METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING POSTAGE STAMPS FOR PAYMENT

Title:

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING POSTAGE STAMPS FOR PAYMENT

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2002060699

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

A method and system are provided for enabling a marketer (400) to offer a premium to a customer (410) and accept postage stamps as legal tender in exchange for the premium. An offer post card is provided to the customer (410). The customer (410) fills in requested information on the offer post card and affixes postage stamps in an amount equal or greater than the amount requested for the premium. The customer then returns the post card to a processing center (430) through the postal service. The returned post card is processed to gather customer information (432) and to determine the amount of postage affixed to the card (436). The customer informaiton is provided to the marketer (400) to fulfill the premium offer. The marketer (400) is also provided with funds based on the amount of postage affixed.

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Inventors:

CONBOY CHRISTOPHER C (US)
GLEASON RONALD J (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2002/001229

Publication Date:

May 01, 2003

Filing Date:

January 31, 2002

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Assignee:

US POSTAL SERVICE (US)
CONBOY CHRISTOPHER C (US)
GLEASON RONALD J (US)

International Classes:

G06Q30/00; (IPC1-7): G06F17/00; G06G7/00

Foreign References:

US4978145A	1990-12-18
US5359671A	1994-10-25

Other References:

"USPS micropayment or no more struggling for legal tender... memo to mailers", POSTAL SERVICE LAUNCHES, vol. 35, no. 9, September 2000 (2000-09-01), UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, pages 4, XP002953678
"Data Capture", DATACALL, 2000, pages 1, XP002953677, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20020605]
"Post office starts new service", JEFFERSON CITY NEWS TRIBUNE, 13 September 2000 (2000-09-13), pages 1 - 2, XP002953676, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20020605]
KREIENKAMP, G.: "Soaring to new heights - new products from the postal service", MAILING SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, March 2001 (2001-03-01), pages 1 - 7, XP002953675, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20020605]

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