Patent ID: 7206532
Filing Date: 2007-04-17
Classification: B41F,G03G,H04N

Abstract:
1. A system for handling objects, the system comprising: a first object source operative to present objects; a second object source operative to present objects; a first object delivery path operative to transport objects presented by the first object source to a first destination; a second object delivery path operative to transport objects presented by the second object source to a second destination, wherein the first and second destinations may be a single destination, separate destinations or interchangeable destinations; a sensor module operative to sense at least one aspect of a delivered object, the at least one sensor module being accessible from the first object delivery path and the second object delivery path; and, a controller that is operative to direct the first and second object delivery paths to participate in a delivery of respective objects from the first and second object sources to the sensor module, to receive information from the sensor module regarding the sensed at least one aspect of objects delivered to the sensor module and thereby, monitor and if appropriate, adjust or compensate for at least one aspect of the first and second object sources and to direct a removal of delivered objects from the sensor module.