Method and apparatus for controlling radio frequency identification device apparatus in a printer
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1. Apparatus comprising:
- a printer;
an RFID device operatively associated with said printer and functioning to read or write RFID tags; and
a controller which provides to said printer and said RFID device digital data and control signals in an architected data stream which comprises both printer control data and RFID device control data; and
a branching circuit element which distinguishes between RFID control and data signals and printer control and data signals and delivers the distinguished control and data signals to said printer and said RFID device, respectively.
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Abstract
The print system MO:DCA Architecture is extended to handle non-native print objects for controlling and operating RFID writer or reader devices without requiring separate control data streams or systems to be implemented at the host computer. References and command identifiers are placed in the page description data from the host computer so that RFID information can be retrieved and downloaded to the printer and RFID apparatus when the print data is being processed in the print server or main processor of the printer without interfering with normal operation of the printer itself.
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1. Apparatus comprising:
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a printer;
an RFID device operatively associated with said printer and functioning to read or write RFID tags; and
a controller which provides to said printer and said RFID device digital data and control signals in an architected data stream which comprises both printer control data and RFID device control data; and
a branching circuit element which distinguishes between RFID control and data signals and printer control and data signals and delivers the distinguished control and data signals to said printer and said RFID device, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for printing and memory tag writing or reading from or to a base printing medium comprising steps of:
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providing a printer and an RFID device with digital data and control signals in an architected data stream which comprises both printer control and RFID device control; and
distinguishing RFID device control and data signals from printer control and data signals; and
delivering said identified control and data signals to the printer and RFID device, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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