PROVIDING AT LEAST ONE INDICIUM ON THE EDGES OF A PLURALITY OF STACKED LEAVES FORMING A BOOK OR PAMPHLET

摘要

PCT No. PCT/IB96/00092 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 8, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 8, 1997 PCT Filed Feb. 7, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO96/24491 PCT Pub. Date Aug. 15, 1996A method of providing at least one indicia on the edges of a plurality of stacked leaves assembled one on top of the other to form a book or pamphlet, each respective leaf having marks thereon on at least one face of the leaf adjacent said edge, the assemblage of the marks on the individual leaves forming said indicia on the edge. The indicia or indicia are broken down into elements and each element is assigned Cartesian coordinates according to the X and Y coordinate system with the y-coordinates corresponding to the pagination of a respective leaf, and the x-coordinates for each respective leaf corresponding to individual mark elements on the face of the leaf.