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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 01, 1998
Applicants:
Brad Davies, Trumbull, CT (US);
Andrew Zink, Stafford Springs, CT (US);
Inventors:
Brad Davies, Trumbull, CT (US);
Andrew Zink, Stafford Springs, CT (US);
Assignee:
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F017/60 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is a postage meter apparatus and method for printing in which print software is decoupled from print data such that print image data can change without impacting software. The decoupling can be performed using distributed architecture. Additionally, tables are used to decouple the print software from the print data.