公开(公告)号：US06976084B2

公开(公告)日：2005-12-13

申请号：US10022924

申请日：2001-12-18

申请人： Richard A. Pineau ,  Sandra B. Lawrence

发明人： Richard A. Pineau ,  Sandra B. Lawrence

IPC分类号： G06F3/12 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/56 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04M11/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06F3/1204 ,  G06F3/1205 ,  G06F3/1208 ,  G06F3/1236 ,  G06F3/1243 ,  G06F3/1288 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/06 ,  H04L67/28 ,  H04L67/2838 ,  H04L67/2842 ,  H04L69/329 ,  H04W4/00

摘要： Techniques are disclosed for coupling a printer to a communications network (such as the a Plain Old Telephone Service network), downloading printing information (such as a digital image) to the printer over the communications network, and using the printer to print output based on the printing information. A user may use the printer to connect to a printing server that serves the printing information. Prior to transmission of the printing information to the printer, the printing server may process the printing information to tailor the printing information based on the capabilities of the printer. The printing server may communicate with the printer using one or more printing protocols. The printer may be equipped with a controller for communicating according to the printing protocol. Downloads of printing information to the printer may be interrupted and subsequently resumed from the point of interruption.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于将打印机耦合到通信网络（例如普通老式电话服务网络）的技术，通过通信网络将打印信息（例如数字图像）下载到打印机，以及使用打印机基于 打印信息。 用户可以使用打印机连接到服务于打印信息的打印服务器。 在将打印信息传送到打印机之前，打印服务器可以处理打印信息以根据打印机的能力来定制打印信息。 打印服务器可以使用一个或多个打印协议与打印机进行通信。 打印机可以配备有根据打印协议进行通信的控制器。 打印机的打印信息的下载可能被中断，随后从中断点恢复。

公开(公告)号：US20090128613A1

公开(公告)日：2009-05-21

申请号：US12271571

申请日：2008-11-14

申请人： Alain Bouchard ,  Brian D. Busch ,  Daniel P. Bybell ,  Anemarie DeYoung ,  Sandra B. Lawrence ,  Michael L. Reisch ,  Suhail S. Saquib ,  Dana F. Schuh ,  Stephen J. Telfer ,  Jay E. Thornton ,  William T. Vetterling ,  Michael S. Viola

发明人： Alain Bouchard ,  Brian D. Busch ,  Daniel P. Bybell ,  Anemarie DeYoung ,  Sandra B. Lawrence ,  Michael L. Reisch ,  Suhail S. Saquib ,  Dana F. Schuh ,  Stephen J. Telfer ,  Jay E. Thornton ,  William T. Vetterling ,  Michael S. Viola

IPC分类号： B41J2/355

CPC分类号： B41J2/3555 ,  B41J2/325 ,  B41J2/36 ,  G07F17/26 ,  H04N1/00132 ,  H04N1/00167 ,  H04N1/00169 ,  H04N1/00188 ,  H04N1/34 ,  H04N2201/0065

摘要： A thermal printer is disclosed which includes a plurality of thermal print heads, each of the plurality of thermal print heads being operable to print a distinct one of a plurality of colors. The plurality of thermal print heads may print output at a plurality of spatial resolutions. The thermal printer may include dot size varying means for varying perceived levels of color printed by the thermal printer by varying sizes of dots printed by the plurality of thermal print heads. The printer may perform various image processing steps on an image to be printed, such as tone scale adjustment, thermal history control, and common mode voltage correction, to improve the perceived quality of the printed image. The thermal printer may be incorporated into a digital photo-printing vending machine for printing images provided by a customer.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种热敏打印机，其包括多个热打印头，多个热打印头中的每一个可操作以打印多种颜色中的不同的一种。 多个热敏打印头可以以多个空间分辨率打印输出。 热敏打印机可以包括点尺寸变化装置，用于通过改变由多个热打印头打印的点的尺寸来改变由热敏打印机印刷的颜色的感知水平。 打印机可以对要打印的图像执行各种图像处理步骤，例如色阶调节，热历史控制和共模电压校正，以提高打印图像的感知质量。 热敏打印机可以结合到用于打印客户提供的图像的数字照片打印自动售货机中。

公开(公告)号：US06842186B2

公开(公告)日：2005-01-11

申请号：US10080883

申请日：2002-02-22

申请人： Alain Bouchard ,  Brian D. Busch ,  Daniel P. Bybell ,  Anemarie DeYoung ,  Sandra B. Lawrence ,  Michael L. Reisch ,  Suhail S. Saquib ,  Dana F. Schuh ,  Stephen J. Telfer ,  Jay E. Thornton ,  William T. Vetterling ,  Michael S. Viola

发明人： Alain Bouchard ,  Brian D. Busch ,  Daniel P. Bybell ,  Anemarie DeYoung ,  Sandra B. Lawrence ,  Michael L. Reisch ,  Suhail S. Saquib ,  Dana F. Schuh ,  Stephen J. Telfer ,  Jay E. Thornton ,  William T. Vetterling ,  Michael S. Viola

IPC分类号： B41J2/325 ,  B41J2/36 ,  G07F17/26 ,  H04N1/00 ,  B41J2/37

CPC分类号： B41J2/3555 ,  B41J2/325 ,  B41J2/36 ,  G07F17/26 ,  H04N1/00132 ,  H04N1/00167 ,  H04N1/00169 ,  H04N1/00188 ,  H04N1/34 ,  H04N2201/0065

摘要： A thermal printer is disclosed which includes a plurality of thermal print heads, each of the plurality of thermal print heads being operable to print a distinct one of a plurality of colors. The plurality of thermal print heads may print output at a plurality of spatial resolutions. The thermal printer may include dot size varying means for varying perceived levels of color printed by the thermal printer by varying sizes of dots printed by the plurality of thermal print heads. The printer may perform various image processing steps on an image to be printed, such as tone scale adjustment, thermal history control, and common mode voltage correction, to improve the perceived quality of the printed image. The thermal printer may be incorporated into a digital photo-printing vending machine for printing images provided by a customer.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种热敏打印机，其包括多个热打印头，多个热打印头中的每一个可操作以打印多种颜色中的不同的一种。 多个热敏打印头可以以多个空间分辨率打印输出。 热敏打印机可以包括点尺寸变化装置，用于通过改变由多个热打印头打印的点的尺寸来改变由热敏打印机印刷的颜色的感知水平。 打印机可以对要打印的图像执行各种图像处理步骤，例如色阶调节，热历史控制和共模电压校正，以提高打印图像的感知质量。 热敏打印机可以结合到用于打印客户提供的图像的数字照片打印自动售货机中。