Machine readable coded frame for personal postage
US6655579B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 2, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B2017/00725
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A personal postal product and a system for producing same. The postal product includes a personal image area for receiving a personal image and an official postal image area having a machine-readable code. The machine-readable code is configured so as to extend around at least a portion of the personalized image area. The code may be colored and coordinated with a color present in the personal image The personal image area and official postal image have may a variety of shapes. The system includes a computer for processing image data, a data entry device for entering a digital and a printer for producing the postal indicia.
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