Patent ID: 7571144
Filing Date: 2009-08-04
Classification: G07B

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a postal indicia printing apparatus, comprising: storing, in the apparatus, a first indicia image format; storing, in the apparatus, a second indicia image format that is dimensioned to avoid mail piece limitations that would otherwise interfere with an indicia having the first indicia image format; comparing the at least one dimensional limitation associated with the mail piece with dimensions of the first and second formats; determining that dimensions of the first or second format is compatible with the dimensional limitation associated with the mail piece; notifying a user of a lack of compatibility of one of the first and second formats with dimensional limitations of the mail piece; prompting the user of the apparatus to select one of the first and second indicia image formats; receiving a signal indicative of a selection of one of the first and second indicia image formats; and printing, on a mail piece, an indicia image in accordance with the selected indicia image format, the indicia image accordingly dimensioned to avoid mail piece limitations that could interfere with the indicia image.