THOMAS J. FOTH

Method and system for closed loop collect on delivery (C.O.D.) payments

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING TARGETED ADVERTISING UTILIZING BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS MARKETING EXPERTS

Simultaneous voice and data systems for secure catalog orders

System and method for payment for business reply mail

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING CONSUMER TRANSACTIONS USING A CENTRAL SERVER AND A MOBILE PROCESSOR

Preregistered tracking labels

RENTAL ARTICLE SERVICING

Mail piece verification system

System and method for instant online postage metering

METHOD OF POSTAL FRAUD DETECTION FOR STAMPS ACTIVATED AT POINT OF SALE

Method for facilitating a transaction between a merchant and a buyer

DATABASE UPDATE METHOD

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PAYMENT OF PERMIT MAIL

SUPPLYING PRE-SORT DISCOUNT RATE DATA TO POSTAGE METER

VOLUME RATING BY POSTAL METER

System for targeting communications based on media interaction habits

Simultaneous voice and data systems for secure catalog orders

Image based invoice payment with digital signature verification

Method and system for generating check confirmation data from check printing data file

Virtual inventory with use of a delivery stream

Rental article handling at an end of a rental stream

Rental article servicing

Method and system for controlling renting of rental articles

Routing a mail piece in a delivery system

Delivery stream management

Method and apparatus for providing electronic refunds in an online payment system

Image based positive pay checking system

Method for returning and reselling merchandise

Two-stage printing of value indicia

Apparatus and materials for two-stage printing of value indicia

Processing physical mail based on recipient's response to electronic notification

Changing the contents of physical mail based on recipient's response to electronic notification

System and method for a private e-mail system based on an electronic manifest system

Processing electronic and physical mailpieces in a postal carrier system based upon an electronic mail file

Changing delivery parameters in processing physical mail based on recipient's response to electronic notification

Method for a user to answer questions or queries using electrical contacts

Method and system for embedding mailer specified mailing instructions on a mail piece to automate mail processing

Method of facilitating the tracing and/or auditing of operations performed during check image processing

Method for processing checks prior to electronic deposit

Method for detecting perforations on the edge of an image of a form

Method for remote check capture

Method and apparatus for field programming radio frequency identification devices

Method for load balancing of requests for service by devices on a network and a device and a network for carrying out such method

Apparatus, method and system for preparation of mailpieces

Method and system for modifying printed text to indicate the author's state of mind

Secure radio frequency identification documents

Method and system for secure delivery and retrieval of documents utilizing a facsimile machine

Method for providing advanced notification of mailpiece contents

Advanced electronic notification for a mailpiece

Utilizing a laser to securely communicate with radio frequency identification tags

Method and device for creasing paper

Virtual bookshelf for online storage use and sale of material

Methods for field programming radio frequency identification devices that control remote control devices

Method for a user to answer questions or queries using electrical contacts

Method and system for secure printing of documents via a printer coupled to the internet

Method and system for payment of permit mail

Method and apparatus for providing refunds in a postage metering system

System and method for instant online postage metering

Method and system for payment of permit mail

Method and system for payment of business reply mail

System for preserving security while handling documents

Method and system for facilitating transactions

Early bill payment process

Method for securely storing objects

System and method for tracking positions of objects in space, time as well as tracking their textual evolution

Method for field programming radio frequency identification labels

Method for field programmable radio frequency identification testing devices for transmitting user selected data

Method and system for generating information about relationships between an enterprise and other parties and sharing such information among users in the enterprise

Method for field programming radio frequency identification return forms

Method for acquiring a customer for online postage metering

System for conducting business over the internet