公开(公告)号：US06650436B1

公开(公告)日：2003-11-18

申请号：US09291161

申请日：1999-04-14

申请人： Akihiko Hamamoto ,  Peter L. Cheng ,  Takao Aichi ,  Kazuyuki Masumoto ,  Akitoshi Yamada

发明人： Akihiko Hamamoto ,  Peter L. Cheng ,  Takao Aichi ,  Kazuyuki Masumoto ,  Akitoshi Yamada

IPC分类号： G03H1500

CPC分类号： B65H7/20 ,  B41J11/425 ,  B65H2511/414 ,  B65H2513/10 ,  B65H2801/12 ,  B65H2220/01 ,  B65H2220/02

摘要： A printer in which the speed at which the recording medium is loaded into the printer prior to printing, at which the recording medium is moved through the printer during printing, and at which the recording medium is ejected from the printer after printing, are automatically selected based upon existing print modes and printing-related conditions, and which provides for concurrent pre-printing processes and tasks to occur during the loading of the recording medium.

摘要翻译： 一种打印机，其中自动选择在打印之前将记录介质装入打印机中的速度，在打印期间记录介质在打印期间移动通过打印机，并且在打印之后将记录介质从打印机中排出的速度被自动选择 基于现有的打印模式和打印相关条件，并且其提供在加载记录介质期间发生的并行预打印处理和任务。

公开(公告)号：US06594028B1

公开(公告)日：2003-07-15

申请号：US09291010

申请日：1999-04-14

申请人： Akihiko Hamamoto ,  Peter L. Cheng ,  Steven Noyes ,  Tetsu Kaneko ,  Takao Aichi ,  Kazuyuki Masumoto ,  Akitoshi Yamada

发明人： Akihiko Hamamoto ,  Peter L. Cheng ,  Steven Noyes ,  Tetsu Kaneko ,  Takao Aichi ,  Kazuyuki Masumoto ,  Akitoshi Yamada

IPC分类号： G06E1500

CPC分类号： G06F3/1204 ,  G06F3/1208 ,  G06F3/1229 ,  G06F3/1253 ,  G06F3/1284

摘要： A printer driver executable in a computer connectable to a driven printer. In response to initiation of a print job, the print driver obtains current status of the printer. Based on the status of the printer, the print driver modifies operational parameters of the printer prior to commencement of the print job, so that the operational parameters are different from default ones of such parameters. In addition, the print driver modifies its own operational sequence based on the printer status, so that the operational sequence of the printer is different from a default sequence without such status information.

摘要翻译： 可连接到驱动打印机的计算机中可执行的打印机驱动程序。 响应于打印作业的开始，打印机驱动器获得打印机的当前状态。 基于打印机的状态，打印驱动程序在打印作业开始之前修改打印机的操作参数，使得操作参数与这些参数中的默认参数不同。 此外，打印驱动程序根据打印机状态来修改其自身的操作顺序，使得打印机的操作顺序不同于没有这种状态信息的默认序列。

公开(公告)号：US06587038B2

公开(公告)日：2003-07-01

申请号：US09886089

申请日：2001-06-22

申请人： Peter L. Cheng ,  Akihiko Hamamoto ,  Takao Aichi

发明人： Peter L. Cheng ,  Akihiko Hamamoto ,  Takao Aichi

IPC分类号： G08B300

CPC分类号： B41J29/46

摘要： A system and method for generating an audible sound in an imaging device is provided, the device having an electronic motor controllable by a first operation sequence to perform a first function. When a condition is detected for which an audible sound is to be generated as notification of the condition, a motor is rotated according to a second operation sequence so as to create the audible sound as notification of the condition, wherein the second operation sequence causes the motor to rotate in a manner, other than the motor rotation resulting from the first operation sequence, so as to cause the motor to perform only the notification function.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于在成像装置中产生可听见的声音的系统和方法，该装置具有可由第一操作序列控制的电子马达，以执行第一功能。 当检测到将产生可听见的声音的状况作为条件的通知时，电动机根据第二操作顺序旋转，以便产生可听见的声音作为条件的通知，其中第二操作顺序使得 电动机以除了由第一操作顺序产生的电动机旋转之外的方式旋转，以使电动机仅执行通知功能。

公开(公告)号：US06557961B2

公开(公告)日：2003-05-06

申请号：US09886088

申请日：2001-06-22

申请人： Peter L. Cheng ,  Akihiko Hamamoto ,  Takao Aichi

发明人： Peter L. Cheng ,  Akihiko Hamamoto ,  Takao Aichi

IPC分类号： B41J2938

CPC分类号： B41J2/04543 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/04588 ,  B41J2/04591 ,  B41J11/008

摘要： A method of preventing printing artifacts by detecting a distance between the print head and the recording medium as the print head and the recording medium and utilizes the detected distance in determining an adjusted ink ejection frequency. The adjusted ejection frequency for each print head scan position may be stored in a look up table.

摘要翻译： 通过检测作为打印头和记录介质的打印头和记录介质之间的距离来防止打印伪影的方法，并且在确定调整的喷墨频率时利用检测到的距离。 每个打印头扫描位置的调整喷射频率可以存储在查找表中。

公开(公告)号：US6108101A

公开(公告)日：2000-08-22

申请号：US857186

申请日：1997-05-15

申请人： Peter L. Cheng ,  Tetsuya Kawanabe ,  Hiroyuki Ueda

发明人： Peter L. Cheng ,  Tetsuya Kawanabe ,  Hiroyuki Ueda

IPC分类号： B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/525 ,  G06K15/02 ,  G06F15/00

CPC分类号： B41J2/17546 ,  B41J2/525 ,  G06K15/02 ,  G06K15/1894 ,  G06K15/1896 ,  G06K15/1898 ,  G06K2215/008

摘要： A printing method is provided for use with a printer which reads and then outputs to a printer head a fixed number of bits at a time so as to permit the printer to use a printer head having a number of nozzles which is different than the fixed number of bits. According to this technique, bit data corresponding to an image band to be printed is obtained, the band including multiple pixel arrays, the pixels in each pixel array being arranged in a manner similar to the nozzles in a printer head. In a first loading step, bit data for m pixels of an i-th pixel array are loaded into a register in the printer head, m being a predetermined integer, and i being an arbitrary integer. In a second loading step, bit data for n pixels of an (i+1)-th pixel array are loaded into the register in the printer head, n being a predetermined integer. Finally, the printer head is caused to print an array of dots based on the contents of a register which includes the bit data loaded pursuant to the first and second loading steps, the printed array of dots corresponding to the i-th pixel array.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种与打印机一起使用的打印方法，该打印机一次读取并且然后向打印头输出固定数量的位，以便允许打印机使用具有与固定数量不同的多个喷嘴的打印机头 的位。 根据该技术，获得与要打印的图像带相对应的位数据，该带包括多个像素阵列，每个像素阵列中的像素以类似于打印头中的喷嘴的方式布置。 在第一加载步骤中，第i个像素阵列的m个像素的位数据被加载到打印机头中的寄存器中，m是预定整数，i是任意整数。 在第二加载步骤中，第（i + 1）个像素阵列的n个像素的位数据被加载到打印机头中的寄存器中，n是预定的整数。 最后，基于包括根据第一和第二加载步骤加载的位数据的寄存器的内容，打印机头被打印出点阵列，打印的阵列对应于第i个像素阵列。

公开(公告)号：US06421581B1

公开(公告)日：2002-07-16

申请号：US09660352

申请日：2000-09-12

申请人： Akihiko Hamamoto ,  Akitoshi Yamada ,  Peter L. Cheng ,  Takao Aichi ,  Hiromitsu Hirabayashi

发明人： Akihiko Hamamoto ,  Akitoshi Yamada ,  Peter L. Cheng ,  Takao Aichi ,  Hiromitsu Hirabayashi

IPC分类号： G06F700

CPC分类号： B41J13/0018

摘要： Feeding a plurality of successive sheets of a recording medium by calculating an expected time for a page end detection of a current sheet, and feeding a next sheet of the successive sheets in accordance with the calculated time, but prior to detection of the page end of the current sheet. Calculating the expected time may be detecting the page end for the current sheet, and mathematically filtering the page end detection of the current sheet with a current estimate of expected time for page end detection of the next sheet. The current estimate may be initialized after a first sheet of the successive sheets with a page end detection of the first sheet. The feeding of the next sheet may be controlled by controlling a time between the current sheet and the next sheet based on a time between the page end detection of the current sheet and a detection of the next sheet so as to obtain and maintain the time within a target range. Whether the page end detection of the current sheet is detected within a threshold amount of time after feeding of the next sheet has commenced may be determined, and where the page end of the current sheet is not detected within the threshold, the feeding of the next sheet is interrupted and a recovery process is engaged. The recovery process may be waiting for a page end detection of the current sheet and re-initiating feeding of the next sheet.

摘要翻译： 通过计算当前纸张的页面结束检测的预期时间，并根据计算出的时间，但是在检测到页面结束之前，向下一张连续纸张馈送多个连续的记录介质片材 当前工作表。 计算期望时间可以是检测当前工作表的页面结束，并用当前的预期时间估计来过滤当前纸张的页面末端检测，以便下一张纸张的页面结束检测。 可以在具有第一页的页面结束检测的连续页的第一页之后初始化当前估计。 可以通过基于当前纸张的页面末端检测与下一纸张的检测之间的时间来控制当前纸张和下一纸张之间的时间来控制下一张纸张的进纸，以便获得并保持下一张纸张的时间 目标范围。 可以确定在开始下一张纸的供给之后的阈值时间内是否检测到当前纸张的页面结束检测，并且在阈值内未检测到当前纸张的页面结束的情况下， 工作表中断，并进行恢复过程。 恢复过程可能是等待当前页的页面结束检测并重新启动下一页的馈送。