Postage meter recharging system
US4811234A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 10, 1986 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B2017/00935
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electronic postage meter system in which an electronic postage meter is coupled to a data center by way of a communication path to enable recharging of the postage meter. The postage meter includes a register having stored therein the amount of postage which the postage meter is authorized to print. The data center is responsive to a request for recharging the postage meter to indicate the time rate of reduction of the authorized value stored in the postage meter register.
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