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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:
Jan. 30, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2002
Applicants:
George Brookner, Norwalk, CT (US);
Roman Kresina, Oxford, CT (US);
Lorenz Frey, Zuchwill, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ascom Hasler Mailing Systems Inc, Shelton, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G07B 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a postage meter system (FIG.), a user enters information,indicative of a batch of mail pieces to be franked (). The mail pieces are franked(), and when the batch is completed, data relating to the batch are made the subject of a cryptographic engine(). The data digitally signed, or a message authentication code (MAC) is derived, all in a postal security device (PSD)(). The data are communicated(), preferably by means of public-key cryptography(). These data are then made available to the postal authority in a secure way.()