Patent ID: 6721717
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: G07B

Abstract:
A method of printing a postage meter indicia from a data processing system comprising the steps of:(a) instantiating an indicia control in an application wherein said control is representative of a postage indicia; (b) attaching said indicia control to an application window; (c) passing a set of postage meter data to said indicia control; (d) displaying an envelope on a monitor screen to a system operator, wherein said envelope display comprises design fields and wherein one of said design fields is a representation of said postage indicia, said postage indicia comprising said postage meter data; (e) entering one or more parameters to said postage indicia; (f) entering a postage value to said postage indicia; (g) printing said postage indicia to said application; (h) decrementing funds available to said data processing system in response to printing said postage indicia to said application to reduce said funds by an amount equal to said postage value; and (i) subsequently printing said postage indicia to a printable media.