公开(公告)号：US06010127A

公开(公告)日：2000-01-04

申请号：US834643

申请日：1997-04-14

申请人： Cesidio J. DiCesare ,  John D. Gramlich ,  Lisbeth S. Quesnel ,  Murray O. Meetze, Jr. ,  Leroy A. Baldwin ,  Charles E. Smith ,  Keith L. Willis

发明人： Cesidio J. DiCesare ,  John D. Gramlich ,  Lisbeth S. Quesnel ,  Murray O. Meetze, Jr. ,  Leroy A. Baldwin ,  Charles E. Smith ,  Keith L. Willis

IPC分类号： G03G21/00 ,  B65H5/06 ,  B65H7/06 ,  G03G15/00 ,  B65H7/02 ,  B65H5/22 ,  B65H9/04

CPC分类号： G03G15/70 ,  G03G2215/00548 ,  G03G2215/00552

摘要： An enlarged buckle chamber is positioned within an easily accessible, copy sheet transport path and used to compile sheets during fault cycle down in copiers/printers whenever sheets are prevented from reaching the output in sequence by jammed sheets. The user can then clear most jams by accessing the jam area plus the "easy to reach" area where internally purged sheet are gathered, thereby avoiding having paper distributed all over the paper path.

摘要翻译： 放大的扣环室位于易于访问的复印纸传送路径中，用于在纸张被卡住的纸张顺序地阻止到达输出时在复印机/打印机的故障循环期间编制纸张。 然后，用户可以通过访问卡纸区域加上收集内部清洗的纸张的“易于到达”区域来清除大多数卡纸，从而避免纸张分布在整个纸张路径上。

公开(公告)号：US07970295B2

公开(公告)日：2011-06-28

申请号：US12020733

申请日：2008-01-28

申请人： Keith L. Willis

发明人： Keith L. Willis

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/55 ,  G03G15/0856 ,  G03G15/502 ,  G03G15/5087 ,  G03G15/553 ,  G03G2215/00109

摘要： Document processing systems and methods are presented in which a graphical user interface is used to set a user-selectable refill level for a print engine consumable, such as toner, replenisher, paper, etc. Once the user-selectable level has been reached, the user is notified and is prompted to either refill the print consumable or to continue use of the document processing system without refilling.

摘要翻译： 提出了文件处理系统和方法，其中使用图形用户界面来设置用于可用于诸如调色剂，补充剂，纸等的打印引擎的用户可选择的再填充级别。一旦达到用户可选择的级别， 用户被通知，并被提示重新填充打印耗材或继续使用文档处理系统而不重新填充。

公开(公告)号：US20090267285A1

公开(公告)日：2009-10-29

申请号：US12499915

申请日：2009-07-09

申请人： Keith L. Willis

发明人： Keith L. Willis

IPC分类号： B65H5/00

CPC分类号： B41J11/006 ,  B41J13/0009

摘要： A media path crossover for a printing system includes a first crossover pathway on which sheets of print media are conveyed across a crossover junction without interruption and a second crossover pathway on which sheets of print media are conveyed across the crossover junction without interruption. The second crossover pathway intersects the first crossover pathway at a crossover junction. The first crossover pathway comprises a first input path and a first output path and the second crossover pathway comprises a second input path and a second output path. At least the first input path includes a first access panel, whereby a sheet can be cleared therefrom while continuing conveyance of media along the second crossover pathway.

摘要翻译： 用于打印系统的媒体路径交叉包括第一交叉路径，在该第一交叉路径上，打印介质的纸张跨越交叉连接处而不间断地传送;第二交叉路径，打印介质的纸张在跨越交叉连接点而不间断地传送。 第二个交叉路径在交叉点处与第一个交叉路径相交。 第一交叉路径包括第一输入路径和第一输出路径，并且第二交叉路径包括第二输入路径和第二输出路径。 至少第一输入路径包括第一检修面板，由此在沿着第二交叉路径继续输送介质的同时可以清除纸张。

公开(公告)号：US20090190937A1

公开(公告)日：2009-07-30

申请号：US12020733

申请日：2008-01-28

申请人： Keith L. Willis

发明人： Keith L. Willis

IPC分类号： G03G15/08 ,  G03G15/01

CPC分类号： G03G15/55 ,  G03G15/0856 ,  G03G15/502 ,  G03G15/5087 ,  G03G15/553 ,  G03G2215/00109

摘要： Document processing systems and methods are presented in which a graphical user interface is used to set a user-selectable refill level for a print engine consumable, such as toner, replenisher, paper, etc. Once the user-selectable level has been reached, the user is notified and is prompted to either refill the print consumable or to continue use of the document processing system without refilling.

摘要翻译： 提出了文件处理系统和方法，其中使用图形用户界面来设置用于可用于诸如调色剂，补充剂，纸等的打印引擎的用户可选择的再填充级别。一旦达到用户可选择的级别， 用户被通知，并被提示重新填充打印耗材或继续使用文档处理系统而不重新填充。

公开(公告)号：US06964414B2

公开(公告)日：2005-11-15

申请号：US10669903

申请日：2003-09-24

申请人： Keith L. Willis

发明人： Keith L. Willis

IPC分类号： B65H29/52 ,  B65H5/00

CPC分类号： B65H29/52 ,  B65H2601/11 ,  B65H2801/06 ,  B65H2801/21

摘要： In a printing apparatus or copier, a vertical portion of a paper path is formed between two flat members. To remove jammed paper from the path, one of the flat members is moved, by a hinge, from the other, releasing any sheet in the path. Released sheets drop down the path and land on a bottom structure. The bottom structure causes a sheet landing thereon to incline away from the hinge, so that a user can remove the sheet without having to reach far into the path.

摘要翻译： 在打印设备或复印机中，在两个平面部件之间形成纸张通道的垂直部分。 为了从路径中取出卡住的纸张，其中一个平板部件通过铰链从另一个移动，释放路径中的任何纸张。 释放的纸张下降路径并落在底部结构上。 底部结构使得其上的片材着陆从铰链倾斜，使得用户可以移除片材而不必到达远处的路径。

公开(公告)号：US20130227467A1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-29

申请号：US13408565

申请日：2012-02-29

申请人： Keith L. Willis ,  Christopher F. Patterson

发明人： Keith L. Willis ,  Christopher F. Patterson

IPC分类号： G06F3/048

CPC分类号： G06F3/0485 ,  G06F3/04855 ,  G06F3/04883

摘要： A display unit enables content to be displayed in a human readable form. The display unit displays a portion of the content to be displayed wherein some of the content to be displayed is non-viewable on the display unit. The display unit, in response to a user-originating directional content moving action, determines a location within the portion of the content being displayed, the determined location corresponding to a directional characteristic of the user-originating directional content moving action. The display unit causes a visual indicia to be displayed at the determined location within the portion of the content being displayed, the visual indicia providing a user orientation marker for the portion of the content being displayed. The display unit causes the visual indicia to visually move in a direction corresponding to the directional movement of the content.

摘要翻译： 显示单元能够以人类可读的形式显示内容。 显示单元显示要显示的内容的一部分，其中要显示的一些内容在显示单元上是不可见的。 显示单元响应于用户发起的定向内容移动动作，确定正在显示的内容的部分内的位置，所确定的位置对应于用户发起的定向内容移动动作的方向特性。 显示单元使得可视标记显示在正在显示的内容的部分内的确定位置处，视觉标记为正在显示的内容的部分提供用户取向标记。 显示单元使得视觉标记在与内容的定向移动相对应的方向上可视地移动。

公开(公告)号：US20080309964A1

公开(公告)日：2008-12-18

申请号：US11763771

申请日：2007-06-15

申请人： Keith L. WILLIS ,  Marc J. KROLCZYK

发明人： Keith L. WILLIS ,  Marc J. KROLCZYK

IPC分类号： G06F3/12

CPC分类号： H04N1/32502 ,  G06F3/1294 ,  H04N1/00954 ,  H04N1/32539 ,  H04N1/32555 ,  H04N2201/0082

摘要： Displays are provided for a graphical user interface including a device capacity mimic in a job manager in a system, such as a xerographic machine. The displays include a visual representation of the available capacity of each of a number of devices for the system, such as each output destination for a printer with multiple output destinations. The device capacity mimic shows the effect of jobs in progress on the available capacity, each job consuming a portion of the available capacity. Using this mimic, the user may, for example, revise the destination of jobs that have been planned but not yet started (e.g., by dragging the job). A mimic view of this information with a graphical user interface for managing the device assignments is provided. Thus, a user may not only view information about the device assignments for jobs, but also control or manage the device assignments for jobs.

摘要翻译： 为图形用户界面提供显示，包括系统中的作业管理器中的设备容量模拟，如静电复印机。 显示器包括用于系统的多个设备中的每一个的可用容量的视觉表示，例如具有多个输出目的地的打印机的每个输出目的地。 设备容量模拟显示正在进行的作业对可用容量的影响，每个作业占用可用容量的一部分。 使用该模拟物，用户可以例如修改已经计划但尚未开始的作业的目的地（例如，通过拖动作业）。 提供了具有用于管理设备分配的图形用户界面的该信息的模拟视图。 因此，用户不仅可以查看关于作业的设备分配的信息，还可以控制或管理作业的设备分配。

公开(公告)号：US20080175607A1

公开(公告)日：2008-07-24

申请号：US11624502

申请日：2007-01-18

申请人： Keith L. WILLIS

发明人： Keith L. WILLIS

IPC分类号： G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/55

摘要： A method and system for allowing user control of tray usage policy. In the event that a system purge signal is generated, indicating a purge of existing product in the production pathway, and a system sensor indicates that a tray is not empty, production output will be delayed until a user responds to an alert that existing product in the output tray may be mixed will the purged product, or until a predetermined time period has elapsed at which time the system will automatically perform the purge event, thereby mixing non-production quality product and production quality product in the tray. The user may be presented with options based on the operating mode of the image forming device.

摘要翻译： 一种允许用户控制托盘使用策略的方法和系统。 在产生系统清除信号的情况下，指示在生产路径中清除现有产品，并且系统传感器指示托盘不为空，生产输出将被延迟，直到用户响应现有产品的警报 输出托盘可以被清洗的产品混合，或者直到经过预定时间段，系统将自动执行清除事件，从而将非生产质量产品和生产质量产品混合在托盘中。 可以基于图像形成装置的操作模式呈现用户的选项。

公开(公告)号：US07009719B2

公开(公告)日：2006-03-07

申请号：US09683054

申请日：2001-11-13

申请人： Keith L. Willis ,  Thomas Myers

发明人： Keith L. Willis ,  Thomas Myers

IPC分类号： G06F13/00 ,  G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/553 ,  G03G15/556

摘要： Informing the user when consumables and/or customer replaceable units will have to be resupplied, changed and/or replaced, relative to the jobs sent to the image forming system, is a beneficial way to avoid unnecessary printing delays. When a job is added to a job queue or repositioned within the job queue, a warning can be associated with that job, and displayed to the user. With this information, the user can pre-emptively add a consumable and/or to replace a customer replaceable unit to avoid delays and maintain productivity. Alternatively, if such a system fault would occur prior to an urgent job reaching the top of the job queue, the user can manipulate the order and/or presence of the various jobs in the queue to ensure the high-priority job is completed before the consumable is fully exhausted and/or the customer replaceable unit reaches the end of its useful life.

公开(公告)号：US06748186B1

公开(公告)日：2004-06-08

申请号：US10314744

申请日：2002-12-09

申请人： Stephen F. Skrainar ,  Stanley H. Brumaghim ,  Keith L. Willis

发明人： Stephen F. Skrainar ,  Stanley H. Brumaghim ,  Keith L. Willis

IPC分类号： G03G1500

CPC分类号： G03G15/55 ,  G03G15/502

摘要： A modular toner image producing machine having plural modules including redundant modules is provided and includes (a) a photoreceptive module including a movable endless photoconductive member having an image bearing surface; (b) toner image forming modules for forming a toner image on the image bearing surface, each of the toner image forming modules including module-specific fault detectors; (c) at least one sheet feeding module for feeding a copy sheet to receive the toner image from the image bearing surface; (d) a fusing module for heating and fixing the toner image onto the copy sheet forming a hard copy; (e) at least one finishing module for preparing and arranging a series of hard copies into sets thereof for removal by an operator; and (f) a control module including a main electronic control system having a centrally located user interface device, and distributed module-specific control subsystems, each having a dedicated module and being connected to the main electronic control system and to module-specific fault detectors of the dedicated module, and each of the module-specific control subsystems having a fault recovery-assist user interface device located at the dedicated module and remotely from the centrally located user interface device for providing in situ recovery-assistance for each the dedicated modules, and for enabling recovery-while-running isolation for a redundant dedicated module.

摘要翻译： 提供了具有包括冗余模块的多个模块的模块化调色剂图像产生机，并且包括（a）包括具有图像承载表面的可移动环形感光体的感光模块; （b）用于在图像承载表面上形成调色剂图像的调色剂图像形成模块，每个调色剂图像形成模块包括模块特定故障检测器; （c）至少一个送纸模块，用于馈送复印纸以从图像承载表面接收调色剂图像; （d）用于将调色剂图像加热和固定到形成硬拷贝的复印纸上的定影模块; （e）至少一个整理模块，用于准备和布置一系列硬拷贝到其组中以供操作员去除; 以及（f）包括具有中心位置的用户界面装置的主电子控制系统和分布式模块专用控制子系统的控制模块，每个控制子系统具有专用模块并连接到主电子控制系统和模块专用故障检测器 并且每个模块专用控制子系统具有位于专用模块处的远程的故障恢复辅助用户界面设备，并远离位于中心的用户接口设备，用于为每个专用模块提供原位恢复辅助， 并为冗余专用模块启用恢复运行中的隔离。