CA2293071C - System and method for subsidized printing of third party coupons for insertion into a specific mailpiece - Google Patents

System and method for subsidized printing of third party coupons for insertion into a specific mailpiece Download PDF

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CA2293071C
CA2293071C CA 2293071 CA2293071A CA2293071C CA 2293071 C CA2293071 C CA 2293071C CA 2293071 CA2293071 CA 2293071 CA 2293071 A CA2293071 A CA 2293071A CA 2293071 C CA2293071 C CA 2293071C
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Richard W. Heiden
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00467—Transporting mailpieces
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    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
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    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
    • G07B17/00435—Details specific to central, non-customer apparatus, e.g. servers at post office or vendor
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00016—Relations between apparatus, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office, in a franking system
    • G07B17/0008—Communication details outside or between apparatus
    • G07B2017/00088—Communication details outside or between apparatus via landlines
    • G07B2017/00096—Communication details outside or between apparatus via landlines via phone lines
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00016—Relations between apparatus, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office, in a franking system
    • G07B17/0008—Communication details outside or between apparatus
    • G07B2017/00137—In a LAN
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00016—Relations between apparatus, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office, in a franking system
    • G07B17/0008—Communication details outside or between apparatus
    • G07B2017/00145—Communication details outside or between apparatus via the Internet
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00016—Relations between apparatus, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office, in a franking system
    • G07B17/0008—Communication details outside or between apparatus
    • G07B2017/00153—Communication details outside or between apparatus for sending information
    • G07B2017/00161—Communication details outside or between apparatus for sending information from a central, non-user location, e.g. for updating rates or software, or for refilling funds
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
    • G07B17/00362—Calculation or computing within apparatus, e.g. calculation of postage value
    • G07B2017/00427—Special accounting procedures, e.g. storing special information
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
    • G07B17/00435—Details specific to central, non-customer apparatus, e.g. servers at post office or vendor
    • G07B2017/00451—Address hygiene, i.e. checking and correcting addresses to be printed on mail pieces using address databases
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00467—Transporting mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00491—Mail/envelope/insert handling system
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00508—Printing or attaching on mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00572—Details of printed item
    • G07B2017/00604—Printing of advert or logo

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CA 2293071 1998-12-30 1999-12-22 System and method for subsidized printing of third party coupons for insertion into a specific mailpiece Expired - Fee Related CA2293071C (en)

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US22264298A 1998-12-30 1998-12-30
US09/222642 1998-12-30

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CA2293071C true CA2293071C (en) 2004-10-26

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CA (1) CA2293071C (de)
DE (1) DE69935406T2 (de)

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US20060111969A1 (en) * 2004-11-23 2006-05-25 Chrosny Wojciech M System and method for automatic selection of advertising slogans printed on a mailpiece

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US4959795A (en) * 1984-02-03 1990-09-25 Bell & Howell Company Insertion machine with distributed chargeback
US4829443A (en) 1987-02-02 1989-05-09 Pitney Bowes Inc. Insertion machine with computerized postage search and prioritized selection of inserts
US4821493A (en) 1988-02-29 1989-04-18 Pitney Bowes Inc. Method for computerized postage determination
US5008520A (en) 1988-11-10 1991-04-16 John Georgiou Method and apparatus for reading a bar code on a moving sheet
US5157243A (en) 1989-12-26 1992-10-20 Pitney Bowes Inc. High speed bar code scanning on inserters using pivotable moving beam bar codes scanners
US5367450A (en) 1992-12-21 1994-11-22 Pitney Bowes Inc. System and method for selecting optional inserts with optimal value in an inserting machine
GB9226810D0 (en) * 1992-12-23 1993-02-17 Neopost Ltd Mailing system
US5819240A (en) * 1995-10-11 1998-10-06 E-Stamp Corporation System and method for generating personalized postage indica
US5819241A (en) * 1996-05-28 1998-10-06 Reiter; Joshua J. Interactive process for applying or printing information on letters or parcels
US5978781A (en) * 1997-05-08 1999-11-02 Pitney Bowes Inc. Digital printing, metering, and recording of other post services on the face of a mail piece

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EP1022686A2 (de) 2000-07-26
EP1022686B1 (de) 2007-03-07
EP1022686A3 (de) 2000-11-15
CA2293071A1 (en) 2000-06-30
DE69935406T2 (de) 2007-11-08
DE69935406D1 (de) 2007-04-19

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