Xml printer system with rfid capability
First Claim
1. An XML system adapted for printing bar code labels, tags, tickets, cards or other media and/or for encoding of RFID devices embedded in the media, based upon an extensible markup language (XML) input data stream and a format template, the XML system comprising:
- a computer system having a memory subsystem;
a communication interface operatively coupled to a network;
an XML processor configured to receive and process the XML input data stream;
a ZPL processor configured to receive and process the format template;
a variable data integrator configured to develop an association between the XML data contained in the XML input data stream and the format template;
a formatting engine configured to format the associated XML data according to a format governed by the format template; and
a barcode rendering engine configured to receive the associated and formatted XML data and generate a printable representation of the bar code label, tag, ticket, card or other media and/or generate encoding information for the RFID device.
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Abstract
An XML system (10) configured to print bar code labels, tags, tickets, cards, or other media, and/or encode RFID devices embedded in media, based upon an extensible markup language (XML) input data stream. The XML system includes a computer system (12) operatively coupled to a network (44). The system further includes a barcode rendering engine configured to generate a printable representation of the bar code label, tag, ticket, card, other media, and/or generate encoding information for an RFID device (62)
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12 Claims
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1. An XML system adapted for printing bar code labels, tags, tickets, cards or other media and/or for encoding of RFID devices embedded in the media, based upon an extensible markup language (XML) input data stream and a format template, the XML system comprising:
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a computer system having a memory subsystem;
a communication interface operatively coupled to a network;
an XML processor configured to receive and process the XML input data stream;
a ZPL processor configured to receive and process the format template;
a variable data integrator configured to develop an association between the XML data contained in the XML input data stream and the format template;
a formatting engine configured to format the associated XML data according to a format governed by the format template; and
a barcode rendering engine configured to receive the associated and formatted XML data and generate a printable representation of the bar code label, tag, ticket, card or other media and/or generate encoding information for the RFID device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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