Security label assembly

Abstract

A security label assembly with a visual label affixed via a first adhesive mechanism, to an outer surface, at a first location, on an article such as a printed work having multiple pages; and a radio frequency identification (RFID) label affixed via a second adhesive mechanism, at a second location on the article. The visual label has a first indicator, and the RFID label has a second indicator w'herein the first and second indicator comprise common information regarding the article.

Description

[0001] RS-24-8246-WO (039636.08152) SECURITY LABEL ASSEMBLY CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [1] This application claims priority to US Provisional Application No. 63 / 706,197, titled: PRINTED WORK SECURITY LABEL ASSEMBLY, filed on October 11, 2024. The entirety of the aforementioned application is incorporated by references herein. TECHNICAL FIELD [2] The present disclosure generally relates to a security label assembly, and more particularly, to a security label assembly having a visual label element and a radio frequency identification (RFID) label element. BACKGROUND [3] Security labels for printed works and other articles are utilized in a multitude of different applications and environments such as schools, libraries, bookstores, grocery stores and other retail environments, among numerous other potential applications. In these environments, it is important to have a way to both effectively display information about the printed work or other articles to people who want to obtain the printed work or article, as well as to provide loss prevention measures. SUMMARY [4] The following presents a simplified summary of one or more aspects in order to provide a basic understanding of such aspects. This summary is not an extensive overview of all RS-24-8246-WO (039636.08152) contemplated aspects, and is intended to neither identify key or critical elements of all aspects nor delineate the scope of any or all aspects. Its sole purpose is to present some concepts of one or more aspects in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later. [5] According to one example a security label assembly comprising a visual label affixed via a first adhesive mechanism, to an outer surface, at a first location, on a printed work having multiple pages; a radio frequency identification (RFID) label affixed via a second adhesive mechanism, at a second location on the printed work, wherein the second adhesive mechanism has higher adhesion than the first adhesive mechanism; and wherein the visual label has a first indicator and the RFID label has a second indicator (printed and / or electronically stored) wherein the first and second indicator comprise common information regarding the printed work. [6] An additional example includes, a security label assembly, wherein the first adhesive may include a first removable adhesive, and wherein the second adhesive may include a stronger adhesive that is difficult to remove. [7] An additional example includes, a security label assembly, wherein the visual label and the RFID label are attached to one another, further comprising a perforation separating the visual label and the RFID label. [8] An additional example includes, a security label assembly, wherein the visual label has a first length, and wherein the RFID label has a second length equal to or different than the first length. [9] In an additional example of the security label assembly described above, the second length may be longer than the first length. RS-24-8246-WO (039636.08152)

[0010] An additional example includes, a security label assembly, wherein the visual label includes information about the printed work, and wherein the RFID label includes all or some fields of the same information about the printed work, printed and / or electronically stored.

[0011] An additional example includes, a security label assembly, wherein the RFID label is located inside of the printed work at location close to the outside surface of the printed work.

[0012] An additional example includes, a security label assembly, wherein both the visual label and RFID label are located at an easily accessible location inside of the printed work.

[0013] An additional example includes, a security label assembly, wherein plurality of label assemblies may be printed and / or encoded with information about the printed work and each security label assembly of the plurality of label assemblies may be affixed to a printed work at a later time as necessary. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 is a front view of an example security label assembly.

[0015] Figure 2A is a schematic cross-sectional view of layers of an example RFID label portion configured to be located inside of a printed work.

[0016] Figure 2B is a schematic cross-sectional view of layers of an example RFID label portion configured to be located inside of a printed work.

[0017] Figure 3 is a front view of an example roll of a plurality of security label assemblies.

[0018] Figure 4 is a front view of an example security label assembly with a clear RFID label portion.

[0019] Figure 5 is a front view of an example security label assembly with a non-transparent RFID label portion.

[0020] Figure 6 is a back view of example security label assemblies affixed to a printed work. RS-24-8246-WO (039636.08152)

[0021] Figure 7A is a front view of an example roll of a plurality of security label assemblies, wherein each security label assembly includes separated visual label and RFID label portions of equal widths.

[0022] Figure 7B is a front view of an example roll of a plurality of security label assemblies, wherein each security label assembly includes separated visual label and RFID label portions of different widths.

[0023] Figure 7C is a front view of an example roll of a plurality of security label assemblies, wherein each security label assembly includes connected visual label and RFID label portions of equal widths.

[0024] Figure 7D is a front view of an example roll of a plurality of security label assemblies, wherein each security label assembly includes the visual label affixed on top of the RFID label.

[0025] Figure 8A is a front view of an example RFID label portion located inside of a printed work, such as adjacent to but spaced apart from a binding or spine of one of more pages of the printed work.

[0026] Figure 8B is a back view of an example visual label portion located on the outside of a printed work.

[0027] Figure 8C is an end view of an example RFID label portion located inside of a printed work, such as adjacent to but spaced apart from a binding or spine of one of more pages of the printed work, and an example visual label portion located on the outside of a printed work

[0028] Figure 9A is a first view of an article with an example of a visual label disclosed herein connected thereto.

[0029] Figure 9B is a second view of the article of Figure 9A with an example of an RFID label connected thereto. RS-24-8246-WO (039636.08152)

[0030] Figure 10 is a side view of another article with an example RFID label portion located inside or on a bottom surface thereof, and an example visual label portion located on the outside of the article. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] Various aspects of the disclosure are now described with reference to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to refer to elements throughout. In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to promote a thorough understanding of one or more aspects of the disclosure. It may be evident in some or all instances, however, that any aspects described below can be practiced without adopting the specific design details described below.

[0032] Aspects of the disclosure include a security label that provides information about a printed work, and also provides a loss prevention mechanism. For instance, in one example, a security label includes a visual label portion and a RFID label portion. The security label of the present disclosure may be affixable to a printed work or other similar article in order to provide both information about the work as well as to provide loss prevention security measures for the work. The present disclosure provides for a security label that can be efficiently used for loss prevention and / or inventory management or tracking, to which a customer or other interested party has easy access to pricing and other relevant information, and that does not aesthetically compromise the work.

[0033] The technology disclosed pertains to a security label assembly for a printed work, including a visual label attached using a first adhesive mechanism to an outer surface at a first location on the printed work, and a radio frequency identification (RFID) label attached using a second RS-24-8246-WO (039636.08152) adhesive mechanism at a second location on the printed work. The visual label includes a first indicator, and the RFID label includes a second indicator, wherein the first and second indicators contain shared information and / or other identification related to the printed work. The visual label and the RFID label may be connected to one another, either affixed together and separated by a perforation for tearing apart, or provided individually on a backing sheet, which facilitates the application and / or installation of both labels and enables that shared information or other identifying features to be stored on the RFID label are correctly associated and / or paired with information on the visual label.

[0034] The aspects of the disclosure are not limited to printed work and may be applicable to any article or good. For example, the security label assembly may be used with clothing items, bags, luggage, hats, shoes, household items such as dishware or cookware, or food items. The visual label and RFID label may be configured to provide information and loss prevention features for any type of article, allowing for convenient application and installation, and enabling common or shared information or other identifying features to be stored and accessed for a wide variety of goods.

[0035] As used herein, a security label refers to any type of label, sticker, or tag that may be utilized in conjunction with an electronic article security and / or inventory system, where the security label includes a mechanism that communicates with an electronic security or inventory device, such as to identify a product to which the security label is attached and / or to identify if the product to which the label is attached is being moved from an area.

[0036] Referring to Figs. 1-8C, a security label assembly 100 includes a visual label 102 and a RFID label 104, including an RFID antenna 106 electrically connected to an RFID chip 107 (see Figs. 1 and 2), that are affixable to a printed work 110 (see, e.g., Figures 6 and 8A-C) or other RS-24-8246-WO (039636.08152) similar item. As described in more detail below, visual label 102 and RFID label 104 may be removably connected, such as along a perforation 108. The printed work 110 may include, but is not limited to, a book, a magazine, a newspaper, a pamphlet, a flyer, or any work having one or more printed pages. In one implementation, the visual label 102 and the RFID label 104 may be attached to one another as can be seen in Figures 1 and 2. The visual label 102 may include alphabetic text, numeric text, and / or a machine-readable optical image (e.g., a barcode or a quick- response (QR) code) having or providing information about the printed work 110, such as but not limited to a price of the printed work 110, biographical information about the printed work 110, a stock keeping unit (SKU) number or other inventory identification data, library classification and / or cataloging data (e.g., Dewey Decimal Classification data) for the printed work 110, among other information. A non-limiting example of one purpose of the visual label 102 is to allow the customer or relevant person easily obtain information about the printed work 110 by quickly looking at or otherwise scanning the visual label 102. Similarly, the RFID label 104 includes an RFID chip that is encoded with a unique RFID identification number, and may be encoded with all or some information as the visual label 102 and / or additional information about the printed work 110. Instead of or in addition to the features described herein, the RFID label 104 may further be configured for inventory management and / or loss prevention measures.

[0037] In one example, the RFID label 104, combined with a reading or detection system, may alert the owner of the printed work 110 if the printed work 110 has been moved from an area, e.g., removed from a premises, and further may alert the owner exactly what printed work 110 has been moved and / or removed from the premises. Additionally, the RFID label 104 may allow the owner to quickly scan numerous printed works 110 and obtain information about each of the printed works 110, such as biographical information and stock count, and / or may be used for tracking RS-24-8246-WO (039636.08152) inventory at various facility locations (e.g., locating approximately where in the facility the printed works are located, for example to move inventory to different locations) without needing to look at each of the printed works 110 individually. This allows for one portion of the security label assembly 100 to be electronically scannable by an owner (or representative of the owner) of the printed work 110 (i.e., a store or library) via the RFID label 104, and one portion of the security label assembly 100 to be easily readable by anyone, which may include the owner, or someone looking to checkout or purchase the printed work 110, via the visual label 102.

[0038] Referring specifically to Fig.2A, security label assembly 100, e.g., each of the visual label 102 and the RFID label 104, may have a plurality of layers that form each respective label. For example, but not limited hereto, a top layer 112 of each of the visual label 102 and the RFID label 104 may be made of a white or light colored thermal paper. The top layer 112 may alternatively be made of a similar lightweight material, which may be easily printed on, and / or which contains similar thermal printing or other properties. The top layer 112 of each of the visual label 102 and the RFID label 104 may further be adhered to a second layer 116 using a standard adhesive or similar attachment mechanism. For instance, security label assembly 100 may include a first adhesive layer 114 that attaches the top layer 112 to a second layer 116 of stronger more durable paper or plastic, such as a paper material including a polyester, or any plastic. The RFID antenna 106 and RFID chip 107 of the RFID label 104 may then be located underneath the second more durable layer 116.

[0039] Each of the visual label 102 and the RFID label 104 may have a second layer of adhesive 118. The second layer of adhesive 118 for the RFID label 104 is located below the RFID antenna 106 and RFID chip 107, therefore the RFID antenna 106 and RFID chip 107 are located between the second layer 116 of durable paper or polyester or plastic material and the second layer of RS-24-8246-WO (039636.08152) adhesive 118. Similarly, the visual label 102 has the second layer of adhesive 118 applied directly to its respective second layer 116 of durable paper or polyester or plastic material. Finally, the bottom layer 120 of each of the RFID label 104 and visual label 102 is a release liner located below the second layer of adhesive 118.

[0040] Fig. 2B shows another example of a visual label and / or a RFID label 200. In the example shown in Fig. 2B, a top material 212 may be a coated paper, the inlay or center layer 214 may include an RFID chip 207 that may share features with or may be analogous with the RFID chip 107 described above. The bottom layer 218 may comprise a removable adhesive which may share features with or may be analogous with any of the adhesives described herein and may include a white glassine paper.

[0041] The label 202 described above may be a substrate comprised of a first backing with a low release force, a permanent adhesive, a carrier film, a removable adhesive and a second backing with a high release force. For example, the top material 212 may comprise the first backing and the permanent adhesive, center layer 214 may comprise the carrier film, and the bottom layer 214 may comprise the removable adhesive and second backing. In any of the examples described herein, a first backing may for example be formed of a glassine backing paper with a substance value of 60 g / m2 (ISO 536) and a caliper value of 53 microns (ISO 534). The permanent adhesive may be comprised of a general-purpose permanent adhesive with a tack value of 14 N (FTM 9) and a Sheer min value of 8 h (FTM 8). The removable adhesive may have a tack value of 4 N (FTM 9) and a Sheer min value of 5 h (FTM 8). The carrier may comprise a PET film with a substance value of 17 g / m2 (DIN 53352) and / or a caliper value of 12 microns (DIN 53370). The Second backing may be comprised of a glassine backing paper with a substance value of 60 g / m2 (ISO 536) and a caliper value of 53 microns (ISO 534). RS-24-8246-WO (039636.08152)

[0042] In another example usable with any of the aspects described herein, the substrate may comprise a facestock with a super calendared silicone coated glassine paper roll-label converting properties. The facestock may be comprised of pulp with a basis weight of 80 g / m2plus or minus 10% (ISO 563) and / or a caliper of 0.070 mm plus or minus 10% (ISO 534). The adhesive may be a removable, acrylic based or other equivalent adhesive and the liner may be a super calendared silicon coated glassine paper with roll label converting properties. In some examples the liner may have a basis weigh of 60 g / m2plus or minus 10% (ISO 563) and / or a caliper of 0.053 mm plus or minus 10% (ISO 534). The aforementioned examples are not intended to be limiting and any material with desirable properties for the features described herein may be implemented.

[0043] Referring specifically to Figure 3 and Figures 7A-C, the security label assembly 100 may be printed on a sheet or a roll 122 of security label assemblies 100. The sheet or roll 122 may comprise the release liner layer 120. This bottom layer 120 allows for a plurality of labels to be printed at once for the visual label portion 102 as well as programed together for the RFID label portion 104. This bottom release liner layer 120 additionally provides protection for the respective second layers of adhesive of each of the visual label portion 102 and RFID label portion 104. This allows for each security label assembly 100 once printed and programed to be removed from the release liner and then affixed to the printed work 110 via the second layer of adhesive 118.

[0044] Referring to Figs. 1,3-5 and 7C, in the configuration described above, the visual label 102 and the RFID label 104 may be separated by a perforation 108. The perforation 108, which may be, but not limited hereto, a straight line or a curved line of through holes, and / or one or more sets of through-holes, and / or a nearly-cut-through solid line, allows for the visual label 102 to be removed from the RFID label 104 without tearing or damaging either the visual label 102 or the RFID label 104. The visual label 102 may be affixed to the printed work 110 at its respective RS-24-8246-WO (039636.08152) second adhesive layer 118 using a first adhesive and the RFID label 104 may be affixed to the printed work at its respective second adhesive layer 118 using a second adhesive. The first adhesive used to affix the visual label 102 to the printed work may have a first level of adhesion and the second adhesive used to affix the RFID label 104 to the printed work may have a second level of adhesion higher than the first adhesive.

[0045] The difference in the level of adhesion described above between the first adhesive and the second adhesive allows the visual label 102 to be readily removable from the printed work while the RFID label 104 remains attached to the printed work. This is further accomplished with the perforation 108. The perforation 108 allows the visual label 102 to easily detach from the RFID label 104 while being removed from the printed work 110. Therefore, the visual label 102 may be separated from the printed work 110 due to the lower level of adhesion of the first adhesive, while the RFID label 104 remains in place due to the higher level of adhesion of the second adhesive. The visual label 102 will separate from the RFID label 104 along the perforation 108.

[0046] Referring to Figures 4-6, examples of security label assemblies 100 and security labels 100 attached to a printed work 110 are provided. As can be seen in Figure 4 and 5, and similar to the examples of Figures 1 and 3, the visual label 102 is affixed to the RFID label portion 104 along a perforation 108. In the example shown in Figure 4, the RFID label portion 104 may be partially made of a transparent material 109. This allows for the RFID label portion 104, which may include an extended length, to be less visually impairing when affixed to the printed work 110. The RFID label 104 may be created using a transparent material as nothing needs to be printed on this portion of the security label assembly 100, and further this portion of the security label assembly 100 is affixed to the printed work with a stronger adhesive as discussed above. Accordingly, in these aspects, the RFID label portion 104 may be configured to be less visually impairing (e.g., less RS-24-8246-WO (039636.08152) noticeable) as it will be affixed to the printed work 110 in a more permanent manner. Alternatively, the security label assembly 100 may be made of the same material for the visual label portion 102 and the RFID label portion 104 may include a non-transparent material 111 and would therefore look like the example shown in Figure 5. Each of the examples shown in Figures 4 and 5 may be further seen affixed to a printed work in Figure 6.

[0047] Referring to Figs. 7A and 7B, in an alternate example the visual label 102 and the RFID label 104 are separate from one another. In this case, the visual label 102 and the RFID label 104 are not connected, e.g., they are spaced apart and / or separate from one another. In this example, RFID performance and RFID label 104 location is designed to function well in one book and / or stacks of books, which may be relatively thick printed works where such thickness may detune the RFID antenna 106 performance. In an aspect, the location of the RFID label 104 may be optimized so that RFID antenna 106 reading is done through a relatively thin layer of paper(s) between the RFID label 104 and the reader. As noted, the paper of the stacks of printed works serves as detuning material which greatly impacts the RFID antenna 106 performance. The RFID label 104 may therefore be placed in a non-invasive location on the outside of the printed work 110, or at a location inside of the printed work 110 close to the outer surface, such as near the inside of the covers, or located inside of the pages close to the spine of the printed work 110.

[0048] The examples in Figures 7A and 7B are further exemplified in Figures 8A-8C. As can be seen in Figure 8A, the RFID label 104a may be affixed inside of the printed work 110. As discussed above and as shown in Figure 8A, the RFID label 104 may be affixed inside of the printed work near the spine, or any other place, where the least amount of interference is possible. Also, the RFID label 104 may be positioned at a location near either the front or back cover as this will further minimalize detuning of the RFID antenna 106 and chip 107. With respect to the RFID RS-24-8246-WO (039636.08152) label 104 in Figure 8A, in Figure 8B the corresponding, separate visual label portion 102 is affixed to the outside of the printed work 110. In this case, the visual label 102 may be affixed to a portion of the printed work 110 that does not impede a view of the outside of the printed work 110, such as in a corner as shown in Figure 8B.

[0049] In an alternative aspect, a narrower RFID label 104b, which may share features with or may be analogous with any of the RFID labels 104 described herein) may be placed or otherwise dropped towards the spine with or without the aforementioned adhesives. In the example described above, the RFID label 104b may for example have a width of 2-9 millimeters (mm). In yet another example, the RFID label 104b may for example have a width of 3-5mm. In the aspect described above, the narrow construction of the RFID label 104b along with the thinness of the RFID label, allows for placement of the RFID label 104b near the spine of the book and sandwiched between two pages. The friction force and / or pressure applied by the pages can hold the RFID label in the printed material without the need for adhesive or with minimal adhesive while allowing the RFID label to be minimally invasive and / or undetectable by a consumer.

[0050] In the above example, the RFID label 104b may for example be a separate RFID label on the security label assembly 100 described with respect to Figures 7A-7D, for example. The RFID label 104b may for example be a separate die cut or otherwise removable substrate that is manufactured and provided in sheet or roll form (e.g., removable from a backing forming the sheet or roll of the security label assembly 100) with a series of additional RFID labels 104 and / or visual labels 102.

[0051] In one method of installing the RFID label 104 and / or visual label 102, the visual label 102 may be peeled off the liner and may be adhered to the printed material (e.g., on the back cover, inner cover, or any other portion of the printed material). The RFID label 104 that corresponds RS-24-8246-WO (039636.08152) with the visual label 102 may be peeled off the liner and / or removed from the liner (if die cut or otherwise perforated) and the release liner may either be removed to adhere the RFID label 104 into the book and / or the release liner may be left-on the RFID label 104 and the RFID label 104 may be placed into the printed material near the spine between two pages of the printed material. Thus, in the aforementioned example, the user has a choice of either adhering the RFID label 104 into the book or may leave the liner on the RFID label so that the RFID label 104 can be easily removed if necessary (e.g., in cases where the user wishes to remove the RFID label at the point of sale or in cases where the printed material is returned to the publisher). It is noted that while the step of removing the visual label 102 is described first above, the order may be reversed (i.e., the RFID label 104 may be removed first and installed or placed into the printed material).

[0052] Figure 8C includes an example where the RFID label 104 may be affixed inside of the cover of the printed work 110, such as close to the spine of the printed work 110, and wherein the visual label 102 is located on an outside surface of the printed work 110.

[0053] As noted above, the aspects of the disclosure are not limited to printed work and may be applicable to any article or good. For example, the security label assembly may be used with clothing items, bags, luggage, hats, shoes, household items such as dishware or cookware, or food items and may provide any one or combination of the advantage described above. For example, any one of the visual labels and / or RFID labels described herein may be used for any one or combination of loss prevention, inventory management, and / or consumer or retailer identification. Figs. 9A and 9B show one example of an article, such as a clothing article 113 that may have the RFID label 104 connected to (e.g., via an adhesive, via one or more stitches, and or other suitable connection methods). The RFID label 104 may be connected to an inside or other hidden location RS-24-8246-WO (039636.08152) of the clothing article 113. The visual label 102 associated with the RFID label 104 may then be connected to an exterior surface or other visible are of the article.

[0054] Fig.10 shows another example use or implementation of the RFID label 104 and / or visual label 102 described herein. Fig. 10 shows an example of a food item or packaging 117, that may have the RFID label 104 installed inside the packaging, embedded in the packaging and / or adhered or otherwise attached at a non-visible or inconspicuous location of the packaging 117. The visual label 102 associated with the RFID label 104 may then be connected to an exterior surface or other visible area of the packaging 117.

[0055] Additionally, referring to Figs. 1, 3-6, 7C, and 7D, in a further example implementation, the visual label 102 may have a first length and the RFID label 104 may have a second length that is equal to or different than the length of the visual label 102. This different length configuration allows the RFID label 104 to have a reduced or extended length, which, for example, would allow for additional length for the RFID antenna, which in turn increases the wireless signal transmission / reception performance of the RFID label 104. This configuration further allows the RFID label 104 to more readily remain in place while removing the visual label 102, as this allows for a higher surface area for the RFID label 104 to be adhered to the printed work 110.

[0056] Also, in some aspects, a VOID label and / or text may be located under the RFID label 104 so that when removed, the VOID (or “stolen,” etc.) text will be revealed reducing the chance of reselling the printed work 110.Additional aspects of the disclosure are described in the clauses that follow.

[0057] Clause 1. A security label assembly, comprising: a visual label affixed via a first adhesive mechanism, to an outer surface, at a first location, on a printed work having multiple pages; and a radio frequency identification (RFID) label affixed via a second adhesive mechanism, at a second RS-24-8246-WO (039636.08152) location on the printed work, wherein the visual label has a first indicator and the RFID label has a second indicator wherein the first and second indicator comprise common information regarding the printed work.

[0058] Clause 2. The security label assembly of clause 1, wherein the second adhesive mechanism has higher adhesion than the first adhesive mechanism.

[0059] Clause 3. The security label assembly of any of the preceding clauses, wherein the second adhesive mechanism has the same or a similar adhesion to the first adhesive mechanism.

[0060] Clause 4. The security label assembly of any of the preceding clauses, wherein the first adhesive may include a first removable adhesive, and wherein the second adhesive may include a stronger adhesive that is difficult to remove.

[0061] Clause 5. The security label assembly of any of the preceding clauses, wherein the visual label and the RFID label are attached to one another, further comprising a perforation separating the visual label and the RFID label.

[0062] Clause 6. The security label assembly of any of the preceding clauses, wherein the visual label has a first length, and wherein the RFID label has a second length equal to or different than the first length.

[0063] Clause 7. The security label assembly of any of the preceding clauses, wherein the second length is longer than the first length.

[0064] Clause 8. The security label assembly of any of the preceding clauses, wherein the visual label includes information about the printed work, and wherein the RFID label includes common information about the printed work. RS-24-8246-WO (039636.08152)

[0065] Clause 9. The security label assembly of any of the preceding clauses, wherein the RFID label is located inside of the printed work at location close to the outside surface of the printed work.

[0066] Clause 10. The security label assembly of any of the preceding clauses, wherein both the visual label and RFID label are located at an easily accessible location inside of the printed work.

[0067] Clause 11. The security label assembly of any of the preceding clauses, wherein plurality of label assemblies may be preprinted and pre-encoded with information about the printed work and each security label assembly of the plurality of label assemblies may be affixed to a printed work at a later time as necessary.

[0068] Clause 12. The security label assembly of any of the preceding clauses, wherein the second indicator is a visual indicator.

[0069] Clause 13. The security label assembly of any of the preceding clauses, wherein the second indicator is an electronic indicator.

[0070] Clause 14. The security label assembly of any of the preceding clauses, wherein the second indicator is an electronic indicator and a visual indicator.

[0071] Clause 15. The security label assembly of any of the preceding clauses, wherein the RFID label includes common information about the printed work in printed format.

[0072] Clause 16. The security label assembly of any of the preceding clauses, wherein the RFID label includes common information about the printed work in electronic format.

[0073] Clause 17. The security label assembly of any of the preceding clauses, wherein the RFID label includes information about the printed work in printed and electronic format.

[0074] In general, the description of the aspects disclosed should be considered as being illustrative in all respects and not being restrictive. The scope of the present disclosure is shown RS-24-8246-WO (039636.08152) by the claims rather than by the above description, and is intended to include meanings equivalent to the claims and all changes in the scope. While preferred aspects of the disclosure have been described above, it is to be understood that variations and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the disclosure.

Claims

RS-24-8246-WO (039636.08152) CLAIMS 1. A security label assembly, comprising: a visual label affixed via a first adhesive mechanism, to an outer surface, at a first location, on a printed work having multiple pages; and a radio frequency identification (RFID) label affixed via a second adhesive mechanism, at a second location on the printed work, wherein the visual label has a first indicator and the RFID label has a second indicator wherein the first and second indicator comprise common information regarding the printed work.

2. The security label assembly of claim 1, wherein the second adhesive mechanism has higher adhesion than the first adhesive mechanism.

3. The security label assembly of claim 1, wherein the second adhesive mechanism has the same or a similar adhesion to the first adhesive mechanism.

4. The security label assembly of claim 1, wherein the first adhesive may include a first removable adhesive, and wherein the second adhesive may include a stronger adhesive that is difficult to remove.

5. The security label assembly of claim 1, wherein the visual label and the RFID label are attached to one another, further comprising a perforation separating the visual label and the RFID label.

6. The security label assembly of claim 1, wherein the visual label has a first length, and wherein the RFID label has a second length equal to or different than the first length.

7. The security label assembly of claim 1, wherein the visual label includes information about the printed work, and wherein the RFID label includes common information about the printed work.RS-24-8246-WO (039636.08152) 8. The security label assembly of claim 1, wherein the RFID label is located inside of the printed work at location close to the outside surface of the printed work.

9. The security label assembly of claim 1, wherein both the visual label and RFID label are located at an easily accessible location inside of the printed work.

10. The security label assembly of claim 1, wherein plurality of label assemblies may be preprinted and pre-encoded with information about the printed work and each security label assembly of the plurality of label assemblies may be affixed to a printed work at a later time as necessary.

11. The security label assembly of claim 1, wherein the second indicator is a visual indicator.

12. The security label assembly of claim 1, wherein the second indicator is an electronic indicator.

13. The security label assembly of claim 1, wherein the second indicator is an electronic indicator and a visual indicator.

14. The security label assembly of claim 7, wherein the RFID label includes common information about the printed work in printed format.

15. The security label assembly of claim 7, wherein the RFID label includes common information about the printed work in electronic format.

16. The security label assembly of claim 7, wherein the RFID label includes information about the printed work in printed and electronic format.

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