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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1997
Terence G Beer, Norwalk, CT (US);
Henry Bleggi, Fairfield, CT (US);
Yakup J Igval, Milford, CT (US);
Louis J Loglisci, Stamford, CT (US);
Richard P Schoonmaker, Wilton, CT (US);
John A Toto, Milford, CT (US);
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A system controls the downloading of images from a portable device into a postage meter so that the downloaded images can be subsequently printed by the postage meter. The portable device is useable in conjunction with a fixed number of meter serial numbers and can be used for downloading of images into any meter until the fixed number has been met and accounted for by the portable device. At this point in time, the portable device is only capable of downloading the image into the specific meters that previously had the images downloaded from the portable device.