Method and apparatus for dynamically locating and printing a plurality of postage payment indicia on a mailpiece
US7124117B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 6, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B2017/00564
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A processor based postage metering system includes structure for entering user input data including first and second fold configurations selected from a plurality of fold configurations; apparatus for accounting for postage dispensed by the processor based postage metering system; a document program running on the processor based postage metering system, the document program operable for controlling creation of a document based on the user input data; apparatus for automatically determining based on the first fold configuration a first designated location within the document for printing a first evidence of postage; structure for automatically determining based on the second fold configuration a second designated location within the document for printing a second evidence of postage; and apparatus for printing the document and the first and second evidences of postage such that the first and second evidences of postage are respectively printed in the first and second designated locations of the document.
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