Combined address and postage label and system for producing the same
US6010156A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 24, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/149
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A mailing label and system and method for preparing the same is provided. The mailing labels are provided on a continuous perforated strip, where the perforations define unitary fields of labels, including at least a label for an intended recipient's address and a label for bearing a postal service approved postage indicia, to be used on a single item to be mailed. The strip is adapted for use with a computer driven printer capable of printing the recipient's address, the postage indicia and other data relating to the item to be mailed on the labels within a given unitary field. The system and method according to the invention provide for the ability to prepare the aforementioned mailing labels by effectively combining the functions of a postage meter with a system for preparing mailing labels. Address information, weight and postal class information, and any other information to be associated with the item to be mailed are provided to a computer system which formats the information pursuant to postal service requirements, and prints the address data, postage indicia and other information regarding the item to be mailed on the appropriate labels within a unitary field on a strip of…
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