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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 24, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Scott A Stevens, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Raymond J Graham, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Assignee:
Wallace Computer Services, Inc., Hillside, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
39520032 ; 39520054 ; 39520057 ; 39520061 ;
Abstract
A data processing system is provided which can be connected to an existing ply matching and verification system for multiple-part printed products to perform a number of additional operations external to the matching and verification system. The data processing system is configured to access the data stream generated by the matching and verification system at two data points corresponding, respectively, to after indicia on a ply is detected and before it is stored for matching purposes, and after the indicia on all of the plies of a printed product has been stored in a buffer.