Patent ID: 6629084
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: G07B

Abstract:
A postage meter machine comprising: a microprocessor which processes commands from a control program containing a plurality of software modules for respective operating functions;a first memory area accessible by said microprocessor in which said software modules of said control program are stored; a display connected to said microprocessor; said control program also including a postage module which contains postage module data selected from the group consisting of postage data and commands, and data for designing a postage user interface to be displayed on said display; a second memory area accessible by said microprocessor in which said postage module data are stored separately from said software modules in said control program, said postage module data being modifiable in said second memory area with no intervention to said software modules in said first memory area; and a data interface via which said postage module provides said postage module data from said second memory area data to said software modules in said first memory area.