Patent ID: 6526391
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: G06Q,G07B,G07F

Abstract:
A method for controlling a postage metering system, the method comprising the steps of:defining a first set of postage parameters associated with the generation of postage evidence in a postage metering system; initializing the postage metering system with a subset of the first set of postage parameters, said subset defining a combination of the postage parameters for which the generation of postage evidence is not authorized; receiving a request for postage evidence, said request including a second set of postage parameters; inhibiting the generation of postage evidence when at least one of the postage parameters in the second set matches one of the postage parameters in the first set; and generating the requested postage evidence when none of the postage parameters in the second set matches any of the postage parameters in the first set.