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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 19, 1999
David W. Beckstrom, Fairfield, CT (US);
Donald T. Dolan, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Joan T. Doutney, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
Yakup J. Igval, Milford, CT (US);
Sungwon R. Moh, Wilton, CT (US);
Christina S. Park, Lausanne, CH;
Roger J. Ratzenberger, Jr., Milford, CT (US);
Richard P. Schoonmaker, Wilton, CT (US);
James R. West, Stamford, CT (US);
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A postage metering system includes a base and a user interface mounted to the base. The user interface includes a micro controller, an internal socket for receiving an integrated circuit chip and a smart card reader interface connector for interfacing with an external smart card. The micro controller is configurable to address either the internal socket or the smart card reader interface connector to access postage metering functionality.