Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for verifying printed indicia

A computer-implemented method for verifying a printed indicium comprising:

• receiving, by a verifier processor of an indicium verifier, a captured image of a print media comprising the printed indicium;
• extracting, by the verifier processor of the indicium verifier, a quiet zone grade portion from the captured image, wherein the quiet zone grade portion comprises a printed indicium area of the printed indicium and at least one quiet zone area adjacent to the printed indicium area;
• and
• in response to receiving a user input providing an overwrite quiet zone requirement indication and determining that the at least one quiet zone area satisfies at least one quiet zone requirement:
• adding, by the verifier processor of the indicium verifier, at least one additional quiet zone area to the at least one quiet zone area,
• generating, by the verifier processor of the indicium verifier, at least one quiet zone grade associated with the at least one quiet zone area based at least in part on the at least one quiet zone area and the at least one additional quiet zone area;
• and
• outputting, by the verifier processor of the indicium verifier, verification results associated with the printed indicium based at least in part on the at least one quiet zone grade.