Pitney Bowes Inc.

Richard E Dinnis

Michael T Powers

David Taylor

Alonzo T Dukes

Nancy G Bonn

D Barnes Ileana

Barns-Slavin

William J Ziegler

In a data processing system that includes operating system software with a messaging capability, a method of transmitting a message between software processes includes a message clearing house that

Method of transmitting messages between software processes in a

A method for retrieving and outputting literal strings in a data processing device. The strings are stored in the device's memory in the form of two or more tables. A directory of the tables is generated. When a literal string is needed, the directory is searched for an appropriate table; when an appropriate table is found, the table is searched for the needed string. When a string or table is to be corrected or superseded, a later table is stored in the memory. An updated directory is assembled. The updated directory is arranged so that the later table is searched before the corrected or superseded table.

System for recording structured read only data table revisions and

A register system such as a carrier management system has a scale for weighing parcels, and a computer for determining shipping costs of the parcels. The computer has a memory including one or more accounting registers. A user PROM having a unique identification number therein is insertable in the system, and an initialization program stores this number in the system memory. Transactions cannot be accounted unless the numbers in the PROM and memory compare. A further PROM is insertable in the system in order to enable the initialization program.

Carrier management system having accounting registers

A carrier management system includes accounting registers, and a program for setting the registers. The program may be responsive to the input of coded values for decoding these values and storing them in the registers. The program may be enabled, for a single operation, by insertion of a service PROM in the system.

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Richard E Dinnis