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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1994
Michael M Richardson, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Jay R Peterson, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Eugene G Weiss, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Thomas J McDonough, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Check Technology Corporation, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Abstract
A document (or medium) collating/printing system provides automated error detection and error recovery in a high-volume printing application. The system includes a media transporter for transporting the print media, a collator having a plurality of retainers for holding groups of document types, and a printer arrangement that receives and processes presented sheets of the print media from the media transporter. The printer arrangement and the media transporter are configured and arranged to form a substantially planer path for transporting the print media from the media transporter toward the printer device for printing on the print media. Further, a programmed controller controls the presentation of the print media to the media transporter and verifies that the presented sheet of print medium is correctly processed by the printer arrangement. Error detection and recovery are provided using selectively located sensors and diverters controlled by the controller.