Printing system utilizing cartridge pre-stored with identifiers with identifying printed pages

• US 8,274,569 B2
• Filed: 11/28/2010
• Issued: 09/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Original Assignee: Silverbrook Research Pty Limited
• Inventors: Lapstun, Paul, Silverbrook, Kia
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Nhan T
• Application Number:
  US12/954,892
• Publication Number:
  US 20110069354A1
• Time in Patent Office: 667 Days
• Field of Search: 348/207.2, 348/231.3, 358/1.1, 358/1.8, 347/2, 347/86, 347/101, 235/462.1, 235/494
• US Class Current: 348/207.2
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 13/103 for the sheet feeding section
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 13/106 for the sheet output section
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17503 Ink cartridges
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17513 Inner structure
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17523 Ink connection
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17546 electronically
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17553 Outer structure
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17556 Means for regulating the pressure in the cartridge
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/17563 Ink filters
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 2/2114 Ejecting transparent or white coloured liquids, e.g. processing liquids B41J2/211 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B42C 19/02 starting with single sheets
• CPC Class Codes: B42C 9/0006 by applying adhesive to a stack of sheets
• CPC Class Codes: B42C 9/0081 applying adhesive to individual sheets for binding them together by fusing, welding B42C9/0093
• CPC Class Codes: B42P 2261/04 Producing books by printing sheets in following order, e.g. for ordering via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 29/34 from supports slid from under the articles
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 37/04 for securing together articles or webs, e.g. by adhesive, stitching or stapling adhering replacement to expiring web during change of web roll B65H19/18
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3323 using document space presentation or visualization, e.g. category, hierarchy or range presentation and selection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0321 by optically sensing the absolute position with respect to a regularly patterned surface forming a passive digitiser, e.g. pen optically detecting position indicative tags printed on a paper sheet constructional details of pen-shaped pointing devices G06F3/03545, G06F3/03542, G06F3/037
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 : for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 17/00 : Methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two or more of main groups G06K1/00 - G06K15/00, e.g. automatic card files incorporating conveying and reading operations
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/1423 : the instrument generating sequences of position coordinates corresponding to handwriting preprocessing or recognising digital ink G06V30/32
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 7/00 : Electrically-operated teaching apparatus or devices working with questions and answers mechanically operated G09B3/00; computing arrangements G06F
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00127 : Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00204 : with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 : with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00326 : with a data reading, recognizing or recording apparatus, e.g. with a bar-code apparatus arrangements for the associated working of recording or reproducing apparatus with related apparatus G11B31/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00334 : with an apparatus processing barcodes or the like arrangements for sensing record carriers G06K7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00342 : with a radio frequency tag transmitter or receiver storage of additional information in an RFID tag attached to an image bearing paper sheet H04N1/32138
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00358 : Type of the scanned marks
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00376 : Means for identifying a mark sheet or area
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00567 : Handling of original or reproduction media, e.g. cutting, separating, stacking
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00968 : by scanning marks on a sheet mark-sheet input means H04N1/00355; sensing record carriers G06K7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32101 : Display, printing, storage or transmission of additional information, e.g. ID code, date and time or title
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32122 : in a separate device, e.g. in a memory or on a display separate from image data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32128 : attached to the image data, e.g. file header, transmitted message header, information on the same page or in the same computer file as the image for information embedded in the image H04N1/32144
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32771 : in response to a request, e.g. for a particular document
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32778 : using a mark-sheet or machine-readable code request
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0082 : Image hardcopy reproducer H04N2201/0091 - H04N2201/0094 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3243 : of type information, e.g. handwritten or text document
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3247 : Data linking a set of images to one another, e.g. sequence, burst or continuous capture mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3249 : data relating to a linked page or object, e.g. hyperlink
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3269 : of machine readable codes or marks, e.g. bar codes or glyphs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/327 : which are undetectable to the naked eye, e.g. embedded codes

Abstract

A printer system for printing pages belonging to an interactive page system includes a cartridge comprising a data storage area in which is pre-stored a range of identifiers, each identifier being unique throughout the interactive page system; and a printer comprising an interface for receiving the cartridge, a reader for reading an identifier from the range of pre-stored identifiers, a coded data generator for generating a page identifier from the identifier, and a printing mechanism for printing the page identifier onto a page. The reader reads a previously unread identifier from the range of identifiers each time the coded data generator is to generate a page identifier.

Claims

1. A printer system for printing pages belonging to an interactive page system, the printer system comprising:

a cartridge comprising a data storage area in which is pre-stored a range of identifiers, each identifier being unique throughout the interactive page system; and

a printer comprising an interface for receiving the cartridge, a reader for reading an identifier from the range of pre-stored identifiers, a coded data generator for generating a page identifier from the identifier, and a printing mechanism for printing the page identifier onto a page,

wherein the reader reads a previously unread identifier from the range of identifiers each time the coded data generator is to generate a page identifier, and wherein the printing mechanism repeatedly prints the page identifier over substantially an entirety of the page.

2. A printer system according to claim 1, wherein the range of identifiers is defined by a base identifier and a count.

3. A printer system according to claim 2, wherein the reader reduces the count to ensure a previously unread identifier is read.

4. A printer system according to claim 1, where in the cartridge further comprises one or more ink reservoirs for storing a printing fluid.

5. A printer system according to claim 4, wherein each of the one or more ink reservoirs contain one of black ink, coloured ink, infrared ink, a fixative, and an adhesive.

6. A printer system according to claim 4, wherein the range of identifiers is of a size sufficient to generate as many identifiers as pages printable using the printing fluid stored in the in the one or more reservoirs.

7. A cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the reader is an optical reader and the identifier data is disposed on the cartridge in an optically readable form.

8. A cartridge according to claim 1, wherein the reader is a magnetic reader and the identifier data is disposed in the cartridge in a magnetically readable form.

9. A cartridge according to claim 8, further comprising a magnetic writer for magnetically writing and rewriting the count disposed in the cartridge.

10. A printer system according to claim 1, wherein the reader comprises electronic reading circuitry, and the identifier data is incorporated in an electronic readable memory associated with the cartridge.

11. A printer system according to claim 10, wherein the memory is a non-volatile magnetic memory.

12. A printer system according to claim 10, wherein the memory is a solid-state memory.

13. A printer system according to claim 10, further comprising an electronic writer for electronically writing and rewriting the count in the memory.

14. A printer system according to claim 1, wherein the identifiers are encrypted using an encryption key.

15. A printer system according to claim 1, wherein the printing mechanism prints the page identifier at a plurality of locations on the page.

16. A printer system according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of cartridges are provided, and the range of identifiers stored in each cartridge begins from a different base count.

17. A printer system for printing a sub-set of pages belonging to a super-set of pages, the printer system comprising:

a cartridge comprising a data storage area in which is pre-stored a range of identifiers, each identifier being unique throughout the super-set of pages; and

a printer comprising an interface for receiving the cartridge, a reader for reading an identifier from the range of pre-stored identifiers, a coded data generator for generating a page identifier from the identifier, and a printing mechanism for printing the page identifier onto a page,

wherein the reader reads a previously unread identifier from the range of identifiers each time the coded data generator is to generate a page identifier, and wherein the printing mechanism repeatedly prints the page identifier over substantially an entirety of the page.