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US 2011/0071944 A1Published application
System and method for dispensing postage without printing
AssigneePitney Bowes Inc.
InventorsRichard W. Heiden, John W. Sussmeier
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AssigneePitney Bowes Inc.
InventorsRichard W. Heiden, John W. Sussmeier
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A method of dispensing evidence of postage payment that includes providing a machine readable mechanism, such as a barcode, for being associated with a mailpiece to a customer, wherein the machine readable mechanism includes a first identifier and the customer has a customer identifier. The method further includes receiving first information from a mobile electronic device associated with the customer, the first information including: (i) the first identifier, (ii) the customer identifier, and (iii) mailpiece information, preferably including a postage amount, relating to the mailpiece, the first identifier included in the first information having been obtained based on an image of the pre-printed machine readable mechanism captured by the mobile electronic device, deducting a postage amount based on the mailpiece information from a postage account associated with the customer identifier, and transmitting the first identifier and verification of payment for postage to a carrier.
A method of dispensing evidence of postage payment, comprising:
A method of providing evidence of postage payment for a mailpiece, comprising:
A postal software application for a mobile electronic device, said mobile electronic device being associated with a customer having a customer identifier, said postal software application being stored on a computer readable medium and having a plurality of instructions for causing said mobile electronic device to:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.