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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2000
Applicant:
JP Leon, Tucson, CA (US);
Inventor:
JP Leon, Tucson, CA (US);
Assignee:
Neopost Inc., Hayward, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 99/00 (2006.01); G06Q 30/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of providing a value stamp over a communication network includes providing a medium to a user having access to a data processing system. The medium is suitable for printing a value indicium thereon and has an identifier code that identifies the medium. The identifier code of the medium to be used to purchase a value stamp is received from the user. The identifier code is used to decide whether or not to perform an action.