Controlled acceptance mail payment and evidencing system

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Controlled acceptance mail payment and evidencing system
United States Patent	5675650
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Inventor(s)	Cordery; Robert A. (Danbury, CT); Gravell; Linda V. (Guilford, CT); Pintsov; Leon A. (West Hartford, CT); Weiant, Jr.; Monroe A. (Trumbull, CT)
Abstract	A method for controlled acceptance mail payment and evidencing in accordance with the present invention includes creating a mail batch with a plurality of mailpieces each having encrypted indicia printed thereon. A mail documentation file is created containing the total weight of the mail batch, the total payment for the mail batch and mailer identification, all of which are digitally signed to facilitate a subsequent verification of the integrity of the data. The digital signature is included as part of the mail documentation file. The mail batch and mail documentation file are submitted to a carrier distribution system. The carrier processes the batch of mail and the mail documentation file as part of the carrier distribution process to determine the total weight of the batch of mail and verify the weight of the actual batch of mail in comparison to the total weight of the batch of mail as set forth in the mail documentation file.

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5454038 Cordery 705/60 Sep,1995	Your vote accepted [0 after 0 votes]		5390251 Pastor 705/62 Feb,1995	Your vote accepted [0 after 0 votes]
4907161 Sansone 705/403 Mar,1990	Your vote accepted [0 after 0 votes]		4888803 Pastor 380/51 Dec,1989	Your vote accepted [0 after 0 votes]
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Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A method for controlled acceptance mail payment and evidencing, comprising the steps of:

creating a mail batch including a plurality of mailpieces each having encrypted indicia printed thereon;

creating a mail documentation file containing the total weight of said mail batch, the total payment for said mail batch and