George H Monroe

US Patent:

7949801, May 24, 2011

Filed:

Jun 30, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/772202

Inventors:

George T. Monroe - Seymour CT, US
Linda Dore - Shelton CT, US
Michael LePore - Trumbull CT, US

Assignee:

Pitney Bowes Inc. - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G06F 13/28
G06F 1/14

US Classification:

710 25, 710 22, 710100, 710 48, 710220, 710 58, 712 32, 712 35

Abstract:

Coprocessor systems for using a main microprocessor DMA channel to write to a port to control a coprocessor system are provided. In certain examples, coprocessor systems are described using a main CPU counter to trigger a DMA channel to perform a single byte transfer to a port used to control coprocessor command timing.

US Patent:

20130318583, Nov 28, 2013

Filed:

May 24, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/479751

Inventors:

Walter J. Baker - Stratford CT, US
Wesley A. Kirschner - Farmington CT, US
George T. Monroe - Seymour CT, US
Sambasivam Thillaikumaran - Southbury CT, US

Assignee:

Pitney Bowes Inc. - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G06F 15/173
G06F 21/00
H04L 9/32

US Classification:

726 7, 709224

Abstract:

A network connectivity device that when coupled to a mail processing machine enables a cloud application running on a personal computer or other device to interface with and control the mail processing machine without requiring any software to be installed on the personal computer other than a web browser. The network connectivity device plugs into a standard USB port on the mail processing machine to allow wired or wireless connectivity to a network. There is no software or other code required to run on the personal computer other than a standard web browser running a hosted web application. The network connectivity device allows the mail processing machine to be found and addressed by the hosted web application. This allows a user to control operations of the mail processing machine, as well as giving the mail processing machine network connectivity for outside world communication activities.

US Patent:

20140032807, Jan 30, 2014

Filed:

Jul 26, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/558406

Inventors:

George T. MONROE - Seymour CT, US

Assignee:

Pitney Bowes Inc. - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G06F 13/14
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

710305

Abstract:

Systems and methods that allow a PSD to be physically shared by multiple servers such that if a server fails, another server can be utilized as a backup server for the PSD without any manual intervention or moving of the PSD and without risking loss of data from the PSD. A PSD is interfaced by an interface device to a system level bus that allows for multiple initiators. An initiator is any server that can access and issue commands over the system level bus to access the PSD. When one of the servers fails, the functionality of the server can be rolled to a backup server which will be able to access the PSD over the bus.

US Patent:

59560517, Sep 21, 1999

Filed:

May 29, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/864942

Inventors:

Brad L. Davies - Trumbull CT
George T. Monroe - Seymour CT
Maria P. Parkos - Southbury CT

Assignee:

Pitney Bowes Inc. - Stamford CT

International Classification:

B41J 300
B41J 29393

US Classification:

347 2

Abstract:

Mailing machine including a controller, a printer module including a connector, a print head controller for producing print data signals necessary to print a postal indicia on an envelope and a replaceable print head cartridge having a plurality of print elements which are selectively energizable in response to the print data signals. The print head cartridge is detachably mounted to the connector. The controller in operative communication with the printer module for: determining if a valid print head cartridge is installed; and if a valid print head cartridge is not installed, preventing the print data signals from reaching the connector.

US Patent:

60291559, Feb 22, 2000

Filed:

Jul 2, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/887439

Inventors:

Edward R. Bass - Trumbull CT
Robert L. Davis - New Canaan CT
Konstantin G. Kodonas - Norwalk CT
George T. Monroe - Seymour CT

Assignee:

Pitney Bowes Inc. - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G06F 1700

US Classification:

705401

Abstract:

A configurable peripheral management system includes a peripheral management device which comprises a microprocessor for executing peripheral management instructions stored in a persistent memory for performing operations such as polling a peripheral device. The peripheral management device is coupled to a host computer over a serial line, through which new peripheral management instructions can be downloaded for storage in the persistent memory.

US Patent:

62992694, Oct 9, 2001

Filed:

Apr 22, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/296883

Inventors:

Brad L. Davies - Trumbull CT
George T. Monroe - Seymour CT
Maria P. Parkos - Southbury CT

Assignee:

Pitney Bowes Inc. - Stamford CT

International Classification:

B41J 300

US Classification:

347 2

Abstract:

Mailing machine including a controller, a printer module including a connector, a print head controller for producing print data signals necessary to print a postal indicia on an envelope and a replaceable print head cartridge having a plurality of print elements which are selectively energizable in response to the print data signals. The print head cartridge is detachably mounted to the connector. The controller in operative communication with the printer module for: determining if a valid print head cartridge is installed; and if a valid print head cartridge is not installed, preventing the print data signals from reaching the connector.

US Patent:

20180054479, Feb 22, 2018

Filed:

Aug 19, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/241320

Inventors:

- Danbury CT, US
George T. Monroe - Seymour CT, US

Assignee:

Pitney Bowes Inc. - Danbury CT

International Classification:

H04L 29/08
H04L 29/06
G06Q 20/10

Abstract:

Systems and methods that allow only a single PSD to be used for a customer regardless of the number of servers in the system are provided. This is accomplished by allowing each server to communicate with the other servers in the system, such that each server can determine which customer PSDs are coupled to each of the other servers. As requests are routed to a first server by the load balancer, if the first server does not have the specific customer's PSD installed, it can determine which server has that customer's PSD and forward the request to that second server. Once the request has been processed by the second server, the response is sent back to the first server that received the request for return to the customer.

US Patent:

20160171638, Jun 16, 2016

Filed:

Dec 16, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/571687

Inventors:

- Danbury CT, US
George T. Monroe - Seymour CT, US

Assignee:

PITNEY BOWES INC. - Danbury CT

International Classification:

G06Q 50/32
G06Q 10/00

Abstract:

A system and method for allowing a customer to maintain multiple customer accounts used for generating and printing postage without having to maintain a minimum amount of funds in each account. When multiple accounts are maintained for a customer, only one the of the multiple accounts maintains pre-paid funds in the registers. The other accounts do not have any pre-paid funds, i.e., maintain zero funds, in the registers. When a customer account that does not have any pre-paid funds stored therein is utilized to generate postage, the register in that account is refilled for the exact amount of postage to be generated from a customer payment account. By performing on-demand postage refills for the exact amount needed to generate an indicium, the customer is no longer required to have funds committed to each customer account while still being able to utilize multiple accounts for multiple postage printing devices.