System and method for selecting and accounting for value-added services with a closed system meter

A postage metering system comprising:

• a closed system meter including means for generating a indicium and means for printing the indicium;
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• means operatively coupled to the closed system meter for scanning information printed on an envelope;
• means operatively coupled to the closed system meter for selecting value-added services corresponding to the envelope;
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• wherein the generating means generates the indicium using the scanned information, the indicium including graphical representation of the value-added services, and the printing means prints the indicium on the envelope, said closed system meter further including means for accounting for generated indicium and the value-added services.

A postage metering system comprising:

• means for generating a graphical representation of an advertising message;
• means operatively coupled to the generating means for scanning information printed on an envelope;
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• means operatively coupled to the generating means for selecting at least one advertising message corresponding to information printed on the envelope;
• means operatively coupled to the generating means for printing the selected advertising message;
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• means for accounting for the selected advertising message printed on the envelope.