Method and apparatus for packaging processed film
US4870257A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 24, 1988 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03D15/005
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus (30) for packaging processed film in a photographic print-processing system. The method includes the steps of reading a dealer identifier from the customer envelope (10) and, after processing, determining the number of photographic prints in the order, determining the number of wallets (43) needed to hold the prints, retrieving the correct number of wallets having a predetermined imprint thereon as determined by the dealer code, and packaging the prints in the wallets. The wallets may be retrieved from a wallet storage (44) that contains wallets having different imprints thereon or can be selected as blank wallets on which the desired imprint is printed after retrieval and before the photographic prints are packaged therein.
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