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Postage printing system having graphical relationship between postal indicium label and address label segments

US6594374B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 4, 1999
Grant dateJul 15, 2003
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Expiry dateNov 4, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07B2017/00725
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of producing a mailpiece including the following steps: (i) printing a postal indicium and a first inspection image on a first label segment; and (ii) printing a recipient address and a second inspection image on a second label segment; (iii) applying the first label segment and the second label segment to the mailpiece. The first inspection image and the second inspection image have a human visible relationship indicating that the first label segment and the second label segment correspond to each other.

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