公开(公告)号：US06561417B1

公开(公告)日：2003-05-13

申请号：US09348567

申请日：1999-07-07

申请人： Richard John Gadd

发明人： Richard John Gadd

IPC分类号： G06K1500

CPC分类号： G06Q10/087

摘要： A stock control computer system includes a memory for storing a current stock list based on product codes. An electronic version of a store purchase receipt, including product codes for the items purchased, is sent from the store to the customer's home computer where it is used to update the current stock list by addition of products purchased. Items are deleted from the current stock list as they are disposed of by the customer, in response to an electronic indication of the corresponding product codes produced, for example, by scanning product packaging with a bar code scanner. When the customer initiates a home stock check, the current stock list is compared with a predetermined stock level and an indication of which items need replacement is produced. This indication may be displayed, printed or transmitted electronically to the store. The electronic purchase receipt may also be used to generate and update a correlation between product codes, such as bar codes, and product descriptions, this correlation also being stored in memory.

摘要翻译： 库存控制计算机系统包括用于基于产品代码存储当前库存列表的存储器。 商店购买收据的电子版本（包括购买的商品的商品代码）从商店发送到客户的家用计算机，用于通过添加购买的产品来更新当前的库存清单。 响应于通过例如通过用条形码扫描器扫描产品包装产生的相应产品代码的电子指示，将物品从当前库存清单中删除，因为它们被客户处理。 当客户启动家庭库存检查时，将当前库存列表与预定库存水平进行比较，并且产生需要更换的项目的指示。 该指示可以以电子方式显示，打印或传送到商店。 电子购买单还可用于产生和更新诸如条形码和商品描述之类的商品代码之间的相关性，该相关性也存储在存储器中。

公开(公告)号：US06550672B1

公开(公告)日：2003-04-22

申请号：US09434052

申请日：1999-11-04

申请人： William X. Tracy ,  Thomas K. Roslak ,  Judith Murrah ,  Francis Riso ,  Robert Beach ,  Robert Sandler

发明人： William X. Tracy ,  Thomas K. Roslak ,  Judith Murrah ,  Francis Riso ,  Robert Beach ,  Robert Sandler

IPC分类号： G06K1500

CPC分类号： G06Q20/343 ,  G06K17/00 ,  G06Q20/3552 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q99/00 ,  G07F7/00 ,  G07F7/02 ,  G07F7/1008 ,  G07G1/0036

摘要： The present invention relates to an improved portable shopping system. The system is provided with improved data presentation system for presenting customer desired data on a portable terminal. The portable terminal includes components for presenting audio as well as video information to the customer. The audio and/or video information corresponds to one or more of the customer's user preferences.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种改进的便携式购物系统。 该系统具有改进的数据呈现系统，用于在便携式终端上呈现客户期望的数据。 便携式终端包括用于向客户呈现音频以及视频信息的组件。 音频和/或视频信息对应于客户的一个或多个用户偏好。

公开(公告)号：US06538763B1

公开(公告)日：2003-03-25

申请号：US09300748

申请日：1999-04-26

申请人： Elliot Lee Klosterman ,  John P. Daly ,  Philip C. Verghese

发明人： Elliot Lee Klosterman ,  John P. Daly ,  Philip C. Verghese

IPC分类号： G06K1500

CPC分类号： G06F9/50

摘要： Printer driver architectures and methods of providing adaptable printer driver architectures are described. In one embodiment, a printer driver architecture includes a kernel which is configured to implement printer driver functionalities. At least one interface is provided into the kernel which is configured to permit addition and incorporation of at least one operation-specific functionality, which is not specifically provided by the kernel's printer driver functionalities. In another embodiment, a kernel is defined and configured to implement printer driver functionalities. A plurality of interfaces are defined in the kernel and are configured to permit addition and incorporation of various operation-specific functionalities which are not specifically provided by the kernel's printer driver functionalities. At least one operation-specific functionality is interfaced through at least one of the defined interfaces in the kernel to provide a printer driver functionality that the kernel would not otherwise have. In yet another embodiment, an abstract base class is defined which pertains to at least one operation-specific functionality of a printer driver. The abstract base class is used to define an abstract interface. The abstract interface is defined for a hierarchy of classes pertaining to the at least one operation-specific functionality. The abstract base class is capable of implementing at least some, but not all of the interface it defines. At least one class is derived from the base class which implements all unimplemented portions of the abstract interface.

摘要翻译： 描述了提供适应性打印机驱动程序架构的打印机驱动程序架构和方法。 在一个实施例中，打印机驱动程序体系结构包括被配置为实现打印机驱动程序功能的内核。 至少一个接口被提供到内核中，其被配置为允许添加和并入至少一个操作特定功能，其不是由内核的打印机驱动程序功能特别提供的。 在另一个实施例中，内核被定义和配置为实现打印机驱动程序功能。 在内核中定义了多个接口，并且被配置为允许添加和并入由内核的打印机驱动程序功能没有特别提供的各种操作特定功能。 至少一个操作特定功能通过内核中的至少一个定义的接口来连接，以提供内核不具有的打印机驱动程序功能。 在另一个实施例中，定义了与打印机驱动程序的至少一个操作特定功能有关的抽象基类。 抽象基类用于定义抽象接口。 抽象接口被定义为关于至少一个操作特定功能的类的层次结构。 抽象基类能够实现其定义的至少一些但不是全部的接口。 至少一个类派生自实现抽象接口的所有未实现部分的基类。

公开(公告)号：US06535299B1

公开(公告)日：2003-03-18

申请号：US09510849

申请日：2000-02-23

申请人： Andrew V. Scherz

发明人： Andrew V. Scherz

IPC分类号： G06K1500

CPC分类号： G06K5/02

摘要： This disclosure sets forth a verifier for verifying the quality of print such as bar codes in combination with a printer wherein the printer can be controlled to provide proper printing functions for printing in response to the verifier input. The printer upon receipt of a particular report from the verifier can stop the printing such as bar code printing as to a bad label, overstrike a bad label, or reprint the label. Further to this extent, the printer can be controlled by operator intervention on the control panel or by automatic input through the controller of the printer to provide for the respective necessary and correct print or bar codes being printed.

摘要翻译： 该公开内容提出了一种验证器，用于与打印机一起验证诸如条形码的打印质量，其中可以控制打印机以响应于验证者输入提供用于打印的适当的打印功能。 打印机从验证者收到特定报告后，可以停止诸如条形码打印之类的打印错误标签，超标签或重新打印标签。 此外，在这种程度上，打印机可以通过操作员在控制面板上的干预或通过打印机的控制器的自动输入进行控制，以提供相应的必要和正确的正在打印的打印或条形码。

公开(公告)号：US06535293B1

公开(公告)日：2003-03-18

申请号：US09298962

申请日：1999-04-26

申请人： Shunya Mitsuhashi

发明人： Shunya Mitsuhashi

IPC分类号： G06K1500

CPC分类号： G06K15/02 ,  G06K15/1852 ,  G06K15/1856

摘要： Print information to be printed by a printing apparatus is generated in response to a print request command, and coordinate information representing a plotting area of a generated print object is registered in a registration area. When a character string is printed, the registered coordinate information is compared with character-string print position information and whether or not there is overlap is determined. The type of processing for printing the character string is switched based upon the results of the determination, and it is possible to set a print processing mode that is optimum for a print object.

摘要翻译： 响应于打印请求命令产生打印装置要打印的打印信息，并且表示生成的打印对象的绘制区域的坐标信息被登记在登记区域中。 当打印字符串时，将登记的坐标信息与字符串打印位置信息进行比较，并确定是否存在重叠。 基于确定的结果来切换用于打印字符串的处理的类型，并且可以设置对于打印对象最佳的打印处理模式。

公开(公告)号：US06522420B1

公开(公告)日：2003-02-18

申请号：US09175720

申请日：1998-10-20

申请人： Clayton E. Chadez ,  Richard H. Benear

发明人： Clayton E. Chadez ,  Richard H. Benear

IPC分类号： G06K1500

CPC分类号： G06K15/00 ,  G06K2215/0002

摘要： A printer performs both the processing and printing tasks efficiently using controller firmware with a single data path (i.e., one ASIC). The printer has a periodic print cycle in which data for one page or plane (if multi-colored) is printed during each cycle. The print cycle is typically longer than the time needed to print one page or plane. Thus, the print cycle can be segmented into a “printing phase” in which the printing mechanism prints data, and a “non-printing” phase in which the printing mechanism does not print data. The controller firmware interleaves printing operations with non-printing operations during the printing and non-printing phases of the print cycle, respectively. During the printing phase, the controller is dedicated to printing a page or plane. During the non-printing phase, the controller is free to perform other tasks, such as compressing raster data for subsequent printing. The printer is configured with a set of operating parameters that enable the controller firmware to alternate between printing and non-printing tasks (e.g., data compression). Once released from manufacturing, the printer may, in practice, not perform optimally to the specifications. Thus, another aspect of this invention is to tune the operating parameters to achieve optimal performance for a specific printer. This tuning is a self-tuning technique that is performed in post-manufacture real-time, while the printer is in operation.

摘要翻译： 打印机使用具有单个数据路径的控制器固件（即，一个ASIC）来有效地执行处理和打印任务两者。 打印机具有定期打印周期，在每个周期内打印一页或平面（如果多色）的数据。 打印周期通常比打印一页或平面所需的时间长。 因此，打印周期可以被分割成打印机构打印数据的“打印阶段”以及打印机构不打印数据的“非打印”阶段。 控制器固件分别在打印周期的打印和非打印阶段期间以非打印操作来交织打印操作。 在打印阶段，控制器专用于打印页面或平面。 在非打印阶段，控制器可以自由执行其他任务，例如压缩光栅数据以供后续打印。 打印机配置有一组操作参数，使控制器固件能够在打印和非打印任务之间交替（例如数据压缩）。 一旦从制造中释放出来，打印机实际上可能不符合规范。 因此，本发明的另一方面是调整操作参数以实现特定打印机的最佳性能。 这种调谐是一种自动调谐技术，可在制造后实时执行，而打印机正在运行。

公开(公告)号：US06515770B1

公开(公告)日：2003-02-04

申请号：US09270042

申请日：1999-03-16

申请人： Ravishankar Rao ,  Gerhard R. Thompson ,  Charles P. Tresser ,  Chai W. Wu

发明人： Ravishankar Rao ,  Gerhard R. Thompson ,  Charles P. Tresser ,  Chai W. Wu

IPC分类号： G06K1500

CPC分类号： H04N1/4051 ,  H04N1/4078

摘要： Calibrated dither masks adaptable to most printers are constructed in such a way that the threshold values can be adapted to a printer so that said printer can print the originally intended number of distinct tone levels. This adaptation can be done computationally so that the time it takes is not prohibitive. Furthermore, the resulting calibrated dither mask is such that there is no need for a tone reproduction curve in the halftoning process.

摘要翻译： 适用于大多数打印机的校准的抖动掩码被构造成使得阈值可以适应于打印机，使得所述打印机可以打印原始预期数量的不同色调级别。 这种适应可以在计算上完成，所以它所需的时间并不太高。 此外，所得到的校准抖动掩模使得在半色调处理中不需要色调再现曲线。

公开(公告)号：US06510990B2

公开(公告)日：2003-01-28

申请号：US09727340

申请日：2000-11-29

申请人： John C. Goodwin, III ,  John Brian Francis

发明人： John C. Goodwin, III ,  John Brian Francis

IPC分类号： G06K1500

CPC分类号： G06K17/0022

摘要： A bar code processing method for a network kiosk which automatically obtains information about an item from identification information obtained from a bar code reader. The method includes the steps of displaying a web page associated with an item, displaying a prompt associated with the web page to have an operator use a bar code reader to read a bar code on the item, and receiving information from the bar code reader which identifies the item.

公开(公告)号：US06509977B1

公开(公告)日：2003-01-21

申请号：US09494300

申请日：2000-01-31

申请人： Yasuhiro Kujirai ,  Koji Nakagiri ,  Satoshi Nishikawa ,  Yasuo Mori

发明人： Yasuhiro Kujirai ,  Koji Nakagiri ,  Satoshi Nishikawa ,  Yasuo Mori

IPC分类号： G06K1500

CPC分类号： G06K15/00

摘要： In a case where printing control is configured using a unified user interface and bookbinding printing has been set, bookbinding format conditions are judged and functions possessed redundantly by first and second information processing units are controlled to make appropriate printing control possible in conformity with settings made by a user.

摘要翻译： 在使用统一的用户接口进行打印控制并且设定了装订打印的情况下，判断装订格式条件，并且控制由第一和第二信息处理单元冗余地拥有的功能，以使得适当的打印控制可以根据由 一个用户

公开(公告)号：US06507413B1

公开(公告)日：2003-01-14

申请号：US09202281

申请日：1998-12-11

申请人： Bruno Mueller ,  William E. Bird

发明人： Bruno Mueller ,  William E. Bird

IPC分类号： G06K1500

CPC分类号： B41J3/407 ,  B41J3/546 ,  B44C1/17 ,  B44F1/10 ,  G06K15/00 ,  G06K15/023 ,  G09G5/02 ,  Y10T428/162 ,  Y10T428/24322 ,  Y10T428/24736 ,  Y10T428/24851 ,  Y10T428/24868 ,  Y10T428/24876

摘要： The present invention provides a method of displaying an image on a display device having first and second sides, said image including a light restricting silhouette pattern having a plurality of first transparent or translucent areas, and at least one design layer having at least one color, said at least one design layer being visible from one side of said display device and substantially less visible from the other side, said image being substantially transparent or translucent as viewed from the other side, comprising the steps: 1) providing at least a definition of said design layer to a computer, 2) generating a computerized version of said design layer with,he computer, 3) outputting the computerized version of said design layer to said display device, the computerized version of said design layer being modified to subdivide said design layer into a plurality of second discrete transparent or translucent areas and other areas; and 4) displaying said modified design layer and said silhouette pattern with said first and second transparent areas being in registry. Articles produced in accordance with the method are also described. Printers, raster image; processing methods and systems, computer graphics systems are described for producing the article.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种在具有第一和第二侧的显示装置上显示图像的方法，所述图像包括具有多个第一透明或半透明区域的限光轮廓图案，以及至少一个具有至少一种颜色的设计层， 所述至少一个设计层从所述显示装置的一侧可见并且从另一侧基本上不可见，所述图像从另一侧看是基本透明或半透明的，包括以下步骤：1）提供至少一个 所述设计层到计算机，2）用计算机生成所述设计层的计算机化版本，3）将所述设计层的计算机化版本输出到所述显示设备，所述设计层的计算机版本被修改为细分所述设计 层到多个第二离散的透明或半透明区域和其他区域中; 以及4）显示所述修改的设计层和所述剪影图案与所述第一和第二透明区域在注册表中。 还描述了根据该方法制备的制品。 打印机，光栅图像; 处理方法和系统，描述了用于生产物品的计算机图形系统。