Patent ID: 6546377
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: G06Q,G07B,G07F

Abstract:
A method of evidencing postage payment, the method comprising the steps of:requesting from a local postage printing system to a remote data metering center for the generation of postage evidencing information, the request including a postage amount to be printed on a mailpiece; determining at the remote data metering center a postal origin corresponding to the request for postage evidencing information; first accounting at the remote data metering center for the postage amount in a general account corresponding to the local postage printing system; second accounting at the remote data metering center for the postage amount in a payment account corresponding to the determined postal origin; generating postage evidencing information in response to the request; sending the postage evidencing information to the local postage printing system; and printing the postage evidencing information on the mailpiece.