Method for providing a refund for indicium-based postage

Details Method for providing a refund for indicium-based postage Method for providing a refund for indicium-based postage

G - Physics

06

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G06Q 20/00 (2006.01) B42D 15/02 (2006.01) G06Q 50/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2628743

A refund processing system and method where mailpiece identification information carried in first indicia is embedded in second indicia. Second indicia are stored in a database. A refund processor receives a request for a refund that includes identifiers of mailpieces for which a postage refund is sought. The refund processor determines if a corresponding second indicia is stored in the database, if any such indicia is authentic and monitors the mailstream to determine if any mailpiece corresponding to the identifier in the refund request is processed by the carrier. If an authentic second indicia is found that corresponds to the mailpiece and the mailpiece identifier is not detected in the mailstream, the refund is processed and the requester's account is credited to an amount equal to the postage borne by the second indicia.

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