System for accounting for postage expended by a postage meter having data security during printing
CA 1280214 C · Owner: Mallozzi, Joseph D. · Inventors: Daniels, Edward P.; Hutcheson, Neale C.; Breault, Michelle S.
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A system for accounting for postage expended by a postage meter. The system includes a keyboard and display for entry of commands and postal information a printer, a, memory for storing account records and program data the, memory further including a non-volatile memory for storing account records and other data, an interface to an electronic postage meter, and a processor including a CPU. The processor controls an electronic postage meter through the interface in accordance with the program data and entered postal information to set the meter and then responds to signals from the meter to update account records. The processor may also edit selected account records in accordance with …
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- Granted February 12, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 12, 2008.
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