Automated system and method for constructing card multipacks
AssigneeHarvard Label, Inc.
InventorMichael TANG
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Abstract
Automated systems and methods for constructing card multipacks. An automated system for constructing card multipacks includes: a movable conveyor; a first carrier placing station configured to place a first carrier portion of a carrier on the conveyor; at least one card placing station configured to place a plurality of stored value cards on the first carrier portion; a data capture station configured to read a card bar code of each of the plurality of stored value cards in-line in the automated system; and a software system adapted to create a data file including the card bar codes.
Claims26
An automated system for constructing card multipacks, the automated system comprising:
- a movable conveyor;
- a first carrier placing station configured to place a first carrier portion of a carrier on the conveyor;
- at least one card placing station configured to place a plurality of stored value cards on the first carrier portion;
- a data capture station configured to read a card bar code of each of the plurality of stored value cards in-line in the automated system;
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- a software system adapted to create a data file including the card bar codes.
An automated system for constructing card multipacks, the automated system comprising:
- a movable conveyor;
- a carrier placing station configured to place a carrier portion of a carrier on the conveyor;
- at least one card placing station configured to place at least one stored value card on the carrier portion;
- a data capture station configured to read at least one card bar code of the at least one stored value card and a carrier bar code of the carrier in-line in the automated system;
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- a software system adapted to create a data file associating the at least one card bar code with the carrier bar code.
A software system for use with an automated system for constructing card multipacks, the software system being adapted to read and store a plurality of card bar codes of a plurality of stored value cards in-line in the automated system and to create a data file including the card bar codes.
A method of constructing a card multipack using an automated system, the method comprising:
- placing a first carrier portion of a carrier on a conveyor of the automated system using a first carrier placing station of the automated system;
- placing a plurality of stored value cards on the first carrier portion using at least one card placing station of the automated system;
- reading a plurality of card bar codes of the plurality of stored value cards in-line using a data capture station of the automated system;
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- creating a data file including the card bar codes using a software system of the automated system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.