Global Patent Index - EP 3341204 A1

EP 3341204 A1 20180704 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRINTING CONTAINERS

Title (en)

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRINTING CONTAINERS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUR BEDRUCKUNG VON BEHÄLTERN

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME D'IMPRESSION DE RÉCIPIENTS

Publication

EP 3341204 A1 20180704 (DE)

Application

EP 16744782 A 20160728

Priority

  • DE 102015114172 A 20150826
  • EP 2016068118 W 20160728

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2017032546A1] The invention relates to a method for printing a printed image on a container, comprising the following steps: providing printing metadata which include at least information in respect of the geometry of the container to be printed; providing first printed image information which includes data of a printed image to be applied to the container; providing coding data which includes information to be applied to the container, such as in steganographically coded form, for example; selecting a local region where the coding data are to be arranged in the printed image or on the container, based on the printing metadata; generating coded printed image information by modifying the first printed image information based on the coding data, wherein the first printed image information is selectively modified in respect of location based on the selected local region; and printing a printed image on the container based on the coded printed image information by means of at least one print head in a direct printing method.

IPC 8 full level

B41J 3/407 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B41J 3/4073 (2013.01 - EP US); B41J 3/543 (2013.01 - US); B65B 61/025 (2013.01 - US); B65B 61/26 (2013.01 - US); G06K 19/06056 (2013.01 - EP US); B42D 25/333 (2014.10 - EP US); B65B 57/04 (2013.01 - US); B65C 9/04 (2013.01 - US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2017032546A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102015114172 A1 20170302; BR 112017028588 A2 20180828; CN 107921788 A 20180417; CN 107921788 B 20200310; EP 3341204 A1 20180704; JP 2018526247 A 20180913; US 10538110 B2 20200121; US 2018250954 A1 20180906; WO 2017032546 A1 20170302

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102015114172 A 20150826; BR 112017028588 A 20160728; CN 201680047651 A 20160728; EP 16744782 A 20160728; EP 2016068118 W 20160728; JP 2018504715 A 20160728; US 201615755066 A 20160728