System for barcode scanning and RFID label printing
AssigneeAvery Dennison Retail Information Services LLC
InventorVictor Cotoc
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Abstract
A system for processing barcode information provided by the user, which may be used to print and encode RFID-enabled product labels. The system may include a bar code scanner or may include a manual bar code entry interface such as a keyboard and mouse, and may be configured to output a label corresponding to a barcode once the barcode has been scanned, optionally with user customization by an operator and optionally including variable data provided through a variable data module. This system may allow for the calculation of EPC values, the tracking of serial values used in the printing process, exporting of the printing history, and printing and encoding of tag.
Claims16
A method of using a label printing system, the method comprising:
- inputting a barcode value;
- based on the barcode value, generating a corresponding RFID label with associated label information for a product;
- extracting variable data and combining the variable data with the label information;
- and
- printing and encoding a first label having the label information and the variable data;
- and
- printing and encoding a second label having the label information and the variable data.
A method for processing barcode information provided by a user or print and encode RFID-enabled labels, the method comprising:
- starting a process by initiating a variable data add-on;
- loading at least one variable data file;
- determining if a file has been changed, deleted or added in the at least one variable data file;
- updating the at least one variable data file;
- entering or scanning a barcode;
- associating the barcode with a product or data and determining if any variable information corresponds to the barcode and if there is, retrieving the variable information;
- compiling label data including the variable information;
- and
- printing and encoding the labels,
- wherein scanning the barcode comprises automatically displaying barcode lines so that a user may visually compare the barcode on a label to a barcode on a screen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.