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US 6,234,694 B1Granted
Media control to eliminate printing images beyond the media boundaries
AssigneeAscom Hasler Mailing Systems, Inc.
InventorGeorge Brookner
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AssigneeAscom Hasler Mailing Systems, Inc.
InventorGeorge Brookner
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To facilitate printing of postage or other images onto media of variable size, an apparatus determines the size of the medium in at least one dimension prior to or during the printing of the image, such that the image to be printed is adjusted based upon the determined size of the medium. The apparatus may be a postage meter, in which case information is received by a data processor concerning the size of a mail piece and the postal value. An initial image is made up of a fixed portion, including postal indicia, and a user-defined variable portion, is then altered in view of this input to provide a final image for printing on the mail piece which fits fully on the mail piece. The alteration effects only the variable portion of the image, which may be truncated, scaled or replaced with a different variable portion.
A postage meter apparatus for printing postal indicia onto a medium, comprising:
An apparatus for printing an image onto a medium, comprising:
A stacker for use in conjunction with a postage meter, said stacker comprising means for measuring the size of media placed in the stacker, and means for transferring the measured size to a postage meter to which the stacker is connected.
A stacker for use in conjunction with a postage meter, said stacker comprising, means comprising at least one microswitch for determining the size of media placed in the stacker, and means for transferring the determined size to a postage meter to which the stacker is connected.
A method for printing an image onto a mail piece, comprising
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.