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US 8,006,969 B2Granted
Book production apparatus
AssigneeR.R. Donnelley
InventorJames L. Warmus
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Abstract
A book product apparatus includes a gathering line and a plurality of feeding devices adapted to dispense at least one signature onto the gathering line. The apparatus further includes a controller operatively connected to the plurality of feeding devices for controlling the operation of the feeding devices, wherein a comparison of two customer data sources generates instructions for the feeding devices.
Claims10
A book production apparatus comprising:
- a gathering line;
- a plurality of feeding devices adapted to dispense at least one item onto the gathering line;
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- a controller operatively connected to the plurality of feeding devices for controlling the operation thereof, wherein the controller comprises means for comparing first and second different customer data sources to generate instructions for the plurality of feeding devices, wherein the first customer data source is in the form of a customer list that is provided to the controller and the second customer data source is in the form of a mailing list such that information from the mailing list is compared with the first customer data source, and wherein the first customer data source is associated with one of the plurality of feeding devices.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.