Continuously printing images on a web material and continuously transferring the images to identity documents
First Claim
1. A system for printing images and transferring the images to identity documents comprising:
- a web material having a surface for printing images thereon;
a print component configured to print images on the web material;
a registration component configured to register select images printed on the web material with identity documents;
an applicator component configured to apply each selected image to one of the identity documents, after the image is registered with the identity document; and
a controller configured to control the print component, registration component, and applicator component, so that the system continuously prints images and continuously applies images to identity documents, the controller configured to synchronize cycles of the print component, registration component, and applicator component, such that the components have simultaneous processing cycles and have simultaneous intervals between processing cycles,wherein the controller configured to stop the print component from printing on the web material in the presence of an error, reverse the web material to a gap on the web material between images, and continue printing on the web material once the error has been corrected.
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Abstract
A system and method for continuously printing images on a web material and continuously transferring the images to identity documents. A print component prints images on the web material. A registration component registers select images to identity documents. An applicator component applies the select images to the identity documents. A controller maintains throughput of the web material through the print component, registration component, and applicator component. The controller allows the system to continuously print images on the web material and continuously transfer the images to identity documents, in that it synchronizes cycles of the components, so that the components have simultaneous processing cycles and have simultaneous intervals between processing cycles.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for printing images and transferring the images to identity documents comprising:
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a web material having a surface for printing images thereon; a print component configured to print images on the web material; a registration component configured to register select images printed on the web material with identity documents; an applicator component configured to apply each selected image to one of the identity documents, after the image is registered with the identity document; and a controller configured to control the print component, registration component, and applicator component, so that the system continuously prints images and continuously applies images to identity documents, the controller configured to synchronize cycles of the print component, registration component, and applicator component, such that the components have simultaneous processing cycles and have simultaneous intervals between processing cycles, wherein the controller configured to stop the print component from printing on the web material in the presence of an error, reverse the web material to a gap on the web material between images, and continue printing on the web material once the error has been corrected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for continuously printing images on a web material and transferring the images on the web material to identity documents comprising:
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printing images on the web material with a print component; registering select images on the web material with identity documents with a registration component; applying each selected image to one of the identity documents with an applicator component, after the image is registered with the respective identity document; and continuously performing the printing, registering, and applying steps for a plurality of selected images and a plurality of identity documents, with a controller configured to control the print component, registration component, and applicator component, such that cycles of the printing, registering, and applying steps are synchronized having simultaneous processing cycles and having simultaneous intervals between processing cycles, detecting an error such that, when an error is detected, stopping the processing cycles of the printing, registering, and applying steps and correcting the detected error during an interval between processing cycles of the printing, registration, and applying step. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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