Custom rate pack for postage systems
US5255196A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 1990 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B2017/00701
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An improved postage scale (2). The scale contains a central processing unit (200) which calculates the amount of postage required for an article to be mailed. The central processing unit inputs rate information from battery augmented random access memory (208). A user programs the random access memory using the same keyboard (6) used for normal weighing operations. In preferred embodiments memory pack, including the battery augmented random access memory (208), is inserted in external slot (10) in the postage scale for added versatility.
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