Patent ID: 9747577
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: G06Q,G07B

Claim:
1. A computer-based postage system comprising at least one computer device, said at least one computer device programmed to: receive through a communications network, a real-time request to said computer-based postage system from a user computer device for computer-based United States Postal Service postage indicia for mailing a particular postal item, said real-time request comprising an indication by a user through said user computer device to said computer-based postage system of information comprising: search a computer-accessible memory for said postal drop-off location and obtain a postal drop-off cutoff time for said postal drop-off location; and in response to said real-time request, determine a guarantee delivery date guaranteed by the United States Postal Service for the United States Postal Service to deliver said particular postal item to a particular destination address according to said destination address information, or to a particular destination zone according to said destination zone information, according to said input by said user to said computer-based postage system and according to said postal drop-off cutoff time for said postal drop-off location.