Method and system for providing stamps by kiosk
CA 2446524 A1 · Owner: Martin, James D.L. · Inventors: Leon, J.P.; Martin, James D.L.; Brown, L. Carlton Jr.
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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.
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- Filed May 10, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 10, 2022.
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