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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 04, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kevin D Hunter, Stratford, CT (US);
Arno Muller, Westport, CT (US);
Assignee:
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
705405 ;
Abstract
A postage metering system is provided with a countdown time. The countdown timer issues a priority interrupt when the timer has timed out which interrupts the control system of the meter in such a manner as to hold the meter in reset preventing operation of the postage meter. The timer is reset to a fixed period upon each funds recharge after the meter has been placed in recharge mode but prior to exposure of the secure accounting memory to recharge information.