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US 6,246,326 B1Granted
Performance optimized smart label printer
AssigneeIntermec IP Corp.
InventorsChristopher A. Wiklof, Jan-Erik Larsson
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AssigneeIntermec IP Corp.
InventorsChristopher A. Wiklof, Jan-Erik Larsson
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A smart label printing system and method for printing smart labels is provided. The smart label printing system enables the expedited programming of the RFID tag component of the smart label so that delays due to the unequal time between printing the exterior of the smart label and encoding the smart label are avoided. The smart label printing system comprises a thermal printing unit to print the exterior of the smart label as well as an RF driver to program the RFID tag embedded inside the smart label. Methods are provided to increase overall throughput speed of the smart label, including prioritizing RFID tag data over exterior printing data in a RAM, compressing RFID tag data sent from a host computer, pre-loading fixed and regularly varying data, and predicting variable unknown data through the use of an artificial intelligence model. In addition, methods for uniquely arranging programming antennas and media pathways which act to speed up overall programming speed are also provided.
A printing system for smart labels, wherein said smart labels comprise outer printing surfaces for printing indicia thereon and embedded RFID tags, comprising:
A printing system for smart labels, wherein said smart labels comprise outer printing surfaces for printing indicia thereon and embedded RFID tags, comprising:
A printing system for smart labels, wherein said smart labels comprise outer printing surfaces for printing indicia thereon and embedded RFID tags, comprising:
A method for increasing the speed at which the RFID tag component of a smart label is programmed during a printing operation of said smart label by a printing unit having a print head for printing information onto an exterior portion of said smart label, wherein said printing unit is coupled to a smart label printing system, wherein a plurality of antennas are used to write to said RFID tag, and wherein a pathway is provided for said smart label, said pathway extending between an origin for said smart label and said print head, said method comprising the steps of:
A printing system for smart labels, wherein said smart labels comprise external printing surfaces for printing indicia thereon and embedded RFID tags, said system comprising:
A printing system for smart labels, wherein said smart labels comprise external printing surfaces for printing indicia thereon and embedded RFID tags, said system comprising:
A method for increasing the speed at which the RFID tag component of a smart label is programmed during a printing operation of said smart label by a printing unit having a print head for printing information onto an exterior portion of said smart label, wherein said printing unit is coupled to a smart label printing system, and wherein a plurality of antennas are used to write to said RFID tag, said method comprising the steps of:
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