Order separator for photographic order fulfillment
US8111421B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/00188
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention discloses an apparatus 100 that provides an order separator 330 for photographic order fulfillment. The present invention includes one or more output print devices 110 that print one or more photographic prints 320 of a photographic order 402/404/406 using photographic paper 300. Additionally included is a separator print 330 that is a sheet of photographic paper 300 that is larger than the photographic prints 302 of the photographic order 402/404/406. The present invention further includes a system controller 102 that controls the utilization of the photographic paper 300 of the output print devices 110 for the photographic prints 320. The system controller 102 controls whether to create the separator print 330 or the photographic prints 320. The individual separator print 330 creates a tab 401/403/405 separating different photographic orders 402/404/406 of the photographic prints when multiple photographic orders 400 are stacked together.
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