RFID printer system, method of printing and sets of record members
First Claim
1. A printer for printing on a web of record members having RFID transponders disposed thereon, comprising:
- a print head capable of printing on a first web;
a RFID writer capable of writing RFID data to a RFID transponder disposed on the web; and
a controller operable to receive data, the data including at least one of printing data to be printed on first record members of the first web and RFID data to be written to RFID transponders of the first web, the controller being operable to determine whether the received data includes RFID data, wherein if the received data includes RFID data the controller controls the RFID writer to write the received RFID data to a RFID transponder disposed on a record member, and wherein if the received data does not include RFID data the controller transmits the received data to a second printer for printing data on second record members of a second web.
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Abstract
A system and method for printing both record members having RFID transponders disposed thereon and record members not having RFID transponders disposed thereon. In one embodiment, a RFID printer receives data to be printed on a record member and determines if the data includes RFID data to be written to a RFID transponder embedded on a record member. If the received data includes RFID data, the RFID printer prints a RFID record member according to the received data. If the received data does not include RFID data, the RFID printer transmits the data to a non-RFID printer for printing. In another embodiment, a non-RFID printer receives data to be printed on a record member and determines if the data includes RFID data to be written to a RFID transponder embedded on a record member. If the received data does not include RFID data, the non-RFID printer prints a record member according to the received data. If the received data does include RFID data, the non-RFID printer transmits the data to a RFID printer for printing. At least one set of RFID record members in a RFID web is written to and printed with data. At least one set of non-RFID record members in a non-RFID web is printed with the same data. The set(s) of RFID record members are associated with the set(s) of non-RFID members by the same indicium which is printed on at least one RFID record member and in at least one non-RFID record member having related data. When there are plural sets of RFID record members, wherein the sets of RFID record members have different data, and there are plural sets of non-RFID record members, wherein the sets of non-RFID record members have different data, and the data of the sets of RFID record members and the sets of non-RFID record members have related data, differing indicia are printed on at least one record member of each set to associate the sets of RFID and non-RFID record members.
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68 Claims
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1. A printer for printing on a web of record members having RFID transponders disposed thereon, comprising:
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a print head capable of printing on a first web;
a RFID writer capable of writing RFID data to a RFID transponder disposed on the web; and
a controller operable to receive data, the data including at least one of printing data to be printed on first record members of the first web and RFID data to be written to RFID transponders of the first web, the controller being operable to determine whether the received data includes RFID data, wherein if the received data includes RFID data the controller controls the RFID writer to write the received RFID data to a RFID transponder disposed on a record member, and wherein if the received data does not include RFID data the controller transmits the received data to a second printer for printing data on second record members of a second web. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A printer for printing on first and second webs of record members, the first web having RFID transponders disposed thereon, comprising:
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a print head capable of printing on the first and second webs;
a RFID writer capable of writing RFID data to a RFID transponder disposed on the first web; and
a controller operable to receive data, the data including at least one of printing data to be printed on a record member and RFID data to be written to a RFID transponder, the controller operable to determine whether the received data includes RFID data, wherein if the received data includes RFID data, the controller controls the RFID writer to write the received RFID data to a RFID transponder disposed on a record member in the first web, and wherein if the received data does not include RFID data, the controller controls the print head to print the printing data on a record member in the second web. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for printing on record members, comprising:
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a first printer comprising;
a print head capable of printing on a first web of record members having RFID transponders disposed thereon, a RFID writer capable of writing RFID data to a RFID transponders disposed on the first web, and a controller operable to receive data, the data including at least one of printing data to be printed on a record member and RFID data to be written to a RFID transponder, the controller operable to determine whether the received data includes RFID data, wherein if the received data includes RFID data, the controller controls the RFID writer to write the received RFID data to a RFID transponder disposed on a record member, and wherein if the received data does not include RFID data, the controller transmits the received data to a second printer for printing; and
a second printer capable of printing on a second web of record members, the second printer being operable to receive data transmitted by the first printer and to print the received data on a record member of the second web. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for handling input data, the data comprising at least one of printing data to be printed on a record member and RFID data to written to a RFID transponder on a record member, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a first printer, data including at least one of printing data to be printed on a record member and RFID data to be written to a RFID transponder;
determining whether the received data includes RFID data;
if the received data includes RFID data, employing the first printer to write the received RFID data to a RFID transponder disposed on a record member; and
if the received data does not include RFID data, transmitting the received data to a second printer for printing. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A printer for printing on a web of record members, comprising:
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a print head capable of printing on the web; and
a controller operable to receive data, the data including at least one of printing data to be printed on a record member and RFID data to be written to a RFID transponder, the controller operable to determine whether the received data includes RFID data, wherein if the received data does not include RFID data, the controller controls the print head to print the printing data on a record member, and wherein if the received data does include RFID data, the controller transmits the received data to a second printer for writing the RFID data to a RFID transponder in another record member of another web. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for printing on record members, comprising:
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a first printer comprising;
a first print head capable of printing on a first web of record members, and a first controller operable to receive data, the data including at least one of printing data to be printed on a record member and RFID data to be written to a RFID transponder, the first controller operable to determine whether the received data includes RFID data, wherein if the received data does not include RFID data, the first controller controls the first print head to print the printing data on a record member, and wherein if the received data does include RFID data, the first controller transmits the received data to a second printer for writing the RFID data to a RFID transponder; and
a second printer comprising;
a second print head capable of printing on a second web of record members, a RFID writer capable of writing RFID data to a RFID transponder disposed on the second web, and a second controller operable to receive data transmitted by the first printer and to control the RFID writer to write the received RFID data to a RFID transponder disposed on a record member of the second web. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for printing on record members, comprising:
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a first printer comprising;
a first print head capable of printing on a first web of record members, and a first controller operable to receive data, the data including at least one of printing data to be printed on a record member and RFID data to be written to a RFID transponder, the first controller operable to determine whether the received data includes RFID data, wherein if the received data does not include RFID data, the first controller controls the first print head to print the printing data on a record member, and wherein if the received data does include RFID data, the first controller transmits the received data to a second printer for writing the RFID data to a RFID transponder; and
a second printer comprising;
a second print head capable of printing on a second web of record members, a RFID writer capable of writing RFID data to a RFID transponder disposed on the second web, and a second controller operable to receive data, the data including at least one of printing data to be printed on a record member and RFID data to be written to a RFID transponder, the second controller operable to determine whether the received data includes RFID data, wherein if the received data does not include RFID data, the second controller transmits the received data to the first printer for printing, and wherein if the received data does include RFID data, the second controller controls the RFID writer to write the received RFID data to a RFID transponder disposed on a record member of the second web. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for handling input data, the data comprising at least one of printing data to be printed on a record member and RFID data to be written to a RFID transponder on a record member, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a first printer, data including at least one of printing data to be printed on a record member and RFID data to be written to a RFID transponder;
determining whether the received data includes RFID data;
if the received data includes RFID data, transmitting the received data to a second printer for writing the received RFID data to a RFID transponder disposed on a record member; and
if the received data does not include RFID data, employing the first printer to print the received data on a record member. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for handling input data, the data comprising at least one of printing data to be printed on a record member and RFID data to be written to a RFID transponder on a record member, the method comprising:
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receiving input data including at least one of printing data to be printed on a record member and RFID data to be written to a RFID transponder in an RFID record member;
determining whether the input data includes RFID data;
if the input data includes RFID data, directing the data to a first printer configured to print record members having RFID transponders disposed thereon and configured to write RFID data to the RFID transponders; and
if the input data does not include RFID data, directing the data to a second printer to print on non-RFID record members. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A system for printing on record members, comprising:
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a first printer configured to print data on a record member and to write RFID data to a RFID transponder disposed on said record members;
a second printer configured to print data on a record member; and
a controller operable to receive input data, the input data comprising at least one of printing data to be printed on a record member and RFID data to be written to a RFID transponder, wherein the controller directs input data that includes RFID data to the first printer and directs input data that does not include RFID data to the second printer. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46)
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- 47. A system for printing on record members, comprising a first printer comprising a first print head capable of printing on a first web of record members and a second printer comprising a second print head capable of printing on a second web of record members, one of the first and second printers comprising a RFID writer capable of writing RFID data to a RFID transponder disposed on its web of record members, the first printer comprising a controller operable to receive data, the data including at least one of printing data to be printed on a record member and RFID data to be written to a RFID transponder, the controller operable to determine whether the received data includes RFID data, the controller further operable to determine whether to process the received data with the first printer or to transmit the received data to the second printer for processing based on whether the received data includes RFID data and based on whether the first printer includes a RFID writer.
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52. A method of printing, comprising:
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providing a first printable web of record members having RFID transponders;
providing a second printable web of record members free of RFID transponders;
printing at least one set of related data on both the first and second webs; and
printing at least one indicium for each set on at least one of the record members of the first web and on at least one of the record members of the second web to associate the set or sets of related data on the first and second webs. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55)
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56. A method of printing, comprising:
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providing a first web of printable record members having RFID transponders;
providing a second web of printable record members free of any RFID transponder;
printing at least one set of data on at least one record member of the first web and a set of related data on at least one record member of the second web; and
printing at least one associating indicium on at least one record member of both the first and second webs, and wherein when there is more than one set of data the associating indicia differ for each set of data. - View Dependent Claims (57)
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58. A method of printing, comprising:
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providing a first printable web of record members having RFID transponders;
providing a second printable web free of any RFID transponder; and
printing a plurality of sets of different data on the record members of both the first web and the second web, and wherein this printing step includes printing different indicia on the first and second webs to associate each set of data on the first web with the each set of the related data on the second web. - View Dependent Claims (59)
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60. A pair of associated webs, comprising:
- a first web of record members having RFID transponders, a second web of record members free of RFID transponders, the record members of the first web having different data disposed in different sets along the first web, the record members of the second web having the different data disposed in different sets along the second web, at least two sets of data on the first web being related to data in at least two sets of data on the second web to provide at least two pairs of sets of record members, and different indicia printed on both the first and second webs to associate at least one record member of each set on the first web with at least one record member of each set of the second web having the related data to pair sets of the related data in the first and second sets to each other, and wherein there is at least one indicium for each paired set.
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62. A pair of associated webs, comprising:
- a first web of record members having RFID transponders, the record members of the first web having different data in different sets of record members along the first web, a second web of record members free of RFID transponders, the record members of the second web having related data in different sets of record members along the second web, and at least one associating indicium for each set of related data printed on the first and second webs to associate the related data on the sets of record members on the first and second webs with each other.
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63. A pair of associated webs, comprising:
- a first web of RFID record members having longitudinally spaced RFID transponders, a second non-RFID web of record members free of RFID transponders, wherein the RFID and non-RFID webs are related by related data, and at least one printed indicium on both the RFID and non-RFID webs to associate the RFID and non-RFID webs to each other.
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64. A pair of associated webs, comprising:
- a first web of RFID record members having encoded RFID transponders, a second non-RFID web having printed record members, and at least one indicium associating the RFID and non-RFID webs.
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66. A pair of record members, comprising:
- a RFID record member having an encoded RFID transponder, a printed non-RFID record member, the RFID and non-RFID record members respectively encoded and printed with a related indicium or indicia, printed on the RFID and non-RFID record members to associate the RFID and non-RFID record members with each other.
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67. Method of printing, comprising:
- providing a first web of printable record members having RFID transponders;
providing a second web of printable record members free of RFID transponders;
writing a plurality of sets of different data to the transponders; and
printing a plurality of sets of different but related data on the record members of both the first web and the second web, and wherein this printing step includes printing relating indicia on the first and second webs to associate each set of data written into the transponders and printed on the record members on the first web with each set of related data printed on the record members on the second web.
- providing a first web of printable record members having RFID transponders;
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68. A method of printing, comprising:
- providing a first web of printable record members having RFID transponders;
providing a second web of printable record members free of RFID transponders;
writing at least one set of data into at least one transponder in one record member of the first web;
printing at least one set of related data on at least one record member of the second web; and
printing at least one associating indicium on the record members of the first and second webs having the related data, and wherein when there is more than one set of data the associating indicia are different for each set of data.
- providing a first web of printable record members having RFID transponders;
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