Methods and arrangements for providing and using printer configuration status information
    1.
    发明授权
    Methods and arrangements for providing and using printer configuration status information 有权
    提供和使用打印机配置状态信息的方法和安排

    公开(公告)号:US07099034B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-29

    申请号:US11005134

    申请日:2004-12-06

    IPC分类号: G06F3/12 G06F15/00

    摘要: Methods and arrangements are provided for use in a printer and associated computer(s). The printer is configured to periodically and/or automatically detect when changes are being made to a print media supply tray and output/display the current configuration of the print media supply tray for use by the user and/or programs running on the computer. The current configuration of the print tray is determined using detectable mechanisms that are either hardware and/or software implemented. The configuration of the supply tray is displayed to the user via the printer display, a tray-mounted display, and/or though a graphical user interface (GUI) on the computer. The configuration is defined by at least the size and type of the print media associated with the supply tray.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于打印机和相关计算机的方法和装置。 打印机被配置为周期性地和/或自动地检测何时对打印介质供应托盘进行改变,并且输出/显示打印介质供应托盘的当前配置以供在计算机上运行的用户和/或程序使用。 使用可实现的硬件和/或软件的可检测机制来确定打印托盘的当前配置。 通过打印机显示器,托盘显示器和/或通过计算机上的图形用户界面(GUI)向用户显示供应托盘的配置。 该配置至少由与供应托盘相关联的打印介质的尺寸和类型来定义。

    Methods and arrangements for providing and using printer configuration status information
    2.
    发明申请
    Methods and arrangements for providing and using printer configuration status information 有权
    提供和使用打印机配置状态信息的方法和安排

    公开(公告)号:US20050084314A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-04-21

    申请号:US11005134

    申请日:2004-12-06

    IPC分类号: G06F3/12 B41J11/58

    摘要: Methods and arrangements are provided for use in a printer and associated computer(s). The printer is configured to periodically and/or automatically detect when changes are being made to a print media supply tray and output/display the current configuration of the print media supply tray for use by the user and/or programs running on the computer. The current configuration of the print tray is determined using detectable mechanisms that are either hardware and/or software implemented. The configuration of the supply tray is displayed to the user via the printer display, a tray-mounted display, and/or though a graphical user interface (GUI) on the computer. The configuration is defined by at least the size and type of the print media associated with the supply tray.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于打印机和相关计算机的方法和装置。 打印机被配置为周期性地和/或自动地检测何时对打印介质供应托盘进行改变,并且输出/显示打印介质供应托盘的当前配置以供在计算机上运行的用户和/或程序使用。 使用可实现的硬件和/或软件的可检测机制来确定打印托盘的当前配置。 通过打印机显示器,托盘显示器和/或通过计算机上的图形用户界面(GUI)向用户显示供应托盘的配置。 该配置至少由与供应托盘相关联的打印介质的尺寸和类型来定义。

    Methods and arrangements for improved paper handling based on printer configuration status information
    3.
    发明授权
    Methods and arrangements for improved paper handling based on printer configuration status information 有权
    基于打印机配置状态信息改进纸张处理的方法和布置

    公开(公告)号:US06646758B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-11-11

    申请号:US09495153

    申请日:2000-01-31

    IPC分类号: G06K1500

    摘要: Methods and arrangements are provided for use in a printer and associated computer(s). The printer is configured to overcome potential print job configuration errors by gathering current printer configuration status data with respect to the available print media and comparing the current print media to the requested print media to make decisions that are likely to provide the user with the appropriate print media. The methods and arrangements provide for additional print media handling capabilities associated with certain types of orientation-dependent print media and simplex and/or duplex printing requirements. The user is only asked to manually intervene when the print media is unavailable or cannot be readily determined from the print job. When this occurs, the additional configuration information that is gathered can be provided to the user to assist with the manual intervention.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于打印机和相关计算机的方法和装置。 打印机被配置为通过相对于可用的打印介质收集当前打印机配置状态数据并将当前打印介质与所请求的打印介质进行比较以做出可能向用户提供适当打印的决定来克服潜在的打印作业配置错误 媒体。 这些方法和布置提供了与某些类型的取向相关的打印介质和单面和/或双面打印要求相关联的附加打印介质处理能力。 只有当打印介质不可用或不能从打印作业中容易地确定时,才要求用户手动介入。 当发生这种情况时,可以向用户提供收集的附加配置信息以辅助手动干预。

    Methods and arrangement for providing and using printer configuration status information
    4.
    发明授权
    Methods and arrangement for providing and using printer configuration status information 有权
    提供和使用打印机配置状态信息的方法和布置

    公开(公告)号:US06850337B1

    公开(公告)日:2005-02-01

    申请号:US09495089

    申请日:2000-01-31

    IPC分类号: G06F3/12 G06F13/00 G06K15/02

    摘要: Methods and arrangements are provided for use in a printer and associated computer(s). The printer is configured to periodically and/or automatically detect when changes are being made to a print media supply tray and output/display the current configuration of the print media supply tray for use by the user and/or programs running on the computer. The current configuration of the print tray is determined using detectable mechanisms that are either hardware and/or software implemented. The configuration of the supply tray is displayed to the user via the printer display, a tray-mounted display, and/or though a graphical user interface (GUI) on the computer. The configuration is defined by at least the size and type of the print media associated with the supply tray.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于打印机和相关计算机的方法和装置。 打印机被配置为周期性地和/或自动地检测何时对打印介质供应托盘进行改变,并且输出/显示打印介质供应托盘的当前配置以供在计算机上运行的用户和/或程序使用。 使用可实现的硬件和/或软件的可检测机制来确定打印托盘的当前配置。 通过打印机显示器,托盘显示器和/或通过计算机上的图形用户界面(GUI)向用户显示供应托盘的配置。 该配置至少由与供应托盘相关联的打印介质的尺寸和类型来定义。