Zih Corporation

Zebra Technologies Corporation

Chris Aiello

Karl Torchalski

Boris Y Tsirline

Robert S Gawelczyk

Anthony R Brown

Steven R Kovanko

Tom Zwier

Martin Andreas Karl Schwan

William Shuff

Daniel F Donato

Mao Tian

Carolyn M Ricci

H Mcleod Iii Willamson

Media rolls, support structures for the media rolls, and media processing systems are provided. A media roll may include an identification transponder having retrievable information regarding the media units and associated media unit transponders wound around a core of the media roll. A support structure may include a spindle for supporting a media roll and include an identification coupler for communicating with the identification transponder. In addition to the spindle having the identification coupler, the media processing systems may include a second coupler for encoding the media unit transponders and a printhead for printing indicia onto the media units. The information retrieved from the identification transponder may be used to adjust one or more encoding and/or printing settings of the systems.

System for processing media units and an associated media roll

Media processing system and associated spindle

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Franklin Park, IL, United States of America

Chris Aiello