND ACCOUNTING FOR POSTAGE PAYMENT 审中-公开
    跟踪邮件和核对邮资支付的技巧

    公开(公告)号:WO2004029754A3

    公开(公告)日:2004-07-01

    申请号:PCT/US0330097

    申请日:2003-09-23

    Inventor: LEON J P

    Abstract: A method of preparing a mailpiece includes applying a mailpiece identification (MI) code that uniquely identifies the mailpiece, and applying a destination code to the mailpiece signifying at least part of an address. Tracking and accounting for such a mailpiece includes: at an postal service mail processing (MP) site, obtaining the MI code and the destination code, and sending a mailpiece message including at least the MI code to a postage vendor (PV) site; and at the PV site, storing information from the mailpiece message, debiting an account of the mailer for postage, crediting an account of a postal service for postage, and when the mailpiece message indicates that the mailpiece has arrived at its destination, retiring the MI code as no longer available for use on a mailpiece (at least for some predetermined time).

    Abstract translation: 准备邮件的方法包括应用唯一标识邮件的邮件标识(MI)码,并且将目的地代码应用于邮件以表示地址的至少一部分。 对这种邮件的追踪和统计包括:在邮政服务邮件处理(MP)站点,获得MI代码和目的地代码,并且将包括至少MI代码的邮件消息发送到邮资供应商(PV)站点; 并且在PV站点存储来自邮件消息的信息,为邮资借记邮件帐户,向邮政服务帐户记入邮资,并且当邮件消息指示邮件已经到达其目的地时,退出MI 代码不再可用于邮件(至少在某个预定的时间内)。

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