| US 7,532,990 B2 | ||
| System and method for press signature tracking and data association | ||
| Michael Raymond Rancourt, Merrimack, N.H. (US); and Howie Hoff, Lee, N.H. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Goss International Americas, Inc., Durham, N.H. (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 04, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/243,657. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0078617 A1, Apr. 05, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. B41F 33/00 (2006.01); G06F 9/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 702—84 [702/81; 101/93.01; 101/2] | 16 Claims |
| 10. For use in a printing press arrangement, a system for-controlling operation of a printing press, which comprises:
a plurality of sensors arranged in a preselected configuration in the printing press arrangement to sense preselected printing
press operation information; and
a press control and tracking controller coupled to each of the plurality of sensors;
the press control and tracking controller arranged and configured to receive inputs from the plurality of sensors to generate
unique individual signature identification information and determine a length of newsprint upstream of printing units of the
printing press, track the preselected printing press operation information and associate the preselected printing press operation
information with the unique individual signature identification information.
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