Method for printing individual labels
OwnerTimothy J. Flynninventor
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Abstract
A method and software for a consumer end user to print one or more, but generally less than all, labels of a label assembly without the need to run the label assembly though a printer multiple times. A boundary corresponding to the label is printed on a separate paper sheet to allow the label to be positioned for printing. The paper sheet with the label adhered within the boundary is run through a printer to print on the label. The printed label is removed from the paper sheet to applying to the intended object to be labeled. Software can be implemented on a data processor for printing the boundary and/or coordinating the label printing with the printed boundary.
Claims21
A method for printing a label for an object, comprising:
- overlaying a nonopaque material sheet on a second material sheet including a boundary printed on the second material sheet;
- adhering the label on the material sheet within the boundary printed on the second material sheet;
- and
- printing on the label adhered on the material sheet by routing the material sheet with the label adhered thereon through a printer.
A method for printing a label for an object, comprising:
- providing a label for the object;
- routing a material sheet through a printer and printing a boundary on the material sheet that correspondingly outlines an outer peripheral shape of the label;
- adhering the label on a second material sheet that is nonopaque and placed over the material sheet, in alignment with the boundary printed on the material sheet;
- routing the second material sheet with the label adhered thereon through the printer to print on the label;
- and
- removing the printed label from the second material sheet for adhering to the object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.