Patent ID: 6824638
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
A method of providing a composite image on a substrate, the method comprising:providing a first film on the substrate, the first film comprising a first portion of the composite image; providing first registration marks distributed along a length of the first film; providing a second film, the second film comprising second registration marks distributed along a length of the second film and a second portion of the composite image; aligning the second portion of the composite image on the second film with the first portion of the composite image on the first film; dispensing the second film under tension along the length of the second film; detecting the first and second registration marks during the dispensing; varying the tension along the length of the second film based on the detection of the first and second registration marls to register the first and second portions of the composite image along the lengths of the first and second films; and applying the second film to the substrate.