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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2003
Robert A. Cordery, Danbury, CT (US);
Christopher C. Lang, Madison, WI (US);
Brian M. Romansky, Monroe, CT (US);
Anand V. Chhatpar, Madison, WI (US);
Thomas J. Foth, Trumbull, CT (US);
Matthew J. Campagna, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Jill Boncek, Bridgeport, CT (US);
Robert A. Cordery, Danbury, CT (US);
Christopher C. Lang, Madison, WI (US);
Brian M. Romansky, Monroe, CT (US);
Anand V. Chhatpar, Madison, WI (US);
Thomas J. Foth, Trumbull, CT (US);
Matthew J. Campagna, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Jill Boncek, Bridgeport, CT (US);
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A system for facilitating a transaction between a first party and a second party is controlled by a trusted third party system and is programmed to carry out the method by receiving the first party's instructions for fulfilling at least a part of the first party's obligations in said transaction. The system communicates with the second party and provides the second party with perceptible assurance that the second party is in communication with a trusted third party system through the system. The system transmits information to the second party to provide assurance that the first party's instructions have been or will be fulfilled. Thus trust in the third party is transferred to the first party and the second party can trust that the first party's obligations have been or will be fulfilled.