APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR RAPIDLY ATTACHING IDENTIFIERS TO ITEMS
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1. A system for processing containers, comprising:
- a sensor for sensing contents of a closed container;
an identifier applicator for applying, based on an output of said sensor, a predetermined identifier to said container;
a controller for controlling said sensor and said identifier applicator; and
a read-out device for reading said identifier and communicating a result of read-out of said identifier to said controller.
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Abstract
A system for processing containers, includes a sensor for sensing contents of a closed container, an identifier applicator for applying, based on an output of the sensor, a predetermined identifier to the container, a controller for controlling the sensor and the identifier applicator, and a read-out device for reading the identifier and communicating a result of read-out of the identifier to the controller.
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1. A system for processing containers, comprising:
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a sensor for sensing contents of a closed container;
an identifier applicator for applying, based on an output of said sensor, a predetermined identifier to said container;
a controller for controlling said sensor and said identifier applicator; and
a read-out device for reading said identifier and communicating a result of read-out of said identifier to said controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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25. An apparatus for tagging a container and for use with a sensor for sensing contents of the container, comprising:
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an identifier applicator for applying a predetermined identifier to a container depending upon a sensed contents of said container;
first and second queues of first and second predetermined identifiers, respectively, for being provided to said identifier applicator based upon the sensed contents of said container; and
a controller for controlling said first and second queues and actuating said identifier applicator at a predetermined time, to apply one of said first and second predetermined identifiers to said container depending upon a sensed contents of said container.
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