Abstract: A system for stable and streamlined transaction approval includes a rule management server and an authorizer server that operates independently of the rule management server. The rule management server is configured to receive a transaction rule associated with an account specified by a client entered through a portal generated by a graphical user interface. The server is further configured to identify data relevant to the transaction rule and transmit the transaction rule and the data identified to an authorizer server. The authorizer server is configured to receive transaction data related to a pending transaction of the credit card and apply the transaction rule to the transaction data and the data identified by the rule management server to determine whether to approve the pending transaction. The authorizer server operates independent of the rule management server and can be optimized to approve transactions quickly and operate in a stable condition.

Abstract: In a method for removing printed products (2) from a conveying stream and for forming stacks of the removed printed products (2), the conveying stream is a stream of printed products (2) held by a gripper in a hanging position and conveyed in a direction substantially perpendicular to their main surfaces. For removing the printed products (2) from the conveying stream and for stacking them, the printed products held by the gripper (1) are conveyed over a stacking surface (4) which protrudes into the conveying stream such that a lower region of each printed product (2) conveyed in the conveying stream is laid against the stacking surface (4) or against a printed product already lying against the stacking surface (4), respectively.

Abstract: The invention relates to a clamp (10) for holding sheet-like objects, having a support (12) on which a clamp tongue (20) is fixed. A clamping jaw (32) is stored in a guide slot (30) in the support (12) in such a way that it can move both in and against the direction of closing (S). When the clamping jaw (32) moves from open position (34) in closing direction (S), the clamp end (42) is displaced along the path of movement (46), until it rests against the clamp tongue (20) or an adjacent object. As the clamping jaw (32) continues to move in closing direction (S), the clamp end is driven back from the path of movement (46), and a clamping force for holding the object is formed as a result of the elasticity of the clamping jaw (32).

Abstract: An apparatus has a main conveyor and feed conveyors. The main conveyor is provided with elongate receiving elements that are arranged transversely with respect to their movement path. At feed locations, the circulatory paths of the feed conveyors run over the main conveyor. The feed conveyors have clamps that are spaced apart one behind the other and are driven in circulation in a feed direction. The clamps are adapted to feed the products to the receiving elements and to discharge them to these receiving elements at the feed locations. The clamps are arranged obliquely with respect to their circulatory path. As a result, a straight line running parallel to a clamp-mouth plane and a receiving-element plane, and perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the clamp mouth, forms an acute angle with the circulatory path.

Abstract: An apparatus for trimming printed products which includes a drum with a plurality of radially displaced receiving compartments. The printed products which are to be trimmed rest, along their folded edges, against stops which form the base of the radial receiving compartments. The products are gripped by a displacement device and displaced radially outwards into a cutting position. In the cutting position, the printed products are clamped in the region of their side border located opposite the fold edge. When the clamped printed products run past a stationary cutter element, the printed products are trimmed on the side border. After completion of the cutting operation, the clamping of the printed products is released and the displacement device is moved by a further distance radially outwards. Consequently, the trimmed printed products are advanced into a removal position, in which they are gripped by grippers of a removal conveyor.

Abstract: The apparatus has a plurality of carrying elements (20) which are arranged at a distance one behind the other on a drawing member (14), driven in the circulating direction (U). The longitudinal direction (L) of the carrying elements (20) extends at an acute angle (.alpha.) with respect to the circulating direction. At the discharge locations (36), feed devices (12) discharge a sheet-like product to each carrying element (20) which is moved past said discharge locations. While having a considerable processing capacity and a relatively low circulating speed, the apparatus requires only a modest amount of space.

Abstract: A predetermined output sequence of miscellaneous printed products is produced by supplying a compilation or gathering station (80) with at least one continuous flow of individual, miscellaneous printed product parts in a supply (81 to 86), the individual, miscellaneous printed product parts in the flow being arranged in a preliminary sequence determined by the predetermined output sequence and the arrangement of the compilation station. At the compilation station (80) the printed product parts are compiled and then optionally joined together. The preliminary sequence of the at least one continuous supply flow is produced by timed, controlled take-overs of individual printed product parts from specific storage units (50) in a row of storage units, which are served by a group of successively arranged driving pins (60).

Abstract: A process for storing sheet-like products occurring continuously, in particular in an imbricated formation, in particular printed products such as newspapers, periodicals and the like, in the case of which process the sheet-like products are wound up on, and/or unwound from, a main roll, a first number of the products being wound up on, and/or unwound from, a first main roll (4) and a second number of the products being wound up on, and/or unwound from, a second main roll which is assigned to the first main roll.

Abstract: A method of producing printed products comprising a plurality of individual component products such as newspapers or periodicals or the like. In the method the products are brought together at processing stations, following one after the other along a processing section, by depositing said products on successive rests and are then raised up from the rests and conveyed away. Prescribed rests are excluded from the charging at certain processing stations in order to permit the simultaneous production of products of different types.

Abstract: Process for operating a piece-goods transporting apparatus such as printed products wherein the products which are fed individually one after the other are received at a receiving position by transporting members circulating in a continuously guide of the transporting apparatus. They are then conveyed via a buffer section to a discharge position. In this arrangement, the transporting members are each retained at the receiving position until a product has been received, thereby ensuring that each transporting member leaves the receiving position with a received product. The transporting members run through the discharge position periodically in cycles and discharge a product to the processing section in each cycle.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing printed products comprising a plurality of part-products, for example newspapers, periodicals and the like, includes a processing drum which is divided into portions and is driven in rotation. The processing drum is provided with saddle-like rests which are distributed uniformly in the circumferential direction. A transporting device transports the products along the saddle-like rests from a product-feeding station which is arranged in the axial drum end region to a product-removal station which is spaced apart in the axial direction from said product-feeding station and is arranged in the opposite drum end region. Provided between the product-feeding station and the product-removal station are at least two product-processing stations. Provided between two product-processing stations and thus also between the product-feeding station and the product-removal station is at least one further product-removal station which can be optionally activated or deactivated.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing printed products comprising one or more individual sub-products, e.g. newspapers, periodicals and the like. The apparatus comprises a rotating drum or drawing member having a plurality of successive receiving positions. The drum or drawing member is arranged between at least one sub-product feeding station and at least one sub-product removal station. The individual receiving positions each comprise at least one folding device and each folding device comprises a pair of folding rollers and a folding tongue which moves between the folding rollers to fold the sub-product.

Abstract: Folded printed products are transported while held in suspended position at their fold and supported in their end region remote from the fold. The end section of the first product part, projecting with respect to the second product part, is seized and temporarily held by a gripper which is driven in a circulating manner. A stabbing element, driven at a different speed with respect to the gripper, then stabs into the printed product and lifts the second product part off the held first product part while the gripper moves away from the stabbing element. With the printed product open, the gripper releases the first product part.

Abstract: Tubular packs, which contain a wound scale formation of flat products, particularly printed products, are conveyed over predeterminable conveying paths from at least one pack-producing apparatus (W.multidot.1, W.multidot.2) to at least one forwarding or intermediate storage station (A). For this purpose the packs are conveyed away from the pack-producing apparatus (W.multidot.1, W.multidot.2) with axes oriented in the conveying direction in a longitudinal conveying direction (FP.sub.1). Then in a distributing station (VU) or a deflecting station (U) for distributing the packs to different despatch units and/or for combining the packs into identical despatch units the conveying direction of at least part of the packs, for a constant axial position, is modified by substantially 90.degree. into a transverse conveying direction (FP.sub.q). Combined packs can be compressed in a combining station (ZU) and bound together to form double or multiple packs (PP) using a wrapping means.

Abstract: The stitching or stapling heads, which act together in a stitching zone (C) with the supports that carry printed products to be wire-stitched, have a circular orbit. The stitching heads are guided so as to maintain their more or less vertical position during their orbit. Within the stitching zone (C), each stitching head is thus approximately aligned with its respective support and is therefore in the preferred position for driving the staples into the printed products. When the stitching heads encounter the supports, they are pushed back radially inward against the resistance of compression springs. This causes a slight flattening in the orbit of the stitching heads in the stitching zone (C) and slightly prolongs the time available for the stitching heads to act together with the supports in the stitching process.

Abstract: The inventive method and apparatus serve to combine into groups different printed products supplied as continuous flows (1, 2, 3 etc.), on at least one grouping section (10.1, 10.2, 10.3), in which each group can have a composition of in each case one product from different supply flows corresponding to a predetermined group sequence. The production of faulty groups is prevented, in that in the supplies errors are detected at an early stage, so that groups affected by an error, are not formed in the predetermined cycle and are instead displaced by one cycle. The group flow leaving the method consequently contains only gaps and not faulty groups. For performing the method between the supplies (63.4, 63.5) of products and the grouping (10.1, 10.2) are introduced a supply control, a supply buffer storage and a controlled delivery. The means (64.2, 64.3, 64.4 etc.

Abstract: Printed products are stapled by guiding them between a stapling-head arrangement and a staple-closing arrangement. The stapling-head arrangement comprises a number of stapling heads revolvingly moved along a closed revolving path. A section of this closed revolving path thereby extends substantially parallel to the travel path of the printed products. The staple-closing arrangement comprises a number of countersupports likewise moved along a closed revolving path also having a section extending substantially parallel to the travel path of the printed products. A countersupport co-acts in each case with a stapling head to close the respective inserted staple. Consequently, during the stapling operation, the stapling heads and the countersupports run along and cover a certain distance together with the respective printed products to be stapled.

Abstract: A buffer storage arrangement contains at least two roll modules (41-44) with interchangeable roll hubs or rolls. A common feed belt (11), the winding planes of the roll modules (41-44) and a common removal belt (12) are located in a vertical plane. The feed belt (11) passes linearly over the winding stations (41-44) and has a number of branching locations (51-54) corresponding at least to the number of winding stations (41-44). Each winding station (41-44) has a connection to the removal belt (12), which passes linearly beneath the winding stations. In order to be able to select the reciprocal arrangement of the products at the outlet, within the apparatus at least one device (7, 79) is provided for rewinding the rolls or for modifying the inlet parameters of the arrangement of the printed products. This permits unrestricted off-line buffer storage or the products and flexible conversion of their inlet parameters, with respect to their reciprocal positioning, orientation or timing frequency.

Abstract: An insertion system contains a cell wheel, which contains a plurality of feed sections (13) and at least two intake sections (12a, 12b) for the supply of main printed products. The intake sections (12a, 12b) are axially spaced apart. The system also has a feed means (17) with branches (40) and switchable sorting gates (50-56). On the outlet side is provided a distributor (18) with branched and switchable conveying sections (5) and removal stations (6).Main products are conveyed to intake sections (12a, 12b) and preproducts from the feed sections (13) are inserted into the main products. By appropriately setting the sorting gates (50-56) or branches (40), it is possible to compile approximately 80,000 end products per hour in a flexible manner. The inventive method also permits the complication of much more comprehensive end products with a very high process speed. It is also possible to simultaneously bring together different end products through the insertion system.

Abstract: A buffer storage arrangement contains at least two roll modules (41-44) with interchangeable roll hubs or rolls. A common feed belt (11), the winding planes of the roll modules (41-44) and a common removal belt (12) are located in a vertical plane. The feed belt (11) passes linearly over the winding stations (41-44) and has a number of branching locations (51-54) corresponding at least to the number of winding stations (41-44). Each winding station (41-44) has a connection to the removal belt (12), which passes linearly beneath the winding stations. In order to be able to select the reciprocal arrangement of the products at the outlet, within the apparatus at least one device (7, 79) is provided for rewinding the rolls or the modifying the inlet parameters of the arrangement of the printed products. This permits unrestricted off-line buffer storage of the products and flexible conversion of their inlet parameters, with respect to their reciprocal positioning, orientation or timing frequency.