SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED DIGITAL RFID PRINTING AND INTEGRATION

• US 20150227326A1
• Filed: 12/29/2014
• Published: 08/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avery Dennison Retail Information Services LLC (Avery Dennison Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
• Inventors: Travis, Neil, Willingham, Karen
• Granted Patent: US 9,317,237 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/50 Mechanisms producing characters by printing and also producing a record by other means , e.g. printer combined with RFID writer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1203 Improving or facilitating administration, e.g. print management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1244 Job translation or job parsing, e.g. page banding
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1275 Print workflow management, e.g. defining or changing a workflow, cross publishing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1282 High volume printer device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1288 in client-server-printer device configuration
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 17/0025 the arrangement consisting of a wireless interrogation device in combination with a device for optically marking the record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32138 in an electronic device attached to the sheet, e.g. in an RFID tag

Abstract

A system for automated RFID printing and integration is disclosed. The system includes an automated digital RFID printer utilized in combination with server system from a client/server system. The system also includes a corresponding method for automated RFID printing and integration as well as a non-transitory computer storage media having instructions stored thereon which, when executed, execute a method for automated RFID printing and integration.

Claims

1. A system for automated RFID printing and integration, comprising:

a server system with a processor system, a communications interface, a communications system, an input system and an output system, the server system having access to a communications network;

a memory system with an operating system, a communications module, a web browser module, a web server application and an automated RFID printing and integration non-transitory storage media; and

an automated digital RFID printer utilized in combination with the server system.

2. The system for automated RFID printing and integration according to claim 1, further comprising a client system.

3. The system for automated RFID printing and integration according to claim 2, wherein the client system includes an output system, an input system, a memory system, a processor system and a communications system.

4. The system for automated RFID printing and integration according to claim 3, wherein the client system is a handheld wireless device.

5. The system for automated RFID printing and integration according to claim 4, wherein the client system is a mobile phone with an operating system.

6. The system for automated RFID printing and integration according to claim 3, wherein the client system is a personal computer.

7. The system for automated RFID printing and integration according to claim 3, wherein the client system accesses the server system via the communications network.

8. The system for automated RFID printing and integration according to claim 1, wherein the communications network is the Internet or a wide area network.

9. The system for automated RFID printing and integration according to claim 1, wherein the communications network is a mobile phone with an operating system network.

10. The system for automated RFID printing and integration according to claim 1, wherein the automated RFID printing and integration non-transitory storage media is designed for business and technical users and is utilized by marketing, graphic arts, business, operations and IT professionals.

11. The system for automated RFID printing and integration according to claim 10, wherein the automated RFID printing and integration non-transitory storage media provides an integrated development environment.

12. The system for automated RFID printing and integration according to claim 11, wherein the automated RFID printing and integration non-transitory storage media is an intuitive graphical user interface.

13. The system for automated RFID printing and integration according to claim 1, wherein the automated RFID printing and integration non-transitory storage media is a unified hub for presentation, versioning, control and distribution of digital assets and of a plurality of product applications.

14. The system for automated RFID printing and integration according to claim 13, wherein the automated RFID printing and integration non-transitory storage media maintains accurate, accessible records of document revisions and updates and more effectively manage job flow and product integrity.

15. The system for automated RFID printing and integration according to claim 1, wherein the automated RFID printing and integration non-transitory storage media is a run-time output engine.

16. The system for automated RFID printing and integration according to claim 15, wherein the automated RFID printing and integration non-transitory storage media is a run-time output engine that interprets a plurality of GMC .WFD applications and generates output in multiple formats to multiple channels.

17. The system for automated RFID printing and integration according to claim 1, wherein the automated RFID printing and integration non-transitory storage media is a flexible and configurable non-transitory storage media solution for centralized, enterprise-wide composition process automation.

18. The system for automated RFID printing and integration according to claim 17, wherein the automated RFID printing and integration non-transitory storage media processes and routes application data streams to one or more appropriate outputs.

19. The system for automated RFID printing and integration according to claim 1, wherein the system for automated RFID printing and integration provides a plurality of RFID tags.

20. The system for automated RFID printing and integration according to claim 1, wherein the system for automated RFID printing and integration results in shortened digital production time.

21. The system for automated RFID printing and integration according to claim 20, wherein the shortened digital production time allows flexibility in sourcing decisions.

22. The system for automated RFID printing and integration according to claim 1, wherein the system for automated RFID printing and integration results in high volume printing with sequential numbering.

23. The system for automated RFID printing and integration according to claim 1, wherein the system for automated RFID printing and integration results in faster printing with consistent quality and improved data accuracy.

24. A method for automated RFID printing and integration, comprising the steps of:

sending a job order from an order capture system;

utilizing an enterprise service bus;

creating a main level job;

splitting-up a job order file and creating an extensible mark-up language XML file for each order line;

creating a work file definition level job;

creating a one up TNO file;

stepping and repeating across one or more stock keeping unit lines and order lines of same work file definition;

sending a plurality of files to local file PDF server;

sending the files to an encoder file server;

an encoder confirming if all SKU'"'"'s required to deliver are available; and

updating job status.

25. The method for automated RFID printing and integration according to claim 24, wherein the method for automated RFID printing and integration provides a plurality of RFID tags.

26. The method for automated RFID printing and integration according to claim 24, wherein the method for automated RFID printing and integration results in shortened digital production time.

27. The method for automated RFID printing and integration according to claim 26, wherein the shortened digital production time allows flexibility in sourcing decisions.

28. The method for automated RFID printing and integration according to claim 24, wherein the method for automated RFID printing and integration results in high volume printing with sequential numbering.

29. The method for automated RFID printing and integration according to claim 24, wherein the method for automated RFID printing and integration results in faster printing with consistent quality and improved data accuracy.

30. A non-transitory computer storage media having instructions stored thereon which, when executed, execute a method comprising the steps of:

sending a job order from an order capture system;

utilizing an enterprise service bus;

creating a main level job;

splitting-up a job order file and creating an extensible mark-up language XML file for each order line;

creating a work file definition level job;

creating a one up TNO file;

stepping and repeating across one or more stock keeping unit lines and order lines of same work file definition;

sending a plurality of files to local file PDF server;

sending the files to an encoder file server;

an encoder confirming if all SKU'"'"'s required to deliver are available; and

updating job status.

31. The non-transitory computer storage media according to claim 30, wherein the non-transitory computer storage media provides a plurality of RFID tags.

32. The non-transitory computer storage media according to claim 30, wherein the non-transitory computer storage media results in shortened digital production time.

33. The non-transitory computer storage media according to claim 31, wherein the shortened digital production time allows flexibility in sourcing decisions.

34. The non-transitory computer storage media according to claim 33, wherein the shortened digital production time allows flexibility in sourcing decisions results in high volume printing with sequential numbering.

35. The non-transitory computer storage media according to claim 30, wherein the non-transitory computer storage media results in faster printing with consistent quality and improved data accuracy.