Method of providing coding instructions to a printer
AssigneeVideojet Technologies Inc.
InventorsRobert WEAVER, John FINI, Kristiaan VAN BAEL, Martin BEYER
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Abstract
A method of providing coding instructions to a printer includes creating artwork design for a package and creating coding instructions associated with the artwork design, the coding instructions for printing a code on the package. The coding instructions are associated with the artwork design and transferred to a remote storage location. An identifier is provided with the package, package materials, or a component thereof to allow a user to retrieve the coding instructions for printing the code on the package.
Claims22
A method of providing coding instructions to a printer comprising:
- creating and/or editing, on a processor, an artwork design for a package;
- providing coding instructions associated with the artwork design, the coding instructions for printing a code on the package;
- associating, on the processor, the coding instructions with the artwork design;
- electronically transferring the coding instructions to a remote storage location;
- and
- providing an identifier with one of the package, package materials that the package is formed from, or a component thereof, to allow a user to retrieve the coding instructions for printing the code on the package.
A system for providing coding instructions comprising:
- a computer system configured for
- creating and/or editing an artwork design for a package;
- providing coding instructions associated with the artwork design, the coding instructions for printing a code on the package;
- and
- associating the coding instructions with the artwork design;
- a remote storage location in electronic communication with the computer system and configured to receive the coding instructions from the computer system;
- and
- an identifier associated with the package, package materials that the package is formed from, or a component thereof to allow a user to retrieve the coding instructions for printing the code on the package.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.