Toner refill control of image forming apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US12174556B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-24

    申请号:US18076384

    申请日:2022-12-06

    Inventor: Mok Hwa Lim

    Abstract: An image forming apparatus and method for determining whether a toner refill apparatus is available are provided. The image forming apparatus includes a print engine to carry out a print job using a toner from a toner cartridge, a communication apparatus to communicate with a memory chip attached to a toner refill apparatus for refilling a toner in the toner cartridge, and a processor to identify whether the toner refill apparatus is available based on information stored in the memory chip of the toner refill apparatus.

    BLOCKING CONFERENCE AUDIO OUTPUT
    35.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20240422265A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-19

    申请号:US18335831

    申请日:2023-06-15

    Abstract: An example electronic device includes a network communication interface to connect to a conference server, a central control device communication interface to connect to a local central control device, a microphone and a processor. The processor is to receive audio at the microphone and send the audio to the local central control device and to the conference server. The processor is to send the audio to the local central control device such that it is received by a nearby electronic device before the audio is received from the conference server by the nearby electronic device.

    ENCRYPTED SIDE-BAND COMMUNICATIONS
    36.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20240419820A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-19

    申请号:US18702609

    申请日:2021-11-30

    Abstract: In some examples, an electronic device includes a port and a controller. The controller compares an encrypted identifier received via a side-band communications channel of the port to a trusted identifier retrieved from a storage device. Responsive to the encrypted identifier being equivalent to the trusted identifier, the controller compares an encrypted user credential received via the port to a trusted user credential retrieved from the storage device. Responsive to the encrypted user credential being equivalent to the trusted user credential, the controller enables a user access to the electronic device.

    IMPROVED PERFORMANCE FOR DUPLEX PRINTING OF DOCUMENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20240419370A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-19

    申请号:US18702615

    申请日:2022-04-07

    Abstract: An example image forming apparatus includes an image forming part, a plurality of batches type sheet-feeding part to sequentially feed a plurality of sheets, and a processor. The processor is to reconfigure, based on receiving a print command to duplex print a document into a plurality of copies, a printing order of the plurality of copies to one print job with respect to the print command, control the plurality of batches type sheet-feeding part to feed sheets to feed sheets according to the reconfigured printing order, and control the image forming part to print the document according to the reconfigured printing order.

    SERVICING PRINT BLANKETS
    38.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20240419104A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-19

    申请号:US18701178

    申请日:2021-10-14

    Abstract: In an example of the disclosure, a system to service a print blanket includes a rotatably mounted endless cleaning surface (“ECS”), a doctor blade, a heating element, and a container. The ECS is to carry a polymeric material and positioned to engage the print blanket. The doctor blade is disposed in relationship to the ECS and to a container to scrape a portion of the polymeric material from the ECS into the container. The heating element is to heat the container. The container is positioned to collect the scraped portion of polymeric material, and make heated polymeric material available to be picked up by the ECS as the ECS is rotated adjacent to the container.

    Lubrication for carriage beam arrangements

    公开(公告)号:US12157323B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-03

    申请号:US18005407

    申请日:2020-07-15

    Abstract: It is hereby disclosed a carriage arrangement for lubricating a carriage, wherein the arrangement comprises: a carriage; a carriage beam; a drive mechanism to move the carriage along a longitudinal direction of the carriage beam; and a lubrication roller at a fixed position relative to the carriage beam, the lubrication roller having an outer surface with a non-lubricating section and a lubricating section each at a determined angular position; wherein the carriage is to contact the outer surface as it moves passed the lubrication roller and wherein the contact causes a rotation of the roller that modifies the angular positions of the lubricating section and the non-lubricating section.

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