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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2011
Applicants:
John F. Gullo, Alexandria, VA (US);
Wayne A. Wilkerson, Manassas, VA (US);
Roy R. Gordon, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Dan Lord, Upper Marlboro, MD (US);
Inventors:
John F. Gullo, Alexandria, VA (US);
Wayne A. Wilkerson, Manassas, VA (US);
Roy R. Gordon, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Dan Lord, Upper Marlboro, MD (US);
Assignee:
United States Postal Service, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/00 (2012.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G07B 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems and methods of insuring payment of a proper amount of postage, comprise receiving payment for an amount of postage, affixing a postage indicia to a piece of mail, wherein the postage indicia includes the postage amount in a format readable only by machine, and adjusting the postage amount at a time subsequent to receipt of payment.