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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2003
Daniel L. Briley, Escondido, CA (US);
Donald B. Ouchida, Corvallis, OR (US);
Robert Sesek, Meridian, ID (US);
Daniel L. Briley, Escondido, CA (US);
Donald B. Ouchida, Corvallis, OR (US);
Robert Sesek, Meridian, ID (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A postage meter indicia verification apparatus and method includes, in a postage meter system for printing postage indicia, a postage meter device with a print head for printing postage indicia on media. A sensor is connected to the postage meter device for determining the presence of postage indicia printed on the media by the print head. A control device is connected to the postage meter device for controlling the operation of the postage meter device in accordance with the results of the sensor determination.