# US 11,307,818 B2 · System and method for reprintable items

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- Number: US 11,307,818 B2
- Document ID: US11307818B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/267,129
- Filed: 2019-03-13
- Published: 2021-11-18
- Granted: 2022-04-19
- Earliest claimed: 2018-09-14
- Assignees: CCL Label, Inc.
- Applicants: Ccl Label, Inc.
- Inventors: Randy Sioson; Phillip Mcgee; Colwin Chan
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11307818B2

## CPC

- G06F 3/1256: {User feedback, e.g. print preview, test print, proofing, pre-flight checks}
- G06F 3/1205: {resulting in increased flexibility in print job configuration, e.g. job settings, print requirements, job tickets}
- G06F 3/1206: {resulting in increased flexibility in input data format or job format or job type}
- G06F 3/1208: {resulting in improved quality of the output result, e.g. print layout, colours, workflows, print preview}
- G06F 3/1242: {Image or content composition onto a page}
- G06F 3/1243: {Variable data printing, e.g. document forms, templates, labels, coupons, advertisements, logos, watermarks, transactional printing, fixed content versioning}
- G06F 3/1272: {Digital storefront, e.g. e-ordering, web2print, submitting a job from a remote submission screen}
- G06T 11/60: Creating or editing images; Combining images with text
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL

## Abstract

A printing system may generate custom user designs for printing. The designs may be associated with a selected print medium. The printing system may generate a custom template for a secondary printing on the print medium. The custom template may define print areas based on the print medium and the custom user design.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A printer system comprising:
a processor coupled to a memory storing computer-executable instructions, the processor executes or facilitates execution of the computer-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:
generating a customized design as a function of at least a user input and a print-receptive medium for receiving the customized design, wherein the customized design operatively identifies locations for printing first indicia on the print receptive medium during a first printing process; and
generating a custom template for a secondary printing process of second indicia based on the customized design, wherein generating the custom template includes:
identifying the locations of the first indicia associated with the customized design;
determining restrictions for locating the second indicia based on the locations for printing the first indicia; and
identifying safe print areas for the second indicia based on the determined restrictions.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The printer system of claim 1, wherein determining the restrictions for locating the second indicia based on the locations for printing the first indicia further comprises identifying bleed areas that define locations in which operative printing of the secondary indicia may result in bleeding of the second indicia into the first indicia.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The printer system of claim 1, wherein determining the restrictions for locating the second indicia based on the locations for printing the first indicia further comprises identifying bleed areas that define locations in which operative printing of the secondary indicia may result in cutting of the second indicia during the secondary printing process.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The printer system of claim 1, wherein determining the restrictions for locating the second indicia based on the locations for printing the first indicia further comprises determining one or more borders identifying locations in which the second indicia will not be operatively printed on the print receptive medium.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The printer system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise receiving input identifying the desired location of the second indicia and comparing the desired location with the safe print area.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The printer system of claim 5, wherein the operations further generating at least one notification in response to determining that the desired location of the second indicia is at least partially not within the safe area.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The printer system of claim 6, wherein the operations further comprise providing a user selectable control to allow a user to modify the desired location in response to the at least one notification.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The printer system of claim 6, wherein the operations further comprise providing a user selectable control to allow a user to proceed with the secondary printing process without the desired location in response to the at least one notification.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The printer system of claim 6, wherein the at least one notification comprises instructions for correcting the desired location.

### Claim 10

A method, comprising:
generating a customized design as a function of at least a user input and a print-receptive medium for receiving the customized design, wherein the customized design operatively identifies locations for printing first indicia on the print receptive medium during a first printing process;
printing the customized design on the print receptive medium;
generating a custom template for a secondary printing process of second indicia onto the print receptive medium based on at least the customized design, wherein generating the custom template includes:
identifying the locations of the first indicia associated with the customized design;
determining restrictions for locating the second indicia based on the locations for printing the first indicia; and
identifying safe print areas for the second indicia based on the determined restrictions such that the secondary indicia does not interfere with the first indicia when the secondary printing process is executed.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10, wherein the first printing process is to be executed prior to the second printing process.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10, wherein the first printing process is executed via a remote printer and shipped to a user's location.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The method of claim 12, wherein the second printing process is executed via a user printer.

### Claim 14 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10, further comprising storing the custom template and associating the custom template with a user account.

### Claim 15

A printer system comprising:
a processor coupled to a memory storing computer-executable instructions, the processor executes or facilitates execution of the computer-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:
generating a customized design comprising first indicia and defining locations of the first indicia relative a print receptive medium, safe print areas for receiving second indicia on the print receptive medium, and restricted print areas associated with restricting printing of the second indicia; and
generating a first custom template for a secondary printing process of the second indicia for printing on the print receptive medium after operative printing of the customized design, wherein the custom template indicates the safe print areas and the restricted print areas.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The printer system of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise generating a second custom template for a third printing process of third indicia onto the print receptive medium.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The printer system of claim 15, wherein defining the locations further comprises defining the location of at least one of the safe print areas or the restricted print areas based on a characteristic of the print receptive medium.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The printer system of claim 17, wherein the characteristic of the print receptive medium further comprises at least one of a cut area, number of printable products, or type of card stock.

### Claim 19 (depends on 15)

The printer system of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise automatically determining a location for the second indicia based at least on the safe print areas and the restricted print areas.