IPC분류정보
| 국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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| 국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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| 출원번호 |
US-0091745
(2011-04-21)
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| 등록번호 |
US-9914320
(2018-03-13)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Carberry, Jeffery M.
- Rosen, David E.
- Clem, John R.
- Zhang, Haining B.
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| 출원인 / 주소 |
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| 대리인 / 주소 |
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
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| 인용정보 |
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초록
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Systems and methods which provide secure value bearing indicia using clear media are shown. Embodiments of the invention provide value bearing indicia on clear media having security features to discourage reuse and/or copying. Embodiments provide value bearing indicia on clear media having controlle
Systems and methods which provide secure value bearing indicia using clear media are shown. Embodiments of the invention provide value bearing indicia on clear media having security features to discourage reuse and/or copying. Embodiments provide value bearing indicia on clear media having controlled cuts in the surface of the clear media to facilitate the destruction of the value bearing indicia when removal is attempted after affixing to a host object. Patterns in which controlled cuts are provided in the clear media are preferably adapted to facilitate desired destruction of the value bearing indicia on clear media. Embodiments may utilize adhesive patterning to facilitate destruction or otherwise disabling the clear fungible postage indicia when removal from a host object is attempted. Embodiments of the invention may additionally or alternatively use adhesive adaption, such as adhesive colorization and/or adhesive characteristic variation, to provide security with respect to clear fungible postage indicia.
대표청구항
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1. A value bearing indicium comprising: a first portion of indicia information;a second portion of indicia information, wherein both of the first and second portions of indicia information are required for a predetermined pecuniary value to be considered valid, and wherein the predetermined pecuniar
1. A value bearing indicium comprising: a first portion of indicia information;a second portion of indicia information, wherein both of the first and second portions of indicia information are required for a predetermined pecuniary value to be considered valid, and wherein the predetermined pecuniary value is borne by the value bearing indicium; anda clear medium bearing the first and second portions of indicia information, wherein the clear medium includes one or more controlled cuts disposed therein and adapted to render the predetermined pecuniary value invalid if removed from a host object by separation of areas of the clear medium bearing the one or more of the first and second portions of indicia information, the one or more controlled cuts defining a first separation section associated with the first portion of the indicia information and a second separation section associated with the second portion of the indicia information and being adapted to cause separation of at least a portion of the first and second portions of indicia information if removed from the host object, the one or more controlled cuts further defining a breakup section associated with a third portion of indicia information and being adapted to cause breaking up of at least a portion of the third portion of indicia information if removed from the host object. 2. The value bearing indicium of claim 1, wherein the one or more controlled cuts comprises at least one perforation cut line, wherein the perforation cut line comprises a plurality of cuts penetrating the clear medium. 3. The value bearing indicium of claim 2, wherein a perforation ratio of the perforation cut line cuts is between 1 and 0.25. 4. The value bearing indicium of claim 1, wherein the one or more controlled cuts comprises at least one score line, wherein the score line comprises a cut partially penetrating the clear medium. 5. The value bearing indicium of claim 4, wherein a score depth ratio of the one or more controlled cuts is between 1 and 2. 6. The value bearing indicium of claim 1, wherein the one or more controlled cuts are adapted to facilitate handling of the value bearing indicium prior to its application upon the host object and to facilitate destruction of the value bearing indicium when an attempt to remove the value bearing indicium is made after its application upon the host object. 7. The value bearing indicium of claim 6, wherein the adaptation of the one or more controlled cuts comprises leaving a predetermined amount of clear medium remaining at the one or more controlled cuts to facilitate the handling and destruction. 8. The value bearing indicium of claim 6, wherein the adaptation of the one or more controlled cuts comprises disposing a plurality of controlled cuts of the one or more controlled cuts in a pattern adapted to facilitate destruction of the value bearing indicium when an attempt to remove the value bearing indicium from the host object is made from one or more expected points of attack. 9. The value bearing indicium of claim 1, wherein the one or more controlled cuts comprise a plurality of cuts disposed in a predetermined pattern to avoid causing interference with processing of the first and second portions of indicia information and to facilitate destruction of the value bearing indicium when an attempt to remove the value bearing indicium is made after its application upon the host object. 10. The value bearing indicium of claim 1, wherein the one or more controlled cuts comprises a first controlled cut disposed between a first area of the clear medium bearing the first portion of indicia information and a second area of the clear medium bearing the second portion of indicia information, and wherein the first controlled cut is adapted to cause separation of the first and second areas if the value bearing indicium is removed from the host object. 11. The value bearing indicium of claim 1, wherein the clear medium comprises a transparent, adhesive backed film. 12. The value bearing indicium of claim 1, wherein the clear medium comprises a translucent, adhesive backed film. 13. The value bearing indicium of claim 1, wherein the clear medium comprises a plurality of laminated films. 14. The value bearing indicium of claim 1, wherein the first portion of indicia information, the second portion of indicia information, and the third portion of indicia information are each selected from the group consisting of human readable indicia information, machine readable indicia information, and a marker used in processing the value bearing indicium, wherein at least one of the first portion, the second portion, and the third portion is a marker used in processing the value bearing indicium. 15. The value bearing indicium of claim 1, wherein the first portion of indicia information, the second portion of indicia information, and the third portion of indicia information are each a different one of human readable indicia information, machine readable indicia information, and a marker used in processing the value bearing indicium. 16. The value bearing indicium of claim 1, wherein the third portion of indicia information is provided as a colorized portion of an adhesive backing of the clear medium. 17. The value bearing indicium of claim 1, wherein the value bearing indicium comprises a clear fungible postage indicium providing the predetermined pecuniary value as postage value, and wherein the host object comprises a postal item. 18. A clear medium adapted for use in a value bearing indicium, the clear medium comprising: a clear adhesive backed film; andone or more controlled cuts disposed therein and adapted to render a predetermined pecuniary value being borne by the value bearing indicium invalid if removed from a host object by separation of areas of the clear medium bearing one or more portions of indicia information, the one or more controlled cuts defining a first separation section associated with a first portion of the indicia information and a second separation section associated with a second portion of the indicia information and being adapted to cause separation of at least a portion of the first and second portions of indicia information if removed from the host object, the one or more controlled cuts further defining a breakup section associated with a third portion of indicia information and being adapted to cause breaking up of at least a portion of the third portion of indicia information if removed from the host object. 19. The clear medium of claim 18, wherein the one or more controlled cuts comprises at least one perforation cut line, wherein the perforation cut line comprises a plurality of cuts penetrating the clear medium. 20. The clear medium of claim 19, wherein a perforation ratio of the perforation cut line cuts is between 1 and 0.25. 21. The clear medium of claim 18, wherein the one or more controlled cuts comprises at least one score line, wherein the score line comprises a cut partially penetrating the clear medium. 22. The clear medium of claim 21, wherein a score depth ratio of the one or more controlled cuts is between 1 and 2. 23. The clear medium of claim 18, wherein the one or more controlled cuts are adapted to facilitate handling of a value bearing indicium produced using the clear medium prior to application of the value bearing indicium upon the host object and to facilitate destruction of the value bearing indicium when an attempt to remove the value bearing indicium is made after its application upon the host object. 24. The clear medium of claim 23, wherein the adaptation of the one or more controlled cuts comprises leaving a predetermined amount of clear medium remaining at the one or more controlled cuts to facilitate the handling and destruction. 25. The clear medium of claim 23, wherein the adaptation of the one or more controlled cuts comprises disposing a plurality of controlled cuts of the one or more controlled cuts in a pattern adapted to facilitate destruction of the value bearing indicium when an attempt to remove the value bearing indicium from the host object is made from one or more expected points of attack. 26. The clear medium of claim 18, wherein the one or more controlled cuts comprise a plurality of cuts disposed in a predetermined pattern to avoid causing interference with a predetermined portion of information forming part of the value bearing indicium and to facilitate destruction of the value bearing indicium when an attempt to remove the value bearing indicium is made after its application upon the host object. 27. The clear medium of claim 18, wherein the one or more controlled cuts comprises a first controlled cut disposed between a first area of the clear medium for bearing a first portion of indicia information and a second area of the clear medium for bearing a second portion of indicia information, and wherein the first controlled cut is adapted to cause separation of the first and second areas if the value bearing indicium is removed from the host object. 28. The clear medium of claim 18, wherein the clear medium comprises a transparent plastic film. 29. The clear medium of claim 18, wherein the clear medium comprises a translucent plastic film. 30. The clear medium of claim 18, wherein a predetermined pattern is provided as a colorized portion of adhesive in the adhesive backing of the clear medium. 31. The clear medium of claim 30, wherein the predetermined pattern comprises an aesthetic design. 32. The clear medium of claim 30, wherein the predetermined pattern comprises a sequence of characters. 33. The clear medium of claim 18, wherein the value bearing indicium comprises a clear fungible postage indicium providing the predetermined pecuniary value as postage value, and wherein the host object comprises a postal item. 34. The clear medium of claim 18, wherein the clear medium is borne on a carrier substrate with a plurality of like clear media. 35. The clear medium of claim 34, wherein the carrier substrate comprises a sheet sized and shaped to bear rows and columns of clear media of the plurality of clear media. 36. The clear medium of claim 34, wherein the carrier substrate comprises a roll sized and shaped to bear at least one series of clear media of the plurality of clear media. 37. A method comprising: providing a clear medium sized and shaped for use as a value bearing indicium wherein the value borne by the value bearing indicium is a predetermined pecuniary value; andmaking one or more controlled cuts into the clear medium, the one or more controlled cuts being configured to adapt the clear medium for facilitating destruction of the value bearing indicium and for rendering the predetermined pecuniary value invalid if removed from a host object while facilitating handling of the clear medium prior to affixing to the host object, the one or more controlled cuts defining a first separation section associated with a first portion of indicia information and a second separation section associated with a second portion of indicia information and being adapted to cause separation of at least a portion of the first and second portions of indicia information if removed from the host object, the one or more controlled cuts further defining a breakup section associated with a third portion of indicia information and being adapted to cause breaking up of at least a portion of the third portion of indicia information if removed from the host object. 38. The method of claim 37, wherein the clear medium comprises an adhesive backed film. 39. The method of claim 37, wherein making the one or more controlled cuts comprises: making at least one perforation cut line in the clear medium, wherein the perforation cut line comprises a plurality of cuts penetrating the clear medium. 40. The method of claim 39, wherein a perforation ratio of the perforation cut line cuts is between 1 and 0.25. 41. The method of claim 37, wherein making the one or more controlled cuts comprises: making at least one score line in the clear medium, wherein the score line comprises a cut partially penetrating the clear medium. 42. The method of claim 41, wherein a score depth ratio of the one or more controlled cuts is between 1 and 2. 43. The method of claim 37, wherein making the one or more controlled cuts comprises: leaving a predetermined amount of clear medium remaining at the one or more controlled cuts to facilitate the handling and destruction. 44. The method of claim 37, wherein making the one or more controlled cuts comprises: disposing a plurality of controlled cuts of the one or more controlled cuts in a pattern adapted to facilitate destruction of the value bearing indicium when an attempt is made to remove the value bearing indicium from the host object from one or more expected points of attack. 45. The method of claim 37, wherein making the one or more controlled cuts comprises: disposing a plurality of cuts in a predetermined pattern to avoid causing interference with a predetermined portion of information forming part of the value bearing indicium and to facilitate destruction of the value bearing indicium when an attempt is made to remove the value bearing indicium after its application upon the host object. 46. The method of claim 37, wherein making the one or more controlled cuts comprises: making a first controlled cut between a first area of the clear medium for bearing a first portion of indicia information and a second area of the clear medium for bearing a second portion of indicia information, wherein the first controlled cut is adapted to cause separation of the first and second areas if the value bearing indicium is removed from the host object. 47. The method of claim 37, further comprising: applying a predetermined pattern as a colorized portion of adhesive in an adhesive backing of the clear medium. 48. A value bearing indicium comprising: a first portion of indicia information;a second portion of indicia information;a third portion of indicia information, wherein the first, second, and third portions of indicia information are required for a predetermined pecuniary value to be considered valid, and wherein the predetermined pecuniary value is borne by the value bearing indicium; anda clear medium bearing the first, second, and third portions of indicia information, wherein the clear medium includes one or more controlled cuts disposed therein including one or more controlled cuts defining a first area encompassing at least a portion of the first portion of indicia information, one or more controlled cuts defining a second area encompassing at least a portion of the second portion of indicia information, and one or more controlled cuts defining a third area dividing at least a portion of the third portion of indicia information, the one or more controlled cuts being adapted to render the predetermined pecuniary value invalid if removed from a host object by separation of the first and second areas of the clear medium bearing the first and second portions of indicia information and by breaking up the third area of the clear medium bearing the third portion of indicia information.
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