公开(公告)号：US4951069A

公开(公告)日：1990-08-21

申请号：US428713

申请日：1989-10-30

申请人： Douglas T. Rabjohns ,  Gregory C. Sosinski ,  Jeff C. Carter ,  Ernest L. Legg ,  Robert M. VanDuyn

发明人： Douglas T. Rabjohns ,  Gregory C. Sosinski ,  Jeff C. Carter ,  Ernest L. Legg ,  Robert M. VanDuyn

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  G06F11/14

CPC分类号： G03G15/5012 ,  G03G15/50 ,  G06F11/142 ,  Y10S347/90

摘要： A method of resetting an arbitrary node or input/output board in response to a control communications fault in said arbitrary node or input/output board during a real time job in an image processing apparatus having image processing means for forming an image, a controller including a plurality of nodes connected to a plurality of input/output boards and software including an application portion and a communication portion, comprising the steps of the arbitrary node or input/output board initiating a self reset independent of any other node or input/output board reset, the remaining nodes or input/output boards refraining from initiating a reset of the node or input/output board, resetting said arbitrary node or input/output board independent of said remaining nodes or input/output boards, and continuing operation of said arbitrary node or input/output board to complete the real time job run.

摘要翻译： 一种在具有用于形成图像的图像处理装置的图像处理装置中的实时作业期间响应于所述任意节点或输入/输出板中的控制通信故障重置任意节点或输入/输出板的方法，包括： 连接到多个输入/输出板的多个节点和包括应用部分和通信部分的软件，包括步骤：任意节点或输入/输出板启动独立于任何其他节点或输入/输出板的自复位 复位，其余节点或输入/输出板不阻止启动节点或输入/输出板的复位，独立于所述剩余节点或输入/输出板复位所述任意节点或输入/输出板，以及继续操作所述任意 节点或输入/输出板完成实时作业运行。

公开(公告)号：US4689739A

公开(公告)日：1987-08-25

申请号：US479425

申请日：1983-03-28

申请人： Anthony M. Federico ,  Ernest L. Legg

发明人： Anthony M. Federico ,  Ernest L. Legg

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  G06F9/48 ,  G06F9/46

CPC分类号： G06F9/4812 ,  G03G15/5012

摘要： An Interrupt Manager for servicing interrupts. An interrupt is performed only after an atomic operation (Operating System instruction) is completed. After completion of each operating system instruction, a first command immediately allows any interrupt to be serviced. A second command then immediately closes out any interrupts, allowing for the execution of the next operating system instruction.

摘要翻译： 用于维护中断的中断管理器。 仅当原子操作（操作系统指令）完成后才执行中断。 在完成每个操作系统指令后，第一个命令立即允许任何中断服务。 然后，第二个命令立即关闭任何中断，允许执行下一个操作系统指令。

公开(公告)号：US4532584A

公开(公告)日：1985-07-30

申请号：US421010

申请日：1982-09-21

申请人： Anthony M. Federico ,  Ronald A. Ippolito ,  Ernest L. Legg

发明人： Anthony M. Federico ,  Ronald A. Ippolito ,  Ernest L. Legg

IPC分类号： G03G21/00 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05B19/05 ,  G05B15/02

CPC分类号： G05B19/0421 ,  G05B19/042

摘要： The present invention is a means to race two or more conditions against each other to trigger a unique control response. In particular, a portion of a machine control is suspended upon the occurrence of conditions such as an input, a time delay, availability of data, or completion of a task. These conditions race against one another. That is, the occurrence of one of the conditions will initiate the response, and all other conditions will then be ignored. The type of response depends upon the particular condition that occurred first.

摘要翻译： 本发明是将两个或多个条件相互竞争以触发独特控制响应的手段。 特别地，机器控制的一部分在发生诸如输入，时间延迟，数据可用性或完成任务等条件时被暂停。 这些情况相互竞争。 也就是说，其中一个条件的发生将启动响应，所有其他条件将被忽略。 响应的类型取决于首先发生的特定条件。

公开(公告)号：US4514846A

公开(公告)日：1985-04-30

申请号：US421011

申请日：1982-09-21

申请人： Anthony M. Federico ,  Ernest L. Legg ,  Tuan A. Nguyen

发明人： Anthony M. Federico ,  Ernest L. Legg ,  Tuan A. Nguyen

IPC分类号： G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/07 ,  G06F11/36 ,  G01R31/28

CPC分类号： G06F11/366 ,  G06F11/0724 ,  G06F11/0733 ,  G06F11/0748 ,  G06F11/0751 ,  G06F11/079 ,  G06F11/3636

摘要： The present invention is monitoring the control, in particular, software crashes in a multiprocessor machine control system to prevent machine malfunctions. Benchmarks or key operations tracked include, for example, monitoring that the number of tasks to be completed by the control is not beyond the capacity of the control to respond. These recorded benchmarks enable one or both of two paths of progressively more complex analysis. In particular, there is a diagnostic path that leads first to the isolation of a particular control element in a multi-element control that contains a fault and then to a more comprehensive recording of the fault history for each individual control element. There is also a path for maintaining machine operation. In this path, a first level of response is to merely reset the various control elements. Progressively more comprehensive responses include isolating a fault in an individual control element to maintain machine operation and the full recovery of the job in progress after a software crash.

摘要翻译： 本发明是监视多处理器机器控制系统中的控制，特别是软件崩溃，以防止机器故障。 跟踪的基准或关键操作包括例如监视控制要完成的任务数量不超出控制响应的能力。 这些记录的基准使得两个路径中的一个或两个逐渐更复杂的分析。 特别地，存在一种诊断路径，其首先导致在包含故障的多元件控制中的特定控制元件的隔离，然后对每个单独控制元件的故障历史进行更全面的记录。 还有一条维护机器操作的路径。 在该路径中，第一级响应仅仅是重置各种控制元件。 逐渐更全面的反应包括隔离单个控制元件中的故障，以维护机器操作和在软件崩溃后正在进行的工作的完全恢复。

公开(公告)号：US4737907A

公开(公告)日：1988-04-12

申请号：US874884

申请日：1986-06-16

申请人： Anthony M. Federico ,  Stephen P. Wilczek ,  Ernest L. Legg

发明人： Anthony M. Federico ,  Stephen P. Wilczek ,  Ernest L. Legg

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  G06F1/04 ,  G06F13/42 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G03G15/50 ,  G06F1/04 ,  G06F13/4217

摘要： The present invention is a multiprocessor machine control having at least one processor for performing input and output operations and communicating with a master processor over a communication channel. Common synchronizing signals are conveyed to both the input/output processor and the master processor independent of the communication channel. This provides the input/output processor with immediate access to timing and synchronizing information for prompt response to general control information from the master processor. The master processor downloads instructions or provides general instructions to the input/output processor. These downloaded instructions are given priority and timely executed without further communication with the master processor. At completion of the operation the master processor is informed that the particular operation has been performed.

摘要翻译： 本发明是一种多处理器机器控制，其具有至少一个处理器，用于执行输入和输出操作，并且通过通信信道与主处理器进行通信。 公共同步信号独立于通信信道被传送到输入/输出处理器和主处理器两者。 这为输入/输出处理器提供了即时访问定时和同步信息，以便及时响应来自主处理器的通用控制信息。 主处理器下载指令或向输入/输出处理器提供通用指令。 这些下载的指令被赋予优先权并及时执行，而无需与主处理器进一步通信。 在完成操作时，通知主处理器已经执行了特定的操作。

公开(公告)号：US5493634A

公开(公告)日：1996-02-20

申请号：US898761

申请日：1992-06-12

申请人： Lawrence R. Bonk ,  Thomas B. Zell ,  David A. Catapano ,  Richard E. Bryant ,  Peter M. Krist ,  Ernest L. Legg ,  Irene M. Allen ,  Paul A. Rulli ,  Steven J. Harrington ,  Lillian-Liu Hsu

发明人： Lawrence R. Bonk ,  Thomas B. Zell ,  David A. Catapano ,  Richard E. Bryant ,  Peter M. Krist ,  Ernest L. Legg ,  Irene M. Allen ,  Paul A. Rulli ,  Steven J. Harrington ,  Lillian-Liu Hsu

IPC分类号： G06F3/12 ,  G06F11/267 ,  G06F17/21 ,  G06K15/00

CPC分类号： G06K15/00 ,  G06F17/211 ,  G06F3/1296 ,  G06F3/1298 ,  G06F11/2221 ,  G06K2215/0011 ,  G06K2215/0014 ,  G06K2215/0065

摘要： A decomposing apparatus is provided for use in a printing machine of the type adapted to receive a first set of information written in a printer page description language and a second set of information written in a printer page description language. The decomposing apparatus preferably includes: an arrangement for parsing the first set of information into a first set of image related components during a first time interval and the second set of information into a second set of image related components during a second time interval; and, an arrangement for performing image related operations on selected components of the first set of image related components, the image related operations being performed on the first set of image related components during the second interval so that the image related operations can be performed on the first set of image related components substantially concurrently with the second set of information being parsed.

摘要翻译： 提供一种分解装置，用于适于接收以打印机页面描述语言书写的第一组信息和以打印机页面描述语言写入的第二组信息的打印机。 分解装置优选地包括：用于在第一时间间隔期间将第一组信息解析成第一组图像相关分量并且在第二时间间隔期间将第二组信息解析为第二组图像相关分量的装置; 以及用于对所述第一组图像相关分量的选定分量执行图像相关操作的装置，在所述第二间隔期间对所述第一组图像相关分量执行所述图像相关操作，使得可以对所述图像相关操作执行所述图像相关操作 第一组图像相关组件与被解析的第二组信息基本上同时发生。

公开(公告)号：US5170340A

公开(公告)日：1992-12-08

申请号：US591325

申请日：1990-09-28

申请人： Patricia A. Prokop ,  Irene M. Allen ,  Ernest L. Legg ,  Anthony M. Federico ,  Donald S. Post ,  Daniel Fleysher

发明人： Patricia A. Prokop ,  Irene M. Allen ,  Ernest L. Legg ,  Anthony M. Federico ,  Donald S. Post ,  Daniel Fleysher

IPC分类号： B41J29/42 ,  B41J29/46 ,  G03G15/00 ,  G03G15/22 ,  G03G21/00 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F9/48 ,  G06T1/00 ,  H04N1/23 ,  H04N1/32

CPC分类号： G06F9/4881 ,  G03G15/50 ,  H04N1/00915 ,  H04N1/00954 ,  H04N1/32561 ,  G03G2215/00126 ,  H04N2201/0081 ,  H04N2201/0082

摘要： A state controller for an electronic reprographic system for controlling system operations when processing requests in which the system has a plurality of hardware and software system components providing discrete services for processing requests and maintaining operation of the system, and job programming means including a display screen for inputting requests, including: a state holder for monitoring the current operating state of the system components; plural discrete job processing virtual machines with each of the virtual machines having at least one service associated with it for implementing the virtual machine; each of the services having at least one of the system components for carrying out the service; and a scheduler for managing resources of and setting priorities for the virtual machines to process the requests in an efficient manner, the scheduler being adapted to cause memory from a first one of the virtual machines to be distributed to a second one of the virtual machines when the second one of the virtual machines requests more memory than is normally allocated to it.

摘要翻译： 一种用于电子重现系统的状态控制器，用于在处理系统具有多个硬件和软件系统组件的请求时控制系统操作，所述多个硬件和软件系统组件提供用于处理请求和维护系统操作的离散服务，以及作业编程装置，包括用于 输入请求，包括：监控系统组件当前运行状态的状态持有者; 多个离散作业处理虚拟机，其中每个虚拟机具有与其相关联的用于实现虚拟机的至少一个服务; 每个服务具有用于执行服务的系统组件中的至少一个; 以及调度器，用于管理虚拟机的资源并且设置优先级以便以有效的方式处理所述请求，所述调度器适于使来自所述虚拟机中的第一虚拟机的存储器分配给所述虚拟机中的第二虚拟机， 虚拟机中的第二个请求比通常分配给它更多的内存。

公开(公告)号：US4153241A

公开(公告)日：1979-05-08

申请号：US829024

申请日：1977-08-30

申请人： Philip J. Batchelor ,  Ernest L. Legg

发明人： Philip J. Batchelor ,  Ernest L. Legg

IPC分类号： B65H7/12 ,  G03G15/00 ,  B65H7/02

CPC分类号： G03G15/60 ,  B65H7/125 ,  G03G2215/00185 ,  G03G2215/0035 ,  G03G2215/00936

摘要： A control system for a document handler in a reproduction machine. As the document handler transports a set of originals to an exposure platen, a counter is incremented and stores the total number of documents placed on the platen for the set. If it is desired to recycle the set to the platen again, the machine compares the document totals for each set cycle to insure that they are the same thereby checking for erroneous double document feeds.

摘要翻译： 一种用于再现机器中的文档处理器的控制系统。 当文档处理器将一组原稿传送到曝光压板时，计数器递增，并存储放置在该组的压板上的文档的总数。 如果希望将设备再次回收到压板，机器会比较每个设置周期的文档总数，以确保它们相同，从而检查错误的双文档供稿。

公开(公告)号：US5533172A

公开(公告)日：1996-07-02

申请号：US168618

申请日：1993-12-16

申请人： Robert W. Hurtz ,  Jeffrey A. Smith ,  Ronald T. Sosinski ,  Ernest L. Legg

发明人： Robert W. Hurtz ,  Jeffrey A. Smith ,  Ronald T. Sosinski ,  Ernest L. Legg

IPC分类号： B41J5/30 ,  G06F3/12 ,  H04N1/00 ,  G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/1297 ,  G06F3/1296

摘要： A method of printing a job in either a first mode or a second mode, to produce a set of prints from a set of print-related information transmitted to a print file, is provided. In the first mode, which occurs when the set of print-related information is less than a preselected quantity, a portion of the print file is filled with the set of print-related information and the set of print-related information is read with a marker for producing the set of prints. In the second mode, which occurs when the set of print-related information is greater than the preselected quantity, the steps of filling a portion of the print file with a subset of the set of print-related information and reading the subset with the marker are repeated until the set of print-related information is read completely.

摘要翻译： 提供了以第一模式或第二模式打印作业的方法，以从发送到打印文件的一组打印相关信息产生一组打印。 在第一模式中，当打印相关信息的集合小于预先选择的数量时，打印文件的一部分被填充有一组打印相关信息，并且打印相关信息的集合被读取 用于生产一组照片的标记。 在第二模式中，当打印相关信息的集合大于预选数量时，发生该打印文件的一部分的打印文件的一部分的步骤，并且用该标记读取该子集 直到读取完整的打印相关信息。

公开(公告)号：US5495339A

公开(公告)日：1996-02-27

申请号：US746529

申请日：1991-08-19

申请人： Randall J. Stegbauer ,  Anthony M. Federico ,  Ronald A. Ippolito ,  Christopher Comparetta ,  Colleen R. Enzien ,  Kitty Sathi ,  Ernest L. Legg ,  Thomas M. Frey

发明人： Randall J. Stegbauer ,  Anthony M. Federico ,  Ronald A. Ippolito ,  Christopher Comparetta ,  Colleen R. Enzien ,  Kitty Sathi ,  Ernest L. Legg ,  Thomas M. Frey

IPC分类号： H04N1/21 ,  H04N1/32 ,  H04N1/00 ,  H04N1/40

CPC分类号： H04N1/00954 ,  H04N1/2166 ,  H04N1/32561

摘要： An electronic image processing apparatus comprising an electronic scanner and an electronic printer for forming an image, a controller for directing the operation of the image processing means, the controller including a mass memory device for storing data to be printed, random access memory, a printer control, and a Resource Manager for ensuring access to the random access memory for conveying data from the mass memory device to the printer via the random access memory, the Resource Manager including a mass memory device scheduler to provide printer access to the random access memory, the mass memory device scheduler having a reservation queue to reserve mass memory device access at predetermined times, delay means to determine that access to the mass memory device is invalid within a given time, and means to convey disk request operations to said reservation queue in order to provide guaranteed random access mernory at predetermined times.

摘要翻译： 一种电子图像处理装置，包括电子扫描器和用于形成图像的电子打印机，用于指示图像处理装置的操作的控制器，所述控制器包括用于存储要打印的数据的大容量存储装置，随机存取存储器，打印机 控制和资源管理器，用于确保访问随机存取存储器，用于经由随机存取存储器将数据从大容量存储器设备传送到打印机，资源管理器包括大容量存储器设备调度器以向打印机提供对随机存取存储器的访问， 所述大容量存储装置调度器具有预定队列以在预定时间内存取大容量存储装置访问的延迟装置，用于确定对所述大容量存储装置的访问在给定时间内无效的延迟装置，以及依次向所述预留队列传送磁盘请求操作的装置 以在预定时间提供有保证的随机存取权。