Methods for positioning a print integrity image capture device

• US 7,202,977 B2
• Filed: 01/16/2002
• Issued: 04/10/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Robinson, David C., Axelrod, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): GRANT II, JEROME
• Application Number:
  US09/683,539
• Publication Number:
  US 20030133139A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,910 Days
• Field of Search: 358/1.9, 358/2.1, 358/1.18, 358/1.6, 358/3.28, 358/3.23, 358/1.12
• US Class Current: 358/3.28
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32133 on the same paper sheet, e.g. a facsimile page header
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3235 Checking or certification of the authentication information, e.g. by comparison with data stored independently

Abstract

A method for positioning a print integrity image capture device comprises the steps of creating electronic document data; adding print integrity markings to the electronic document data; sending the electronic document data to a raster image processor; determining the location of integrity markings for a tangible print of electronic document data; automatically adjusting an image capture device location based on integrity marking location information; providing necessary scheduling information to a feeding device and/or a sorting device; printing a tangible print of electronic document data; scanning a tangible print of electronic document data based on a determined image capture location; analyzing an image to determine which integrity marking is located on the tangible print of electronic document data; relaying an integrity marking number to a production management algorithm; determining whether all tangible prints of electronic document data have been printed; and determining whether all documents have been printed.

Claims

1. A method for positioning a print integrity image capture device, comprising:

providing electronic document data having print integrity information to an image processor;

identifying a location of integrity markings to be provided on a tangible copy of at least a page generated from the electronic document data;

printing the tangible copy based on the electronic document data;

automatically adjusting an image capture device location based on the identified integrity markings'"'"' location for the tangible copy; and

capturing an image of at least a portion of a tangible copy based on the identified integrity markings'"'"' location.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing necessary scheduling information to at least one of a feeding device and a sorting device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the scheduling information is in the form of skip pitches for a printing station.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the scheduling information is in the form of a delayed paper feed for a sorting device.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising analyzing an image to determine which integrity marking is located on the tangible copy of electronic document data.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising relaying an integrity marking number to a production management system.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining whether all tangible copies of electronic document data have been printed based on the print integrity information.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining whether all documents have been printed based on the print integrity information.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the image capture device is a camera and automatically adjusting the image capture device comprises mechanically moving the camera relative to the tangible copy based on the identified integrity markings'"'"' location.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the image capture device is a scanner and automatically adjusting the image capture device comprises adjusting the decoding region of the scanner relative to the tangible copy based on the identified integrity markings'"'"' location.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the location of the integrity markings for each document comprises an operation performed by a raster image processor.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the location of the integrity markings for each document comprises an operation performed by a print system glyph generator.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the location of the integrity markings for each document is comprises an operation performed by a page authoring tool.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein integrity marking location information comprises metadata elements that describe at least one of a variable data identifier type, a name, a value and location coordinate values.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the integrity markings are glyphs.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the integrity markings are bar codes.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the integrity markings are rectangular in shape.

18. A method for positioning a print integrity image capture device, comprising:

providing electronic document data having print integrity information to an image processor;

identifying a location of integrity markings to be provided on a tangible copy of at least a page generated from the electronic document data;

retrieving integrity markings'"'"' location information;

printing the tangible copy based on the electronic document data;

automatically adjusting an image capture device location based on the identified integrity markings'"'"' location for the tangible copy; and

capturing an image of at least a portion of a tangible copy based on the identified integrity markings'"'"' location.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising providing necessary scheduling information to at least one of a feeding device and a sorting device.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the scheduling information is in the form of skip pitches for a printing station.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein the scheduling information is in the form of a delayed paper feed for a sorting device.

22. The method of claim 18, further comprising analyzing an image to determine which integrity marking is located on the tangible copy of electronic document data.

23. The method of claim 18, further comprising relaying an integrity marking number to a production management system.

24. The method of claim 18, further comprising determining whether all tangible copies of electronic document data have been printed based on the print integrity information.

25. The method of claim 18, further comprising determining whether all documents have been printed based on the print integrity information.

26. The method of claim 18, wherein the image capture device is a camera and automatically adjusting the image capture device comprises mechanically moving the camera relative to the tangible copy based on the identified integrity markings'"'"' location.

27. The method of claim 18, wherein the image capture device is a scanner and automatically adjusting the image capture device comprises adjusting the decoding region of the scanner relative to the tangible copy based on the identified integrity markings'"'"' location.

28. The method of claim 18, wherein determining the location of the integrity markings for each document comprises an operation performed by a raster image processor.

29. The method of claim 18, wherein determining the location of the integrity markings for each document comprises an operation performed by a print system glyph generator.

30. The method of claim 18, wherein determining the location of the integrity markings for each document is comprises an operation performed by a page authoring tool.

31. The method of claim 18, wherein integrity marking location information comprises metadata elements that describe at least one of a variable data identifier type, a name, a value and location coordinate values.

32. The method of claim 18, wherein the integrity markings are glyphs.

33. The method of claim 18, wherein the integrity markings are bar codes.

34. The method of claim 18, wherein the integrity markings are rectangular in shape.