Patent ID: 7613654
Filing Date: 2009-11-03
Classification: G06Q,G07B,G07F

Abstract:
1. A system for dispensing funds comprising: a franking machine having a non-dedicated printer adapted to print indicia of a monetary value; a first postal security device coupled to the franking machine, the postal security device including an accounting register indicative of a value of monetary funds stored in the postal security device; and a money transfer system coupled to the franking machine, wherein the money transfer system receives alternative money in the form of a stamp, cancels the alternative money, transfers funds between the postal security device and the money transfer system, establishes a communication link with a second postal security device, and transfers funds between the first postal security device and the second postal security device; wherein the transferred funds correspond to a payment from a user of the first postal security device to a user of the second postal security device.