Printer using thermal printhead
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US06532032B2

    公开(公告)日:2003-03-11

    申请号:US09792300

    申请日:2001-02-23

    IPC分类号: B41J2315

    CPC分类号: B41J2/3553 B41J2/3558

    摘要: The present invention provides a method of performing a burn cycle in a thermal printer that reduces printhead switching while increasing printing speed and extending printhead life. In the method, data is loaded into a shift register of a thermal printhead to designate resistive elements that are to be enabled and disabled during the burn cycle. Next, the data is latched into a burn register of the printhead and a power supply of the printhead is activated thereby energizing the enabled resistive elements. New data is then loaded into the shift register. After a short burn period has expired, the new data is latched into the burn register. The steps of loading and latching new data are repeated a predetermined number of times, after which the power supply is deactivated to complete the burn cycle.

    Printer having an intermediate transfer film
    6.
    发明授权
    Printer having an intermediate transfer film 有权
    具有中间转印膜的打印机

    公开(公告)号:US06261012B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-07-17

    申请号:US09310077

    申请日:1999-05-10

    IPC分类号: B41J3528

    摘要: A printer for printing information on images on a substrate such as an identification card in multiple colors has an intermediate transfer film or web on which a reverse image is printed. The printer has a lamination station where the image is transferred to a substrate, such as an identification card. The intermediate transfer film or web is moved back and forth, the intermediate transfer film or web has slack occurring in it between the printing station and the lamination station. The slack is taken up with spring loaded rollers to permit operation of the printer head and the lamination station at the same time. Additionally, the printer is made into modules that are movable for easy access to interior components and to expose film or web paths that permits installing both the print film or web and the intermediate transfer film or web without threading it through enclosed openings.

    摘要翻译: 用于在诸如多种颜色的识别卡的基板上的图像上打印信息的打印机具有其上打印有反向图像的中间转印膜或卷筒纸。 打印机具有将图像传送到诸如识别卡的基板的层压站。 中间转印膜或纸幅来回移动,中间转印膜或纸幅在印刷站和层压站之间发生松弛。 松紧带有弹簧加载的辊子,以允许打印机头和压片台同时操作。 此外,打印机被制成可移动的模块,以容易地进入内部部件并且暴露允许安装打印膜或卷筒纸和中间转印膜或卷筒纸的胶片或卷筒纸路径,而不将其穿过封闭的开口。

    Thermal print head compensation
    8.
    发明授权
    Thermal print head compensation 失效
    热敏打印头补偿

    公开(公告)号:US5793403A

    公开(公告)日:1998-08-11

    申请号:US591694

    申请日:1996-01-25

    IPC分类号: B41J2/365 H04N1/401 B41J2/36

    摘要: A method of controlling a thermal print head having a plurality of resistive heaters to compensate for the effects of latent heat from the resistive heaters is disclosed. The plurality of resistive heaters are arranged in a line on a substrate with each of the plurality of resistive heaters corresponding to a pixel position on a medium such as paper. A compensation value is determined for each pixel in a line such that the effects of latent heat from the corresponding heater and from adjacent heaters are compensated. A compensated gray level for each pixel of the line is calculated as a function of a desired gray level for the particular pixel in the line and as a function of the associated compensation value. Finally, the heaters are driven as a function of the compensated gray levels to print the corresponding pixels of the line.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种控制具有多个电阻加热器以补偿来自电阻加热器的潜热的影响的热敏打印头的方法。 多个电阻加热器在基板上排列成一行,多个电阻加热器中的每一个对应于介质如纸上的像素位置。 对于一行中的每个像素确定补偿值,使得来自相应加热器和相邻加热器的潜热的影响被补偿。 根据线中的特定像素的期望灰度级和与相关联的补偿值的函数计算线的每个像素的补偿灰度级。 最后,加热器作为补偿灰度级的函数被驱动以打印线的相应像素。

    Identification card manufacturing security
    10.
    发明授权
    Identification card manufacturing security 有权
    身份证制造安全

    公开(公告)号:US07430762B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-09-30

    申请号:US10372011

    申请日:2003-02-21

    摘要: Identification card manufacturing security restricts use of an identification card manufacturing system with only authorized supplies. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a supply-specific security code (SSSC) and supply-specific data are stored in memory of the supply. The SSSC is translated using the supply-specific data. Finally, the supply is authorized for use with the identification card manufacturing system only when the translated SSSC is found to be valid. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, an identification card manufacturing system is configured to operate only with supplies having corresponding customer-specific security codes (CSSC). A supply CSSC and supply-specific data are retrieved from memory of the supply. Additionally, a system CSSC and system-specific data are retrieved from memory of the identification card manufacturing system. The supply CSSC and the system CSSC are translated using the supply-specific data and the system-specific data, respectively. Finally, the supply is authorized for use with the identification card manufacturing system when the translated system CSSC and the translated supply CSSC correspond.

    摘要翻译: 识别卡制造安全限制使用只有授权用品的身份证制造系统。 根据本发明的一个方面,供应专用安全码(SSSC)和供应专用数据被存储在电源的存储器中。 使用供应专用数据翻译SSSC。 最后,只有当翻译后的SSSC被认定为有效时,该供应才被授权与识别卡制造系统一起使用。 根据本发明的另一方面,识别卡制造系统被配置为仅对具有相应的客户特定安全码(CSSC)的电源进行操作。 从供应的内存中检索供应CSSC和供应专用数据。 此外,从识别卡制造系统的存储器检索系统CSSC和系统特定的数据。 供应CSSC和系统CSSC分别使用供应专用数据和系统特定数据进行翻译。 最后,当翻译系统CSSC和翻译后的供应CSSC对应时,供应商被授权与识别卡制造系统一起使用。