Patent ID: 6169597
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: G03D,G07F

Abstract:
Container to manage, process and move photographic material, contained in wrappers of a defined form, for example rolls, the container being able to be associated with an automatic collection device to collect from clients photographic material to be processed and also with at least a processing machine to process photographic material, the processing machine including its own data processing unit, the automatic collection device including at least means to recognize the client, means to input commands or requests for the processes to be performed on the photographic material and aperture means for the introduction of the roll, the container being characterized in that it includes a plurality of individually accessible locations to position the rolls in an orderly manner inside the memorization means solid with the container, the memorization means being able to be functionally associated with means to recognize the client of the automatic collection device for the univocal identification of the specific roll and with the data processing unit of the processing machine to transfer the univocal identification of the specific roll, the container including closure means which can be temporally deactivated selectively and cooperate with moving means as a function of the sequential positioning of the container in cooperation with the aperture means for the introduction of the roll and with feeder means at least of the first processing machine, the container cooperating with automatic devices to extract one roll at a time associated at least with the first processing machine (13, 14).