Logs of printed products
AssigneeQuad/Graphics, Inc.
InventorsWilliam T. Graushar, John C. Geres, Edward J. Anderson
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Abstract
A log of printed products having thereon an identification that is programmable and then readable to access information regarding the printed products that make up the log such as product identification, orientation and destination. The printed products include either bound or non-bound printed products. A method of utilizing a smart log includes creating a log of printed products, programming an identification associated with the log with information relating to the printed products, coupling the identification to the log, transporting the log to a destination for processing, reading the identification while the identification is coupled to the log, and handling the log in response to the information read from the identification.
Claims38
A printed product assembly comprising:
- a plurality of printed products aligned in a stack having two ends;
- an end board adjacent each end of said stack;
- and
- a programmable identification secured to one end board, said identification being readable while secured to said one end board and including information regarding said printed products.
A printed product assembly comprising:
- a plurality of printed products each having the same orientation and being arranged in a log;
- a fastener surrounding said log;
- and
- an identification coupled to said log and being readable while coupled to said log, said identification being programmable to hold information regarding said orientation of said printed products in said log.
A method for creating a smart log stack of printed products, said method comprising:
- stacking a plurality of printed products in the same orientation;
- coupling a programmable identification to said stack to be readable in situ;
- and
- programming said identification with information relating to said orientation of said printed products.
A method of utilizing a smart log comprising:
- creating a log of printed products;
- programming an identification associated with said log with information relating to said printed products;
- coupling said identification to said log;
- transporting said log to a destination for processing;
- reading said identification in situ;
- and handling said log in response to said information read from said identification.
A method of utilizing a smart log comprising:
- creating a log of printed products;
- programming an identification associated with said log with information relating to said printed products;
- transporting said log to a destination for processing;
- reading said identification;
- and handling said log in response to said information read from said identification;
- wherein in said transporting step, said destination is a binding line.
A method of utilizing a smart log of printed products comprising:
- creating a log of printed products;
- programming an identification associated with said log with information relating to said printed products;
- transporting said log to a log loader of a binding line;
- reading said identification;
- and
- orienting said log properly with respect to said log loader in response to said read information from said identification.
A method of utilizing a smart log of printed products comprising:
- creating a log of printed products;
- programming an identification associated with said log with information relating to said printed products;
- moving said log adjacent a log loader;
- reading said identification on said log;
- orienting said log properly with respect to said log loader in response to said read information from said identification;
- and
- releasing said log onto said log loader if said log is in said proper orientation.
A method of utilizing a smart log of printed products comprising:
- creating a log of printed products;
- programming an identification associated with said log with information relating to said printed products;
- moving said log to a binding line;
- reading said identification on said log;
- and
- orienting said log properly with respect to said binding line in response to said read information from said identification.
A method of utilizing a stack of printed products comprising:
- creating a stack of printed products;
- programming an identification associated with said stack with information relating to said printed products;
- transporting said stack to a destination for processing;
- reading said identification;
- handling said stack in response to said information read from said identification;
- and coupling said identification to said stack, said identification being readable while said identification is coupled to said stack.
A method of utilizing a smart log, the method comprising:
- reading a programmable identification on said log;
- and
- transporting said log to a log loader.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.