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Postage meter with keyboard keys for changing postage unused amount
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Inventors: Eckert, Alton B.; Soderberg, John H.; Duwel, Edward C.;
Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc. (Stamford, CT)
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In a postage meter having structure for printing postage, for displaying numerical values and for entering data, and which includes a computer electrically connected to the printing, displaying and data entering structure, and wherein the computer is programmed for processing data for controlling the operation of the respective printing and displaying and data entering structures, and wherein the data entering structure includes a keyboard having a first plurality of depressable keys, and wherein the computer includes memory for storing a first amount corresponding to all postage then available for printing; there is provided apparatus and a method for changing the first amount to a new first amount. The method includes the steps of sequentially depressing a second plurality of keys of the keyboard, for entering a second amount into said computer, sequentially depressing a third plurality of keys of the keyboard, for entering a combination into the computer, and automatically processing the second amount and combination for adding the second amount to the first amount. Preferably, the step for entering the second amount includes the step of displaying a numerical value corresponding to said second amount, and the step for entering said combination includes the step of displaying a numerical value corresponding to said combination. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION In a postage meter having means for printing postage, means for displaying numerical values, means for entering data, computer means electrically connected to each of the aforesaid means and programmed for processing data for controlling the operation thereof, wherein said computer means includes means for storing a first amount corresponding to all postage then available for printing, there is provided an improvement for changing the said first amount to a new first amount.
The improvement comprises: the data entering means including a keyboard, said keyboard including a plurality of depressable numeric keys and at least two depressable special purpose keys; the computer means programmed for causing the displaying means to display a first numerical value in response to the depression of selected numeric keys, said first numerical value corresponding to a second amount desired to be added to said first amount; the computer means programmed for causing said display means to display a second numerical value in response to the depression of selected numeric keys, said second numerical value corresponding to a predetermined combination; the computer means programmed for entering said second amount in response to the depression of one of said special purpose keys and for entering said combination in response to the depression of another of said special purpose keys; and the computer means programmed for automatically processing said second amount and said combination in response to entry of the later one of said second amount and said combination for adding said second amount to said first amount, whereby said first amount is changed to said new first amount.
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