EP1519324A3 - Method for postage evidencing for the payment of terminal dues - Google Patents

Method for postage evidencing for the payment of terminal dues Download PDF

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EP1519324A3
EP1519324A3 EP04023193A EP04023193A EP1519324A3 EP 1519324 A3 EP1519324 A3 EP 1519324A3 EP 04023193 A EP04023193 A EP 04023193A EP 04023193 A EP04023193 A EP 04023193A EP 1519324 A3 EP1519324 A3 EP 1519324A3
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mail
paid
fees
post
international
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EP1519324A2 (en
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Erik Monsen
Ian A. Siveyer
Marc Morelli
Yakup J. Igval
Ronald P. Sansone
John Harmon
Douglas B. Quine
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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Priority claimed from US10/674,135 external-priority patent/US20050071289A1/en
Priority claimed from US10/673,794 external-priority patent/US8279064B2/en
Priority claimed from US10/674,133 external-priority patent/US7389274B2/en
Priority claimed from US10/674,134 external-priority patent/US20050071293A1/en
Application filed by Pitney Bowes Inc filed Critical Pitney Bowes Inc
Publication of EP1519324A2 publication Critical patent/EP1519324A2/en
Publication of EP1519324A3 publication Critical patent/EP1519324A3/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
    • G07B17/00435—Details specific to central, non-customer apparatus, e.g. servers at post office or vendor
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00016—Relations between apparatus, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office, in a franking system
    • G07B17/00024—Physical or organizational aspects of franking systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00459—Details relating to mailpieces in a franking system
    • G07B17/00661—Sensing or measuring mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00709—Scanning mailpieces
    • G07B2017/00717—Reading barcodes

Abstract

The invention makes it easier for the post office to calculate accurately terminal dues by providing information to the post regarding each piece or parcel of mail that crosses an international border. The invention also makes it easier for the post offices to calculate terminal dues by obtaining fee information from mail that is sent internationally. The foregoing is accomplished by placing an indication on the mail that the fees for delivering the mail have been paid or will be paid by a mailer who has an account with the post office; sorting the mail to find international mail; storing the fees that have been paid or will be paid for international mail; reporting the fees that have been paid for international mail to all participating post offices; and calculating the fees that are to be transferred to participating post offices.
EP04023193A 2003-09-29 2004-09-29 Method for postage evidencing for the payment of terminal dues Ceased EP1519324A3 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (8)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US673794 1984-11-21
US674134 2003-09-29
US10/674,135 US20050071289A1 (en) 2003-09-29 2003-09-29 Method for postage evidencing for the payment of terminal dues
US10/673,794 US8279064B2 (en) 2003-09-29 2003-09-29 Method for postage evidencing for the payment of terminal dues using radio frequency identification tags
US674133 2003-09-29
US10/674,133 US7389274B2 (en) 2003-09-29 2003-09-29 Integrated payment for international business reply mail
US10/674,134 US20050071293A1 (en) 2003-09-29 2003-09-29 Method for postage evidencing with cross-border mail tracking capability and near real time for teminal dues reconcilation
US674135 2003-09-29

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EP1519324A2 EP1519324A2 (en) 2005-03-30
EP1519324A3 true EP1519324A3 (en) 2006-09-20

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Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6130613A (en) * 1998-06-09 2000-10-10 Motorola, Inc. Radio frequency indentification stamp and radio frequency indentification mailing label
EP1313068A2 (en) * 2001-11-15 2003-05-21 Pitney Bowes Inc. Method to account for domestic and international mail fees

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6130613A (en) * 1998-06-09 2000-10-10 Motorola, Inc. Radio frequency indentification stamp and radio frequency indentification mailing label
EP1313068A2 (en) * 2001-11-15 2003-05-21 Pitney Bowes Inc. Method to account for domestic and international mail fees

Non-Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Title
"annual review 2002", January 2003, THE INTERNATIONAL POST CORPORATION, BELGIUM, XP002393696 *
"Another step for post liberalisation", 16 September 1999, EUBUSINESS LTD, XP002393702 *

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