Method for aligning two or more independent printing systems with a single control unit and intelligent print controllers
US7099029B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J3/42
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method and system receives a print job from a host device, parses the print job into individual print data for at least two separate printing devices, generates a random set of marks for identification of the print job, embeds the identification marks into the individual print data for a first printing device; and sends the individual print data and the marks to each printing device. Simultaneously, each printing device in the system receives its individual dataset for printing and the set of identification marks from the control unit and starts its print engine at a high speed. The first printing device prints its dataset and the identification marks on at least a first page of the printed dataset. The remaining printing devices then scan the roll of print media until they recognize the matching identification marks and begin printing their individual dataset on the roll of print media.
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