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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 23, 1996
Eileen C Eddy, Stamford, CT (US);
Dale A French, Clinton, CT (US);
Iris E Kishimoto, Norwalk, CT (US);
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A method for initializing a value metering device includes delivering the value metering device to a user. The user establishes communications between the user and a remote data center. The user communicates to the data center identifying data associated with the user ordering the value metering device. The user communicates to the data center user account identifying data. The data center verifies the order identifying data and the account identifying data as being valid. The data center upon determining that the order identifying data and the account identifying data are valid, communicates enabling data indicative of the physical location of the value metering device for enabling the value metering device to operate.