Method and system for remote feature enabling and disabling in a mailing system
US7844554B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 13, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B2017/00161
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method to remotely enable and disable features in a mailing system is provided. When a customer desires to change the operating features of a mailing system, the customer places an order with a data center. The data center generates a file that identifies each of the features that should be enabled within the mailing system, and the file is sent to the mailing system, along with any files required to implement and support the enabled features, via a network. The mailing system will store the required files, and purge any files no longer required to implement and support features that are no longer enabled. The enabling and disabling of operating features is thus performed remotely from the data center, and does not require a customer service representative to physically visit the location at which the mailing system is installed.
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