Patents by Inventor Hyung-Kim Paul Kim

Hyung-Kim Paul Kim 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).

  • Remote and secure feature enabling for an electronic postage meter
    Patent number: 5737426
    Abstract: The postage metering system includes a postage meter in bus communication with an external interface unit. The postage meter operates under the control of a programmable micro control system which is responsive to a number of postage meter program routines stored in the program memory of the meter micro control system. The postage meter also includes a principal communication port in bus communication with the micro control system and a keyboard also in bus communication with the meter micro control system for providing operator instruction to the micro control system. An external interface unit which includes a micro control system responsive to one or more of a program routines stored in the program memory of the external interface unit. The external interface further includes a postage meter port and a plurality communication ports. The postage meter port of the external interface unit is in bus communication with the principal communication port of the postage meter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: George M. Brookner, Hyung-Kim Paul Kim