Patent ID: 8175739

Claim:
A method comprising: applying at least one set of fiducial marks to a web; performing a first manufacturing operation on the web; generating a first set of digital information for the first manufacturing operation in accordance with a first coordinate system used by the first manufacturing operation using the at least one set of fiducial marks, wherein the first set of digital information includes position data for a first set of regions on the web; after performing the first manufacturing operation on the web, performing a second manufacturing operation on the web; generating a second set of digital information for the second manufacturing operation in accordance with a second coordinate system used by the second manufacturing operation using the at least one set of fiducial marks, wherein the second set of digital information includes position data for a second set of regions on the web; registering the position data of the first set of regions and the position data for the second set of regions to produce aggregate data; and outputting a conversion control plan based on the aggregate data.