Patent №
US 6,246,993
Granted
2001-06-12
Filed 1997
Owner
R.R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY, A DELAWARE CORPORATION
Lab
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AI components
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planning
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
08959994
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.
AI classification
Ownership
R.R. DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY, A DELAWARE CORPORATION
assignment · 92620316
Assignors
DREYER, MARK G., WARMUS, JAMES L., GILL, ROBERT W., KITZMILLER, ROGER
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.