Printer-lane-packaging for variable page-count document sets
US7556247B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2801/12
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system, apparatus, and method for printer-lane-packaging of documents utilizing a printer for printing on a linear web medium documents having fixed-data and variable-data information to produce in-lane formatting for each of the document and including a web cutter for cutting each of the in-lane printed documents into a stream of shingled sheets, a folder and collator for folding and collating the stream of shingled sheets into folded sets of variable page-counts per set for storage or immediate subsequent processing, and a computer for controlling the overall operation of the system components.
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