POSTAGE METERING SYSTEM HAVING TELEPHONE ANSWERING CAPABILITY - Patent 1438679

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EP 1 438 679 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	12.02.2004

(43)	Date of publication:
	21.07.2004 Bulletin 2004/30

(21)	Application number: 02778380.2

(22)	Date of filing: 27.09.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06F 17/00

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2002/030785

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2003/030106 (10.04.2003 Gazette 2003/15)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

28.09.2001 US 965753
28.09.2001 US 965750

(71)	Applicant: PITNEY BOWES INC.
	Stamford, CT 06926 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	GARGIULO, Joseph, L. Trumbull, CT 06611 (US)

(74)	Representative: HOFFMANN EITLE
	Patent- und RechtsanwälteArabellastrasse 4 81925 München 81925 München (DE)

(54)	POSTAGE METERING SYSTEM HAVING TELEPHONE ANSWERING CAPABILITY