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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Robert G Schwartz, Branford, CT (US);
Allen A Crowe, Prospect, CT (US);
James S Emmett, Derby, CT (US);
Fetneh Eskandari, Middletown, CT (US);
Martin F Palange, Monroe, CT (US);
Mark E Simcik, Bloomfield, CT (US);
Robert Swanbery, Fairfield, CT (US);
Robert J Japenga, Simsbury, CT (US);
Joseph L Lehman, Canton, CT (US);
William A Weirsman, Orange, CT (US);
George P Rahgo, Milford, CT (US);
Ascom Hasler Mailing Systems, Inc., Shelton, CT (US);
Abstract
In an improved postage scale system, programs and data are used to run the system to provide shipping options and information on shipping costs associated therewith. The system is capable of interfacing and communicating with other devices such as a printer, a remote computer, an optical scanner, an integrated circuit (IC) card, etc. For example, the system can be updated by downloading new data and application code from IC cards to the system.