Item processing system and method
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Nov 4, 2004
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Feb 2, 2004
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Jan 31, 2003
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An item processing system for and a method of processing items each having an indicium printed thereon, the system comprising: at least one item printing station for printing indicia on items, wherein the indicia are printed at least one of at one of a plurality of locations, with one of a plurality of footprints and in at least one of a plurality of inks as defined by a configuration signal; and at least one item handling station for handling items having indicia printed thereon by the at least one item printing station, wherein each item handling station is configured to inspect each item for at least one of an indicium in a field of defined location, an indicium of defined footprint and an indicium in at least one defined ink as defined by the configuration signal; wherein the configuration signal is changed at intervals such that at least one of the location, the footprint and the at least one ink of the indicia printed on items is changed at each interval and correspondingly at least one of the field of defined location, the defined footprint and the at least one defined ink is changed at each interval, whereby items not having the at least one of an indicium in the defined field, an indicium of defined footprint and an indicium in the at least one defined ink is identified.
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