Appeal No. 2003-1052
Application 09/222,644
requests from a remote data center various indicia data rather
than supplying the indicia data to it according to the open
system environment as in Cordery. This closed system virtual
postage meter feature is discussed in the Summary of the
Invention at column 3, lines 36-54 and the top half of columns
5 and 6.
It is also worthy of note that the initial paragraph at page
1 of the present specification made reference to certain co-
pending applications that were incorporated by reference and
identified by attorney document number. One of these is
referenced by serial number (09/224,255) in the amendment filed
on June 25, 2001 replacing the previously submitted subject
matter at page 5 beginning at line 15. This prior art
application was determined by us to have been filed on the same
date as the present application. It significantly identifies and
expands upon the meaning of a closed system since it is taught to
scan destination address information from a mailpiece in order to
include at least some part of the destination address information
in an indicium. This feature was said to enhance the security of
a metering system by making the detection of duplicate indicia
much easier.
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