| 摘要 |
A postal rate memory module is disclosed. The module includes a memory which stores current postal data and an integral battery. The module may be used in a postal scale which includes a scale for determining the weight of an item to be mailed, a memory module for storing postal rate information, a data entry apparatus for entering postal information relating to the item and a processor operatively connected to; the scale, the postal rate memory module and the data entry apparatus, for determining the appropriate postage for the item in accordance with the weight, the entered postal information and the postal rate information. The battery has sufficient capacity to provide at least a significant portion of the power supply and is automatically replaced each time the memory module is replaced with a module containing updated postal rate information so that the user is not burdened with the need to stock and replace batteries. |
