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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 1989
Filed:
May. 10, 1986
Anthony Storace, Norwalk, CT (US);
Donatas Gasiunas, Carmel, NY (US);
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
An electronic postage meter has a communication port enabling communication between the postage meter and an external device for recharging an internal register of the postage meter. A manual control such as a button on the postage meter effects the application of dialing signals to the communication port. The manual control may effect the automatic dialing of a service center, for oral communication when a funding register in the postage meter has a value above a predetermined amount, and dialing signals of an accounting center to effect the recharging of the register when the register has a value stored down below the predetermined amount.