Digital media envelope sleeve with identification markings
View Patent ↗An improved digital media enclosure having two primary components, a sleeve into which the digital media is placed, and an envelope into which the sleeve is placed. At least one surface of the sleeve is printed with a plurality of identification markings on at least one of the sleeve's outer surfaces. The identification markings are each positioned at a first radial distance from a center of the sleeve in regularly angled intervals around the center. The envelope includes a pocket into which the sleeve fits. There is an opening in the envelope pocket located at substantially the first radial distance from the planar center of the sleeve pocket. The opening is also positioned at a same angle as the identification markings, such that any of the identification markings will show through the opening when the sleeve is placed in the sleeve pocket in any of its possible orientations.
1. A digital media enclosure comprising:
a sleeve dimensioned to enclose a digital media disk, the sleeve including a plurality of identification markings on both of the sleeve's outer surfaces, the identification markings each positioned at a first radial distance from a center of the sleeve in regularly angled intervals around the center of the sleeve; and
an envelope including a sleeve pocket, the sleeve pocket including an opening on at least one side of the envelope, the opening located at substantially the first radial distance from a center of the sleeve pocket, and at a same angle as the identification markings, such that any of the identification markings will show substantially in its entirety through the opening when the sleeve is placed in the sleeve pocket in any of its possible orientations;
wherein the sleeve pocket is square, and the identification markings on both sides of the sleeve are comprised of four markings that are positioned at right angles to each other.
2. The digital media enclosure of claim 1 wherein the opening in the sleeve pocket extends completely through both sides of the envelope.
3. The digital media enclosure of claim 1 wherein the sleeve is square.
4. The digital media enclosure of claim 1 wherein the identification markings are two dimensional barcodes.
5. The digital media enclosure of claim 4 wherein the barcodes include identification information identifying content of the digital media disk.
6. The digital media enclosure of claim 4 wherein the barcodes include identification information identifying a customer account.
7. The digital media enclosure of claim 1 wherein the identification markings are one dimensional barcodes.
8. A method for tracking digital media contained in a digital media enclosure, the method comprising:
providing a user with a sleeve dimensioned to enclose a digital media disk, the sleeve including a plurality of identification markings on both of the sleeve's outer surfaces, the identification markings each positioned at a first radial distance from a center of the sleeve in regularly angled intervals around the center of the sleeve; and
providing the user with an envelope including a sleeve pocket, the sleeve pocket including an opening on at least one side of the envelope, the opening located at substantially the first radial distance from a center of the sleeve pocket, and at a same angle as the identification markings, such that any of the identification markings will show substantially in its entirety through the opening when the sleeve is placed in the sleeve pocket in any of its possible orientations, and the sleeve pocket is square, and the identification markings on both sides of the sleeve are comprised of four markings that are positioned at right angles to each other.
9. The method of tracking digital media of claim 8 further comprising:
instructing the user to place the digital media in the sleeve and the sleeve in the envelope to form a stuffed envelope;
receiving the stuffed envelope; and
scanning the identification marking showing through the opening in the envelope without opening the envelope.
10. The method of tracking digital media of claim 9 further comprising identifying the digital media disk based on the scanned identification marking.
11. The method of tracking digital media of claim 9 further comprising identifying the user of the digital media disk based on the scanned identification marking.
12. The method of tracking digital media of claim 9 further comprising sorting the stuffed envelope based on the scanned identification markings.