RFID labels with digitally printed indicia for matching merchandise appearance characteristics

摘要

RFID labels blend with a branding color, a branding pattern or a branding color and pattern of an item of merchandise or packaging to which it is attached in order to provide inventory control and security functions, which are digitally printed onto a label substrate having an RFID inlay. When desired, the printed label has UV ink dots applied in a useful orientation and can provide a glowing code attribute to the label. Defined label shaping can be provided by digital cutting. Digital adhesive application can be included on the label substrate, which can be combined with digital cutting to provide for self-adhesion of the label, and the digital cutting and digital adhesive placement can be arranged so as to include dry tab characteristics to the label.

主权项

1. A label for an item of merchandise, comprising:
an RFID inlay placed on a label substrate; a digitally defined and applied pattern and/or color printed indicia area on the label substrate; the digitally defined and applied pattern and/or color indicia area matches a branding pattern and/or color of an item of merchandise at a label placement location of the item of merchandise, the match being unobtrusive to the visual aesthetics of the item of merchandise; and when the label is applied to the item of merchandise, design details of the label pattern are adjacent to and substantially in alignment with like design details of the item of merchandise pattern, whereby the label mimics the pattern of the item of merchandise.