公开(公告)号：US20060039026A1

公开(公告)日：2006-02-23

申请号：US10924458

申请日：2004-08-23

申请人： Robert Lofthus ,  Kristine German ,  Norman Zeck ,  Gregory Kott

发明人： Robert Lofthus ,  Kristine German ,  Norman Zeck ,  Gregory Kott

IPC分类号： G06F3/12 ,  G06F15/00

CPC分类号： H04N1/32529 ,  G06F3/1215 ,  G06F3/1217 ,  G06F3/1262 ,  G06F3/1281 ,  G06F3/1282 ,  G06F3/1285 ,  H04N1/00954 ,  H04N1/32128 ,  H04N1/32502 ,  H04N2201/0082 ,  H04N2201/3278 ,  H04N2201/33378

摘要： A method for scheduling print jobs for a plurality of printers (40,42,44,46, 48, 50) includes, for each of a plurality of print jobs, determining a number of pages of a first print modality (such as black only printing) and of a second print modality (such as color printing) for the print job. A file header is determined, based on the number of pages of the first and second print modalities in the print job. The file header is associated with the print job and the print job transmitted, along with the file header, to a print job scheduler (10). The scheduler schedules a sequence for printing the plurality of print jobs by the plurality of printers, based on minimizing, for at least one of the plurality of printers, a number of periods of time during the sequence of printing where the at least one printer is in a non-operational mode; and/or maximizing continuous run time for at least one of the printers.

摘要翻译： 一种用于调度多个打印机（40,42,44,46,48,50）的打印作业的方法包括：对于多个打印作业中的每一个，确定第一打印模式的页数（例如仅黑色 打印）和打印作业的第二打印模式（例如彩色打印）。 基于打印作业中的第一和第二打印模式的页数来确定文件标题。 文件头与打印作业和连同文件头一起发送的打印作业与打印作业调度器（10）相关联。 所述调度器基于对所述多个打印机中的至少一个打印机中的至少一个打印机的至少一个打印机的打印序列期间的多个时间段进行最小化，由所述多个打印机调度用于打印所述多个打印作业的顺序， 处于非操作模式; 和/或使至少一个打印机的连续运行时间最大化。

公开(公告)号：US06336019B1

公开(公告)日：2002-01-01

申请号：US09450375

申请日：1999-11-29

申请人： Vittorio Castelli ,  Barry Wolf ,  Robert Lofthus ,  Harold Anderson

发明人： Vittorio Castelli ,  Barry Wolf ,  Robert Lofthus ,  Harold Anderson

IPC分类号： G03G1500

摘要： Systems and methods are provided that improve the registration between the color separation images. The systems and methods control the output of the image data for one or more of the color separation images and the velocity of an image-carrying member to remove or reduce registration offsets based on determined position and velocity of the image-carrying member. A position-determining sensor on an image-carrying member device module is used to determine the process-direction position of the image-carrying member to provide real time motion information by simultaneously sensing a plurality of position-determining marks. A position-determining controller determines the process-direction position of the image-carrying member by detecting the plurality of position-determining marks using the position-determining sensor and averaging or correlating the detected data.

公开(公告)号：US20060290760A1

公开(公告)日：2006-12-28

申请号：US11168152

申请日：2005-06-28

申请人： Kristine German ,  Robert Lofthus

发明人： Kristine German ,  Robert Lofthus

IPC分类号： B41J2/01 ,  G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2007 ,  B41J11/002

摘要： A marking system includes at least one image applying component for applying a marking material to a substrate in forming an image on the substrate. The marking material includes a radiation sensitive material. An addressable irradiation device receives the marked substrate from the image applying component. The irradiation device provides an array of addressable irradiation elements which irradiate the marked substrate. At least some of the irradiation elements are selectively actuable. The irradiation device emits radiation within a range of wavelengths to which the radiation sensitive material is sensitive.

摘要翻译： 标记系统包括至少一个图像施加部件，用于在衬底上形成图像以将标记材料施加到衬底。 标记材料包括辐射敏感材料。 可寻址照射装置从图像施加部件接收标记的基板。 照射装置提供照射标记衬底的可寻址照射元件的阵列。 至少一些照射元件可选择性地致动。 照射装置在辐射敏感材料敏感的波长范围内发射辐射。

公开(公告)号：US20060269310A1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-30

申请号：US11136959

申请日：2005-05-25

申请人： Kristine German ,  Robert Lofthus

发明人： Kristine German ,  Robert Lofthus

IPC分类号： G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/50 ,  G03G2215/00126

摘要： In a document processing system, print jobs each including a plurality of sheets to be processed are received. Current operational capabilities of at least one processing unit of a document processing system are determined, which processing unit has a predetermined nominal operational latitude. A sequence of interleaved sheet processing of the sheets of each print job is scheduled based at least on determination of the operational capabilities of the processing unit. Short term average departures from the nominal operational latitude of the processing unit are reduced. An operational latitude of the document processing system is increased.

摘要翻译： 在文件处理系统中，接收包括要处理的多个片材的打印作业。 确定文件处理系统的至少一个处理单元的当前操作能力，哪个处理单元具有预定的标称操作纬度。 至少基于处理单元的操作能力的确定来调度每个打印作业的纸张的交错纸张处理的顺序。 缩短处理单位的名义操作纬度的短期平均偏差。 文件处理系统的操作范围增加。

公开(公告)号：US20060233569A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-19

申请号：US11109558

申请日：2005-04-19

申请人： Michael Furst ,  Daniel Costanza ,  Robert Lofthus ,  Mark Omelchenko

发明人： Michael Furst ,  Daniel Costanza ,  Robert Lofthus ,  Mark Omelchenko

IPC分类号： G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/238 ,  G03G15/234 ,  G03G2215/00021

摘要： An image processing apparatus including tandem print engines is provided for forming an image on an image receiving substrata. The apparatus includes a first print engine and a second print engine downstream from the first print engine. The second print engine is slaved to the first print engine. The first print engine has a first photoreceptor and a first period of revolution. The second print engine has a second photoreceptor and a second period of revolution. The image processing apparatus further includes an intermediate inverter that inverts the image receiving substrate between the first print engine and the second print engine. The inverter determines a phase difference between a first seam signal from the first photoreceptor and a second seam signal from the second photoreceptor.

摘要翻译： 提供包括串联印刷引擎的图像处理装置，用于在图像接收基底上形成图像。 该设备包括第一打印引擎和第一打印引擎下游的第二打印引擎。 第二台打印引擎是第一台打印引擎。 第一印刷机具有第一感光体和第一旋转周期。 第二印刷机具有第二感光体和第二转动周期。 图像处理装置还包括中间反相器，其使第一打印引擎和第二打印引擎之间的图像接收基板反转。 逆变器确定来自第一感光体的第一接缝信号与来自第二感光体的第二接缝信号之间的相位差。

公开(公告)号：US20060221159A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-05

申请号：US11094998

申请日：2005-03-31

申请人： Steven Moore ,  Barry Mandel ,  Robert Lofthus

发明人： Steven Moore ,  Barry Mandel ,  Robert Lofthus

IPC分类号： B41J2/01

CPC分类号： B41J3/54 ,  B65H85/00 ,  B65H2402/10 ,  G03G15/238 ,  G03G15/6529 ,  G03G2215/00021

摘要： An integrated printing system is provided that includes at least one substantially horizontally aligned printing module including an entrance media path and an exit media path; and at least one interface media transport including at least two substantially horizontal media transport paths, wherein the horizontal media transport paths are positioned vertically relative to each other to provide upper and lower horizontal media transport paths and the horizontal media transport paths transport media to the horizontally aligned printing module. The integrated printing system also provides for a horizontal media transport path to transport media to the horizontally aligned printing module in a direction that passes the exit path of the horizontally aligned printing module before passing the entrance media path of the printing module.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种集成打印系统，其包括至少一个基本上水平对齐的打印模块，该打印模块包括入口介质路径和出口介质路径; 以及包括至少两个基本上水平的介质传送路径的至少一个接口介质传输，其中所述水平介质传送路径相对于彼此垂直定位，以提供上下水平介质传送路径，并且所述水平介质传送路径将介质传送到水平 对齐打印模块。 集成打印系统还提供水平介质传送路径，以在通过打印模块的入口介质路径之前沿着水平对准的打印模块的出口路径的方向将介质传送到水平对齐的打印模块。

公开(公告)号：US20060214364A1

公开(公告)日：2006-09-28

申请号：US11089854

申请日：2005-03-25

申请人： Robert Clark ,  Robert Lofthus

发明人： Robert Clark ,  Robert Lofthus

IPC分类号： B65H7/02

CPC分类号： B65H9/002 ,  B65H5/06 ,  B65H7/00 ,  B65H2301/331 ,  B65H2404/1424 ,  B65H2404/143 ,  B65H2511/216 ,  B65H2511/242 ,  B65H2513/10 ,  B65H2801/06 ,  B65H2801/21 ,  G03G2215/00021 ,  Y10S271/902 ,  B65H2220/03 ,  B65H2220/02

摘要： Parallel printing systems and methods incorporate inverter assemblies for not only inverting media during transport through the system but also to register the media and to provide a velocity buffer transport with different drive velocities. The inverter assemblies can include the capability to optionally deskew the media while providing lateral (cross-process) registration corrections. The method comprises simultaneously combining the inverting function selectively with deskewing, side registering, and/or velocity buffering functions.

摘要翻译： 并行打印系统和方法包括逆变器组件，用于不仅在通过系统的传输期间反转介质，而且还注册介质并提供具有不同驱动速度的速度缓冲器传输。 逆变器组件可以包括在提供横向（交叉过程）对准校正的情况下可选地对介质进行偏斜校正的能力。 该方法包括同时将反转功能与偏斜校正，侧面对准和/或速度缓冲功能组合。

公开(公告)号：US20060132815A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-22

申请号：US11069020

申请日：2005-02-28

申请人： Robert Lofthus ,  Dusan Lysy ,  Markus Fromherz ,  Kristine German ,  Stephen Hoover ,  Aaron Burry ,  Eric Hamby

发明人： Robert Lofthus ,  Dusan Lysy ,  Markus Fromherz ,  Kristine German ,  Stephen Hoover ,  Aaron Burry ,  Eric Hamby

IPC分类号： G06F3/12

CPC分类号： G06F3/1215 ,  G06F3/124 ,  G06F3/1255 ,  G06F3/1284

摘要： A printing system includes a plurality of printers, at least a first and a second of the plurality of printers printing in a first print modality. A scheduling system schedules printing of a set of pages by the plurality of printers. The set of pages, when assembled, may include pages where a high level of consistency is desired, such as facing pages or pages which are otherwise to be placed in close relationship. The scheduling system includes at least two scheduling modes, a first mode in which a consistency constraint is applied to the set of pages, and a second mode, different from the first mode, in which the consistency constraint is not applied. The printing system is configured for printing the set of pages in accordance with the first mode and in accordance with the second mode.

摘要翻译： 打印系统包括多个打印机，所述多个打印机中的至少第一和第二打印机以第一打印模式打印。 调度系统通过多个打印机调度一组页面的打印。 页面集合在组合时可以包括需要高度一致性的页面，例如面对页面或页面，否则将被放置在紧密的关系中。 调度系统包括至少两个调度模式，其中将一致性约束应用于该组页面的第一模式，以及与第一模式不同的第二模式，其中不应用一致性约束。 打印系统被配置为根据第一模式并根据第二模式来打印该组页面。

公开(公告)号：US20060067757A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-30

申请号：US11236099

申请日：2005-09-27

申请人： David Anderson ,  Steven Moore ,  Gerald Fletcher ,  Bryan Roof ,  Eric Hamby ,  Robert Lofthus

发明人： David Anderson ,  Steven Moore ,  Gerald Fletcher ,  Bryan Roof ,  Eric Hamby ,  Robert Lofthus

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2014 ,  G03G15/2021 ,  G03G2215/00021 ,  G03G2215/00805 ,  G03G2215/2077 ,  G03G2215/2083

摘要： A printing system includes first and second marking devices for applying images to print media. A first primary fusing device is associated with the first marking device for applying a primary fusing treatment to the images applied to print media by the first marking device. A second primary fusing device is associated with the second marking device for applying a primary fusing treatment to the images applied to print media by the second marking device. At least one secondary fusing device receives printed media from the first and second marking devices. The secondary fusing device selectively applies a further fusing treatment to at least a portion of the images applied to the printed media to increase a uniformity of an appearance characteristic between printed images generated by the first marking device and the second marking device.

摘要翻译： 打印系统包括用于将图像应用于打印介质的第一和第二标记装置。 第一主要定影装置与第一标记装置相关联，用于对通过第一标记装置施加到打印介质的图像施加主要定影处理。 第二主要定影装置与第二标记装置相关联，用于对通过第二标记装置应用于打印介质的图像施加主要定影处理。 至少一个次要定影装置从第一和第二标记装置接收印刷介质。 次要定影装置选择性地对施加到打印介质的图像的至少一部分施加另外的定影处理，以增加由第一标记装置和第二标记装置产生的打印图像之间的外观特征的均匀性。

公开(公告)号：US20060066885A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-30

申请号：US11137273

申请日：2005-05-25

申请人： David Anderson ,  Charles Radulski ,  Robert Lofthus

发明人： David Anderson ,  Charles Radulski ,  Robert Lofthus

IPC分类号： G06F3/12

CPC分类号： H04N1/2323 ,  G03G15/50 ,  H04N1/2307 ,  H04N1/2338 ,  H04N1/2346 ,  H04N1/2353 ,  H04N1/2361 ,  H04N1/2392

摘要： A method of printing includes processing a print job stream to identify one or more images to be printed on a first substrate. The first substrate has a substrate attribute, such as paper weight or surface roughness, which is different from that of a second substrate. A marking engine is selected to print the identified images on the selected first substrate. An operating parameter of the marking engine is modified from a set point for the second substrate to a modified set point for the first substrate, to accommodate the substrate attribute of the selected first substrate. The identified images are sent to the selected marking engine to be printed.

摘要翻译： 打印方法包括处理打印作业流以识别要在第一基板上印刷的一个或多个图像。 第一基板具有不同于第二基板的基材属性，例如纸张重量或表面粗糙度。 选择标记引擎以在所选择的第一基板上打印所识别的图像。 将标记引擎的操作参数从第二基板的设定点修改为用于第一基板的修改的设定点，以适应所选择的第一基板的基板属性。 所识别的图像被发送到要打印的所选标记引擎。