EP 1178439 A3 20040421 - Machine readable coded frame for personal postage
Title (en)
Machine readable coded frame for personal postage
Title (de)
Maschinenlesbar codierter Rahmen für personengebundenes Briefporto
Title (fr)
Cadre codé lisible par ordinateur pour port personnel
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 55820400 A 20000426
- US 57776200 A 20000524
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP1178439A2] 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. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G07B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G07B 17/00508 (2013.01); G07B 17/00661 (2013.01); G07B 2017/0058 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00604 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00645 (2013.01); G07B 2017/00725 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [X] US 5873605 A 19990223 - KAPLAN KENNETH [US]
- [X] EP 0893787 A2 19990127 - PITNEY BOWES INC [US]
- [X] WO 9704353 A1 19970206 - CHUMBLEY GREGORY R [US]
- [A] US 5717597 A 19980210 - KARA SALIM G [US]
- [A] WO 9960551 A1 19991125 - AUSTRALIAN POSTAL CORP TRADING [AU], et al
- [DA] US 5819240 A 19981006 - KARA SALIM G [US]
- [DA] ANTOGNINI, THOMAS: "A Flexibly Configurable 2D Bar Code", INFORMATION BASED INDICIA PROGRAM TECHNOLOGY SYMPOSIUM, 25 November 1996 (1996-11-25), XP002268123, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:www.paperdisk.com/ibippap2.htm> [retrieved on 20040127]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1178439 A2 20020206; EP 1178439 A3 20040421; AU 3882101 A 20011101; CA 2340313 A1 20011026
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 01201386 A 20010417; AU 3882101 A 20010424; CA 2340313 A 20010309