Patent ID: 6732928
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
Apparatus for applying graphical information onto packaged consumer products, in which said products are packed individually and then further packed into groups of products, said apparatus comprising:a plurality of coders which apply graphical information to product packaging in response to received instructions, a processing system which generates said instructions in response to received input data representing said graphical information; wherein a first of said coders is capable of performing a specific function and a second of said coders is incapable of performing said specific function, and on receipt of input data requiring said specific function to be performed, said processing system refers to capabilities of said coders to perform said specific function, and in dependence of said capabilities said processing system: (a) instructs said first coder to generate said graphical information such that said first coder performs said specific function; and (b) performs said required specific function before supplying lower level instructions to said second coder.