公开(公告)号：US20060114497A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-01

申请号：US11212367

申请日：2005-08-26

申请人： David Anderson ,  Dusan Lysy ,  Steven Moore ,  Charles Radulski ,  Robert Lofthus

发明人： David Anderson ,  Dusan Lysy ,  Steven Moore ,  Charles Radulski ,  Robert Lofthus

IPC分类号： G06F3/12

CPC分类号： H04N1/233 ,  H04N1/2338 ,  H04N1/2361 ,  H04N1/295 ,  H04N1/32502 ,  H04N1/32523 ,  H04N1/32545

摘要： A printing system includes a monochrome marking engine for printing monochrome images and a color marking engine which can print both color and monochrome images. A previewer identifies attributes of the print job, for example, for each page, identifying any monochrome and color images. A user interface enables a user to select a print mode for the print job from a plurality of print modes. A scheduler is responsive to the previewer and the user interface for assigning pages of the print job among the marking engines based on the attributes of the print job and the user-selected print mode. A marking engine controller is in communication with the scheduler for controlling the at least one monochrome marking engine to render pages of the print job assigned thereto and for controlling the at least one color marking engine to render pages of the print job assigned thereto.

摘要翻译： 打印系统包括用于打印单色图像的单色打标引擎和能够打印彩色和单色图像的彩色打标引擎。 预览器识别打印作业的属性，例如，为每个页面识别任何单色和彩色图像。 用户界面使用户能够从多种打印模式中选择打印作业的打印模式。 调度器响应于预览器和用户界面，用于基于打印作业的属性和用户选择的打印模式来在打标引擎之间分配打印作业的页面。 标记引擎控制器与所述调度器通信，用于控制所述至少一个单色标记引擎，以便分配所述打印作业的页面，并且用于控制所述至少一个颜色标记引擎以分配所述打印作业的页面。

公开(公告)号：US20060066885A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-30

申请号：US11137273

申请日：2005-05-25

申请人： David Anderson ,  Charles Radulski ,  Robert Lofthus

发明人： David Anderson ,  Charles Radulski ,  Robert Lofthus

IPC分类号： G06F3/12

CPC分类号： H04N1/2323 ,  G03G15/50 ,  H04N1/2307 ,  H04N1/2338 ,  H04N1/2346 ,  H04N1/2353 ,  H04N1/2361 ,  H04N1/2392

摘要： A method of printing includes processing a print job stream to identify one or more images to be printed on a first substrate. The first substrate has a substrate attribute, such as paper weight or surface roughness, which is different from that of a second substrate. A marking engine is selected to print the identified images on the selected first substrate. An operating parameter of the marking engine is modified from a set point for the second substrate to a modified set point for the first substrate, to accommodate the substrate attribute of the selected first substrate. The identified images are sent to the selected marking engine to be printed.

摘要翻译： 打印方法包括处理打印作业流以识别要在第一基板上印刷的一个或多个图像。 第一基板具有不同于第二基板的基材属性，例如纸张重量或表面粗糙度。 选择标记引擎以在所选择的第一基板上打印所识别的图像。 将标记引擎的操作参数从第二基板的设定点修改为用于第一基板的修改的设定点，以适应所选择的第一基板的基板属性。 所识别的图像被发送到要打印的所选标记引擎。

公开(公告)号：US20050034613A1

公开(公告)日：2005-02-17

申请号：US10948509

申请日：2004-09-23

申请人： Robert Lofthus ,  Thomas Baretsky ,  Dusan Lysy

发明人： Robert Lofthus ,  Thomas Baretsky ,  Dusan Lysy

IPC分类号： B41F1/34 ,  B41F17/00 ,  B42D1/00 ,  G03G13/23

CPC分类号： G03G15/238 ,  G03G13/23 ,  G03G2215/00021

摘要： Method for printing pages within a booklet to improve the appearance of images on opposing pages includes sequencing images such that opposing pages are printed with the same print engine and/or fused the same number of times. Booklets include opposing pages having images fused the same number of times and/or printed with the same print engine as the image on the opposing page.

摘要翻译： 在小册子中打印页面以改善相对页面上的图像的外观的方法包括排序图像，使得相对的页面用相同的打印引擎打印和/或融合相同的次数。 小册子包括具有融合相同次数的图像的对面页面和/或与相对页面上的图像相同的打印引擎的打印。

公开(公告)号：US20080089710A1

公开(公告)日：2008-04-17

申请号：US11926973

申请日：2007-10-29

申请人： Robert Lofthus ,  Thomas Baretsky ,  Dusan Lysy

发明人： Robert Lofthus ,  Thomas Baretsky ,  Dusan Lysy

IPC分类号： G03G15/22

CPC分类号： G03G15/238 ,  G03G13/23 ,  G03G2215/00021

摘要： Method for printing pages within a booklet to improve the appearance of images on opposing pages includes sequencing images such that opposing pages are printed with the same print engine and/or fused the same number of times. Booklets include opposing pages having images fused the same number of times and/or printed with the same print engine as the image on the opposing page.

摘要翻译： 在小册子中打印页面以改善相对页面上的图像的外观的方法包括排序图像，使得相对的页面用相同的打印引擎打印和/或融合相同次数。 小册子包括具有融合相同次数的图像的对面页面和/或与相对页面上的图像相同的打印引擎的打印。

公开(公告)号：US20060268318A1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-30

申请号：US11137634

申请日：2005-05-25

申请人： Robert Lofthus ,  Kristine German ,  Dusan Lysy

发明人： Robert Lofthus ,  Kristine German ,  Dusan Lysy

IPC分类号： G06F3/12 ,  G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/1285 ,  G06F3/1208 ,  G06F3/124 ,  G06F3/1264

摘要： A printing system capable of concurrently processing a plurality of job streams and including one or more marking engines and multiple print media destinations is controlled by a controller that includes a jobs scheduler for determining a schedule for processing queued print jobs using the plurality of concurrent job streams. The job scheduler determines the schedule using a method including: determining a utility function dependent at least upon user preference weighting values, a system model of capabilities of the parallel printing system, and the schedule of the queued print jobs; and optimizing the utility function respective to the schedule of queued print jobs.

公开(公告)号：US20060132815A1

公开(公告)日：2006-06-22

申请号：US11069020

申请日：2005-02-28

申请人： Robert Lofthus ,  Dusan Lysy ,  Markus Fromherz ,  Kristine German ,  Stephen Hoover ,  Aaron Burry ,  Eric Hamby

发明人： Robert Lofthus ,  Dusan Lysy ,  Markus Fromherz ,  Kristine German ,  Stephen Hoover ,  Aaron Burry ,  Eric Hamby

IPC分类号： G06F3/12

CPC分类号： G06F3/1215 ,  G06F3/124 ,  G06F3/1255 ,  G06F3/1284

摘要： A printing system includes a plurality of printers, at least a first and a second of the plurality of printers printing in a first print modality. A scheduling system schedules printing of a set of pages by the plurality of printers. The set of pages, when assembled, may include pages where a high level of consistency is desired, such as facing pages or pages which are otherwise to be placed in close relationship. The scheduling system includes at least two scheduling modes, a first mode in which a consistency constraint is applied to the set of pages, and a second mode, different from the first mode, in which the consistency constraint is not applied. The printing system is configured for printing the set of pages in accordance with the first mode and in accordance with the second mode.

摘要翻译： 打印系统包括多个打印机，所述多个打印机中的至少第一和第二打印机以第一打印模式打印。 调度系统通过多个打印机调度一组页面的打印。 页面集合在组合时可以包括需要高度一致性的页面，例如面对页面或页面，否则将被放置在紧密的关系中。 调度系统包括至少两个调度模式，其中将一致性约束应用于该组页面的第一模式，以及与第一模式不同的第二模式，其中不应用一致性约束。 打印系统被配置为根据第一模式并根据第二模式来打印该组页面。

公开(公告)号：US20060067756A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-30

申请号：US11235979

申请日：2005-09-27

申请人： David Anderson ,  Steven Moore ,  Gerald Fletcher ,  Bryan Roof ,  Eric Hamby ,  Robert Lofthus

发明人： David Anderson ,  Steven Moore ,  Gerald Fletcher ,  Bryan Roof ,  Eric Hamby ,  Robert Lofthus

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2014 ,  G03G15/2021 ,  G03G2215/00021 ,  G03G2215/00805 ,  G03G2215/2077 ,  G03G2215/2083

摘要： A printing system includes first and second marking devices for applying images to print media. A primary fusing device is associated with each of the first and second marking devices for applying a primary fusing treatment to the images applied to print media by the first and second marking devices. A secondary fusing module receives printed media from the first and second marking devices, the secondary fusing module including first and second secondary fusing devices which selectively apply a further fusing treatment to the images applied to the printed media.

摘要翻译： 打印系统包括用于将图像应用于打印介质的第一和第二标记装置。 主要定影装置与第一和第二标记装置中的每一个相关联，用于对通过第一和第二标记装置施加到打印介质的图像施加主要定影处理。 辅助定影模块从第一和第二标记装置接收打印介质，次要熔化模块包括第一和第二次要熔化装置，其对应用于打印介质的图像选择性地应用另外的定影处理。

公开(公告)号：US20060067757A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-30

申请号：US11236099

申请日：2005-09-27

申请人： David Anderson ,  Steven Moore ,  Gerald Fletcher ,  Bryan Roof ,  Eric Hamby ,  Robert Lofthus

发明人： David Anderson ,  Steven Moore ,  Gerald Fletcher ,  Bryan Roof ,  Eric Hamby ,  Robert Lofthus

IPC分类号： G03G15/20

CPC分类号： G03G15/2014 ,  G03G15/2021 ,  G03G2215/00021 ,  G03G2215/00805 ,  G03G2215/2077 ,  G03G2215/2083

摘要： A printing system includes first and second marking devices for applying images to print media. A first primary fusing device is associated with the first marking device for applying a primary fusing treatment to the images applied to print media by the first marking device. A second primary fusing device is associated with the second marking device for applying a primary fusing treatment to the images applied to print media by the second marking device. At least one secondary fusing device receives printed media from the first and second marking devices. The secondary fusing device selectively applies a further fusing treatment to at least a portion of the images applied to the printed media to increase a uniformity of an appearance characteristic between printed images generated by the first marking device and the second marking device.

摘要翻译： 打印系统包括用于将图像应用于打印介质的第一和第二标记装置。 第一主要定影装置与第一标记装置相关联，用于对通过第一标记装置施加到打印介质的图像施加主要定影处理。 第二主要定影装置与第二标记装置相关联，用于对通过第二标记装置应用于打印介质的图像施加主要定影处理。 至少一个次要定影装置从第一和第二标记装置接收印刷介质。 次要定影装置选择性地对施加到打印介质的图像的至少一部分施加另外的定影处理，以增加由第一标记装置和第二标记装置产生的打印图像之间的外观特征的均匀性。

公开(公告)号：US20050158094A1

公开(公告)日：2005-07-21

申请号：US10761522

申请日：2004-01-21

申请人： Barry Mandel ,  Robert Lofthus ,  Steven Moore ,  Martin Krucinski ,  Lisbeth Quesnel

发明人： Barry Mandel ,  Robert Lofthus ,  Steven Moore ,  Martin Krucinski ,  Lisbeth Quesnel

IPC分类号： B41J29/38 ,  G03G15/00

CPC分类号： G03G15/65 ,  G03G2215/00021

摘要： A system for printing media includes a plurality of marking engines for outputting printed media in a stream, a media path system operable to transport the printed media from the marking engines to one or more finishing stations such that the streams are merged and transported one on top of the other and one or more finishing stations capable of compiling media in groups of 2 or more sheets for post processing the printed media into one or more completed jobs.

摘要翻译： 用于打印介质的系统包括用于以流输出打印介质的多个标记引擎，可操作以将打印介质从标记引擎传送到一个或多个精加工站的介质路径系统，使得流合并并一体地传送 的一个或多个精加工站，其能够以2张或更多张的纸张组合媒体，以将印刷媒体后处理成一个或多个已完成的作业。

公开(公告)号：US20070159670A1

公开(公告)日：2007-07-12

申请号：US11317167

申请日：2005-12-23

申请人： Robert Lofthus ,  Steven Moore ,  Robert Clark

发明人： Robert Lofthus ,  Steven Moore ,  Robert Clark

IPC分类号： H04N1/04

CPC分类号： H04N1/00572 ,  B65H29/60 ,  H04N1/0058 ,  H04N1/00588 ,  H04N1/00591 ,  H04N1/00596 ,  H04N1/00602 ,  H04N1/00612

摘要： According to one aspect of this disclosure, a printing apparatus and method is provided. The printing apparatus comprising a media sheet first inverter and a media sheet second inverter, the first inverter and second inverter operatively connected to provide a media sheet pass-through route, wherein the media sheet pass-through route transports a media sheet through the first inverter and the second inverter. According to another aspect of this disclosure, a printing system is disclosed. The printing system comprising an inverter module. The inverter module comprising a first media sheet input/output zone, and a second media sheet input/output zone, the first and second media sheet input/output zones operatively connected to provide a media sheet pass-through route. The inverter module is configured to selectably route a media sheet to a printing device for image transfer and the inverter module is configured to invert a media sheet from the printing device media sheet output.

摘要翻译： 根据本公开的一个方面，提供了一种打印装置和方法。 所述印刷装置包括介质片第一反相器和介质片第二反相器，所述第一反相器和第二反相器可操作地连接以提供介质片通过路径，其中所述介质片通过路径将介质片传送通过所述第一反相器 和第二个逆变器。 根据本公开的另一方面，公开了一种打印系统。 所述打印系统包括逆变器模块。 所述逆变器模块包括第一介质片材输入/输出区域和第二介质片材输入/输出区域，所述第一和第二介质片材输入/输出区域可操作地连接以提供介质片材通过路线。 逆变器模块被配置为可选择地将介质片材路由到用于图像转印的打印装置，并且逆变器模块被配置为从打印装置介质片材输出反转介质片材。