WO2003030106A3 - Postage metering system having telephone answering capability - Google Patents

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WO2003030106A3
WO2003030106A3 PCT/US2002/030785 US0230785W WO03030106A3 WO 2003030106 A3 WO2003030106 A3 WO 2003030106A3 US 0230785 W US0230785 W US 0230785W WO 03030106 A3 WO03030106 A3 WO 03030106A3
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postage metering
population
postage
telephone call
voice message
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PCT/US2002/030785
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French (fr)
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WO2003030106A2 (en
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Joseph L Gargiulo
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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Priority claimed from US09/965,750 external-priority patent/US7133850B2/en
Priority claimed from US09/965,753 external-priority patent/US20030065622A1/en
Application filed by Pitney Bowes Inc filed Critical Pitney Bowes Inc
Priority to AU2002340045A priority Critical patent/AU2002340045A1/en
Priority to EP02778380A priority patent/EP1438679A2/en
Publication of WO2003030106A2 publication Critical patent/WO2003030106A2/en
Publication of WO2003030106A3 publication Critical patent/WO2003030106A3/en

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q10/00—Administration; Management
    • G06Q10/10—Office automation; Time management
    • 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
    • G07B17/00016—Relations between apparatus, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office, in a franking system
    • G07B17/0008—Communication details outside or between apparatus
    • 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
    • G07B2017/00072—Hybrid mail, i.e. mail delivered using different physical means along the mail delivery path, e.g. email and envelope
    • 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
    • G07B17/0008—Communication details outside or between apparatus
    • G07B2017/00088—Communication details outside or between apparatus via landlines
    • G07B2017/00096—Communication details outside or between apparatus via landlines via phone lines
    • 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
    • G07B17/0008—Communication details outside or between apparatus
    • G07B2017/00112—Wireless
    • G07B2017/0012—Wireless in a mobile phone system
    • 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
    • G07B17/0008—Communication details outside or between apparatus
    • G07B2017/00153—Communication details outside or between apparatus for sending information

Abstract

A postage meter system includes a modem for receiving an incoming telephone call, a printer module for printing on a recording medium and a control system in operative communication with the modem and the printer module. The control system stores a voice message associated with the telephone call, translates the voice message into a computer based text and prints a print message using the printer module from the computer based text. In another configuration, a postage system includes a data center, a population of postage metering systems and a control system that is in operative communication with the data center and the population of postage metering systems. The population of postage metering systems are located remote from the data center and are geographically distributed. The control system receives an incoming telephone call at one postage metering system of the population of postage metering system, stores a voice message associated with the telephone call and retrieves the voice message from another; postage metering system of the population of postage metering systems.
PCT/US2002/030785 2001-09-28 2002-09-27 Postage metering system having telephone answering capability WO2003030106A2 (en)

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AU2002340045A AU2002340045A1 (en) 2001-09-28 2002-09-27 Postage metering system having telephone answering capability
EP02778380A EP1438679A2 (en) 2001-09-28 2002-09-27 Postage metering system having telephone answering capability

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US09/965,750 US7133850B2 (en) 2001-09-28 2001-09-28 Postage system having telephone answering and message retrieval capability
US09/965,750 2001-09-28
US09/965,753 2001-09-28
US09/965,753 US20030065622A1 (en) 2001-09-28 2001-09-28 Postage metering system having telephone answering capability

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Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3792446A (en) * 1972-12-04 1974-02-12 Pitney Bowes Inc Remote postage meter resetting method
US4556944A (en) * 1983-02-09 1985-12-03 Pitney Bowes Inc. Voice responsive automated mailing system
US5337246A (en) * 1992-05-22 1994-08-09 Pitney Bowes Inc. Flexible apparatus and method for applying customized rating adjustments to transaction charges
US5701250A (en) * 1995-04-07 1997-12-23 Pitney Bowes Inc. Setting by phone for counter resettable postage meters
US5822738A (en) * 1995-11-22 1998-10-13 F.M.E. Corporation Method and apparatus for a modular postage accounting system

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3792446A (en) * 1972-12-04 1974-02-12 Pitney Bowes Inc Remote postage meter resetting method
US4556944A (en) * 1983-02-09 1985-12-03 Pitney Bowes Inc. Voice responsive automated mailing system
US5337246A (en) * 1992-05-22 1994-08-09 Pitney Bowes Inc. Flexible apparatus and method for applying customized rating adjustments to transaction charges
US5701250A (en) * 1995-04-07 1997-12-23 Pitney Bowes Inc. Setting by phone for counter resettable postage meters
US5822738A (en) * 1995-11-22 1998-10-13 F.M.E. Corporation Method and apparatus for a modular postage accounting system

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