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US 8,393,843 B2Granted
Printed product binding method
AssigneeQuad/Graphics, Inc.
InventorsEric E. Blohm, Paul Volz, Ken Frohmader
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for replacing a rejected book on a binding line.
Claims14
A binding method comprising:
- generating a mailing list of recipients;
- generating a pre-personalized book for each recipient on a binding line;
- rejecting one of the pre-personalized books;
- identifying the recipient of the rejected pre-personalized book;
- and
- generating an alternate piece that replaces the rejected pre-personalized book, wherein the alternate piece includes a notification to the recipient regarding the status of their pre-personalized book.
3 more elements
A binding method comprising:
- generating a mailing list of recipients;
- generating a pre-personalized printed product off-line for selected recipients on the mailing list;
- loading the pre-personalized printed products adjacent a binding line;
- assembling a book for each recipient including a respective pre-personalized printed product;
- rejecting selective recipients' books;
- removing the rejected books from the binding line;
- and
- generating an alternate piece in place of each rejected book, the alternate piece being of a different medium than the pre-personalized printed product.
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A binding method comprising:
- generating a pre-personalized book on a binding line for a plurality of specific individuals, each pre-personalized book having therein a pre-personalized signature;
- rejecting selective pre-personalized books;
- reprinting the pre-personalized signature of one of the rejected pre-personalized books;
- and
- regenerating the rejected pre-personalized book on the binding line for the specific individual to include the reprinted pre-personalized signature, wherein the step of reprinting the portion is done offline with respect to the binding line.
2 more elements
A binding method comprising:
- generating a mailing list of recipients;
- generating a pre-personalized printed product for each recipient;
- assembling a book on a binding line for each recipient, each said book including the respective pre-personalized piece;
- rejecting selective books;
- removing the rejected books from respective spaces along the binding line;
- generating an alternate pre-personalized piece for each recipient whose book was rejected, the alternate pre-personalized piece being of a different medium than the pre-personalized printed product;
- and
- inserting the alternate pre-personalized piece into the space previously occupied by the respective rejected book.
5 more elements
A method of replacing a rejected book on a binding line, the method comprising:
- generating a mailing list of recipients;
- assembling a pre-personalized book on the binding line for each recipient;
- rejecting selected pre-personalized books;
- replacing a first rejected book with a generic book;
- replacing a second rejected book with a regenerated second book identical to what the second rejected book should have been;
- and
- replacing a third rejected book with a different medium.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.