System and layout for proper printing of netstamps and other labels
View Patent ↗A system for assisting a user with the proper feeding of sheets of labels into a printer so that the labels may be properly printed with postage indicia. The system providing a sheet bearing pre-printed labels for further printing with postage indicia, the sheet having a target marker located thereon. Further provided is an interactive computer software that guides a user to feed a sheet of labels into the printer, directs the printer to print an indication mark on the sheet of labels, and queries the user as to where an indication mark appears on the sheet of labels. The invention further provides a sheet bearing pre-printed labels for further printing with postage indicia, having an area where a plurality of self-stick labels are located, wherein each label is pre-printed with a serial number, and a perimeter margin area having a target marker located thereon.
1. A sheet bearing pre-printed labels for further printing with postage indicia, the sheet comprising an area where a plurality of self-stick labels are located, wherein each label is pre-printed with a serial number, and a perimeter margin area having a target marker located thereon, which target marker will be printed with an indication mark only when the sheet has been fed into a printer in a proper orientation.
2. The sheet bearing pre-printed labels of claim 1 , wherein each label is further pre-printed with a facing mark and microprinting.
3. A sheet bearing pre-printed labels for further printing with postage indicia, the sheet comprising:
an area where a plurality of self-stick labels are located, wherein each label is pre-printed with a unique serial number; and
another area that bears instructions on how to use the sheet, wherein a target area is further located on the sheet, which target area will be printed with an indication mark only when the sheet has been fed into a printer in a proper orientation.
4. The sheet of claim 3 , wherein the target area is located on a perimeter margin area of the sheet.
5. A sheet of labels for printing with postage indicia, the sheet comprising:
an area where a plurality of labels are located;
an area bearing instructions on how to print labels; and
a target area for the printer to print an indication mark, which target area will be printed with an indication mark only when the sheet has been fed into a printer in a proper orientation.
6. The sheet of labels of claim 5 , wherein the target area is located on a perimeter margin area of the sheet.
7. The sheet of labels of claim 5 , wherein the target area is located on the area bearing instructions.