Claims
- 1. An assembly comprising:
a plurality of bound books; an end board adjacent the plurality of bound books; and an electronic ID secured to the end board, the ID being readable to obtain information regarding the books.
- 2. The assembly as set forth in claim 1 wherein the electronic ID includes at least one of a microchip and RF technology.
- 3. An assembly comprising:
a plurality of signatures; an end board adjacent the plurality of signatures; and an electronic ID secured to the end board, the ID being readable to obtain information regarding the signatures.
- 4. The assembly as set forth in claim 3 wherein the electronic ID includes at least one of a microchip and RF technology.
- 5. An assembly comprising:
a plurality of constrained printed products; and an electronic ID coupled to the plurality of constrained printed products and being readable while coupled to the printed products to obtain information regarding the printed products.
- 6. The assembly as set forth in claim 5 wherein the printed products are constrained using a fastener including at least one of an end board, a strap and a container.
- 7. The assembly as set forth in claim 5 wherein the ID is secured to the fastener.
- 8. The assembly as set forth in claim 5 wherein the printed products include at least one of signatures and books.
- 9. A method of processing printed products comprising:
creating an assembly of printed products; programming an electronic ID with information relating to the printed products; coupling the ID to the assembly; transporting the assembly to a destination for processing; and reading the ID.
- 10. The method of claim 9 and further including the step of handling the assembly in response to the information read from the ID.
- 11. The method of claim 9 wherein the printed products include at least one of signatures and bound books.
- 12. A method of processing printed products comprising:
creating an assembly of constrained printed products; programming an electronic ID with information relating to the printed products; coupling the ID to the assembly, the ID being readable while coupled to the assembly; transporting the assembly to a destination for processing; and reading the ID.
- 13. The method of claim 12 and further including the step of handling the assembly in response to the information read from the ID.
- 14. A method of processing printed product comprising:
reading an electronic ID that is coupled to an assembly of printed products; and transporting the assembly to a destination for processing.
- 15. The method of claim 14 wherein the printed products include at least one of signatures and bound books.
- 16. A method of processing printed products comprising:
creating an assembly of printed products; coupling an electronic ID to the assembly; transporting the assembly to a destination for processing; and reading the ID while it is coupled to the assembly to obtain information regarding the printed products.
- 17. The method of claim 16 and further including the step programming the electronic ID with the information relating to the printed products.
- 18. A method of processing printed products comprising:
coupling an electronic ID to an assembly of printed products; transporting the assembly to a destination for processing; and reading the ID while coupled to the assembly to obtain information about the printed products.
- 19. A method of processing printed products comprising:
creating an assembly of printed products; programming an electronic ID with information relating to the printed products; and coupling the ID to the assembly so as to be readable while so coupled.
- 20. A method of creating an assembly of printed products comprising:
associating a plurality of printed products with one another; programming an electronic ID with information relating to the printed products; and associating the ID with the printed products so as to be readable in situ.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 10/062,124, filed Jan. 31, 2002.
Continuations (1)
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Number |
Date |
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Parent |
10062124 |
Jan 2002 |
US |
Child |
10747750 |
Dec 2003 |
US |