AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFYING LOCATIONS OF PRINTING DEFECTS WITHIN PRINTED ROLLS
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a printer printing markings on a web of media to produce a printed roll of media, said printer automatically identifying printing errors during said printing;
a computerized device operatively connected to said printer, said computerized device automatically recording said printing errors in an error log file;
a computerized network operatively connected to said computerized device; and
a post-printing processing device operatively connected to said computerized network,said computerized device transmitting said error log file to said post-printing processing device through said computerized network,said post-printing processing device unwinding said printed roll, andsaid post-printing processing device automatically stopping said unwinding at locations of said printing errors based on said error log file.
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Abstract
Methods and systems print markings on a web of media using a printer to produce a printed roll of media. During the printing, the printer automatically analyzes the internal printer conditions, and automatically identifies printing errors based on the internal printer conditions during the printing. Further, such methods and systems automatically record the printing errors in an error log file using a computerized device that is operatively connected to the printer and store the error log file in a network storage element within a computerized network. Also, such methods and systems transmit the error log file from the computerized device (or the network storage element) to a post-printing processing device using the computerized network after receiving a request for the error log file. The post-printing processing device unwinds the printed roll and automatically stops the unwinding process at locations of the printing errors based on the error log file.
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24 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a printer printing markings on a web of media to produce a printed roll of media, said printer automatically identifying printing errors during said printing; a computerized device operatively connected to said printer, said computerized device automatically recording said printing errors in an error log file; a computerized network operatively connected to said computerized device; and a post-printing processing device operatively connected to said computerized network, said computerized device transmitting said error log file to said post-printing processing device through said computerized network, said post-printing processing device unwinding said printed roll, and said post-printing processing device automatically stopping said unwinding at locations of said printing errors based on said error log file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system comprising:
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a printer printing markings on a web of media to produce a printed roll of media, said printer automatically analyzing internal printer conditions during said printing, and said printer automatically identifying printing errors based on said internal printer conditions during said printing; a computerized device operatively connected to said printer, said computerized device automatically recording said printing errors in an error log file; a computerized network operatively connected to said computerized device; and a post-printing processing device operatively connected to said computerized network, said computerized device transmitting said error log file to said post-printing processing device through said computerized network, said post-printing processing device unwinding said printed roll, and said post-printing processing device automatically stopping said unwinding at locations of said printing errors based on said error log file. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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printing markings on a web of media using a printer to produce a printed roll of media; automatically identifying printing errors during said printing using said printer; automatically recording said printing errors in an error log file using a computerized device operatively connected to said printer; transmitting said error log file from said computerized device to a post-printing processing device using a computerized network operatively connected to said computerized device and said post-printing processing device; unwinding said printed roll using said post-printing processing device; and automatically stopping said unwinding at locations of said printing errors based on said error log file using said post-printing processing device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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printing markings on a web of media using a printer to produce a printed roll of media; automatically analyzing internal printer conditions during said printing using said printer; automatically identifying printing errors based on said internal printer conditions during said printing using said printer; automatically recording said printing errors in an error log file using a computerized device operatively connected to said printer; transmitting said error log file from said computerized device to a post-printing processing device using a computerized network operatively connected to said computerized device and said post-printing processing device; unwinding said printed roll using said post-printing processing device; and automatically stopping said unwinding at locations of said printing errors based on said error log file using said post-printing processing device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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