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Electronic postage scale system and method

US5675493A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 7, 1995
Grant dateOct 7, 1997
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Expiry dateJun 7, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07B2017/00967
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In an improved postage scale system, programs and data are used to run the system to provide shipping options and information on shipping costs associated therewith. The system is capable of interfacing and communicating with other devices such as a printer, a remote computer, an optical scanner, an integrated circuit (IC) card, etc. For example, the system can be updated by downloading new data and application code from IC cards to the system.

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