Exchanging asynchronous system information using optical transmission
    2.
    发明授权
    Exchanging asynchronous system information using optical transmission 失效
    使用光传输交换异步系统信息

    公开(公告)号:US07483630B1

    公开(公告)日:2009-01-27

    申请号:US12044960

    申请日:2008-03-08

    IPC分类号: H04B10/24

    CPC分类号: H04B10/801

    摘要: A method for sending and receiving asynchronous signals using optical techniques. The present invention implements open-drain circuit signaling utilizing a Finite State Machine and additional logic to reduce power requirements when transmitting asynchronous information via an optical transmission line. An embodiment exploits the 8 bit/10 bit encoder to detect errors and signal the beginning of valid data along the transmission line. The asynchronous signals may be transmitted during transitions in the Finite State Machine.

    摘要翻译: 一种使用光学技术发送和接收异步信号的方法。 本发明利用有限状态机实现开放漏极电路信号,并且通过光传输线传输异步信息时,采用附加逻辑来减少功率需求。 一个实施例利用8位/ 10位编码器来检测错误并且沿着传输线信号起始有效数据。 异步信号可以在有限状态机中的转换期间传输。

    Methods and apparatus for optical modulation amplitude measurement
    3.
    发明申请
    Methods and apparatus for optical modulation amplitude measurement 审中-公开
    用于光调制幅度测量的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20060222370A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-10-05

    申请号:US11068661

    申请日:2005-02-28

    IPC分类号: H04B10/00 G01R31/26

    CPC分类号: G01M11/333 G01M11/30

    摘要: Techniques for measuring optical modulation amplitude (OMA) are disclosed. For example, a technique for measuring an OMA value associated with an input signal includes the following steps/operations. The input signal is applied to a photodetector, wherein the photodetector is calibrated to have a given responsivity value R, and further wherein the photodetector generates an output signal in response to the input signal. The output signal from the photodetector is applied to a radio frequency (RF) power meter, wherein the RF power meter measures the root mean squared (RMS) power value of the output signal received from the photodetector. The OMA value associated with the input signal is determined in response to the root mean squared (RMS) power value measured by the RF power meter. The OMA value may be determined as a function of a factor F derived from a relationship between an amplitude of a data signal and the RMS value of the data signal.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于测量光调制幅度(OMA)的技术。 例如,用于测量与输入信号相关联的OMA值的技术包括以下步骤/操作。 输入信号被施加到光电检测器,其中光电检测器被校准为具有给定的响应度值R,并且其中光电检测器响应于输入信号产生输出信号。 来自光电检测器的输出信号被施加到射频(RF)功率计,其中RF功率计测量从光电检测器接收的输出信号的均方根(RMS)功率值。 响应于由RF功率计测得的均方根(RMS)功率值,确定与输入信号相关的OMA值。 可以根据数据信号的幅度与数据信号的RMS值之间的关系导出的因子F的函数来确定OMA值。

    System and method for efficient donor material use
    4.
    发明申请
    System and method for efficient donor material use 有权
    有效供体材料使用的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060181596A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-17

    申请号:US11060177

    申请日:2005-02-17

    IPC分类号: B41J2/32

    CPC分类号: B41J3/54 B41J2/325

    摘要: A method for operating more than one thermal printer adapted to print images by transferring donor material from patches of donor material from a donor ribbon onto a receiver medium, each printer being operable to print images in a manner that exhausts a full donor patch or a fractional donor patch during printing. In accordance with the method, a print order is received and it is determined whether a fractional donor patch set is available for printing at each printer. Portions of the print order are directed to the printers in a pattern that minimizes the number of printers having donor ribbon with a fractional donor patch set available after the printing order has been executed.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于操作多于一种热敏打印机的方法,所述热敏打印机适于通过将施主材料从施主材料的补片从施主色带传送到接收介质上来打印图像,每个打印机可操作以以排出完整供体贴片或分数 捐赠者补丁。 根据该方法,接收打印命令,并且确定是否可以在每个打印机处打印分数施主补丁集。 打印命令的一部分以打印命令执行后可用的分数施主补片集最小化具有供体色带的打印机的数量的图案被定向到打印机。

    System and method for efficient donor material use
    5.
    发明申请
    System and method for efficient donor material use 审中-公开
    有效供体材料使用的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070024693A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-02-01

    申请号:US11192346

    申请日:2005-07-28

    IPC分类号: B41J2/325

    CPC分类号: B41J2/325 B41J2/355

    摘要: Thermal printing systems, thermal printers and methods for printing are provided. A print order is received at a printer driving device. The printer driving device forms a set of page data streams. Each page data stream comprises image data representing one image from the print order in a format that can be used by a printer. The printer prints images by transferring donor material for patches of donor material from a donor ribbon onto a receiver medium. The printer is operable to print images in a manner that exhausts a full donor patch set or fractional donor patch set. Printing is performed using donor material from a fractional donor patch set when it is determined at the printer that an image from a page data stream can be printed using a fractional donor patch set and when it is determined that a fractional donor patch set is available for printing.

    摘要翻译: 提供热敏打印系统,热敏打印机和打印方法。 在打印机驱动装置处接收打印命令。 打印机驱动装置形成一组页数据流。 每个页面数据流包括以可由打印机使用的格式的来自打印指令的一个图像的图像数据。 打印机通过将施主材料的供体材料从供体丝带转移到接收介质上来打印图像。 打印机可操作地以排出完整供体补片组或分数施主补片组的方式打印图像。 当在打印机确定来自页数据流的图像可以使用分数施主补片集打印时,当确定分数施主补片集可用于 打印。