Method and system for creation of secure documents using digital embossing of thermal media with thermal print heads
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and system for creation of secure documents using digital embossing of thermal media with thermal print heads 有权
    使用具有热打印头的热介质的数字压印来创建安全文件的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US07113198B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-09-26

    申请号:US10936251

    申请日:2004-09-08

    IPC分类号: B41J2/32

    CPC分类号: B41J2/32

    摘要: A method and system for thermal printing of secure documents. A contact thermal printing system includes: a) thermal print head having at least one heater element; and b) a thermal printer controller. The printer controller is programmed to: 1) move the print head in a predetermined pattern while the print head is in contact with a top coating of a thermal print medium; 2) overdrive the heater element during predetermined parts of the pattern to a temperature sufficient to soften or melt the top coating, thereby forming a pattern of striations in the top coating; and 3) control the heater element to print at least part of an image on the medium. The contact surface of the print head can have a specific pattern of features for forming the striations, whereby a pattern of striations formed can encode information both in the direction of the motion of the print head and transversely to the direction of motion. The pattern of striations can form a bar code. The image can be a postal indicium printed on a document which is a mail piece, or other documents having value, such as tax stamps and tickets, can be printed.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于安全文件热敏打印的方法和系统。 接触式热敏打印系统包括:a)具有至少一个加热元件的热​​打印头; 和b)热敏打印机控制器。 打印机控制器被编程为:1)当打印头与热敏打印介质的顶部涂层接触时,以预定图案移动打印头; 2)在图案的预定部分期间将加热器元件过度驱动到足以软化或熔化顶部涂层的温​​度,从而在顶部涂层中形成条纹图案; 以及3)控制加热器元件以在介质上打印图像的至少一部分。 打印头的接触表面可以具有用于形成条纹的特定特征图案,由此形成的条纹图案可以在打印头的运动方向上和横向于运动方向上编码信息。 条纹图案可以形成条形码。 该图像可以是打印在作为邮件的文档上的邮政标记,或者可以打印其他具有价值的文件,例如税票和票据。

    Postage indicia including color bar sequence to aid in authentication
    4.
    发明授权
    Postage indicia including color bar sequence to aid in authentication 失效
    邮资标志,包括彩条序列,有助于认证

    公开(公告)号:US07055746B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-06

    申请号:US10819700

    申请日:2004-04-07

    IPC分类号: G06K7/10

    摘要: The present invention includes apparatus and methods for printing and verifying postage stamps on demand via a personal postage stamp printer. The indicia by which the stamp is printed includes a color bar sequence and a data field including data that corresponds to the color bar sequence. To authenticate the stamp, the data field is read and the color bar sequence data included in the data field is compared with the data generated by detecting the color bar sequence itself.

    摘要翻译: 本发明包括通过个人邮票印刷机按需打印和验证邮票的装置和方法。 打印印记的标记包括彩条序列和数据字段,包括对应于色条序列的数据。 为了对印章进行认证,读取数据字段,并将包括在数据字段中的色条序列数据与通过检测色条序列本身产生的数据进行比较。