Apparatus and method for providing postal services
First Claim
1. A system for providing postal services to a plurality of remote postal printing stations, said system comprising:
- a communications facility for conducting communications between said system and said remote postal printing stations; and
a plurality of services provided by said system to said remote stations when said remote stations access said system using said communications facility.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing postal services to a plurality of remote postal printing stations includes a communications facility for conducting communications between and a number of services provided by the system to the remote stations when the remote stations access the system. The services include at least one of key management, funds telemetering, software updating, postal rate updating, address cleansing, account management, and recording postal statistics. The communications facility may include an interface for Internet communication and an interface for modem communication. The interface for internet communication may include a remote access server and a plurality of application programming interfaces. A monitor may be provided for determining when any service is being accessed, to provide a signal to all other services that additional services can be provided to the remote station.
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22 Claims
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1. A system for providing postal services to a plurality of remote postal printing stations, said system comprising:
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a communications facility for conducting communications between said system and said remote postal printing stations; and
a plurality of services provided by said system to said remote stations when said remote stations access said system using said communications facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of operating a system for providing postal services to a plurality of remote postal printing stations, said method comprising:
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using a communications facility for conducting communications between said system and said remote postal printing stations; and
using a plurality of services provided by said system to said remote stations when said remote stations access said system using said communications facility. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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