Method and apparatus for detecting an absence of print media
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for detecting an absence of print media 有权
    用于检测不存在打印介质的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07325801B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-02-05

    申请号:US10867439

    申请日:2004-06-14

    IPC分类号: B65H7/08

    摘要: A method and apparatus for detecting the absence of print media in an imaging device, such as a printer. The printer includes a print mechanism, a media tray for supplying sheets of print media to the printer, and a pick mechanism for moving the sheets of print media from the media tray to the print mechanism. The pick mechanism includes a pick roller, a pick motor that rotates the pick roller, and a controller in communication with the pick motor. Rotating the pick roller when there are no sheets of print media in the media tray causes the pick motor to stall. The controller produces a signal when the motor stalls indicating to the user that the printer is out of print media. A rotational position encoder coupled to the pick mechanism and in communication with the controller can be used to provide pick motor stall detection.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于检测诸如打印机的成像装置中不存在打印介质的方法和装置。 打印机包括打印机构,用于向打印机提供打印介质的介质托盘以及用于将打印介质片从介质托盘移动到打印机构的拾取机构。 拾取机构包括拾取辊,旋转拾取辊的拾取电动机和与拾取电动机连通的控制器。 当介质托盘中没有打印介质时,旋转拾纸辊会导致拾音电机停转。 当电机停止时,控制器产生一个信号,指示用户打印机不在打印介质中。 耦合到拾取机构并与控制器通信的旋转位置编码器可用于提供拾取电机失速检测。

    Methods and systems for compensation of media indexing errors in a printing device
    3.
    发明授权
    Methods and systems for compensation of media indexing errors in a printing device 有权
    打印设备中媒体索引误差补偿的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US06830399B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-12-14

    申请号:US10389052

    申请日:2003-03-14

    IPC分类号: B41J1142

    摘要: Methods and systems are provided for compensating for media indexing errors in a printing device. In one embodiment, the method comprises identifying a desired amount by which the print receiving medium should be indexed in order to print at the next location for the image being printed. The method further comprises determining an ideal indexing command for causing the indexing command based upon a compensation factor in order to compensate for imperfections in the indexing system. In this embodiment, the ideal indexing command is adjusted only once per indexing of the print receiving medium by the desired amount, and the adjusted ideal indexing command is utilized to move a roller and to index the receiving medium by the desired amount in order to print at the next location for the image being printed.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于补偿打印设备中的介质索引误差的方法和系统。 在一个实施例中,该方法包括识别打印接收介质应被索引的期望量,以便在正在打印的图像的下一个位置打印。 该方法还包括确定用于基于补偿因子引起索引命令的理想索引命令,以补偿索引系统中的缺陷。 在本实施例中,理想的分度指令仅在打印接收介质的索引期间调整一次所需的量,并且利用调整后的理想分度指令来移动滚筒并将接收介质索引所需的量以便打印 在打印图像的下一个位置。

    Handheld printer minimizing printing defects
    4.
    发明授权
    Handheld printer minimizing printing defects 有权
    手持打印机可最大限度地减少打印缺陷

    公开(公告)号:US07682017B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-23

    申请号:US11431883

    申请日:2006-05-10

    IPC分类号: B41J3/36

    摘要: Methods and apparatus include a handheld printer manipulated back and forth by an operator during use to print an image. An inkjet printhead of the printer has a plurality of fluid firing actuators arranged in a substantial column. A controller communicates with the printhead to identify active actuators given to fire at a particular time during use to print the image. However, to prevent unsightly print quality from occurring during overlapping adjacent print swaths, for example, certain of the identified actuators are prevented from firing. Especially, actuators in the column further from a center of the column fire less frequently than those closer to the center. A position sensor is also used to locate the printhead relative to the image. The controller correlates the position to the printhead and actuators and fires the active actuators or not.

    摘要翻译: 方法和装置包括在使用期间由操作者在打印图像期间来回操作的手持式打印机。 打印机的喷墨打印头具有布置在实质柱中的多个流体喷射致动器。 控制器与打印头进行通信,以识别在使用期间特定时间给予火灾的主动执行器以打印图像。 然而,为了防止在重叠的相邻打印条带期间发生不好的打印质量,例如,某些所识别的致动器被防止燃烧。 特别地,柱中更远离柱的致动器比靠近中心的致动器的频率更低。 位置传感器也用于相对于图像定位打印头。 控制器将位置与打印头和执行器相关联,并激活主动执行器。

    Method for providing imaging substance for use in an imaging device via a virtual replenishment
    5.
    发明授权
    Method for providing imaging substance for use in an imaging device via a virtual replenishment 有权
    用于通过虚拟补充提供用于成像装置的成像物质的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07469107B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-12-23

    申请号:US10625383

    申请日:2003-07-23

    IPC分类号: G03G21/18 G07F17/00 G07F17/16

    摘要: A method for providing a virtual replenishing of a supply item with an imaging substance includes the steps communicating to a database a first serial number associated with a first supply item; comparing the first serial number with a plurality of serial numbers stored in the database; receiving from the database one of a first data indicating non-correspondence between the first serial number with one of the plurality of serial numbers and a second data indicating correspondence between the first serial number with one of the plurality of serial numbers, wherein the second data includes a verification key; and if the verification key corresponds to the first key stored in the memory associated with the first supply item, then performing the step of allocating at least a portion of a surplus amount of the imaging substance contained in the first supply item for use.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于提供具有成像物质的供应物品的虚拟补充的方法,包括与数据库通信与第一供应物品相关联的第一序列号的步骤; 将第一序列号与存储在数据库中的多个序列号进行比较; 从所述数据库接收指示所述第一序列号与所述多个序列号中的一个之间的不一致的第一数据和指示所述第一序列号与所述多个序列号中的一个之间的对应关系的第二数据,其中所述第二数据 包括验证密钥; 并且如果验证键对应于存储在与第一供应项目相关联的存储器中的第一密钥,则执行分配包含在第一供应项目中的剩余量的成像物质的至少一部分以供使用的步骤。