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A dual redundant electronic postage meter and associated method is provided for increasing the reliability of meter operation, comprising a first meter module including triple redundant memory technique/dual redundant means and dual redundant microprocessor means, a second meter module including tri

A dual redundant electronic postage meter and associated method is provided for increasing the reliability of meter operation, comprising a first meter module including triple redundant memory technique/dual redundant means and dual redundant microprocessor means, a second meter module including triple redundant rechniques/dual redundant memory means and dual redundant microprocessor means, the dual redundant microprocessor means of the first meter module selectively communicating with a data entry means and external output means, and the dual redundant microprocessor means of the second meter module selectively communicating with the data entry means and the external output means, the second meter module being activiated in response to a failure in the operation of the first meter module.

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A dual redundant electronic postage meter for increasing the reliability of an electronic postage meter, comprising: a first meter module including dual redundant memory means for receiving and for storing postage accounting data and operational data and dual redundant microprocessor means for opera

A dual redundant electronic postage meter for increasing the reliability of an electronic postage meter, comprising: a first meter module including dual redundant memory means for receiving and for storing postage accounting data and operational data and dual redundant microprocessor means for operating said first meter module; a second meter module including dual redundant memory means for receiving and storing postage accounting data and operational data and dual redundant microprocessor means for operating said second meter module; said dual redundant microprocessor means of said first meter module communicating with a data entry means for receiving data processed by said first meter module and external output means for communicating postage accounting data and operational data of said first meter module; and said dual redundant microprocessor means of said second meter module communicating with the data entry means for receiving data processed by said second meter module and the external output means for communicating postage accounting data and operational data of said second meter module, said dual redundant microprocessor means of said second meter module being activated in response to said first meter module.