Method and apparatus for automatic numbering of forms on a rotary printing press
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1. A printing apparatus for printing sequential serialization data images in sequential business forms of variable dimension and comprising repeating fixed images, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) an electronic printer;
(b) a feed device for feeding printing material to said printer;
(c) computer control means for supplying to said electronic printer serialization data in electronic form, and for controlling said electronic printer to print serialization data images corresponding to said serialization data at selected locations on said printing material, said computer control means comprising data input means for receiving print position data defining serialization data image print positions within each form, and form dimension data defining a dimension of each of the sequential business forms, said computer control means further comprising determining means for determining from said print position data and form dimension data a serialization data image printing repeat sequence used in said control of the electronic printer; and
(d) a scanning device for scanning the serialization data images and said repeating fixed images in order to detect errors in the sequencing and positioning of said serialization data.
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Abstract
Computer controlled numbering of consecutive business forms is provided for both computer controlled presses and in the form of a retrofit unit for conventional rotary presses. The retrofit unit includes a disk provided with radially oriented metallic strips of predetermined locations on the disk, and mounted on a suitable shaft of the press. The disk cooperates with a stationary transducer mounted, for example, on a stationary press wall to send signals to the control unit to fire the printer.
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1. A printing apparatus for printing sequential serialization data images in sequential business forms of variable dimension and comprising repeating fixed images, said apparatus comprising:
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(a) an electronic printer; (b) a feed device for feeding printing material to said printer; (c) computer control means for supplying to said electronic printer serialization data in electronic form, and for controlling said electronic printer to print serialization data images corresponding to said serialization data at selected locations on said printing material, said computer control means comprising data input means for receiving print position data defining serialization data image print positions within each form, and form dimension data defining a dimension of each of the sequential business forms, said computer control means further comprising determining means for determining from said print position data and form dimension data a serialization data image printing repeat sequence used in said control of the electronic printer; and (d) a scanning device for scanning the serialization data images and said repeating fixed images in order to detect errors in the sequencing and positioning of said serialization data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for printing sequential serialization data images in sequential business forms of variable length and comprising repeating fixed images, said method comprising:
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(a) feeding printing material to an electronic printer; (b) supplying to said electronic printer serialization data in electronic form; (c) computer controlling said electronic printer to print serialization data images corresponding to said serialization data at selected locations on said printing material, by; receiving in a central processing unit (CPU) print position data defining serialization data image print positions within each form, and form dimension data defining a dimension of each of the sequential business forms; and determining with said CPU, from said print position data and form dimension data, a serialization data image printing repeat sequence used in said control of the electronic printer; and (d) electronically scanning the serialization data images and said repeating fixed images in order to detect errors in the sequencing and positioning of said serialization data. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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