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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 19, 1999
Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr., Milford, CT (US);
Brad L. Davies, Trumbull, CT (US);
Kathleen M. English, Rocky Hill, CT (US);
Dale A. French, Clinton, CT (US);
Wesley A. Kirschner, Hamden, CT (US);
Sandra J. Peterson, Norwalk, CT (US);
Ian A. Siveyer, Monroe, CT (US);
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CO (US);
Abstract
A postage metering system includes a printer and a postage meter. The postage meter includes a micro controller for generating token data for use in printing a postal indicia where the token data includes an indicator of a token currency type. The printer is in communication with the postage meter and includes a micro controller, a memory and a print mechanism for printing the postal indicia on a mailpiece. The printer memory has stored therein indicia graphic data including an indicator of an indicia graphic currency type. The printer micro controller receives the token data from the postage meter and compares the token data indicator of the token currency type with the indicia graphic data indicator of the indicia graphic currency type prior to printing the postal indicia.