EP 0838069 A4 20000712 - SECURE POSTAGE PAYMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
Title (en)
SECURE POSTAGE PAYMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
Title (de)
SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUM SICHEREN BEZAHLEN VON POSTGEBÜHREN
Title (fr)
SYSTEME ET PROCEDE PERMETTANT DE REGLER DES AFFRANCHISSEMENTS POSTAUX EN TOUTE SECURITE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9706831 W 19970423
- US 1608296 P 19960423
- US 1791196 P 19960423
- US 1552896 P 19960423
- US 1676096 P 19960503
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9740472A1] In a postage payment system (100), a secure integrated circuit (IC) card (180) is used to manage postage funds, and create encrypted postage indicia (305, 605, 705). Among other things, the system (100) is capable of performing charge-back accounting of postage expenses and generating mail contents (300). In accordance with an aspect of the invention, the postage indicia (305, 605, 705) are applied to selected locations on the mail contents (300) while they are being generated. In the preferred embodiment, each mail content (300) is placed in a window envelope (340) such that the postage indicium (305, 605, 705) on the mail content (300) exposes through a window (347) of the envelope (340) to facilitate inspection of the indicium (305, 605, 705). In accordance with another aspect of the invention, by including transactional data (708) in addition to the traditional postal data (709) in a postage indicium (305, 605, 705), the indicium (305, 605, 705) can be used to pay bills, purchase products and services, including any courier service different than the postal service, or used as cash, a traveler's check, or money order.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G06Q 10/00 (2006.01); G06Q 20/34 (2012.01); G06Q 50/00 (2006.01); G07B 17/00 (2006.01); G07B 17/02 (2006.01); G07B 17/04 (2006.01); G07F 7/08 (2006.01); G07F 7/10 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G06Q 20/346 (2013.01); G07B 17/0008 (2013.01); G07F 7/0866 (2013.01); G07F 7/1008 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00177 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00588 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00766 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- No further relevant documents disclosed
- See references of WO 9740472A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
CH DE FR GB LI NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9740472 A1 19971030; EP 0838069 A1 19980429; EP 0838069 A4 20000712; JP 3461002 B2 20031027; JP H11503852 A 19990330
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9706831 W 19970423; EP 97921354 A 19970423; JP 53473697 A 19970423