Patent ID: 7493055

Claim:
A system for handling objects, the system comprising: a first image marking engine operative to mark objects; a second image marking engine operative to mark objects; a first object delivery path operative to transport objects presented by the first image marking engine to a first destination; a second object delivery path operative to transport objects presented by the second image marking engine to a second destination, wherein the first and second destinations may be a single destination, separate destinations or interchangeable destinations; at least one object identifiable to isolate at least one aspect, the at least one object includes an associated object itinerary representing at least one object route through the system; a controller to query the object itinerary to correlate the at least one aspect to at least one of the first image marking engine, the second image marking engine, the first object delivery path, and the second object delivery path; and, at least one additional image marking engine operative to mark objects; at least one additional object delivery path operative to selectively recirculate objects presented by the first image marking engine, the second image marking engine and the at least one additional image marking engine back to the first image marking engine, the second image marking engine, or the at least one additional image marking engine.