METHOD FOR PRODUCING A LABEL, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, NETWORK NODE AND SYSTEM FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD
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Abstract
There is provided a method and system for producing a label that can be applied onto a mailpiece. An exemplary method comprises providing a data service via a network node, the data service being performed in a provider server of a service provider. The exemplary method also comprises performing a one-time printing of the label via a control program, such that an intelligent document is transmitted from the provider server via a network to a user client, the one-time printing being done if a network connection exists between the user client and the provider server, and if, on the basis of a query to the provider server, it has been ascertained that that label had not been printed before. The exemplary method additionally comprises transmitting a message from the user client to the provider server when the label is printed for the first time. The exemplary method further comprises logging the printing in the provider server in response to the message.
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29 Claims
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17. A method for producing a label that can be applied onto a mailpiece, the method comprising:
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providing a data service via a network node, the data service being performed in a provider server of a service provider; performing a one-time printing of the label via a control program, such that an intelligent document is transmitted from the provider server via a network to a user client, the one-time printing being done if a network connection exists between the user client and the provider server, and if, on the basis of a query to the provider server, it has been ascertained that that label had not been printed before; transmitting a message from the user client to the provider server when the label is printed for the first time; and logging the printing in the provider server in response to the message. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A tangible, machine-readable medium that stores machine-readable instructions that are executable by a computer to produce a label that can be applied onto a mailpiece, the tangible, machine-readable medium comprising:
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machine-readable instructions that, when executed by a computer, provide a data service via a network node, the data service being performed in a provider server of a service provider; machine-readable instructions that, when executed by a computer, perform a one-time printing of the label via a control program, such that an intelligent document is transmitted from the provider server via a network to a user client, the one-time printing being done if a network connection exists between the user client and the provider server, and if, on the basis of a query to the provider server, it has been ascertained that that label had not been printed before; machine-readable instructions that, when executed by a computer, transmit a message from the user client to the provider server when the label is printed for the first time; and machine-readable instructions that, when executed by a computer, log the printing in the provider server in response to the message.
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28. A system for production of a label that can be applied to a mailpiece, the system comprising:
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means for providing a data service, the data service being performed in a provider server of a service provider; means for performing a one-time printing of the label via a control program, such that an intelligent document is transmitted from the provider server via a network to a user client, the one-time printing being done if a network connection exists between the user client and the provider server, and if, on the basis of a query to the provider server, it has been ascertained that that label had not been printed before; means for transmitting a message from the user client to the provider server when the label is printed for the first time; and means for logging the printing in the provider server in response to the message. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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