CA2175406A1 - Closed loop transaction based mail accounting and payment system with carrier payment through a third party initiated by mailing information release - Google Patents

Closed loop transaction based mail accounting and payment system with carrier payment through a third party initiated by mailing information release

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CA2175406A1
CA2175406A1 CA 2175406 CA2175406A CA2175406A1 CA 2175406 A1 CA2175406 A1 CA 2175406A1 CA 2175406 CA2175406 CA 2175406 CA 2175406 A CA2175406 A CA 2175406A CA 2175406 A1 CA2175406 A1 CA 2175406A1
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mailing
statement
payment
mail
closed loop
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CA2175406C (en
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Leon A. Pintsov
William T. Shannon
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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Priority claimed from US08/432,733 external-priority patent/US5675650A/en
Priority claimed from US08/629,719 external-priority patent/US5826247A/en
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  • Financial Or Insurance-Related Operations Such As Payment And Settlement (AREA)
  • Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)
  • Devices For Checking Fares Or Tickets At Control Points (AREA)
  • Cash Registers Or Receiving Machines (AREA)

Abstract

A method for mail accounting and payment includes creating a mail batch including a plurality of mailpieces and creating a statement of mailing containing data relating to the mail batch. The statement of mailing is digitally signed to facilitate a subsequent verification of the integrity of thedata in the statement of mailing. The digital signature is included as party of the statement of mailing. The statement of mailing is submitted to a transaction processing center. The transaction processing center initiates a funds transfer to a carrier delivery service for carrier delivery services payment for the batch of mail. The statement of mailing or other mailing data may be stored in a nonvolatile memory means. The nonvolatile memory means allows the statement of mailing to be stored therein and erased therefrom but not modified.
CA 2175406 1995-05-02 1996-04-30 Closed loop transaction based mail accounting and payment system with carrier payment through a third party initiated by mailing information release Expired - Lifetime CA2175406C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/432,733 US5675650A (en) 1995-05-02 1995-05-02 Controlled acceptance mail payment and evidencing system
US08/432,733 1995-05-02
US08/629,719 US5826247A (en) 1996-04-09 1996-04-09 Closed loop transaction based mail accounting and payment system with carrier payment through a third party initiated by mailing information release
US08/629,719 1996-04-09

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CA2175406A1 true CA2175406A1 (en) 1996-11-03
CA2175406C CA2175406C (en) 2002-04-09

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JP (1) JP3965217B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2175406C (en)
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US6009416A (en) * 1998-03-31 1999-12-28 Pitney Bowes Inc. System and method for detection of errors in accounting for postal charges in controlled acceptance environment
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US4962454A (en) † 1985-12-26 1990-10-09 Pitney Bowes Inc. Batch mailing method and apparatus: printing unique numbers on mail pieces and statement sheet
US4907161A (en) † 1985-12-26 1990-03-06 Pitney Bowes Inc. Batch mailing system
US4998204A (en) † 1985-12-26 1991-03-05 Pitney Bowes Inc. Mailing system and method for low volume mailers printing postage information upon inserts
US4780828A (en) † 1985-12-26 1988-10-25 Pitney Bowes Inc. Mailing system with random sampling of postage
US4947333A (en) † 1985-12-26 1990-08-07 Pitney Bowes Inc. Batch mailing system
US4853864A (en) † 1985-12-26 1989-08-01 Pitney Bowes Inc. Mailing systems having postal funds management
US4837701A (en) † 1985-12-26 1989-06-06 Pitney Bowes Inc. Mail processing system with multiple work stations
GB2188868B (en) † 1985-12-26 1990-09-19 Pitney Bowes Inc Verification of postage in batch mailing
US4821195A (en) † 1985-12-26 1989-04-11 Pitney Bowes Inc. Method and apparatus for sequentially numbering mail pieces
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US4873645A (en) * 1987-12-18 1989-10-10 Pitney Bowes, Inc. Secure postage dispensing system
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JP3965217B2 (en) 2007-08-29
DE69636360T3 (en) 2010-04-01
CA2175406C (en) 2002-04-09
EP0741375A2 (en) 1996-11-06
EP0741375B1 (en) 2006-07-19
DE69636360T2 (en) 2007-07-12
EP0741375B2 (en) 2009-09-02

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