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Postage metering system and method for a stand-alone meter having virtual meter functionality
Postage metering system and method for a stand-alone meter having virtual meter functionality
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机译:具有虚拟电表功能的独立电表的邮资计费系统和方法
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A postage metering system includes a host processor (20) having a printer (22) coupled thereto. A postal security device (40) (PSD) is coupled to the host processor (20). The PSD (40) includes first unique identification, first postal value storage and first digital signature generator. The host processor (20) can request and obtain from the PSD (40) first evidence of postage payment to be printed by the printer (22). The host processor (20) can also request and obtain from a remote data center (5) second evidence of postage payment to be printed by the printer (22). For each metering transaction to be printed by the printer (22), the host processor (20) initiates the request for one of the first and second evidences of postage payment. In one embodiment the host processor (20) is a general purpose computer.
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