Postage indicia including encoded ink characteristic data
US7299984B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 21, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B2017/00709
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention includes apparatus and methods for printing and verifying postage indicia. The indicia includes data that indicates characteristics of ink used to print the indicia. To verify the indicia, the data is read and compared with data provided by detecting optical or related characteristics of the ink.
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