Patent ID: 8922607

Claim:
A method for printing a label; the label having a first side, a second side opposing the first side, and a border; the border being coated with an adhesive at the second side; a release liner being releasably secured to the second side via the adhesive; the method comprising steps: providing a printing apparatus, comprising: a direct thermal printer having a first print head; a thermal transfer printer adjacent the direct thermal printer, the thermal transfer printer having a second print head; and a portable case for housing the direct thermal printer and the thermal transfer printer; coating the second side with a direct thermal coating; situating the label underneath the printing apparatus such that each of the first print head and the second print head face the first side; using a controller to cause: the direct thermal printer to print a second indicia on the second side while the first print head is facing the first side; and the thermal transfer printer to print a first indicia on the first side.