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Postal system intranet and commerce processing for on-line value bearing system

  • US 7,233,929 B1
  • Filed: 10/18/2000
  • Issued: 06/19/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/18/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for generating meter refund indicia data, the method comprising:

  • providing a secure network between a postage value administrator and a postal service provider;

    authenticating a user at a user computer by a server on the secure network, wherein the server comprises a database and a cryptographic module;

    accessing meter refund withdrawal software executing on a user computer and transmitting to the server a request for a meter refund using the meter refund withdrawal software;

    processing the meter refund request via a meter refund application executing on the secure network at a support personnel computer;

    contacting the cryptographic module by the meter refund application;

    calculating the meter refund by the cryptographic module;

    generating indicia data for the calculated meter refund by the cryptographic module by accessing meter refund information from the database;

    transmitting the generated indicia data from a vault wherein the vault comprises the server; and

    printing the indicia including the indicia data.

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