Patents by Inventor Andre Obrea

Andre Obrea has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for reliable transfer of virtual stamps
    Patent number: 7555467
    Abstract: The present application describes systems and methods for reliable transfer of information of value such as virtual postage stamps between a remote data center and a local device. An identifier that is unique over at least some time duration is assigned to each virtual postage stamp such that the identifier is associated with a specific index memory location or record storage location in the local virtual stamp-printing device. The local printing device permits only a single use of a virtual stamp using a secure state flag. The transfer protocol provides reliable transfer of virtual stamps between the remote data center and the local printing device that accommodates resend requests, that is not limited to serial transfer and that does not require end-to-end acknowledgements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: Andre Obrea, Frederick W. Ryan, Jr.
  • System and method for reliable transfer of virtual stamps
    Publication number: 20060259444
    Abstract: The present application describes systems and methods for reliable transfer of information of value such as virtual postage stamps between a remote data center and a local device. An identifier that is unique over at least some time duration is assigned to each virtual postage stamp such that the identifier is associated with a specific index memory location or record storage location in the local virtual stamp-printing device. The local printing device permits only a single use of a virtual stamp using a secure state flag. The transfer protocol provides reliable transfer of virtual stamps between the remote data center and the local printing device that accommodates resend requests, that is not limited to serial transfer and that does not require end-to-end acknowledgements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Applicant: Pitney Bowes Incorporated
    Inventors: Andre Obrea, Frederick Ryan