Apparatus for determining a postage fee
US5719776A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B2017/00395
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for determining a postage fee for setting a postage meter. The apparatus includes a computer system with at least one memory for a computer program and a postage rate system. An input/display device for the computer system includes a transparent input plate having several input fields and covers a display. The number, arrangement and function of the input fields of the input/display device and their corresponding graphic display representation are variably controlled by a computer program adapting to desired inputs.
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