A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for providing identification and monitoring of entities. A control system causes the inkjet printer to generate the inkjet image on the surface and causes the toner printer to generate a liquid management toner image that provides toner particles to manage an unabsorbed volume of the liquid. The tags can be used, for example, to select and broadcast objects from a variety of classes, andor to identify the objects that provide the most utility at any given time.