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7612302 |
System and method for alerting an operator
A system for alerting an operator of a weighing apparatus is described. The weighing apparatus may be capable of displaying a message in a message area to an operator. The message may be displayed...
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7610248 |
Weight measuring systems and methods
A method for producing and weighing a mailing unit that is formed from a plurality of components including inserts and envelopes comprises the steps of determining a weight for each of the...
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7601923 |
Parallel path weight measurement system for sheet handling devices
A weighing system is provided to measure the article weight by first and second weight measurement devices. The first and second weight measurement devices each include a platform adapted to accept...
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7586049 |
Apparatus and method for measuring the weight of items on a conveyor
An apparatus for measuring the weight of items on a conveyor includes a scale that generates a first signal corresponding to the weight of the items. A movable platform transports the items to the...
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7577617 |
Method for the dependable transmission of service data to a terminal equipment and arrangement for implementing the method
In a method and apparatus for dependable transmission of data from a data center to terminal equipment, particularly transmission of fee schedule table data to a postage-calculating scale or...
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7490549 |
Mail processing machine comprising a module optimising franking and method for optimising franking
A mail processing machine is described including a recto-verso printer adapted to receive data to be printed and to produce printed documents based on the data, the documents being designed to be...
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7482542 |
Feeder device with an integrated differential weigh module
A mail article feeder device having a weighing cell for delivering a weighing signal, a receiver tray having longitudinal and transverse walls for jogging mail articles, and for receiving a stack...
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7437332 |
Mailing machine including methods and systems to reduce weighing errors when operating in a differential weighing mode
A mailing machine is provided that, when operating in a differential weighing mode, can detect if a user has replaced one or more mail pieces that may have been inadvertently removed at the same...
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7367058 |
Encoding method
A method is described that provides efficient, secure web-based recognition services. More particularly, an embodiment of the method relates to confidential encoding by dissociating image...
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7359887 |
Apparatus, systems and methods for interfacing with digital scales configured with remote client computer devices
The present invention provides apparatus, systems and methods providing a digital scale interface in a global communications shipping management environment so that a shipping management system...
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7358450 |
Method for weighing items moving over a weighing plate in succession
In a method for weighing a number of items, such as letters to be franked, on a transport belt that moves over a weighing plate, the base of which is formed by the transport belt, the transport...
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7343359 |
Franking machine having a retrofittable weighing device
A franking machine has a housing with at least a first housing part which is configured such that a retrofittable weighing unit can be fitted therein. The first housing part defines a recess in the...
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7297879 |
Method and apparatus for determining the mass of an article using a load cell
A method of determining the mass of a mail piece using a load cell. A mail piece whose mass is to be determined is transported across a platform without stopping or slowing the mail piece. A load...
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7271352 |
System for high-speed automatic weighing of items in a mail stream
An apparatus for weighing mail pieces being advanced across a transport path including a weighing module having load cells, an in-feed drive module and a takeaway module. The scale platform is...
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7269474 |
Controlled self-adjusting process for reducing selected dimensions of electronic products
A method provides a self-learning mechanism for developing a database of information to be used in guiding selection of parts for temporary removal from a product, in order to reduce product...
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7191158 |
System and method for providing computer-based postage stamps
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for creating computer-based postage that may be used on any date and with an undetermined addressee includes generating a request to print...
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7141745 |
In-line mail weighing system and scale
An in-line mail weighing system and scale comprises a mail piece transport mounted atop a load cell. The mail piece transport includes a drive assembly and a pressure assembly defining a transport...
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7133851 |
System and method for combined mailing of a plurality of diverse publications
A system for combined mailing of a plurality of diverse publications to a plurality of recipients at an optimized mail rate. The system includes a bindery for binding a plurality of the signatures...
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7120611 |
Integrated electronic scale, and a system and method which uses the scale automatically to compute postal/carrier rates
An electronic scale integrally formed within the housing of a piece of office equipment increases a user's work space in a home or business environment. The piece of equipment may be a personal...
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7098410 |
Weighing module for weighing on the fly
A weighing module comprising a weighing platform incorporating a weighing cell and a motorized drive belt for transporting a mail item from one side to the other of the weighing platform, means for...
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7096152 |
Method and apparatus for determining weight of moving mailpieces
The invention pertains to a mailpiece weight measuring apparatus for use with a high speed automatic mailpiece processing system. The weight measuring apparatus measures the inertial mass of the...
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7058610 |
System and method for communicating a message in a mailing system
The present invention is directed to a system and method for providing confirmation and messaging relating to the distribution of a mail piece within a mailing system. Information including a...
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7035832 |
System and method for automatically providing shipping/transportation fees
There is disclosed a system and method for dispensing postage or other authorization information electronically by using a portable processor containing a maximum amount of preauthorized postage...
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6983883 |
System and method for weighing and tracking freight
In a freight shipment system and method, the lift trucks used by the freight carrier for handling and loading freight shipments are equipped with a weighing device capable of weighing each piece of...
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6972384 |
Internet scale
The invention disclosed consists of an Internet scale, which is comprised of a weighing platform with an integrated Internet connection/browser means. This scale will allow the connectivity and...
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6970855 |
Method and system for enterprise-level unassisted customer shipping
A system and method for unassisted enterprise-level unassisted customer shipping is described providing for payment of shipping and item costs in a single transaction. In one configuration, a...
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6960730 |
Downloadable digital rate calculating scale
A downloadable postage rate calculating device including a platform for receiving a parcel and providing a weight for the parcel, and a processor configured to receive current rates information...
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6949710 |
Mail weighing system and scale apparatus
An apparatus and method to individually weigh continuously fed mail pieces wherein each mail piece is configured in a vertical orientation and fed through the weighing system in seriatim. The...
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6943867 |
Method and system for shipping of photofinishing orders
A system and method for automatically determining the shipping weight and cost of a plurality of photofinishing items from a service provider without physically weighing the photofinishing order. A...
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6917924 |
Automated package shipping machine
A system for accepting and storing items for subsequent pickup by a commercial carrier includes a storage area which is defined by an outer housing, and a customer interface area that includes a...
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6907409 |
Method and arrangement for determining a weight with a dynamic scale
A dynamic scale has a conveyor, a weighing pan, a weighing cell, sensors and an electronic control unit that, in addition to controlling the conveyor means ( 4 ), implements an evaluation of a...
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6901388 |
Method and system for metering mixed weight mail pieces at an increased average rate
A method for printing indicia on mailpieces at an increased average speed. The system includes: a postal scale for determining a postage amount for a mail piece; a printer; and a postage meter...
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6886001 |
System and method for linking an indicium with address information of a mailpiece in a closed system postage meter
System and method is provided for adding addressing information to an indicium printed by a closed system metering device. A scanning device is coupled to a closed system postage meter for scanning...
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6868395 |
Business transactions using the internet
In a campaign, a customer's file is reviewed to determine the offer or solicitation to send to the customer and the time such will remain open, and an e-mail message is sent to the customer that...
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6865557 |
Network open metering system
A transaction evidencing system includes a plurality of computer systems operatively configured to form a network with one of the computer systems functioning as a server and the remaining computer...
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6861592 |
Method for weighing mail pieces
A method is provided for weighing a series of mail pieces such as letters, flats or a mixture thereof, that are being conveyed through a weighing module. Each mail piece has a length which falls...
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6847952 |
Postage metering system having multiple postage meter configuration capability
A postage metering system includes a base and a user interface mounted to the base. The user interface includes a micro controller, an internal socket for receiving an integrated circuit chip and a...
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6839694 |
System and method for weighing items such as mailpieces in the presence of external vibration
A system and method for weighing of items such as mailpieces in the presence of external vibration such as ground noise. The system includes a scale system having a platform connected to a load...
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6834273 |
System for capturing information from a postal indicia producing device so as to correct improperly paid mail pieces
A system for correcting the rating and payment of mail pieces scanned and weighed by the post. The foregoing is accomplished by: uniquely identifying mail pieces during the metering process;...
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6825423 |
Method and system for weighing items such as mail pieces
A weighing system and a postage metering system including such a weighing system. The weighing system includes a transport assembly having a transport for receiving and outputting mail pieces to be...
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6813614 |
Method for re-keying postage metering devices
A method for communicating a re-keying message from a postage meter to a registration authority includes the steps of determining at the postage meter that a current key needs to be replaced with a...
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6797893 |
Method and scale system and transducer used in such scale system for rapidly determining weights of items such as mail pieces
A method scale system and transducer used in such system for rapid weighing of items. Said scale system includes: a transducer assembly; said transducer assembly in turn including, a transducer...
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6786404 |
Sort system and method utilizing instructions to direct placement and provide feedback
The present invention includes a method for sorting objects that comprises capturing object information from machine-readable indicia on an object, determining routing information from the...
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6762370 |
Vibrating tray scale having a clamping device that allows for detection of loose matter in a mail piece
A vibrating tray scale capable of detecting small amounts of loose particulate matter contained within a mail piece is disclosed. The scale is provided with a clamping device having a plurality of...
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6759602 |
Apparatus and method for weighing mailpieces in motion
A method for weighing mailpieces while in motion in a mailpiece weighing system. The weigh pan in the mailpiece horizontal transport path generates a signal corresponding to a weight of the moving...
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6745933 |
Method for providing a pre-security depository
A method for providing a pre-security deposit for an article and a selection station to aid in the method. The method comprises utilizing a selection station having a secure depository bin located...
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6741724 |
Method and system for form processing
The invention provides a method of processing an information form such as a postal change of address form. Such a form includes various data elements, such as a name of a person submitting the form...
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6711555 |
Method and apparatus for delivering mail items to non-postal route locations
An apparatus and method for processing non-postal route mail records and delivering mail items to non-postal route locations. Mail records are presented for processing. Mailers then extract...
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6649849 |
Handheld mailing system
A handheld mailing system that is easily portable while still maintaining the functionality and security necessary for a complete mailing system is disclosed. A handheld device, such as, for...
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6630632 |
Method and arrangement for the control of a dynamic scale
In a dynamic scale, and a method for controlling a dynamic scale, an item to be weighed is transported by a transport device to a weighing cell. The transport device is operable in a number of...
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