公开(公告)号：US06259084B1

公开(公告)日：2001-07-10

申请号：US09389206

申请日：1999-09-02

申请人： Richard L Kochis ,  Dan L Dalton ,  Robert W Moss ,  Brian L Hastings ,  Thomas C Oliver

发明人： Richard L Kochis ,  Dan L Dalton ,  Robert W Moss ,  Brian L Hastings ,  Thomas C Oliver

IPC分类号： H04N314

CPC分类号： H04N1/047 ,  H04N1/107

摘要： The invention relates in general to providing greater accuracy in scanning and digital reproduction of images. More specifically, the invention acts to improve the precision of optical data by substantially eliminating sensor drift or “dark current” and acts to improve the accuracy in identification of the position at which various optical samples are taken by determining and correcting for the lag time inherent in initiating and executing a sampling operation.

摘要翻译： 本发明一般涉及提供更高精度的图像扫描和数字再现。 更具体地，本发明通过基本上消除传感器漂移或“暗电流”来提高光学数据的精度，并通过确定和校正固有的滞后时间来提高识别各种光学样本的位置的准确性 在启动和执行采样操作。

公开(公告)号：US5280585A

公开(公告)日：1994-01-18

申请号：US590878

申请日：1990-09-28

申请人： Richard L. Kochis ,  Michael D. Erickson

发明人： Richard L. Kochis ,  Michael D. Erickson

IPC分类号： G06F3/12 ,  G06F15/16 ,  G06F15/177 ,  G06F13/14

CPC分类号： G06F3/1296

摘要： Disclosed is a switch that allows a peripheral device, such as a PCL printer, to be shared by multiple computer systems. The switch connects to each of the computer systems, and also to the peripheral device being shared. The first system is considered the primary user of the peripheral device, so when the second system requests access to the peripheral device, the switch causes the peripheral device to save its state temporarily while the second system uses the device. When the second system's use is complete, the switch causes the peripheral device to restore its state to the last state established by the first system. Therefore, the first system need not know that the other system used the peripheral device, since the state of the peripheral device appears unchanged from the last time the first system used the device.

摘要翻译： 公开了允许诸如PCL打印机的外围设备由多个计算机系统共享的开关。 交换机连接到每个计算机系统，并且还连接到被共享的外围设备。 第一系统被认为是外围设备的主要用户，因此当第二系统请求访问外围设备时，交换机使得外围设备在第二个系统使用该设备时暂时保存其状态。 当第二系统的使用完成时，交换机使外围设备将其状态恢复到由第一系统建立的最后状态。 因此，第一系统不需要知道其他系统使用外围设备，因为外围设备的状态与上一次系统使用设备的时间不同。

公开(公告)号：US5239389A

公开(公告)日：1993-08-24

申请号：US722761

申请日：1991-06-27

申请人： Richard L. Kochis ,  Brian L. Hastings

发明人： Richard L. Kochis ,  Brian L. Hastings

IPC分类号： H04N1/00

CPC分类号： H04N1/00005 ,  H04N1/00002 ,  H04N1/00031 ,  H04N1/00053 ,  H04N1/00063

摘要： Disclosed is a system that accepts data, either from a facsimile scanner or from a computer file, and allows the data to be printed before being sent to a remote facsimile device. The system reads the data, converts the data to a bit mapped raster image if necessary, and prints the data locally before it is sent to the remote facsimile receiving device. The local print resolution for printing the data is selectable, and the system will convert the data into a form suitable for printing that resolution on the local printer. If the local printer can print at a higher resolution, the data is scaled to allow the printing to appear at the desired facsimile resolution to allow the user to evaluate the quality of the data prior to the data being sent.

公开(公告)号：US5199063A

公开(公告)日：1993-03-30

申请号：US648516

申请日：1991-02-01

申请人： Michael D. Erickson ,  Richard L. Kochis

发明人： Michael D. Erickson ,  Richard L. Kochis

IPC分类号： H04M1/56 ,  H04M11/00 ,  H04N1/00 ,  H04N1/32

CPC分类号： H04N1/32122 ,  H04N1/32037 ,  H04N1/32058 ,  H04N2201/3205 ,  H04N2201/3209 ,  H04N2201/3271

摘要： A facsimile device (also called a fax machine), having programmable autodial capabilities, which automatically generates legible telephone directory labels. The fax machine of the present invention has a window for displaying the telephone directory label and a memory for storing programmed telephone numbers and names. The fax machine also has a port which is connected to a printer. To automatically generate the telephone directory label, the fax machine accesses the memory for the programmed telephone numbers and names. Then, the fax machine causes the printer to print the telephone directory label by sending commands and the programmed telephone numbers and names to the printer.

公开(公告)号：US06633332B1

公开(公告)日：2003-10-14

申请号：US09311517

申请日：1999-05-13

申请人： Kevin W Nay ,  Michael Andrews ,  Richard L Kochis

发明人： Kevin W Nay ,  Michael Andrews ,  Richard L Kochis

IPC分类号： H04N5225

CPC分类号： H04N1/107 ,  H04N1/00127 ,  H04N1/2112 ,  H04N2101/00 ,  H04N2201/0063

摘要： A digital camera system is provided for capturing pictures of scenery or scanning the text of a document. A lens of the digital camera system receives light from a scene, and a conversion device defines a first set of digital data based on this light. A scanning mechanism included within the digital camera system scans a document as the system is passed over the surface of the document and produces a second set of data that defines an image of the document. An audio signal interface included within the digital camera system receives an audio message and defines a third set of digital data based on the audio message. A system controller stores the first, second, and third sets of data into a storage device. If desired, the first and second sets of data may be merged together to define a combined image depicting at least a portion of the scene defined by the first set of digital data and depicting at least a portion of the document defined by the second set of digital data.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于拍摄风景照片或扫描文件文本的数字照相机系统。 数字照相机系统的透镜从场景接收光，并且转换装置基于该光定义第一组数字数据。 包括在数字照相机系统内的扫描机构在系统通过文件表面时扫描文档，并产生定义文档图像的第二组数据。 包括在数字照相机系统内的音频信号接口接收音频消息，并基于该音频消息定义第三组数字数据。 系统控制器将第一，第二和第三组数据存储到存储设备中。 如果需要，第一和第二组数据可以被合并在一起以限定描绘由第一组数字数据定义的场景的至少一部分的组合图像，并且描绘由第二组数据定义的文档的至少一部分 数字数据。

公开(公告)号：US06437548B2

公开(公告)日：2002-08-20

申请号：US09842334

申请日：2001-04-25

申请人： Eric F Aas ,  Thomas C Oliver ,  Richard L Kochis

发明人： Eric F Aas ,  Thomas C Oliver ,  Richard L Kochis

IPC分类号： G05F140

CPC分类号： H02M1/084 ,  H02M3/156 ,  H02M3/1584 ,  H02M2001/008 ,  Y10T307/414

摘要： The switching transistors in multiple switching regulators sharing the same input power source are coordinated to lower the peak current drain on the input power source. The turn on times of the transistors in each regulator are set so that each switching transistor turns on at a predetermined time in a cycle. The predetermined time for each regulator is chosen so that the maximum peak current drain on the input power source is minimized. The predetermined times may be changed on-the-fly by inputs to the system when information about current or projected output loads are known. The transistors in each regulator may also be turned on when the transistor in the previous regulator in a sequence turns off. Another embodiment lets the regulator with the largest change in input current over a cycle run independently. The other regulators then switch in a designated order, or at designated times after the first regulator turns its switch off.

摘要翻译： 协调共享相同输入电源的多个开关调节器中的开关晶体管被协调以降低输入电源上的峰值电流消耗。 每个调节器中的晶体管的导通时间被设置为使得每个开关晶体管在一个周期中的预定时间内导通。 选择每个调节器的预定时间，使得输入电源上的最大峰值电流消耗最小化。 当关于当前或预计的输出负载的信息是已知的时，可以通过输入到系统来改变预定时间。 当序列中的前一个调节器中的晶体管关断时，每个稳压器中的晶体管也可以导通。 另一个实施例使调节器在一个循环中输入电流的最大变化独立运行。 然后其他稳压器以指定的顺序切换，或者在第一个调节器关闭之后的指定时间。

公开(公告)号：US5218458A

公开(公告)日：1993-06-08

申请号：US606250

申请日：1990-10-31

申请人： Richard L. Kochis ,  Martha A. Chavez-Simmons

发明人： Richard L. Kochis ,  Martha A. Chavez-Simmons

IPC分类号： G06F13/00 ,  H04N1/00 ,  H04N1/32

CPC分类号： H04N1/00204 ,  H04N1/00206 ,  H04N2201/0067 ,  H04N2201/0068

摘要： Disclosed is a system that transmits a data file between two computer systems using facsimile transmission. The file is converted into a FAX graphical image by the transmitting system, then transmitted using a standard CCITT FAX protocol, and converted back to an ASCII format in the receiving computer system using optical character recognition (OCR). A significant advantage of this system is that it avoids the requirement that the two FAX facilities be capable of directly transmitting an ASCII file. Instead, the two FAX facilities need only be capable of using the CCITT standard FAX protocol. Another advantage is the elimination of the noise induced by the printing and re-scanning of the file during file transfer.

公开(公告)号：US5175762A

公开(公告)日：1992-12-29

申请号：US865794

申请日：1992-04-07

申请人： Richard L. Kochis ,  Brian L. Hastings

发明人： Richard L. Kochis ,  Brian L. Hastings

IPC分类号： H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04N1/00

CPC分类号： H04N1/00238 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L67/00 ,  H04N1/00206 ,  H04N1/00236 ,  H04L69/329 ,  H04N2201/0074

摘要： Disclosed is a system having a Multi-Functional Peripheral Device with a FAX transmitting facility attached to a local computer, and a compatible FAX receiving facility, with an attached printer, accessible remotely from the computer. The local computer sends a command to the local FAX transmitting facility causing it to connect to the remote FAX receiving facility. The computer then sends data to the local FAX facility, which sends the data to the remote FAX facility where it is printed on the printer. Both FAX facilities use a FAX transmission protocol, CCITT Group 3, however, they use the Non-Standard Facility (NSF) within CCITT Group 3 to transfer the file without converting it into a graphical image format.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种具有附接到本地计算机的具有传真发送设备的多功能外围设备的系统，以及具有可从计算机远程访问的附带的打印机的兼容传真接收设施。 本地计算机向本地传真机发送设备发送命令，使其连接到远程FAX接收设备。 然后，计算机将数据发送到本地传真设备，该设备将数据发送到打印机上打印的远程FAX设施。 两家传真机构都使用传真传输协议CCITT Group 3，然而，他们使用CCITT Group 3中的非标准设施（NSF）传输文件，而不将其转换为图形图像格式。

公开(公告)号：US06265855B1

公开(公告)日：2001-07-24

申请号：US09437669

申请日：1999-11-10

申请人： Eric F Aas ,  Thomas C Oliver ,  Richard L Kochis

发明人： Eric F Aas ,  Thomas C Oliver ,  Richard L Kochis

IPC分类号： G05F140

CPC分类号： H02M1/084 ,  H02M3/156 ,  H02M3/1584 ,  H02M2001/008 ,  Y10T307/414

摘要： The switching transistors in multiple switching regulators sharing the same input power source are coordinated to lower the peak current drain on the input power source. The turn on times of the transistors in each regulator are set so that each switching transistor turns on at a predetermined time in a cycle. The predetermined time for each regulator is chosen so that the maximum peak current drain on the input power source is minimized. The predetermined times may be changed on-the-fly by inputs to the system when information about current or projected output loads are known. The transistors in each regulator may also be turned on when the transistor in the previous regulator in a sequence turns off. Another embodiment lets the regulator with the largest change in input current over a cycle run independently. The other regulators then switch in a designated order, or at designated times after the first regulator turns its switch off.

公开(公告)号：US5744795A

公开(公告)日：1998-04-28

申请号：US509468

申请日：1995-07-31

申请人： Mark J. Bianchi ,  Richard L. Kochis ,  Ronald K. Kerschner ,  Dan L. Dalton

发明人： Mark J. Bianchi ,  Richard L. Kochis ,  Ronald K. Kerschner ,  Dan L. Dalton

IPC分类号： G06K7/10 ,  H04N1/04

CPC分类号： G06K7/1092 ,  G06K2207/1018

摘要： An optical scanner that employs a pulsed light source that is synchronized to the scan position by a position encoder and a pulse control system. Such a scanner has an improved image sharpness and improved image registration. Moreover, a pulsed light source in a scanner of the present invention is more efficient and uses less power, which results in various cost and power savings. Such a scanner is capable of operating off a smaller power source (battery) and is capable of running for longer periods of time off a battery than scanners with a light source that is on during the entire scanning process.

摘要翻译： 一种光学扫描仪，其采用通过位置编码器和脉冲控制系统与扫描位置同步的脉冲光源。 这种扫描仪具有改进的图像清晰度和改进的图像配准。 此外，本发明的扫描仪中的脉冲光源更有效率并且使用更少的功率，这导致各种成本和功率节省。 这样的扫描仪能够从较小的电源（电池）运行，并且能够在整个扫描过程中与光源相关的扫描仪比电池运行更长的时间。