Computerized parcel shipping system
CA 1270567 C · Owner: Pitney Bowes Inc. · Inventors: Hills, Karen F.; Mitchell, Paul H.
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A computerized partial shipping system wherein transactions related to a plurality of carriers are recorded in a single file. The file has a pair of counters for each carrier, with the first counter storing the total number of transactions recorded for that carrier and the second counter storing the number of closed transaction records for that carrier. The programs enable the archiving of the records and updating the records of the file.
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- Granted June 19, 1990. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 19, 2007.
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