KR20010034793A - Personalized stamps - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present invention, a method for manufacturing a sheet of a stamp includes: (1) producing the sheet with a plurality of stamps attached thereto, the stamp can be detached from the sheet and affixed to the mail, and the first area of each stamp A first step of recognizing officially printed stamp pictures for mail confirmation on top of each stamp, each stamp having a second area for drawing a picture not used for mail confirmation; (2) a second step of supplying the sheet produced in the first step to the printing apparatus; (3) capturing a personal image to be drawn in the second area; (4) a fourth step of adjusting the size of the personal image to fit the second area; And (5) a fifth step of producing a stamp in which a personal image is drawn by drawing a scaled personal image on the sheet above the second area using the printing apparatus and drawing a personal image on the sheet of the stamp.

Description

Personalized stamps {Personalized stamps}

Stamps are known to be supplied in a form attached to the sheet. Typically, sheets of such stamps are sold at post offices, postal carriers, or authorized facilities therefrom. In use, remove the stamp from the sheet and attach it to the mail. Some stamps also contain tabs containing specific information. Thus, each stamp is divided into a first area where an officially printed stamp picture is drawn and a second area that can contain personal information. The production of such stamps requires a special administration that allows printing by a post office authorized printing facility. In this case, although a single printing process includes separate printing steps for each color of the full color stamp, the sheet of stamp is produced at an official stamp printing facility in a single printing process. Because of the installation costs for printing and the installation costs for producing a stamp material with a tab of relatively small size, such a process is expensive and generally not implemented.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a personal stamp, and more particularly to a stamp on which a person's figure is drawn.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Preferred embodiments are described with reference to the accompanying drawings in order to more clearly understand the present invention:

1 is a plan view of a stamp sheet according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a plan view of a stamp sheet according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a perspective view of a stamp sheet according to a third embodiment of the present invention; And

4 is a perspective view of a stamp sheet according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems.

Accordingly, the method for producing a sheet of stamps according to the first aspect of the present invention comprises: (1) producing the sheet to which a plurality of stamps are attached, and the stamp can be detached from the sheet and attached to the mail; In the first area of each stamp there is an officially printed stamp picture recognizable for mail confirmation on top of each stamp, each stamp having a second area for drawing a picture not used for mail confirmation. step;

(2) a second step of supplying the sheet produced in the first step to the printing apparatus;

(3) capturing a personal image to be drawn in the second area;

(4) a fourth step of adjusting the size of the personal image to fit the second area; And

(5) a fifth step of producing a stamp having a personal image drawn on the sheet of the stamp by drawing a scaled personal image on the sheet above the second area using the printing apparatus.

Preferably, all of the second areas are formed at the same position relative to the first area, and the personal image is sized to be copied to each second area upon playback of the personal image.

Preferably, each second region is formed above the tab of each stamp.

Preferably, each tab is detachable from each first region.

Preferably, each stamp is surrounded by a perforation line and can be torn off the sheet along the perforation line.

Preferably, the tab is formed with a connection line with the perforated first area to tear off the tab from the first area along the connection line.

Preferably, the second, third, fourth and fifth steps may be performed at a post office or at a facility authorized by the post office to ensure that the personal image meets the post office guidelines.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a sheet of a stamp produced by the method is provided.

According to another aspect of the invention, a stamp has a first area on which a recognizable officially printed stamp picture is drawn for postal confirmation, the stamp also having a second area on which a personal image is drawn that is not used for postal confirmation And a personal image not used for mail confirmation is reproduced in the next printing step after the recognizable stamp picture is printed for mail confirmation and printed on the same sheet as the stamp printed.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, in a sheet of a stamp having a plurality of stamps attached thereon, each stamp can be detached from the sheet so as to be attached to a postal matter, and the first area of each stamp is placed on each stamp. There is an officially printed stamp picture recognizable for mail confirmation, and the sheet also links each second area to each first area for drawing personal images that are not used for mail confirmation. do.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method for manufacturing a sheet of a stamp,

(1) produce the sheet having a plurality of stamps attached on the top thereof, each stamp can be peeled from the sheet so as to be attached to a postal item, and the first area of each stamp is recognized for postal confirmation on each stamp Possible officially printed stamp pictures are drawn, the sheet further comprising: a first step for each stamp having respective second areas for drawing personal images not used for postal verification;

(2) a second step of supplying the sheet produced in the first step to the printing apparatus;

(3) capturing a personal image to be drawn in the second area;

(4) a fourth step of adjusting the size of the personal image to fit the second area; And

(5) a fifth step of creating a personal image sheet of a stamp by drawing a scaled personal image on the sheet above the second area using the printing apparatus.

1, a sheet 1 of stamp 3 is shown. In this embodiment, twelve stamps 3 are attached to the sheet 1, but the number of stamps on the sheet may vary. Here, the number of stamps is twelve because it is generally a unit of the number of stamps sold. Breaking along the perforation line 5 and the perforation line 7 perpendicular thereto, each stamp 3 is separated from the sheet 1.

The stamp sheet 1 is made of paper which is free of phosphor, preferably polish, in the paper paint. The back of the paper is painted with rubber glue so that it can be attached to mail. Each stamp 3 is divided into a first region 9 and a second region 11. In the first area 9, a stamp picture printed with a formula representing the issuance of a stamp is drawn. This official stamp is for postal verification at the post office or postal carrier. Thus, an official stamp picture is drawn in each first region 9. Preferably, these stamp pictures are the same in each area 9. The second region 11 is left blank or has a peripheral boundary.

In FIG. 1 a cutout line 13 is shown which separates each first region 9 from each second region 11. The purpose is as follows. In the process of printing the stamp sheet 1, each official stamp picture is added with phosphorescent material according to the method described in Australian Patent Corporation and Australian Patent No. 664740 to SMP Cambeck Pty. The phosphor is added only to the first region 9 and not to the second region 11. However, this does not completely exclude that the phosphor may also be added to the second region 11.

In the sheet 1 of the stamp 3 a stamp picture is drawn in the first area 9 and the second area 11 is left blank. After printing is finished, cutout lines 5, 7 and 13 are made on the sheet 1.

As shown in FIG. 1, the sheet 1 has a periphery 15 which is not printed and is generally blank.

Therefore, a number of stamp pictures are drawn in the first area 9 of the sheet 1, and an image not used for mail confirmation can be put in the second area. Most of the second regions 11 are formed at the same relative position with respect to the first region 9 associated therewith.

The sheet 1 in which the person's figure is not drawn in the second area 11 is stored at a post office or a facility authorized by a postal carrier. The customer can then purchase stamps for personal use at these facilities. The picture to be drawn in the second area 11 may be a face picture or a full body picture of an individual taken at a corresponding institution or facility. Alternatively, it may be a company logo. There are many other possibilities, and anyone who wants to buy a stamp can choose a picture to put on the stamp. In this way, the post office, postman, or licensed facility digitizes the personal image and draws a stamp picture in each second area 11. Once the personal image is digitized, it is scaled to fit the second area 11. Further, the image is reproduced in each second area 11 on the stamp 3 of the sheet 1 while copying and printing the image. Typically, the task of capturing and manipulating an image uses a computer aided program. Computer output is from a black and white or color digital video playback device. Suitable digital video playback devices are as follows:

1. Laser printer.

2. Inkjet printer.

3. Dot matrix printer.

4. Other suitable printers.

5. A photocopier which is a reproduction device for receiving a digital input signal and outputting a predetermined image.

Typically, the digitization of a customer's image in a photograph is performed using a digital camera or a digital scanner at a post office, postman, or licensed facility. Alternatively, you can send your personal images in the form of digital files to a post office or licensed facility without the need for digitization. The image reproducing apparatus then prints on the preprinted and perforated stamp sheet 1 as the base material to reproduce the personal image in the second area 11.

Personal images are preferably printed at the post office, carrier, or licensed facility rather than by the end-user directly selecting the sheets 1. This is because doing so is much more advantageous for manufacturing to the guidelines of the post office or accredited facility and to the standards of public institutions. In addition, the customer must fill out an application form claiming the copyrighted work for reproduction. By doing so, you can withhold liability for copyright infringement at the post office, the carrier, or the licensed facility.

Once the personal stamp 3 has been produced and delivered to the customer, the customer can tear off each stamp 3 from the sheet 1 along the line of separation defined by the tear lines 5 and 7 whenever necessary. If necessary, the customer may selectively tear off along the perforation line 13 and take only stamp pictures drawn in the first area 9 except for the second area 11.

When the whole stamp 3 which consists of the 1st area | region 9 and the 2nd area | region 11 is needed, it is good to remove it from the sheet | seat 1, and to stick it to a mail. Then, the post office or postal service can check the presence or absence of the tag of the phosphor in the stamp inspection process. After use as a mail, the stamp 3 is recovered from the mail and, if necessary, left the stamp 3 including the first area 9 and the second area 11, or defined by the perforation line 13. The first region 9 may be separated from the second region 11 by tearing along the separation line.

Accordingly, the second region 11 may be referred to as a tag attached to a stamp picture drawn in the first region 9.

In the above description, the sheet 1 of the stamp 3 has been described in relation to rubber stamp paper, but it can be applied to other types of stamps, such as a sticker stamp made of a sheet or strip or a folding squadron and torn off. have. As used herein, the term "strip" is used to encompass the above or other variations of the way stamps are made on paper. Further, in the above, the preferred embodiment shows the second region 11 on the tab, but may be all of the first region 9. For example, you may set up an area for personal images in the official stamp picture.

2, there is shown a second embodiment of a stamp sheet according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the sheet of postage stamp 1 is similar to the sheet of postage stamp disclosed in International Patent Application PCT / CA95 / 00017 (International Application No. WO / 95/20807) of Canada Post Corporation. The patent specification describes sheets of stamps that can be personalized directly by the user. The patent application differs from the second embodiment of the present invention in that a personal image is produced simultaneously with a stamp picture officially printed for postal verification. Here, the personal image is not a personal image made according to a user's preference because it is predetermined at a postal company or an authorized facility. In this patent application, certain personal images all appear differently. The user can select one image from among the personal images in relation to the officially printed stamp picture. However, in the second embodiment of the present invention, the personal image is produced by a print job different from the officially printed stamp picture. Therefore, in this embodiment, the personal image may be determined by the customer or the user of the stamp. In this embodiment, as described above, the personal image is previously assigned at the post office carrier or authorized facility.

Thus, the sheet 1 in this embodiment is similar to that described in the first embodiment. However, it is particularly preferable to be in the form of a sticker stamp sheet to be peeled off. In such a structure, the sheet 1 may be pressed onto the top of the glass-coated back sheet (not shown) and bonded with a pressure-sensitive adhesive material. In this way, the sheet 1 is temporarily detachably attached to the back sheet. In use, each stamp 3 is appropriately cut along the divider line defining the periphery of the stamp 3. Therefore, the edge of the stamp 3 can be peeled off and removed from the back sheet 1, and affixed on a post. When cutting the stamp 3 on the sheet 3, it is not cut to the back sheet. Suitable cutting devices are disclosed in International Patent Application No. PCT91 / 00200 Publication No. WO91 / 18378. The patent application creates a hole in a sticker stamp that is torn off.

2, the stamp 3 has a first area 9 where officially printed stamp pictures are copied. In addition, each second area 11 is printed separately from the official stamp picture of the stamp 3. And each stamp 3 is provided with the area | region 17 which designates the position to attach the 2nd area | region 11 to. In this embodiment, the whole area 17 is included inside the first area 9. According to some variations, the region 17 may overlap the first region 9 or be completely separated from the first region 9.

The personal image 11 is reproduced in accordance with the technique described in the first embodiment, followed by a secondly printing process followed by an officially printed stamp picture for mail confirmation. Therefore, if a postage stamp 3 is to be made for personal use and used with a postal mail, the postage stamp 3 is first removed from the sheet 1 and pasted on the postal mail. Then, the personal image is detached from the sheet 1 around the dividing line 19 and attached to the second region 11, and the second region 11 is attached to the region 17 to personalize the stamp 3. . As a result, the thickness of the postage stamp 3 is twice the thickness of the sheet 1.

Thus, the region 17 designating the position to which each second region 11 is to be attached comprises at least part of the first region 9 in this embodiment, wherein each of the second regions 11 as a whole is each It is included in the first region 9. Each second region 11 is at the same relative position on the sheet 1, the number of which is preferably equal to the number of the first regions 9.

Referring to Fig. 3, the third embodiment of the present invention is the same as the embodiment shown in Fig. 2 except that the sheet of the stamp 1 is in the form of a strip wound on a roll. The official stamp picture of the first area 9 and the personal image of the second area 11 are produced in the same manner as described above. Although it is produced in the form of a scroll of rubber stamps, the stamp 3 is preferably in the form of a sticker of the peel off method.

Referring to Fig. 4, the fourth embodiment of the present invention is in the form of a squadron of the stamp 3. Here, the stamp 3 is the same as that described in FIG. 2 except that the sheet 1 is folded to form the squadron of the stamp.

2, 3 and 4, when the second area 11 on which the personal image has been printed is removed from the sheet 1 and pasted onto the sheet material forming the stamp 3, the thickness of the stamp 3 becomes a sheet. It is at least twice as high as ash (1). Since the provision of the area 17 does not depart from the scope of the invention, this area is removed from the stamp 3. This will make the thickness of the stamp 3 equal to the sheet 1 when the second region 11 is attached to the postal item at the position defined by the detached region 17.

Various methods of selling the sheet 1 are possible by the above method. For example, a place for a customer to purchase a stamp sheet 1 may be a post office, a postman or an authorized facility. It could be an existing stamp retailer. In another example, a sheet may be sold only at a postal agent. In either case, the sheet 1 on which the personal image 11 is imprinted can be produced on-the-fly in the facility. In other cases, the digitizing image works in the facility and then sent to a distant place using a suitable data transfer means to produce a sheet 1 having a personal image on the second area 11. It may then be adopted to send the sheet 1 back to the facility for delivery to the customer.

In another example, a photo-sensing area of the second area 11 is formed on the sheet 1 to draw a conventional photographic picture and to copy to one or more second areas 11 on the sheet 1 to develop a photo. Thus, a predetermined image can be obtained. Here, the term "printing apparatus" means a photo developing apparatus.

These and other variations are possible without departing from the spirit of the invention, the nature of which is determined by the foregoing description.

As described above, the present invention has a problem that the above-described process is expensive and generally not implemented because of the installation cost for printing and the installation cost for producing a stamp material with a tab of a relatively small size. It is used to solve.

Claims (24)

In the method of manufacturing a sheet of a stamp, (1) produce a sheet having a plurality of stamps attached thereto, the stamp can be detached from the sheet and affixed to the mail, and in the first area of each stamp a recognizable formula for mail confirmation on top of each stamp A first step in which a printed stamp picture is drawn, each stamp having a second area for drawing a picture that is not used for postal verification; (2) a second step of supplying the sheet produced in the first step to the printing apparatus; (3) capturing a personal image to be drawn in the second area; (4) a fourth step of adjusting the size of the personal image to fit the second area; And (5) producing a sheet of stamps comprising the fifth step of producing a stamp in which a personal image is drawn onto the sheet of the stamp by drawing a scaled personal image onto the sheet above the second area using the printing apparatus; How to. The method according to claim 1, wherein all the second areas are formed at the same position relative to the first area, and the personal image is sized to be copied to each second area upon reproduction of the personal image. Way. The method of claim 1, wherein each second region is formed over a tab of each stamp. The method of claim 1, wherein each tab is detachable from a respective first region. The method of claim 1 wherein each stamp is surrounded by a perforation line and can be torn off the sheet along the perforation line. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the tab is formed with a connection line with the perforated first area to tear the tab away from the first area along the connection line. The method of claim 1, wherein the second, third, fourth and fifth steps may be performed at a post office or at a facility authorized by the post office to ensure that the personal image conforms to the post office guidelines. A sheet of stamp made by the method according to claim 1. In a stamp, the stamp has a first area where a recognizable officially printed stamp picture is drawn for mail confirmation, the stamp also has a second area where a personal image is drawn that is not used for mail confirmation, And said personal image not used for mail confirmation is reproduced in the next printing step after the recognizable stamp picture is printed for mail confirmation and printed on the same sheet as the stamp is printed. 10. The stamp of claim 9, wherein the second area is a tab attached to the stamp. The stamp as claimed in claim 10, wherein the tab has a separating line separating the first area of the stamp so as to be detachable from the second area. 12. The stamp of claim 11, wherein the dividing line is defined by a perforation line. 10. The sheet material according to claim 9, wherein when the second area is pasted on top of the first area in the area defining the position to attach the second area, the thickness of the stamp in the second area of the sheet material is reproduced with the official stamp picture and personal image. A stamp characterized by being twice the thickness. In a sheet of stamps with a plurality of stamps attached to the top, each stamp can be detached from the sheet so that it can be attached to the mail, and in the first area of each stamp a recognized official print on each stamp for mail confirmation. A stamp image is drawn, the sheet further comprising a plurality of stamps attached on top, characterized in that it connects each second area with each first area for drawing a personal image not used for postal confirmation. Sheet of stamps. 15. The sheet according to claim 14, wherein the corresponding second regions are all formed at the same relative position with respect to the first region. 15. A sheet as claimed in claim 14, wherein the second areas are detachable from the sheet so that the second areas can be attached to the mail in relation to the stamp having the first area. 15. The sheet of claim 14, wherein each stamp includes an area defining a location where the second area is pasted. 18. The sheet of claim 17, wherein each region defining a location where the corresponding second region is pasted comprises at least a portion of the first region. 19. The sheet of claim 18, wherein each second region is entirely within each first region. In the method of manufacturing a sheet of a stamp, (1) produce the sheet having a plurality of stamps attached on the top thereof, each stamp can be peeled from the sheet so as to be attached to a postal item, and the first area of each stamp is recognized for postal confirmation on each stamp Possible officially printed stamp pictures are drawn, the sheet further comprising: a first step for each stamp having respective second areas for drawing personal images not used for postal verification; (2) a second step of supplying the sheet produced in the first step to the printing apparatus; (3) capturing a personal image to be drawn in the second area; (4) a fourth step of adjusting the size of the personal image to fit the second area; And (5) a method of producing a sheet of stamps, comprising a fifth step of drawing a scaled personal image on the sheet above the second area using the printing apparatus to create a personal image sheet of the stamp. The method of claim 20, wherein (6) a sixth step of removing the first area produced in the first step to make a stamp; (7) a seventh step of removing the second area in which the personal image is drawn in the fifth step; And (8) further comprising an eighth step of attaching the removed first area to the mail in relation to pasting the removed second area to the mail, thereby forming a postage stamp on the mail. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein the stamp includes an area defining a location to attach the second area. 23. The method of claim 22, wherein the area defining where to attach the second area comprises at least a portion of the first area. 23. The method of claim 22, wherein the second region is entirely contained within the first region.