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US 8,556,370 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for registering and maintaining registration of a medium in a content applicator
AssigneeIntermec IP Corp.
InventorsKathy McCready, Kevin Conwell, Xiaonong Qian
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Abstract
A content applicator receives a continuous medium and applies content to segments of the continuous medium. The content applicator includes a sensor array, a controller subsystem, and a print station. The sensor array scans the continuous medium as the continuous medium moves along a medium transport pathway. The controller subsystem receives scan information from the sensor array and uses the scan information to establish and maintain registration between the continuous medium and the print station.
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A method of controlling a content applicator, the method comprising:
- scanning a continuous medium received by the content applicator, the continuous medium including a number of labels, to detect a height of the continuous medium, a presence of a wireless communication device carried by the continuous medium, and at least one of a leading edge or a trailing edge of at least one of the labels;
- receiving a number of sets of scan information resulting from the scanning of the continuous medium;
- determining a scan location by comparing at least one of the sets of scan information to a reference scan profile;
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- changing a rate at which the continuous medium moves through a print station of the content applicator based upon the determined scan location.
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