Pitney Bowes Inc.

John Burgess Howard

Terry E Raikes

Jacques E Hasbani

Clint F Brandien

Jeffrey D Kotecki

Ileana D Barns-Slavin

Louis Jackson

William L Kramer

Wayne D Moore

Norman Goodwin

George J Brazis, Jr

A carrier management system having the capability to compute discounted shipping charges. The carrier management system includes inputs for input of parcel weight, information for selecting a class of carrier service, a parcel identification number and operator input signals. A data processor responds to a first operator input signal to append a suffix to the parcel identification number and store the parcel information, and for succeeding parcels increments the suffix and stores the parcel information. Upon input of a second operator input signal the data processor determines the discounted shipping rate for the group of parcels. The data processor also compares the discounted and non-discounted costs and in response to other operator input signals adds or deletes parcels in the group.

Carrier management system having a capability to determine discounted

An electronic postal scale measures the weight of an item in metric or in avoirdupois units, at the user's election. The scale also calculates a postal or shipping rate for the item, in accordance with a stored rate table defined in either metric or avoirdupois units. When the user selects a class of service, the scale determines whether there is a stored rate table for that class in the currently elected weight units. If not, the scale automatically changes to the other weight units and calculates a rate according to a stored table in those other units.

Electronic postal rating scale operable in metric and avoirdupois weight

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Forestville, CA, United States of America

John Burgess Howard