Electronic ID's for printed products

• US 7,272,466 B2
• Filed: 12/07/2004
• Issued: 09/18/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Quad Graphics, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Quad Graphics, Inc.
• Inventors: Geres, John C., Graushar, William T., Anderson, Edward J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran; Khoi H.
• Application Number:
  US11/005,783
• Publication Number:
  US 20050102057A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,015 Days
• Field of Search: 700/226, 700223-225, 700/227, 270/52.02, 270/52.03
• US Class Current: 700/227
• CPC Class Codes: B42C 19/00 Multi-step processes for making books
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2220/03 indicating an entity which is measured, estimated, evaluated, calculated or determined but which does not constitute an entity which is adjusted or changed by the control process per se
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2301/4263 Feeding end plate or end sheet before formation or after completion of a pile
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2511/40 Identification
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2701/18269 Marker arrangement
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 33/00 Forming counted batches in delivery pile or stream of articles

Abstract

The invention relates to an electronic ID coupled to printed products.

Claims

1. A method of processing printed products comprising:

creating an assembly of printed products;

programming an electronic ID with a unique identifier;

coupling the electronic ID to an end board of the assembly;

obtaining the unique identifier from the electronic ID; and

correlating the unique identifier with a source of information relating to the printed products, wherein the unique identifier is stored in a look-up table and information related to the assembly is stored in the look-up table and associated with the unique identifier.

2. A method of processing printed products comprising:

creating an assembly of printed products;

programming an electronic ID with a unique identification number;

coupling the electronic ID to an end board of the assembly;

reading the unique identification number from the electronic ID; and

correlating the unique identification number with information, relating to the printed products, contained in a database, wherein the unique identifier is stored in a look-up table and information related to the assembly is stored in the look-up table and associated with the unique identifier.

3. A method comprising:

generating an assembly of printed products;

removably securing an electronic ID to an end board of the assembly;

reading the electronic ID to obtain a unique identifier; and

processing the assembly based on the unique identifier, wherein the unique identifier is stored in a look-up table and information related to the assembly is stored in the look-up table and associated with the unique identifier.

4. The method as set forth in claim 3 wherein the unique identifier is stored in a database and information related to the assembly is stored in the database and associated with the unique identifier.

5. The method as set forth in claim 4 wherein the information related to the assembly includes information about the contents of the assembly.

6. The method as set forth in claim 4 wherein the information related to the assembly includes information about processing of the assembly.

7. A method comprising:

generating an assembly of printed products;

securing an electronic ID to the assembly; and

reading the electronic ID to obtain processing instructions for the assembly, wherein the electronic ID is removably secured to an end board of the assembly.

8. A method comprising:

generating an assembly of printed products;

identifying the assembly with an electronic ID;

reading the electronic ID;

comparing the electronic ID to information stored in a database;

obtaining a processing instruction for the assembly based on the information stored in the database for the electronic ID; and

processing the assembly based on the instruction, wherein the electronic ID is removably secured to an end board of the assembly.

9. The method as set forth in claim 8 wherein the database includes information related to the contents of the assembly and wherein the information is associated with the electronic ID.

10. The method as set forth in claim 8 wherein the assembly of printed products is secured by a fastener.

11. The method as set forth in claim 8 wherein the act of comparing the electronic ID to information stored in a database is performed by a controller on a finishing line.

12. The method as set forth in claim 8 wherein the processing instruction for the assembly includes instructions for processing the assembly on a finishing line.