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Method and system of printing postage indicia from an envelope design application

  • US 6,721,717 B2
  • Filed: 03/26/2001
  • Issued: 04/13/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/20/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of printing a postage meter indicia from a data processing system comprising the steps of:

  • (a) instantiating an indicia control in an application wherein said control is representative of a postage indicia;

    (b) attaching said indicia control to an application window;

    (c) passing a set of postage meter data to said indicia control;

    (d) displaying an envelope on a monitor screen to a system operator, wherein said envelope display comprises design fields and wherein one of said design fields is a representation of said postage indicia, said postage indicia comprising said postage meter data;

    (e) entering one or more parameters to said postage indicia;

    (f) entering a postage value to said postage indicia;

    (g) printing said postage indicia to said application;

    (h) decrementing funds available to said data processing system in response to printing said postage indicia to said application to reduce said funds by an amount equal to said postage value; and

    (i) subsequently printing said postage indicia to a printable media.

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