Print architecture for driving multiple print heads
    1.
    发明公开
    Print architecture for driving multiple print heads 审中-公开
    打印架构来驱动多个打印头

    公开(公告)号:EP2026286A3

    公开(公告)日:2010-11-10

    申请号:EP08014509.7

    申请日:2008-08-14

    IPC分类号: G07B17/00 B41J3/54

    摘要: A system architecture is provided for a fixed-head mailpiece printer (106). The printer includes at least two laterally and longitudinally-spaced print heads (114) for depositing ink on a face surface of a mailpiece. The print system architecture includes print application software (110) or software program code operative to render print image data into a plurality of logical rectangular bitmap print buffers. Further, a field programmable gate array (FPGA) (112) remaps each of the logical rectangular bitmap print buffers into one of the print heads based upon its spatial position relative to the mailpiece. Furthermore, the FPGA (112) is operative to control the deposition of ink from the print heads (114) based upon the print image data contained in the print buffers. Moreover, the FPGA (112) minimizes processing time associated with print image rendering to achieve enhanced print system throughput.

    Postage printing system having secure reporting of printer errors
    7.
    发明公开
    Postage printing system having secure reporting of printer errors 审中-公开
    法兰克福系统有限公司

    公开(公告)号:EP0939384A2

    公开(公告)日:1999-09-01

    申请号:EP99102826.7

    申请日:1999-02-26

    申请人: PITNEY BOWES INC.

    发明人: Davies, Brad L.

    IPC分类号: G07B17/00

    摘要: A postage printing system (100) includes a printer (160) and a postage meter (120). The printer (160) includes a memory (164), a print device (166) for printing a postal indicia and a controller in operative communication with the printer memory (164) and the print device (166). The postage meter (120) includes a memory (132, 142)and is physically separable from and in operative communication with the printer (120). The printer controller (162) detects a fault condition, stores a record of the fault condition in a history file within the printer memory (164) and, following a successful mutual authentication between the printer (160) and the postage meter (120), uploads the history file from the printer memory (164) to the postage meter memory for subsequent reporting to a data center (50).

    摘要翻译: 邮资打印系统(100)包括打印机(160)和邮资计费器(120)。 打印机(160)包括存储器(164),用于打印邮戳的打印设备(166)和与打印机存储器(164)和打印设备(166)可操作地通信的控制器。 邮资计费器(120)包括存储器(132,142),并且与打印机(120)物理上可分离并且与打印机(120)可操作地通信。 打印机控制器(162)检测故障状况,将故障状况的记录存储在打印机存储器(164)内的历史文件中,并且在打印机(160)和邮资计费器(120)之间的成功的相互认证之后, 将历史文件从打印机存储器(164)上传到邮资计费器存储器,以便随后向数据中心(50)报告。

    Method of controlling a feed rate of a printer, and printer employing the same
    9.
    发明公开
    Method of controlling a feed rate of a printer, and printer employing the same 有权
    用于控制打印机的进给速度与打印机由此方法

    公开(公告)号:EP2199091A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-06-23

    申请号:EP09014117.7

    申请日:2009-11-11

    IPC分类号: B41J13/00

    CPC分类号: B41J13/0018

    摘要: A method of controlling a feed rate of a printer (15), and a printer employing same, wherein the printer (15) includes a feeder motor (50) driving a feeder mechanism (55) and a transport motor (40) driving a transport mechanism (45). The method includes receiving image data for a first item of print media in a print job, processing the image data to create printable image data, and determining an image preparation time that is a time difference between the time when the printable image data is completed and the time when the start of the image data is first received. The method then further includes determining a current feeder speed based on at least the image preparation time. Following that that determination, the method includes: (i) turning the transport motor (40) on, and (ii) setting a speed of the feeder motor (50) equal to the current feeder speed and thereafter turning the feeder motor (50) on.

    摘要翻译: 控制的打印机(15)的进料速率的方法以及采用相同,worin打印机(15)包括驱动驱动传输一个进料机构(55)和输送电动机(40)的进料器马达(50)的打印机 机构(45)。 该方法包括接收图像数据的打印介质在打印作业中的第一项,处理所述图像数据,以创建可打印的图像数据,并且在图像准备时间确定性采矿所做的是当可打印的图像数据完成时间之间的时间差和 时间当第一次接收到的图像数据的开始。 然后,该方法包括进一步的确定性采矿至少基于所述图像的准备时的电流进料器的速度。 以下thatthat判定,该方法包括:(i)接通输送马达(40),和(ii)设置送料器马达的速度(50)等于当前送料器的速度和随后转动进料器马达(50) 上。

    Method for detecting paper feed shingling errors and synchronizing a printer and a feeder
    10.
    发明公开
    Method for detecting paper feed shingling errors and synchronizing a printer and a feeder 审中-公开
    一种用于检测卡纸的和打印机和进料之间的同步方法

    公开(公告)号:EP2017204A2

    公开(公告)日:2009-01-21

    申请号:EP08012282.3

    申请日:2008-07-08

    申请人: PITNEY BOWES INC.

    IPC分类号: B65H7/12

    摘要: A method of synchronizing the feeding and printing of sheets of media, i.e., paper, envelopes, post cards, etc. even though shingled feeds have occurred in the system. The foregoing is accomplished by utilizing two sensors (13,14) and counters to monitor two sheets of paper to allow two software tasks to stay in synchronization and release the appropriate print data to the printer (30) even when a sheet of paper was not detected in the feeder appears at the print head. The feeder sensor (13) has a counter for its Lead Edge as does the Start of Print Sensor (14) that is in the system's transport paper path. The feeder sensor counter and the start of print counter are incremented and decremented as the paper approaches the sensor and leaves the sensor. If the lead edge counter of the feeder sensor goes negative, then the feeder has shingled and the data for that sheet of paper must be printed.

    摘要翻译: 同步的媒体,即,纸,信封,明信片等的片材的进给和打印即使搭迭的饲料都发生在系统的方法;而前述的,通过利用两个传感器(13,14)和计数器来实现的 监测的两张纸,以允许两个软件任务留在同步和释放相应printData到打印机(30),即使当在馈线什么没有检测纸张出现在打印头。 馈线传感器(13)具有其领先边沿计数器一样打印传感器开始(14)所做的是在系统的运输纸张通道。馈线传感器计数器和打印计数器开始递增和递减的纸途径 传感器和离开传感器。 如果馈给器传感器的引线边缘计数器变为负,则进料器已搭叠和用于那张纸上的数据必须被打印。