Machine readable coded frame for personal postage
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorsH. Mark Delman, Paula K. Dumas, David L. Patton
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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.
Claims53
A personal postal product comprising:
- a personal image area for receiving a personal image;
- and
- an official postal image area;
- said official postal area having a machine readable code and configured so as to extend substantially around said personalized image area.
A personal postal product comprising:
- a personal image area for receiving personal image;
- and
- an official postal image area;
- said official postal area having a machine readable code and configured so as to extend along at least a portion of said personalized image area, said machine readable code having a color other than black.
A personal postal product comprising:
- a personal image area for receiving a personal image, said personal image area having a substantially polygonal shape;
- an official postal image area, said official postal image area comprising a machine readable code and configured so as to extend substantially along at least two sides of said polygon.
A personal postal product comprising:
- a personal image area for receiving a personal image, said personal image area having a generally ellipsoid shape;
- an official postal image area, said official postal image area comprising a machine readable code configured so as to extend along at least a portion of the periphery of said ellipsoid shape.
A system for producing a postal indicia, comprising:
- a computer for processing image data;
- a data entry means for entering a digital image which is to be incorporated into a part of said postal indicia;
- and
- a printer for producing said postal indicia, said postal indicia comprising a personal image area for receiving a personal image and an official postal image area, said official image postage image area comprising a machine readable code configured so as to extend substantially around said postal image area.
A system for producing a postal indicia, comprising:
- a computer for processing image data;
- a data entry means for entering a digital image which is to be incorporated into said part of said postal indicia;
- and
- a printer for producing said postal indicia, said postal indicia comprising a personal image area for receiving a personal image and an official postal image area, said official image postage image area comprising a machine readable code configured so as to extend substantially around said postal image area.
A personal postal product comprising:
- a personal image area for receiving personal image;
- and
- an official postal image area;
- said official postal area having a machine readable code and configured so as to be intermixed or within said personalized image area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.