Patent ID: 7561843

Claim:
A sheet measurement system operable to receive a sheet, the sheet measurement system comprising: a) at least one nip parameter sensor operable to provide a nip parameter signal; b) at least one sheet sensor operable to detect the sheet, the at least one sensor operable to provide a sheet detection signal; c) an imager configured to place images on the sheet; and d) a processor operably connected to the at least one nip parameter sensor and the at least one sheet sensor, the processor operable to determine a distance based upon the nip parameter signal and the sheet detection signal, the processor further operable to determine a first skew or first offset to be introduced to the sheet before a first image is printed in a first image area on a first side of the sheet and a second skew or second offset to be introduced to the second side of the sheet before a second image is printed in a second image area on a reverse side of the sheet such that the second image area on the reverse side of the sheet will be directly aligned on the sheet with the first image area, wherein the determined first skew or first offset and second skew or second offset are based at least in part on the distance determined by the processor.