Claims
- 1. A franking machine comprising:
a circuit board located internal to the machine; and at least a first removable module electronically engageable with said circuit board, said first module including a flash memory.
- 2. The machine of claim 1, wherein said memory has postal rate information stored therein.
- 3. The machine of claim 1, wherein said memory can be easily plugged into a computer.
- 4. The machine of claim 1, wherein said memory includes application software stored therein.
- 5. The machine of claim 1, wherein said module further comprises a RAM.
- 6. The machine of claim 1 further comprising a PSD.
- 7. The machine of claim 6, wherein said PSD is removable.
- 8. The machine of claim 1, further comprising:
a second removable module electronically engageable with said circuit board.
- 9. The machine of claim 8 wherein the second removable module includes application software stored therein.
- 10. A franking machine comprising a flash memory storing postal rate information and a RAM.
(b) CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority of the following U.S. provisional patent applications:
[0002] Serial No. 60/270,796 filed on Feb. 23, 2001,
[0003] Serial No. 60/277,806 filed on Mar. 22, 2001,
[0004] Serial No. 60/277,841 filed on Mar. 22, 2001,
[0005] Serial No. 60/277,873, filed on Mar. 22, 2001,
[0006] Serial No. 60/277,931 filed on Mar. 22, 2001,
[0007] Serial No. 60/277,946 filed on Mar. 22, 2001, and
[0008] Serial No. 60/338,892 filed on Nov. 5, 2001
Provisional Applications (7)
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Date |
Country |
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60270796 |
Feb 2001 |
US |
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60277806 |
Mar 2001 |
US |
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60277841 |
Mar 2001 |
US |
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60277873 |
Mar 2001 |
US |
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60277931 |
Mar 2001 |
US |
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60277946 |
Mar 2001 |
US |
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60338892 |
Nov 2001 |
US |