Computerized integrated electronic mailing/addressing apparatus
US4868757A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 9, 1986 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B2017/00701
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus capable of automatically handling envelopes through various stages of processing, including electronic display of the envelope, electronic weighing of the envelope and printing of a stamp, date, time, location and ZIP+4 code in numerical and bar code form, name/address, advertising messages; maintaining mailing lists; maintaining and printing postage records; securing postage usage; buying postage electronically; retrieving user postage usage information; electronic keeping of time and date; updating of postage rates, ZIP+4 directory and mailing list; and having an integrated built-in ZIP+4 directory.
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