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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Stamps.com Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Inventors:
J P Leon, Tucson, AZ (US);
Keith Bussell, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
Stamps.com Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07B 17/02 (2006.01); G07B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07B 17/00508 (2013.01); G07B 17/00733 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00064 (2013.01); G07B 2017/0083 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00491 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00572 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for high-speed processing of mail pieces is disclosed. The high-speed system includes client server that forms and prints a shipping label comprising reduced Information-Based Indicia (RIBI) on each piece of mail. The client server provides funds to the system server and reports the RIBI usage to the system server. The system server issues tokens to the client server that allow the client server to the print a shipping label including RIBI indicia for a certain value of postage.