公开(公告)号：US20050289248A1

公开(公告)日：2005-12-29

申请号：US10875395

申请日：2004-06-24

申请人： Stephen Payne

发明人： Stephen Payne

IPC分类号： G06F9/445 ,  G06F13/10 ,  H04N1/00

CPC分类号： H04N1/00 ,  G06F9/441 ,  H04N1/00928 ,  H04N2201/0082

摘要： A configurable printer is provided which includes a first memory for storing multiple firmware application programs. Each of the firmware application programs enables respectively different printer functionalities. A switch mechanism, such as a DIP switch, is provided that has multiple settings for selecting a respective firmware application program from the multiple firmware application programs in the first memory. The printer also includes a second memory for storing a boot program. A processor is provided for executing the boot program upon startup of the printer. During execution, the boot program reads a current setting of the switch mechanism and executes a selected firmware application program corresponding to the current setting, thereby providing the desired printed functionality.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种可配置的打印机，其包括用于存储多个固件应用程序的第一存储器。 每个固件应用程序分别实现不同的打印机功能。 提供了诸如DIP开关的开关机构，其具有用于从第一存储器中的多个固件应用程序中选择相应的固件应用程序的多个设置。 打印机还包括用于存储引导程序的第二存储器。 提供处理器，用于在打印机启动时执行引导程序。 在执行期间，引导程序读取开关机构的当前设置，并且执行与当前设置相对应的所选择的固件应用程序，从而提供期望的打印功能。

公开(公告)号：US20050284707A1

公开(公告)日：2005-12-29

申请号：US11118185

申请日：2005-04-28

申请人： Antony Morris ,  Stephen Payne ,  Theodore Valerio

发明人： Antony Morris ,  Stephen Payne ,  Theodore Valerio

IPC分类号： B60R25/00 ,  B60T3/00 ,  B61H13/00

CPC分类号： B60R25/093 ,  B60T3/00

摘要： A wheel securing means (10) for securing a wheel (12) comprising a rim (14) and a tire (16). The wheel securing means (10) comprises first and second arm members (18,20). Each of the first and second arm members (18,20) has a first end arranged to engage with the rim (14) on a first side thereof and extends from the first end to a second end adjacent a point on the outer circumference of the tire (16). A locking means (28) is provided to secure the second end of the first arm member (18) to the second end of the second arm member (20) and the first and second arm members (18,20) are shaped to engage with the outer surface of the tire (16) in use such that rotation of the wheel (12) causes rotation of the wheel securing means (10).

摘要翻译： 一种用于固定包括轮辋（14）和轮胎（16）的车轮（12）的车轮固定装置（10）。 车轮固定装置（10）包括第一和第二臂构件（18,20）。 第一和第二臂构件（18,20）中的每一个具有第一端，其布置成在其第一侧上与边缘（14）接合并且从第一端延伸到邻近第二端的外周上的点的第二端 轮胎（16）。 提供锁定装置（28）以将第一臂构件（18）的第二端固定到第二臂构件（20）的第二端，并且第一和第二臂构件（18,20）成形为与 轮胎（16）的外表面在使用中使得轮（12）的旋转引起车轮固定装置（10）的旋转。

公开(公告)号：US20050099455A1

公开(公告)日：2005-05-12

申请号：US10871992

申请日：2004-06-18

申请人： Stephen Payne

发明人： Stephen Payne

IPC分类号： B41J2/205 ,  B41J2/21 ,  B41J11/50 ,  B41J17/36 ,  B41J29/18 ,  B41J29/48

CPC分类号： H04N1/56

摘要： Methods and apparatus are provided for converting a full color image to a two-color image for printing at a two-color printer capable of printing black pixels and alternate color pixels. Black pixels and alternate color pixels of the full color image will be printed as corresponding black and alternate color pixels in the two-color image. Printing in pixel areas of the two-color image which correspond to white pixels of the full color image will be inhibited, such that the white pixels of the full color image appear as corresponding background colored pixel areas of the substrate in the two-color image. A dithering algorithm is used for converting other color pixels of the full color image into the two-color image by utilizing either a combination of corresponding background colored pixel areas of the substrate and printed alternate color pixels or a combination of corresponding printed black and alternate color pixels.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于将全色图像转换为双色图像以供打印黑色像素和交替彩色像素的双色打印机进行打印的方法和装置。 全色图像的黑色像素和交替颜色像素将被打印为双色图像中相应的黑色和替代颜色像素。 与全色图像的白色像素对应的双色图像的像素区域的打印将被禁止，使得全色图像的白色像素在双色图像中呈现为基板的对应的背景彩色像素区域 。 抖动算法用于通过利用基板的对应背景彩色像素区域和打印的交替颜色像素的组合或相应的印刷黑色和交替颜色的组合来将全色图像的其它彩色像素转换成双色图像 像素。

公开(公告)号：US20050099442A1

公开(公告)日：2005-05-12

申请号：US10802351

申请日：2004-03-16

申请人： Stephen Payne

发明人： Stephen Payne

IPC分类号： B41J29/38 ,  G06F20060101 ,  G06F3/12 ,  G06F17/20 ,  G07B1/00

CPC分类号： G07B1/00 ,  G06K15/007 ,  G06K15/021 ,  G06K15/1807 ,  G06K15/1852 ,  G06K2215/0097

摘要： The present invention provides methods for configuring a printer template and a ticket printer having a configurable template. Template attributes are received at the printer and stored in printer memory. A processor at the printer creates a template from the template attributes. Print data is provided to the printer memory. The print data is merged into the template to create a composite image. The composite image can then be printed on a substrate. The substrate may comprise a receipt, a lottery ticket, a coupon, a bus ticket, an airplane ticket, a train ticket, a gaming voucher, a slot machine voucher, or the like.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了配置打印机模板和具有可配置模板的票据打印机的方法。 打印机接收到模板属性，并存储在打印机内存中。 打印机处理器从模板属性创建一个模板。 打印数据提供给打印机内存。 将打印数据合并到模板中以创建合成图像。 然后可以将复合图像印刷在基底上。 基板可以包括收据，彩票，优惠券，公交车票，机票，火车票，游戏券，老虎机凭证等。

公开(公告)号：US20050054292A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-10

申请号：US10940465

申请日：2004-09-14

申请人： Gerald Janusz ,  Stephen Payne ,  Timothy Prell ,  Paul van der Pol

发明人： Gerald Janusz ,  Stephen Payne ,  Timothy Prell ,  Paul van der Pol

IPC分类号： H04B17/00 ,  H04L12/56 ,  H04Q9/00 ,  H04W8/24 ,  H04W24/00 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W52/02 ,  H04W84/10 ,  H04B7/00 ,  H04Q7/20

CPC分类号： H04Q9/00 ,  H04W8/24 ,  H04W24/00 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W52/0254 ,  H04W52/0258 ,  H04W84/10 ,  H05B37/0272 ,  H05B37/034 ,  Y02D70/164

摘要： A method and system for transmitting, receiving, and collecting information related to a plurality of working components, such as street lamps, allows for efficient and effective monitoring and controlling of working components through short-distance radio communications at low power levels. In a preferred implementation of the present invention, a communications network includes a plurality of transceiver modules, each of which is secured and operably connected to a working component. These transceiver modules transmit and receive radio communications or “messages” representative of the status of the working component from one another in a controlled manner, with each message ultimately being directed to an area control module. At the area control module, the messages are collected and transferred to a network support server, which analyzes the information and data contained in such messages, and then transfers such information and data to control and display units through a computer network for review by end users. The control and display units further allow for control of the working components by initiating transmission of radio communications containing instructions or programming code to one or more particular transceiver modules.

摘要翻译： 用于发送，接收和收集与诸如路灯的多个工作部件相关的信息的方法和系统允许通过在低功率级别的短距离无线电通信来有效且有效地监视和控制工作部件。 在本发明的优选实现中，通信网络包括多个收发器模块，每个收发器模块被固定并可操作地连接到工作部件。 这些收发器模块以受控的方式彼此发送和接收表示工作组件的状态的无线电通信或“消息”，每个消息最终被引导到区域控制模块。 在区域控制模块中，消息被收集并传送到网络支持服务器，该服务器分析这些消息中包含的信息和数据，然后通过计算机网络将这些信息和数据传送到控制和显示单元以供最终用户审查 。 控制和显示单元还允许通过发送包含指令或编程代码的无线电通信到一个或多个特定收发器模块来控制工作部件。

公开(公告)号：US20060250102A1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-09

申请号：US11381476

申请日：2006-05-03

申请人： Stephen Payne

发明人： Stephen Payne

IPC分类号： G05B19/18

CPC分类号： G05B19/4062 ,  G05B2219/42288 ,  G05B2219/42289

摘要： A method, and a system of using the method, of controlling a motor having a rated capacity. The method includes determining the motor has been started, determining a plurality of operating parameters of the motor after the motor has started, determining a threshold from a portion of the operating parameters, comparing one of the determined operating parameters with the threshold, and operating the motor at a level corresponding to below the rated capacity when one of the determined operating parameters is greater than the threshold. When an electric motor having a control system according to the present invention lifts a load, drives a machine, or starts other motions, the control system automatically adjusts to a power level that corresponds to the load. In this way, the motor will not be allowed to exert any power or force to the load in excess of what is necessary. If the machine being driven becomes jammed, binds, or draws more power for some unexpected reason, the motor will be shut down to reduce or to limit damage to the load or the machine.

摘要翻译： 一种使用该方法的方法和控制具有额定容量的电动机的系统。 该方法包括确定电动机已经开始，在电动机起动之后确定电动机的多个操作参数，从操作参数的一部分确定阈值，将确定的运行参数中的一个与阈值进行比较，并且操作 电机在所确定的操作参数之一大于阈值时处于对应于低于额定容量的水平。 当具有根据本发明的控制系统的电动机提升负载，驱动机器或启动其他动作时，控制系统自动调整到对应于负载的功率水平。 以这种方式，电机将不允许对负载施加超过所需要的动力或力量。 如果驱动的机器因某些意想不到的原因卡住，绑定或吸入更多的电源，则电机将被关闭以减少或限制对负载或机器的损坏。

公开(公告)号：US20050055471A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-10

申请号：US10658862

申请日：2003-09-09

申请人： Stephen Payne ,  Hugh Jonas

发明人： Stephen Payne ,  Hugh Jonas

IPC分类号： G06F3/00 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G06F13/10

CPC分类号： G06F13/102 ,  G06F9/4411

摘要： The present invention provides a USB peripheral device belonging to a model line of identical peripheral devices. The peripheral device includes a USB interface enabling connection of the peripheral device to a USB port of a host device. The peripheral device also includes a memory for storing a USB device identifier. The USB device identifier comprises a standard USB device identifier that is the same for all the peripheral devices of the model line. The standard USB device identifier identifies each peripheral device in the model line to the host device as identical devices, thereby preventing device driver reinstallation and communication port reassignment when swapping one peripheral device for another peripheral device from the same model line. This enables identical peripheral devices to be “hot-swappable” such that they can be interchanged on the host device, even when the host device is powered up and running. Corresponding methods are also provided.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供属于相同外围设备的模型线的USB外围设备。 该外围设备包括一个USB接口，使外围设备能够连接到主机设备的USB端口。 外围设备还包括用于存储USB设备标识符的存储器。 USB设备标识符包括与模型行的所有外围设备相同的标准USB设备标识符。 标准USB设备标识符将模型行中的每个外围设备识别为主机设备作为相同设备，从而在从同一型号线路切换另一外围设备的一个外围设备时，防止设备驱动程序重新安装和通信端口重新分配。 这使得相同的外围设备能够“热插拔”，使得它们可以在主机设备上互换，即使主机设备通电并运行。 还提供了相应的方法。