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Method, device systems and computer programs for producing and tracing printed documents with a determinate identifier

  • US 7,347,378 B2
  • Filed: 03/13/2003
  • Issued: 03/25/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for production of a plurality of printed documents each having a unique identifier by use of a high-speed printer, comprising the steps of:

  • providing a file with information to be printed on each of the printed documents, said file not having said unique identifier stored therein prior to a printing of said information on each of said documents;

    providing a recording medium with the transponder for each document to be printed on the medium, said transponders being capable of being electronically read without contact at said high-speed printer, and one of said unique identifiers being stored in unchangeable fashion in an electronic storage region of each of said transponders;

    printing said information for each document from said file onto said recording medium with said high-speed printer to create each of the said printed documents and reading said unique identifier from each of said transponders;

    if said unique identifier could not be successfully read from the transponder, storing in a reprint list file an identification of the printed document having the not successfully read transponder;

    linking said unique identifiers read from said transponders in said file with each of said document information printed on each of said documents; and

    by use of said reprint list file, automatically instituting a reprinting of said document information but associated with a new one of said transponders for each printed document having said not successfully read transponder.

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