Patent ID: 9495809
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: G06Q,G07B

Claim Text:
1. A method for managing a value of a descending register of a postal security device (PSD) in accordance with a guarantee having a face value, the method comprising: receiving, by a processor, mailing data that includes at least one rate factor and a value of postage disbursed for each of a plurality of mailpieces franked under terms of the guarantee by the PSD, the guarantee specifying a maximum postage rate, less than a corresponding public rate, that a postal customer is required to pay for the plurality of mailpieces; accumulating, by the processor, the value of postage disbursed for each of the plurality of mailpieces franked by the PSD under the terms of the guarantee; comparing, by the processor, the accumulated value of postage disbursed with the face value of the guarantee; in response to the comparison, downloading, by the processor from a first account maintained by a first system and corresponding to a lessee of the PSD, a first value; and downloading, by the processor from a second account maintained by a second system and corresponding to a provider of the guarantee, a second value in an amount equal to a difference between the accumulated value of postage disbursed and the face value,