Patent ID: 6925451

Claim:
A mail receipt terminal for accepting an envelope having evidence of postage applied thereto, the mail receipt terminal comprising: a controller module including a control system and a clock module; an input scanner module in operative communication with the controller module for: (i) receiving the envelope, (ii) scanning the evidence of postage to determine its veracity, and (iii) rejecting the envelope if the evidence of postage is determined to be improper; a printer module in operative communication with the controller module for printing a receipt including data thereon corresponding to the envelope if the evidence of postage is determined to be proper; a memory device in operative communication with the controller module for storing the receipt data; the memory device transferring the receipt data to a postal interface; and a portable data carrier for transferring the receipt data from the postal interface to a postal data center; and wherein: the receipt data includes a date/time stamp and ID tracking number that uniquely corresponds to the envelope.