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Neopost web-enabled stamps or Neopostage is a postage stamp that is part of the family of computerized postage. These stamps were developed by Neopost Online and Northrop Grumman Corporation.〔http://cvpcollector.tripod.com/id20.html〕 The joint effort resulted in an innovative self-service stamp vending system. Neopost Online is an USA subsidiary of Neopost Inc. Testing of this system was authorized by the United States Postal Service (USPS) in March 2001.〔http://www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/bulletin/2001/html/pb22059/i-r2.html#0.2.LMRPOZ.218XXD.19KVJG.V〕 The self-service stamp vending system allowed consumers to: # Touch a display screen to activate the kiosk. # Peruse through a variety of stamp denominations and quantities for purchase. # Select the desired purchase. # Swipe credit card information to submit the purchase order. The kiosk then: # Logs on the centrally located database to get credit card authorization. # Awaits approval of purchase from a centrally located database. # Receives purchasing authorization information from the centrally located database.. # Prints the purchasing and stamp information onto adhesive paper (from roll or individual sheets). # Dispenses the stamp sheets to the consumer. The ability to peruse, request, authorize, print, and dispense a stamp purchase using the Internet made these the world's first browser-based stamps.〔http://cvpcollector.tripod.com/id10.html〕 The Neopost web-enabled stamps are listed in Scott catalogue (Specialized Version) under ''Computer Vended Postage'' section with several unlisted varieties.〔http://www.efocc.org/Resources/Ryskamp/ShowIssue.php?A=USSN_2007-03〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Neopost web-enabled stamps」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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