公开(公告)号：US20170208217A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-20

申请号：US15474425

申请日：2017-03-30

Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.

Inventor： Randy Cruz SORIANO ,  Kenneth Huang YOUNG ,  Kazuto YAMAMOTO

IPC: H04N1/60 ,  H04N1/23 ,  G06F3/12

CPC classification number: H04N1/6055 ,  G06F3/1208 ,  G06F3/1215 ,  G06F3/1217 ,  G06F3/1241 ,  G06F3/126 ,  G06F3/1261 ,  G06F3/1288 ,  G06K15/027 ,  G06K15/1859 ,  G06K15/1878 ,  H04N1/00023 ,  H04N1/00034 ,  H04N1/00045 ,  H04N1/00061 ,  H04N1/00079 ,  H04N1/23 ,  H04N1/32545 ,  H04N1/3255 ,  H04N1/32555 ,  H04N1/6033 ,  H04N2201/0094

Abstract: A server, system, and method are disclosed for ensuring uniform level of color of distributed print jobs, wherein each of the plurality of printers is configured to conduct color validation and/or color calibration based on a first criterion. The server having a processor configured to: receive, from a client computer, a request relating to a print job; determine whether the received print job is a split job, which can be split amongst the plurality of the printers; filter at least two printers each having an in-line spectrophotometer from the plurality of printers; and instruct to the each filtered at least two printers so that color validation and/or color calibration is performed based on a second criterion by using the in-line spectrophotometer, wherein the second criterion causes color validation and/or color calibration at each of the each filtered at least two printers to be performed earlier than the first criterion.

公开(公告)号：US20150249771A1

公开(公告)日：2015-09-03

申请号：US14193200

申请日：2014-02-28

Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.

Inventor： Kenneth H. YOUNG ,  Randy Cruz SORIANO

IPC: H04N1/32 ,  H04N1/00

CPC classification number: G06F3/121 ,  G06F3/1234 ,  G06F3/1288 ,  H04N1/00344 ,  H04N1/32106 ,  H04N1/32635 ,  H04N1/32662 ,  H04N2201/3219

Abstract: A method and system for improving printing efficiency in a production printing environment, which includes a plurality of printers is disclosed, the method including: monitoring the plurality of printers via at least one server, wherein each of the plurality of printers are configured to provide a print job status to the at least one server; receiving an error message from at least one of the plurality of printers; selecting an operator from a list of operators assigned to the at least one of the plurality printers, wherein each operator on the list of operators is capable of fixing an error associated with the error message on the at least one of the plurality of printers; and notifying the selected operator to investigate the error message via a client device.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于提高包括多个打印机的生产打印环境中的打印效率的方法和系统，所述方法包括：经由至少一个服务器监视多个打印机，其中，所述多个打印机中的每一个被配置为提供 向至少一个服务器打印作业状态; 从所述多个打印机中的至少一个接收错误消息; 从分配给所述多个打印机中的至少一个打印机的操作员列表中选择操作者，其中，所述操作者列表上的每个操作者能够将与所述错误消息相关联的错误固定在所述多个打印机中的所述至少一个打印机中; 并通知所选择的操作者通过客户端设备调查错误消息。

公开(公告)号：US20200312199A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-01

申请号：US16370036

申请日：2019-03-29

Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC.

Inventor： Kenneth Huang YOUNG ,  Randy Cruz SORIANO ,  Ann Qiongying FENG

IPC: G09F3/00 ,  B32B27/10 ,  B32B27/32 ,  B32B27/20

Abstract: Labels for food, beverage, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, reagent, or vitamin packaging articles are provided. The labels include a print that is initially hidden, but at a later time period the print or an image within the print becomes visible to the consumer. The print or the image can, for example, include the expiration date of the product. A food, beverage, cosmetic pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, reagent, or vitamin packaging articles is also provided that includes a reservoir having a dye. Upon expiration of the product, the dye is released to taint the product so that a consumer has notice to avoid using the product.

公开(公告)号：US20180189617A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-05

申请号：US15858624

申请日：2017-12-29

Applicant: Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc.

Inventor： Ann Qiongying FENG ,  Randy Cruz SORIANO ,  Kenneth Huang YOUNG

IPC: G06K15/02 ,  G06K15/00 ,  G06K15/16

CPC classification number: G06K15/021 ,  G06K15/027 ,  G06K15/16 ,  G06K15/1825 ,  G06K15/1878 ,  G06K15/4025 ,  H04N1/603

Abstract: A method, system, and recording medium are disclosed for verifying a type of print media within trays of an image forming apparatus. The method includes feeding a sheet of a print media from a tray of the image forming apparatus to an in-line spectrophotometer; measuring characteristics of the print media with the in-line spectrophotometer, the measured characteristics of the print media including at least one of brightness, whiteness, or color; and determining if the measured characteristics of the print media matches a type of print media identified in a tray database for the tray of the image forming apparatus.