Patents by Inventor Rana Dutta

Rana Dutta 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).

  • Patent number: 8200364
    Abstract: A mail system including a tracking and reporting system that is adapted to integrate address information together with a unique code on at least one mailpiece, wherein the address information and code are linked, an in-process tracking and archiving system that is adapted to track the mailpiece as the address information and code are printed on the mailpiece and during a mailpiece insertion process to verify that the at least one mailpiece is inserted into a mailer and store an electronic copy of the mailpiece with the address information and code in an archive, an in-bound data capture of return mail system that scans the unique code and automatically links the mailpiece to account information stored in an account database and an postal address update and management system that is linked to a postal service database for verifying address information and correcting address errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Neopost Technologies
    Inventors: Richard Rosen, Rana Dutta
  • Publication number: 20060271236
    Abstract: A mail system including a tracking and reporting system that is adapted to integrate address information together with a unique code on at least one mailpiece, wherein the address information and code are linked, an in-process tracking and archiving system that is adapted to track the mailpiece as the address information and code are printed on the mailpiece and during a mailpiece insertion process to verify that the at least one mailpiece is inserted into a mailer and store an electronic copy of the mailpiece with the address information and code in an archive, an in-bound data capture of return mail system that scans the unique code and automatically links the mailpiece to account information stored in an account database and an postal address update and management system that is linked to a postal service database for verifying address information and correcting address errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: Richard Rosen, Rana Dutta
  • Patent number: 7003376
    Abstract: A system and method for tracking a mail piece includes capturing an image of the mail piece, associating a tracking number for the mail piece with the image, providing the mail piece and tracking number to a carrier, and utilizing information from the image to investigate a lack of delivery if no delivery verification is received from the carrier within a certain time period. The system and method may also include extracting information from a portion of the image and presenting the extracted information to a carrier, receiving additional information related to the mail piece from the carrier in response to presenting the extracted information, providing the mail piece, the additional information, and a tracking number for the mail piece to a carrier, inserting the mail piece into a mail stream, and then utilizing information from the image to investigate a lack of delivery if no delivery verification is received from the carrier within a certain time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Mailroom Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Rod Witmond, Rana Dutta, Pascal Charroppin
  • Publication number: 20050171632
    Abstract: A system and method for tracking a mail piece includes capturing an image of the mail piece, associating a tracking number for the mail piece with the image, providing the mail piece and tracking number to a carrier, and utilizing information from the image to investigate a lack of delivery if no delivery verification is received from the carrier within a certain time period. The system and method may also include extracting information from a portion of the image and presenting the extracted information to a carrier, receiving additional information related to the mail piece from the carrier in response to presenting the extracted information, providing the mail piece, the additional information, and a tracking number for the mail piece to a carrier, inserting the mail piece into a mail stream, and then utilizing information from the image to investigate a lack of delivery if no delivery verification is received from the carrier within a certain time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Rod Witmond, Rana Dutta, Pascal Charroppin
  • Publication number: 20050171920
    Abstract: A mailing machine for franking mail items. The mailing machine has a franking device having a franking head and a mail feeder. The mail feeder is adapted to feed the mail items to the franking head. A user interface has a display and a keypad. Circuitry is adapted to interface with the user interface. A first cover encloses a portion of the mailing machine. The first cover has a viewing area being transparent or semi-transparent. A user may view an interior portion of the mailing machine other than the display or in addition to the display through the viewing area of the first cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Rana Dutta, Dana Foster
  • Publication number: 20050077346
    Abstract: A method of permit mailing includes encoding information about a permit holder and information about a batch mailing into a barcode, imprinting the barcode onto a plurality of mail pieces of the batch mailing, and utilizing the encoded information to charge the permit holder for the batch mailing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Rana Dutta, George Brookner
  • Publication number: 20040107163
    Abstract: In e-commerce, customers conduct transactions with merchant servers on the Internet, which are associated with different merchants. A financial data center is established to handle the finance attendant to the online transactions, in accordance with an inventive financial service. Each merchant participating in the inventive financial service maintains a merchant account in the financial data center. Similarly, each customer subscribing to the inventive financial service maintains a user account in the financial data center. In conducting an online transaction, after a customer makes a purchase from a merchant server, the merchant server communicates purchase information to the financial data center. In response, the financial data center identifies the corresponding user and merchant accounts. Upon receiving an affirmation of the purchase from the customer, the financial data center transfers the purchase amount from the user account to the merchant account to complete the online transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Inventors: Rana Dutta, Richard H. Rosen, George M. Brookner, Debra N. Disbrow
  • Publication number: 20030177021
    Abstract: A system for forming a traceable mailpiece including an address database including at least one address to be placed on a mailer for the traceable mailpiece and a postal security device adapted to provide verifyable indicia. A controller relates the address from the database with a unique information based indicia to create a unique identifier indicia for the traceable mailpiece and a printer prints the unique identifier indicia on the traceable mailpiece, wherein the unique identifier allows the traceable mailpiece to be traced back to the address placed on the mailer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventor: Rana Dutta
  • Publication number: 20030097576
    Abstract: A system for operating at least one secure cryptographic vault device. In one embodiment, the system comprises a vault manager for communicating with the secure cryptographic vault device. The vault manager is adapted to be implemented on a computerized system and adapted to integrated with an application program for transmission of data from the application program to the secure cryptographic vault device and transmission of an indicia from the cryptographic vault device to the application program. The at least one secure cryptographic vault device receives data and generates the indicia based on the received data and additional data previously stored in the cryptographic vault device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Inventors: Rana Dutta, Richard H. Rosen, Robert F. Labbancz, James M. Mattern
  • Publication number: 20020083019
    Abstract: A system for verifying printed indicia. The system comprises an indicia generating apparatus adapted to create digitally signed indicia on an item having an associated value and an indicia verifying apparatus adapted to read the indicia on the item and verify that the item is valid. The item can be used as payment for a good or service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Eugene Robert Bystrak, Rana Dutta, James Michael Mattern
  • Publication number: 20020010640
    Abstract: In e-commerce, customers conduct transactions with merchant servers on the Internet, which are associated with different merchants. A financial data center is established to handle the finance attendant to the online transactions, in accordance with an inventive financial service. Each merchant participating in the inventive financial service maintains a merchant account in the financial data center. Similarly, each customer subscribing to the inventive financial service maintains a user account in the financial data center. In conducting an online transaction, after a customer makes a purchase from a merchant server, the merchant server communicates purchase information to the financial data center. In response, the financial data center identifies the corresponding user and merchant accounts. Upon receiving an affirmation of the purchase from the customer, the financial data center transfers the purchase amount from the user account to the merchant account to complete the online transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Rana Dutta, Richard H. Rosen, George M. Brookner, Debra N. Disbrow
  • Publication number: 20010029489
    Abstract: An entity for securely storing a value indicative of funds available for use which comprises a first storage for storing the value; an externally readable identifier within the entity for providing a unique identification of the entity; a second storage in the entity for storing information assigning the entity to operate in an application; and communications for changing the information so as to assign the entity to a new application. A method for allocating use of such entity including a) relating the externally readable identifier to an application; b) configuring the entity to operate in the application; and reallocating the entity by repeating steps a) and b) for a different application. An adapter for use with the entity for communicating with an external system or for recharging the entity with funds from a location other than the one where it is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2001
    Publication date: October 11, 2001
    Inventors: George Brookner, Rana Dutta, Carl Oppedahl