Postal system intranet and commerce processing for on-line value bearing system
US7233929B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 18, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2209/56
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An on-line system for printing a value bearing item (VBI) that includes a client subsystem for interfacing with a user, a cryptographic device remote from the client subsystem for authenticating a plurality of users, and a server subsystem capable of communicating with the client subsystem and having code for providing customer support to a user, for administering a user VBI meter, for providing payment administration support to a user, providing accounts receivable support to a user, meter refund and withdrawal processing support to a user, providing misprint processing support to a user, and providing payment processing and billing functions. A method implementing these features is also provided.
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