XML printer system with RFID capability
First Claim
1. An XML system for printing bar code labels, tags, tickets, cards or other media and/or for encoding of RFID devices embedded in the media, based upon an Extensible Markup Language (XML) input data stream and a format template, the XML system comprising:
- a computer system havinga memory subsystem;
a communication interface operatively coupled to a network;
an XML processor configured to receive and process the XML input data stream;
a Zebra Programming Language (ZPL) processor configured to receive and process the format template;
a variable data integrator configured to develop an association between the XML data contained in the XML input data stream and the format template;
a formatting engine configured to format the associated XML data according to a format governed by the format template; and
a barcode rendering engine configured to receive the associated and formatted XML data and generate a printable representation of the bar code label, tag, ticket, card or other media or generate encoding information for the RFID device.
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Abstract
An XML system (10) configured to print bar code labels, tags, tickets, cards, or other media, and/or encode RFID devices embedded in media, based upon an extensible markup language (XML) input data stream. The XML system includes a computer system (12) operatively coupled to a network (44). The system further includes a barcode rendering engine configured to generate a printable representation of the bar code label, tag, ticket, card, other media, and/or generate encoding information for an RFID device (62)
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1. An XML system for printing bar code labels, tags, tickets, cards or other media and/or for encoding of RFID devices embedded in the media, based upon an Extensible Markup Language (XML) input data stream and a format template, the XML system comprising:
a computer system having a memory subsystem; a communication interface operatively coupled to a network; an XML processor configured to receive and process the XML input data stream; a Zebra Programming Language (ZPL) processor configured to receive and process the format template; a variable data integrator configured to develop an association between the XML data contained in the XML input data stream and the format template; a formatting engine configured to format the associated XML data according to a format governed by the format template; and a barcode rendering engine configured to receive the associated and formatted XML data and generate a printable representation of the bar code label, tag, ticket, card or other media or generate encoding information for the RFID device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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