Inventors:
William H. Harris - New York NY
William E. Nussbaum - Chevy Chase MD
Michael J. Armstrong - Arlington VA
Victor H. Deming - Washington DC
John E. Brink - Stamford CT
Assignee:
U.S. News & World Report, L.P. - Washington DC
International Classification:
B41F 1354
Abstract:
Method and apparatus for incorporating pre-personalized signatures within magazines, books, catalogs, etc. which are intelligently matched to recipient name and address information printed on the covers of the magazines, books, etc. In one embodiment, pre-personalized signatures are printed off-line and later supplied to a signature feeder in the bindery line. Before or after deposit on the bindery chain conveyor, coded indicia on the pre-personalized signatures are machine read and processed through a control processor and related storage memory for locating and printing recipient name and address information on the magazine cover, matched to the pre-personalized signature.