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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1997
Mark G. Dreyer, Aurora, IL (US);
James L. Warmus, LaGrange, IL (US);
Robert W. Gill, Plainfield, IL (US);
Roger Kitzmiller, Charlotte, NC (US);
R. R. Donnelly & Sons Company, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Abstract
A method of, and system for, selectively reordering the reprinting of books on one or more electronic presses are disclosed. In one embodiment, sensors and a processor are utilized to reorder books fouled by an auxiliary device. In another embodiment, a sensor, and a global processor in communication with first and second local processors respectively associated with first and second printing presses are utilized to reorder books on one of the first and second printing presses selected to minimize processing time and/or to maximize postal rate discounts. In another embodiment, a sensor and a press processor are utilized to reorder errored books by inserting a book back into a stream of books being printed if re-printing the book with the stream entitles the errored book to a predefined postal discount.