Patent ID: 6978932

Claim:
A method for retrofitting an existing mailing system, the existing mailing system comprising an existing printing portion, an existing metering portion, and an existing feeding portion that moves an envelope along a feed path, the method comprising: removing the existing printing portion of the mailing system; mounting a frame and a print head proximate the existing feeding portion so that the envelope traveling along the feed path will pass proximate the print head, the frame and print head being a different type from the removed existing printing portion; mounting a sensor proximate the existing feeding portion, wherein the sensor senses that the feeding portion of the mailing system has positioned the envelope proximate the print head and provides a signal to a controller to begin printing postage amount indicia; connecting the print head to the controller, wherein the controller is operable to generate a print signal to cause the print head to print postage amount indicia, the controller is operable to receive an indication that the controller is authorized to print a postage indicia, the controller is operable to cause the print head to print at various speeds; and adjusting the controller to cause the print head to print at a similar speed as the removed existing printing portion of the mailing system.