Methods and apparatus to combine mail streams in a binding line
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1. A method of combining mail streams, comprising:
- creating a first book on a production line, wherein the first book is associated with a first recipient address; and
depositing a second book via a book feeder on the first book, wherein the second book is associated with a second recipient address.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture to combine mail streams in a binding line are disclosed. An example method is used to create a first book on a production line, where the first book is associated with a first recipient address. The example method is then used to deposit the second book associated with a second recipient address via a book feeder on the first book as the first book moves along the production line.
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1. A method of combining mail streams, comprising:
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creating a first book on a production line, wherein the first book is associated with a first recipient address; and
depositing a second book via a book feeder on the first book, wherein the second book is associated with a second recipient address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus to combine mail streams, comprising:
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a controller;
a memory coupled to the controller and having a plurality of instructions stored thereon that enable the controller to;
determine that a first primary book is associated with a first recipient address and a first secondary book is associated with a second recipient address; and
deposit the first secondary book via a book feeder on the first primary book at a first book position on a production line. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An article of manufacture comprising a machine-accessible medium having a plurality of machine-accessible instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to:
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determine that a first primary book is associated with a first recipient address and a first secondary book is associated with a second recipient address; and
deposit the first secondary book via a book feeder on the first primary book at a first book position on a production line. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A book making system comprising:
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a gathering section configured to gather signatures at a first station on a processing line;
a stitcher coupled to the gathering section and configured to receive gathered signatures and to bind the gathered signatures to form a plurality of primary books at a second station on the processing line, wherein the plurality of primary books placed on the processing line at a plurality of book positions adjacent to one another; and
a secondary book feeder system coupled to the stitcher and configured to deposit secondary books onto at least some of the plurality of primary books at a third station on the processing line, wherein the secondary book feeder system deposits at least one of the secondary books associated with a first recipient address on one of the primary books associated with a second recipient address. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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