1. A method of processing documents comprising: providing a plurality of printers connected to a controller; transmitting a first document file to the controller; generating a first control file based on the first document file; printing a plurality of pages of the first document file; scanning the pages printed from the first document file to generate a first scan file; comparing the first control file and the first scan file to correlate the pages printed from the first document file with the first document file; transmitting a second document file to the controller, and wherein printing includes printing a plurality of pages of the first document file and a plurality of pages of the second document file with the printers; and
generating a second control file based on the second document file; scanning the pages printed from the second document file along with the scanning of the pages printed from the first document file in any order; comparing the second control file and the second scan file to correlate the pages printed from the second document file with the second document file; re-assembling the pages printed from the first document file and the pages printed from the second document file based upon the correlation between the pages printed from the first document file with the first document file and the correlation between the pages printed from the second document file with the second document file.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the first document file comprises a multi-page document, and wherein printing includes printing at least one of the pages on a first printer and at least another page on a second printer.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein providing a plurality of printers includes providing at least two different types of printers.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein generating the first control file includes generating a first control file portion for each of the pages printed from the first document file, and wherein generating the first scan file includes generating a first scan file portion for each of the pages printed from the first document file.
5. The method of claim 4 wherein the comparing includes, for each first scan file portion, seeking the closest match among the first control file portions.
6. The method of claim 4 wherein generating a control file portion includes generating a compressed representation of at least a portion of the corresponding page.
7. The method of claim 1 including collecting multiple printed documents from the printers and feeding them into a scanner in a single batch.
8. A method of processing documents comprising:
providing a plurality of printers connected to a controller;
transmitting a document file to the controller;
generating a control file based on the document file;
printing a document based on the document file;
scanning the document to generate a scan file;
comparing the control file and the scan file to correlate the printed document with the document file; and
wherein the scanning and comparing include sequentially scanning each printed page, identifying a page position of each printed page within the document file based upon the comparison between the control file and the scan file, and moving the printed page to a selected location for reassembly with other pages from the document, the selected location being associated with the page position of the printed page.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the document file is for a multi-page document, and wherein printing includes printing at least one of the pages on a first printer and at least another page on a second printer.
10. The method of claim 8, wherein providing a plurality of printers includes providing at least two different types of printers.
11. The method of claim 8, wherein generating the control file includes generating a control file portion for each page to be printed, and wherein generating the scan file includes generating a scan file portion for each printed page.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein the comparing includes for each scan file portion seeking the closest match among the control file portions.
13. The method of claim 11 wherein generating a control file portion includes generating a compressed representation of at least a portion of the corresponding page.
14. The method of claim 8, including collecting multiple printed documents from the printers and feeding them into a scanner in a single batch.
15. A method of printing a plurality of documents comprising:
generating a page file for each page of each document;
generating a control file for each page file;
operating a plurality of printers to generate printed pages;
scanning the printed pages to generate a scan file; and
for each scan file, identifying the corresponding control file to permit the printed pages to be segregated into properly sequenced separate documents.
16. The method of claim 15 wherein generating the scan file includes employing pattern recognition.
17. The method of claim 15 including transferring the printed pages to a scanner, including collecting the pages from the printers in any order.
18. The method of claim 15 wherein scanning includes scanning the pages from all the printers in a common scanner facility.
19. The method of claim 15 including limiting printing only to the pages of the printed documents, such that cover sheets identifying print jobs are not required.
20. The method of claim 15 wherein at least one of the documents has pages printed by different printers.
21. The method of claim 15 wherein at least one of the printers prints different documents.
22. The method of claim 15 including selecting which printer prints which pages based on a criterion other than maintaining sequential printing of pages in a document.
23. The method of claim 15 including transmitting the control files to a common controller connected to the printers and the scanners.
24. A document processing facility comprising;
a plurality of printers;
a common controller connected to the printers;
a scanner connected to the controller and operable to scan documents printed by the printers;
a sorter connected to the scanner; and
control means for generating control files based on a print data file, for generating a scan file based on scanning a printed page, and for comparing the scan file with the control file to identify the portion of the print data file to which the printed page corresponds.
25. The facility of claim 24 wherein the controller is operable to compare a scan file generated by the scanner with printer control files based on print data.
26. The facility of claim 24 wherein the controller includes data compression means for generating a control file based upon, and smaller than, a print data file.
27. The facility of claim 24 including at least two different printer types.
28. The facility of claim 27 wherein the printers differ based on a type selected from a group of types including color capability, speed, pigment chemistry, media capability, media size, and print engine configuration.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. Backrest of an automobile vehicle seat including:
a framework having a front side and a rear side,
a padding,
a padding cover covering the padding and a front face and sides of the backrest,
a screen for a rear face of the backrest, and
a rigid back panel shield frame,
wherein the back panel shield frame is a frame with at least two lateral sides, a bottom side, and a central opening,
the back panel shield frame is attached to the rear side of the framework of the backrest so as to cover lateral edges of the framework and a bottom part of the rear side of the framework of the backrest,
the back panel shield frame includes towards an inner edge at least one groove adapted to accommodate and hold an edge of the padding cover and an edge of the screen, and
the padding cover covers at least a portion of the back panel shield frame.
2. Backrest in accordance with claim 1,
wherein the back panel shield frame is a closed frame that is formed by the two lateral sides, the bottom side, and a top side, the groove running continuously around these four sides,
the screen is attached around its complete periphery in the groove, and
the edge of the padding cover is also attached around its complete periphery in the groove.
3. Backrest in accordance with claim 2, wherein the edge of the padding cover includes flaps which extend beyond the padding and cover the sides and rear face of the back panel shield frame.
4. Backrest in accordance with claim 1, wherein the edges of the screen andor the padding cover include elastic clips which can be inserted into corresponding holes made in the bottom of the groove.
5. Backrest in accordance with claim 4, wherein the clips are made from a profiled strip with an arrow-shaped section sewn onto the edge of the padding cover andor of the screen.
6. Backrest in accordance with claim 1, wherein a suspension mat is attached to the back panel shield frame.
7. Backrest in accordance with claim 1, wherein the back panel shield frame includes, on at least one lateral side, a counterform for an inflatable protective cushion.
8. Backrest in accordance with claim 1, wherein the back panel shield frame is made of a recycled plastic material.
9. Backrest in accordance with claim 1, wherein the back panel shield frame includes:
two lateral sides to ensure the shape of the lateral edges of the rear of the backrest, and
a bottom side to ensure the shape of the bottom of the backrest and to allow the attachment of the lower edge of the screen and of a lower flap extending from the front face of the padding cover and passing under the lower edge of the backrest.
10. Backrest in accordance with claim 1, wherein the padding cover covers all the external surfaces of the padding and includes a plurality of flaps that extend beyond the edges of the padding so as to cover the sides and rear face of the back panel shield frame.
11. Backrest in accordance with claim 1, further comprising:
a suspension mat attached to the framework;
wherein the screen is attached to the back panel shield frame so as to be located on behind and some distance from the suspension mat, and so as not to contact the framework.
12. Backrest in accordance with claim 1, wherein the framework is a closed frame including an upper crossmember, two lateral uprights, a lower crossmember, and a central opening.
13. Backrest in accordance with claim 12, wherein lower ends of the lateral uprights accommodate backrest-to-seat pan hinge mechanisms.
14. An automobile vehicle including at least one seat comprising the backrest in accordance with claim 1.
15. A seat comprising:
a backrest; and
a seat pan hinged to the backrest,
wherein the backrest includes:
a framework having a front side and a rear side,
a padding,
a padding cover covering the padding and a front face and sides of the backrest,
a screen for a rear face of the backrest, and
a rigid back panel shield frames,
wherein the back panel shield frame is a frame with at least two lateral sides, a bottom side, and a central opening,
the back panel shield frame is attached to the rear side of the framework of the backrest so as to cover lateral edges of the framework and a bottom part of the rear side of the framework of the backrest,
the back panel shield frame includes towards an inner edge at least one groove adapted to accommodate and hold an edge of the padding cover and an edge of the screen, and
the padding cover covers at least a portion of the back panel shield frame.
16. The seat in accordance with claim 15,
wherein the back panel shield frame of the backrest is a closed frame that is formed by the two lateral sides, the bottom side, and a top side, the groove running continuously around these four sides,
the screen of the backrest is attached around its complete periphery in the groove, and
the edge of the padding cover of the backrest is also attached around its complete periphery in the groove.
17. The seat in accordance with claim 15, wherein the edges of the screen of the backrest andor the padding cover of the backrest include elastic clips which can be inserted into corresponding holes made in the bottom of the groove.
18. The seat in accordance with claim 15, wherein the padding cover of the backrest covers all the external surfaces of the padding and includes a plurality of flaps that extend beyond the edges of the padding so as to cover the sides and rear face of the back panel shield frame.
19. The seat in accordance with claim 15, wherein the framework of the backrest is a closed frame including an upper crossmember, two lateral uprights, a lower crossmember, and a central opening.
20. An automobile vehicle including at least one seat in accordance with claim 15.