Postage metering with accumulated postage

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9965903
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14252449

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Systems and methods which provide metering of postage value using accumulated postage information are shown. Embodiments implement an accumulated postage register in a postage security device which is incremented each time a postage indicium is generated and which is reset when a postage value settlement operation is performed. Accumulated postage may be paid for using various accounts, including pre-funded or pre-paid accounts, credit accounts, debit accounts, and billing accounts. Accordingly, embodiments may be used with respect to a post-paid metering model, a pre-paid metering model, and combinations thereof.

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AUCTANE INC4301 BULL CREEK RD AUSTIN TX 78731

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Bussell, Keith D Los Angeles, US 10 270
Leon, J P Tucson, US 32 865
Tsuie, Mark Canoga Park, US 3 48

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