US 2025/0190156 A1 · SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMBINING DATA SOURCES IN A PACKAGE PRINTING SYSTEM

Abstract

A method and system for printing in which a plurality of blocks of print commands and an identifier encoded in indicia on an object are received. A block of print commands is selected from a plurality of blocks of print commands in accordance with the identifier. A first image is generated in accordance with the selected block of print commands. A template is selected from a plurality of templates in accordance with a template identifier in the selected block and a second image is generated in accordance with the selected template. A portion of the second image comprises the first image.

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Dependent claims

A method of printing comprising the steps of:

receiving a plurality of blocks of print commands;
receiving an identifier encoded in indicia on an object;
selecting a block of print commands from the plurality of blocks of print commands in accordance with the identifier;
generating a first image in accordance with the selected block of print commands;
selecting a template from a plurality of templates in accordance with a template identifier in the selected block;
generating a second image in accordance with the selected template, wherein a portion of second image comprises the first image;
and
operating a print system to print the second image on the object.

5 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

18/844,449Filed 7 Mar 2023

Priority

7 Mar 2022

Published

12 Jun 2025

Term ends

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Classification10 codes

G06F 3/1204
Improving or facilitating administration, e.g. print management: resulting in reduced user or operator actions, e.g. presetting, automatic…
G06F 3/1243
Image or content composition onto a page: variable data printing, e.g. document forms, templates, labels, coupons, advertisements, logos,…
G06F 3/1208
Improving or facilitating administration, e.g. print management: resulting in improved quality of the output result, e.g. print layout, colours,…
G06F 3/1254
Configuration of print job parameters, e.g. using UI at the client: automatic configuration, e.g. by driver

System and method for combining data sources in a package printing system

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System and method for combining data sources in a package printing system

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Abstract

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