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7433849 System and method for controlling a postage metering system using data required for printing  
A method for controlling a postage metering system includes a mailer defining a first set of parameters for which the generation of postage evidence is authorized to be dispensed from the mailer's...
7428996 Method and system for encoding information into a bar code with different module size  
Methods for generating and reading a two-dimensional barcode comprised of a number of data modules for storing a first encoded set of binary data and a second encoded set of binary data. The first...
7424458 Method and system for generating characterizing information descriptive of printed material such as address blocks and generating postal indicia or the like incorporating such characterizing information  
A method and system for generating and printing an indicium, such as a postal indicium, on an object such as a mail piece. A digital image of other printed material, such as an address block, on...
7392377 Secured centralized public key infrastructure  
An on-line value bearing item (VBI) printing system that includes one or more cryptographic modules and a central database is disclosed. The cryptographic modules are capable of implementing the...
7383194 Software based stamp dispenser  
A system for generating digital postage stamps wherein a PC requests digital postage stamps from a data center. The data center generates a digital book of postage stamps, which the PC downloads to...
7343357 System and method for printing multiple postage indicia  
A system and method for printing multiple postage indicia, such as an outbound and/or an associated return postage meter stamp, including a desired postage amount, onto a document or label is...
7299210 On-line value-bearing indicium printing using DSA  
A method and apparatus for generating a Value Bearing Indicium (VBI) for on-line applications. A VBI is generated by hashing user information to create a message digest that is used to create a...
7266696 Electronic postmarking without directly utilizing an electronic postmark server  
Systems and methods for performing electronic postmarking of data, without directly utilizing a regular electronic postmark (EPM) server ( 110 ), including receiving data from a data acquisition...
7266531 Mail processing system with unique mailpiece authorization assigned in advance of mailpieces entering carrier service mail processing stream  
A mailing list is created including destination addresses for mailpieces to be submitted to a carrier service for delivery. A unique mailpiece identifier associated with mailpieces on the mailing...
7266504 System and method for printing multiple postage indicia  
An envelope having a window for allowing a printed postage indicia to show through is shown. According to a preferred embodiment, the postage indicia window may be provided with a glassine...
7257542 Secure on-line ticketing  
A method and apparatus for generating a Value Bearing Indicium (VBI) for on-line ticketing applications. A VBI may be generated by hashing user information to create a message digest that is used...
7240037 Method and apparatus for digitally signing an advertisement area next to a value-bearing item  
An on-line VBI printing system that includes one or more cryptographic modules and a central database. The cryptographic modules are capable of implementing a variety of required security...
7236956 Role assignments in a cryptographic module for secure processing of value-bearing items  
An on-line value bearing item (VBI) printing system that includes one or more cryptographic modules and a central database is disclosed. The cryptographic modules are capable of implementing the...
7233929 Postal system intranet and commerce processing for on-line value bearing system  
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...
EP1796050A1 Meter tape with location indicator used for unique identification  
A method for producing a metered tape and an indicium on a meter tape comprising determining (13) a location on the meter tape where the indicium is to be printed, generating (14) the indicium with...
EP1791083A2 Method and system for encoding information into a bar code with different module size  
Methods for generating and reading a two-dimensional barcode comprised of a number of data modules for storing a first encoded set of binary data and a second encoded set of binary data. The first...
EP1788529A2 Enhanced encryption control system for a mail processing system having data center verification  
A key control system comprises the generation of a first set of predetermined keys Kp red which are then used as master keys for a plurality of respective postage meters (12). The keys are then...
7216110 Cryptographic module for secure processing of value-bearing items  
An on-line value bearing item (VBI) printing system that includes one or more cryptographic modules and a central database is disclosed. The cryptographic modules are capable of implementing the...
7203666 Virtual postage metering system  
A virtual postage metering system and method provides value added services corresponding to postage metering transactions. Funds are not stored at a user's site, reducing the risk of unauthorized...
7194957 System and method of printing labels  
Printing one or more value indicia onto a printable medium using a remote device coupled to a computer server via a communications network includes accessing the computer server with the remote...
7149726 Online value bearing item printing  
An on-line VBI printing system that includes one or more cryptographic modules and a central database. The cryptographic modules are capable of implementing a variety of required security...
7136839 Method for reissuing digital tokens in an open metering system  
A method of reissuing digital tokens in an open system meter includes the steps of calculating a digital token using the predetermined postal information including addressee information, postage...
EP0931299B1 VIRTUAL POSTAGE METER WITH SECURE DIGITAL SIGNATURE DEVICE  
Abstract not available
7095852 Cryptographic key split binder for use with tagged data elements  
A cryptographic key split binder includes key split generators that generate cryptographic key splits from seed data and a key split randomizer for randomizing cryptographic key splits to produce a...
7085725 Methods of distributing postage label sheets with security features  
A method of providing a value stamp over a communication network includes providing a medium to a user having access to a data processing system. The medium is suitable for printing a value...
7080044 PC-based open metering system and method  
A transaction evidencing system includes a personal computer (PC) comprising a processor, memory and hard drive, with a plurality of non-metering application programs that selectively run on the...
7079653 Cryptographic key split binding process and apparatus  
A cryptographic key split combiner includes a number of key split generators for generating cryptographic key splits from seed data, and a key split randomizer for randomizing the key splits to...
7069253 Techniques for tracking mailpieces and accounting for postage payment  
A method of preparing a mailpiece includes applying a mailpiece identification (MI) code that uniquely identifies the mailpiece, and applying a destination code to the mailpiece signifying at least...
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...
6997627 Label printer read after print correlation apparatus  
A printer and a process for correlating printed subject matter with subject matter that is meant to be printed by a printer with a printing mechanism or print engine such as a thermal printer...
6985888 Secure user certification for electronic commerce employing value metering system  
A system and method include means for processing a cryptographic certificate adapted to provide security functionality. A register means is provided and means for adjusting the register means to...
EP0925558B1 VIRTUAL POSTAGE METER WITH MULTIPLE ORIGINS OF DEPOSIT  
Abstract not available
EP0873616B1 PRINTING POSTAGE WITH CRYPTOGRAPHIC CLOCKING SECURITY  
Abstract not available
6938018 Method and apparatus for a modular postage accounting system  
Apparatus and method for a modular postage accounting system. An open system metering device of the present invention includes a general purpose computer, a digital printer and a secure metering...
6922678 Virtual postage meter with multiple origins of deposit  
A system and method of evidencing postage payment includes a local postage printing system requesting to a remote data metering center for the generation of postage evidencing information. The...
6907399 Secure user certification for electronic commerce employing value metering system  
A system and method include means for processing a cryptographic certificate adapted to provide security functionality. A register means is provided and means for adjusting the register means to...
6898581 Secure user certification for electronic commerce employing value metering system  
A system and method include means for processing a cryptographic certificate adapted to provide security functionality. A register means is provided and means for adjusting the register means to...
6889214 Virtual security device  
A system and method for remote postage metering of postage indicia, including demanding a desired postage amount and subsequently printing the postage indicia onto a piece of mail. A user inputs...
6868406 Auditing method and system for an on-line value-bearing item printing system  
An on-line value bearing item (VBI) printing system that includes one or more cryptographic modules and a central database is disclosed. The cryptographic modules are capable of implementing the...
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...
6839691 Method for acquiring a customer for online postage metering  
A method for acquiring customers for meter licenses for PC postage. The method includes the steps of a meter vendor obtaining a first meter license from the Post for a first meter; loaning the use...
6816844 Method and apparatus for performing secure processing of postal data  
A postal system includes a local computer having a user interface and an associated storage unit for storing a secure data file that contains postal (e.g., accounting) data. A secure processing...
6813613 System for printing on a local printer coupled to a meter server postage requested from a remote computer  
A postage metering system includes a plurality of computers operatively connected as part of a computer network and operating as client computers on the computer network. At least one postal...
6766455 System and method for preventing differential power analysis attacks (DPA) on a cryptographic device  
System and method for performing cryptographic operations include providing at least one processor for performing cryptographic operations, memory coupled to the processor for use in performing the...
6766308 Method and apparatus for placing automated calls for postage meter and base  
A meter and/or base coupled to one or more modems automatically places a service call to a service center upon detection of particular ones of detected faults. Diagnostic and test software...
6748535 System and method for suppressing conducted emissions by a cryptographic device comprising an integrated circuit  
System and method for performing cryptographic operations include providing at least one processor for performing cryptographic operations, memory coupled to the processor for use in performing the...
6701304 Method and apparatus for postage label authentication  
A postage metering system that includes a secure metering device (SMD) coupled to a printer. The SMD generates an indicium and the printer receives and prints the indicium onto a label. The printed...
6694433 XML encryption scheme  
A secure accounting and operational method, whereby process elements are provided to a process, selected process elements are manipulated, a scheduled condition of the process is sampled at a...
6671813 Secure on-line PC postage metering system  
A system for providing secure access and execution of application software stored on a first computer by a second computer using a communication device while a communication link is maintained...
6609117 System and method for distributing postage over a public network, enabling efficient printing of postal indicia on items to be mailed and authenticating the printed indicia  
A system is disclosed for distributing postage over a public network in a manner that is secure in the case of third party interception, indicia for which can be efficiently printed by a postal...
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