Patent · US Expired

Logs of printed products

US6675062B2 · kind B2 · utility

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38Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 31, 2002
Grant dateJan 6, 2004
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 31, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H2701/18269
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

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.

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