Method and apparatus for tracking mail items through a carrier distribution system
    2.
    发明申请
    Method and apparatus for tracking mail items through a carrier distribution system 审中-公开
    用于通过载体分配系统跟踪邮件的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20020029152A1

    公开(公告)日:2002-03-07

    申请号:US09927963

    申请日:2001-08-10

    申请人: Pitney Bowes Inc.

    IPC分类号: G06F017/60

    摘要: A carrier distribution system tracks a mail item having a unique sender generated identifier thereon. The carrier distribution system includes apparatus for reading the unique sender generated identifier from the mail item; structure for including a unique carrier generated identifier on the mail item; a data base that associates the unique sender generated identifier with the unique carrier generated identifier; at least one sensor that reads the unique carrier generated identifier from the mail item and provides location information to the data base that is associated with the unique carrier generated identifier so that at times when the carrier distribution system receives a location query from an entity about the mail item via submission of the unique sender generated identifier the location information is obtainable from the database without requiring submission of the unique carrier generated identifier by the entity.

    摘要翻译: 载体分配系统跟踪具有唯一发送者生成标识符的邮件项目。 载体分配系统包括用于从邮件项目读取唯一发送者生成的标识符的装置; 用于在邮件项上包括唯一载体生成的标识符的结构; 将唯一发送者生成的标识符与唯一载波生成的标识符相关联的数据库; 至少一个传感器,其从邮件项目读取唯一载波生成的标识符,并向与唯一载波生成的标识符相关联的数据库提供位置信息,使得在载体分发系统从实体接收关于 通过提交唯一发送者生成的标识符,邮件项目可以从数据库获得位置信息,而不需要由实体提交唯一载波生成的标识符。

    Method and system for automated document processing

    公开(公告)号:US20040220695A1

    公开(公告)日:2004-11-04

    申请号:US10861659

    申请日:2004-06-04

    申请人: Pitney Bowes Inc.

    IPC分类号: G06F007/00

    CPC分类号: G06Q10/10

    摘要: A business reply mail piece and associated processing system that allows information contained within business reply mail to be scanned and interpreted before the business reply mail reaches its ultimate destination is provided. A machine-readable block of control information that instructs computer-driven actuators what to do with the business reply mail document itself, its digital image (or parts of thereof) and the data elements contained in the document, based on selections made by the recipient, is provided on the business reply mail piece. A scanner module scans the business reply mail piece to read the selection made by the recipient and the corresponding instructions from the block of control information. A control module interprets the data to provide instructions for the processing of the business reply mail piece based on the recipient's selection.

    System and method for controlling a postage metering system using data required for printing
    5.
    发明申请
    System and method for controlling a postage metering system using data required for printing 有权
    使用打印所需数据来控制邮资计费系统的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20030144972A1

    公开(公告)日:2003-07-31

    申请号:US10341124

    申请日:2003-01-13

    申请人: Pitney Bowes Inc.

    IPC分类号: G06F017/00

    摘要: A method for controlling a postage metering system defines a first set of postage parameters associated with the generation of postage evidence in a postage metering system and then initializes the postage metering system with a subset of the first set of postage parameters. The subset defines a combination of the postage parameters for which the generation of postage evidence is not authorized. When a request for postage evidence is received, the request includes a second set of postage parameters. The generation of postage evidence is inhibited when at least one of the postage parameters in the second set matches one of the postage parameters in the first set. When none of the postage parameters in the second set matches any of the postage parameters in the first set the requested postage evidence is generated. In an alternate method the subset defines a combination of the postage parameters for which the generation of postage evidence is authorized, and the requested postage evidence is generated when each of the postage parameters in the first set matches one of the postage parameters in the second set. The generation of postage evidence is inhibited when one the postage parameters in the first set does not match any of the postage parameters in the second set.

    摘要翻译: 用于控制邮资计费系统的方法定义了与邮资计费系统中的邮资证据的生成相关联的第一组邮资参数,然后用第一组邮资参数的子集初始化邮资计费系统。 该子集定义邮资证据的生成未被授权的邮资参数的组合。 当收到邮资证明的请求时,请求包括第二组邮资参数。 当第二组中的邮资参数中的至少一个与第一组中的邮资参数中的一个匹配时,邮政证据的生成被禁止。 当第二组中的邮资参数中的任何一个都不匹配第一组中的任何邮资参数时,生成所请求的邮资证据。 在替代方法中,子集定义了邮资证据的生成被授权的邮资参数的组合,并且当第一集合中的每个邮资参数与第二集合中的一个邮资参数匹配时,生成所请求的邮资证据 。 当第一组中的邮资参数与第二组中的任何邮资参数不匹配时,邮政证据的生成被禁止。