.~.~ Special service or fee (e.g., discount, surcharge, adjustment, etc.)
DEFINITION
Classification: 705/402
Special service or fee (e.g., discount, surcharge, adjustment, etc.)
(under subclass 401) Subject matter wherein a basic postage fee is modified to accommodate a particular postage service or condition.
(1) Note. The particular postage service includes, for example, express mail, certified mail, C.O.D., special delivery, insurance, return receipt, etc.
(2) Note. The condition includes, for example, discount, surcharge, adjustment, the least costly fee, etc.
(3) Note. A mere recitation of functional inputting means representing special service or charge without a step or procedure to carry out the modification of the fee is excluded from this subclass.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
409, for postage meter system comprising means for revising a postage rate structure.
