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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
May. 30, 2007
Boris Y. Tsirline, Glenview, IL (US);
Karl Torchalski, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Martin Andreas Karl Schwan, Chicago, IL (US);
Steven Kovanko, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Anthony Brown, Spring Grove, IL (US);
Chris Aiello, Franklin Park, IL (US);
Robert Gawelczyk, Chicago, IL (US);
Tom Zwier, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
William Shuff, Glenviw, IL (US);
Boris Y. Tsirline, Glenview, IL (US);
Karl Torchalski, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Martin Andreas Karl Schwan, Chicago, IL (US);
Steven Kovanko, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Anthony Brown, Spring Grove, IL (US);
Chris Aiello, Franklin Park, IL (US);
Robert Gawelczyk, Chicago, IL (US);
Tom Zwier, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
William Shuff, Glenviw, IL (US);
ZIH Corp., Hamilton, BM;
Abstract
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.