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WO2001050227A3 - Network based indicia generating system and method - Google Patents

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WO2001050227A3
WO2001050227A3 PCT/US2000/041529 US0041529W WO0150227A3 WO 2001050227 A3 WO2001050227 A3 WO 2001050227A3 US 0041529 W US0041529 W US 0041529W WO 0150227 A3 WO0150227 A3 WO 0150227A3
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indicia
funds
software
output station
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James M Mattern
Rana Dutta
Mark L Richardson
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Ascom Hasler Mailing Sys Inc
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Priority to EP00993222A priority Critical patent/EP1232426A4/en
Priority to AU55154/01A priority patent/AU5515401A/en
Priority to CA002388817A priority patent/CA2388817A1/en
Publication of WO2001050227A2 publication Critical patent/WO2001050227A2/en
Publication of WO2001050227A3 publication Critical patent/WO2001050227A3/en
Publication of WO2001050227A9 publication Critical patent/WO2001050227A9/en

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q30/00—Commerce
    • G06Q30/06—Buying, selling or leasing transactions
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00016—Relations between apparatus, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office, in a franking system
    • G07B17/00024—Physical or organizational aspects of franking systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00016—Relations between apparatus, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office, in a franking system
    • G07B17/00024—Physical or organizational aspects of franking systems
    • G07B2017/00048—Software architecture
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00733—Cryptography or similar special procedures in a franking system
    • G07B2017/00959—Cryptographic modules, e.g. a PC encryption board
    • G07B2017/00967—PSD [Postal Security Device] as defined by the USPS [US Postal Service]

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Abstract

A system and a method for managing generation of indicia representing payments for a plurality of users. The system comprises a secure source of funds (36), an output station (40), at least one user workstation (24), each user workstation including user software for enabling the user to provide input data corresponding to indicia to be generated, a centralized software system (28) for interacting with the user software, the secure source of funds (36), and the output station, and a network for carrying information between the at least one workstation (24) and the centralized software system, and between the centralized software system (28), the secure source of funds (36) and the output station. The system may also include a charge back accounting system for charging back funds expended, to a user of the system. The indicia may be postal indicia, and the system may further include apparatus for assembly of postal packages, and a printer (40) for printing the postal indicia for inclusion with the packages.
PCT/US2000/041529 1999-10-25 2000-10-25 Network based indicia generating system and method WO2001050227A2 (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP00993222A EP1232426A4 (en) 1999-10-25 2000-10-25 NETWORK-BASED CHARACTER GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
AU55154/01A AU5515401A (en) 1999-10-25 2000-10-25 Network based indicia generating system and method
CA002388817A CA2388817A1 (en) 1999-10-25 2000-10-25 Network based indicia generating system and method

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US16125799P 1999-10-25 1999-10-25
US60/161,257 1999-10-25

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WO2001050227A2 WO2001050227A2 (en) 2001-07-12
WO2001050227A3 true WO2001050227A3 (en) 2002-05-02
WO2001050227A9 WO2001050227A9 (en) 2002-08-01

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CA2388817A1 (en) 2001-07-12
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EP1232426A2 (en) 2002-08-21
WO2001050227A9 (en) 2002-08-01

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