公开(公告)号：US12159075B1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-03

申请号：US18370061

申请日：2023-09-19

Applicant: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Javier A. Morales ,  Yoshihiro Osada

IPC: G06F3/12

Abstract: Printing operations may use a hot folder. The hot folder includes printing instructions that are applied to print jobs within the hot folder. A file for the print job is stored in the hot folder. More than one file can be retained. Modifications to the file are made while it is within the hot folder, if allowed. Once processing of the file for printing operations is complete, the file is removed from the hot folder.

公开(公告)号：US12126781B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-22

申请号：US18394071

申请日：2023-12-22

Applicant: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Michael M. Chang ,  Javier A. Morales

IPC: H04N1/60 ,  G06K15/02

CPC classification number: H04N1/605 ,  G06K15/1802 ,  H04N1/6097

Abstract: A color printing system manages ICC profiles by controlling ink use without performing the ICC profile creation operations. To obtain an ink limit for an ICC profile, a table associated with the ICC profile is parsed to determine the ink limit. The ink limit is decreased or increased. For an ink limit decrease, a color over the decreased ink limit is adjusted to meet the new ink limit. The ICC profile is updated accordingly. For an ink limit increase, the combination of primary colors are boosted by a percentage amount. Checks are made with regard to the volume-based ink limit and an quality check operation to accepted the boosted amount. The ICC profile is updated accordingly.

公开(公告)号：US12093582B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-17

申请号：US17994533

申请日：2022-11-28

Applicant: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Javier A. Morales

IPC: G06F3/12

CPC classification number: G06F3/1225 ,  G06F3/1204 ,  G06F3/1292

Abstract: A peer-to-peer network of printing devices is configured to share information and color printing resources, such as TRCs, spot colors, and ICC profiles, as well as paper catalogs within the network without the need for a centralized server or cloud service. The digital front ends (DFEs) of the printing devices manage printing device information which is made available to all printing devices. When an update occurs at a printing device within the peer-to-peer network, its DFE sends a signal to the other printing devices to synchronize their information with the updated information. When a new printing device is added to the peer-to-peer network, its information and color printing resources are merged or replaced with the information within the network.

公开(公告)号：US11983585B1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-14

申请号：US18121946

申请日：2023-03-15

Applicant: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Jayant Bhatt ,  Arturo Becerra ,  Robert T. Cunningham ,  Edwin Philip Lockwood ,  Javier A. Morales

IPC: G06K15/02 ,  G06F3/12

CPC classification number: G06K15/1863 ,  G06F3/1215 ,  G06F3/1237

Abstract: A raster image processor (RIP) system is used in a printing system to process a variety of different jobs. A front end receives the jobs and determines the job type. The job types include a print job, a preview job, and an estimation job. Depending on the type of job, the front end configures the RIPs within RIP system accordingly to process the job. The RIPs may process the job in parallel, with a high performance RIP processing the first page of the job. If the job is not processed in parallel, then the front end assigns the job to a very high performance RIP. The front end also assigns the preview job to a preview RIP and the estimation job to an estimation RIP. The front end configures RIPs as needed.

公开(公告)号：US11954390B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-09

申请号：US17571786

申请日：2022-01-10

Applicant: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Javier A. Morales

IPC: G06F3/12

CPC classification number: G06F3/1291 ,  G06F3/1203 ,  G06F3/1231 ,  G06F3/1261 ,  G06F3/1262

Abstract: A peer-to-peer network of printing devices is configured to share printing device information, such as job queue status, configuration information, and resource information for automated load balancing, capability matching, failover, and print splitting operations. A digital front end (DFE) of a printing device establishes connections with the DFEs of other printing devices to manage output within the peer-to-peer network in an automated manner. When a print job is received at a DFE for a printing device, it is evaluated to determine how to best manage the output for the print job.

公开(公告)号：US11556294B1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-17

申请号：US17571793

申请日：2022-01-10

Applicant: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Javier A. Morales

IPC: G06F15/00 ,  G06F3/12 ,  G06K1/00 ,  H04L67/104

Abstract: A peer-to-peer network of printing devices is configured to share printing device information, such as job queue status, configuration information, and resource information for automated load balancing, capability matching, failover, and print splitting operations. A digital front end (DFE) of a printing device establishes connections with the DFEs of other printing devices to manage output within the peer-to-peer network in an automated manner. When a print job is received at a DFE for a printing device, it is evaluated to determine how to best manage the output for the print job.

公开(公告)号：US11544026B1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-03

申请号：US17476938

申请日：2021-09-16

Applicant: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Javier A. Morales

IPC: G06F3/12

Abstract: A printing system includes a printing device having a digital front end (DFE) and at least one client device that sends print jobs to the printing device. A print job may include different components needed to completely print a document, such as a cover and block of pages for a book. The DFE identifies the different components within the print job and provides tight integration to coordinate the printing of the different components. Rules are used to identify the different components. Once identified, the DFE can route the components accordingly to different output bins or different printing devices as well as provide separate print instructions for the components. Rules also are used to define job batching within the printing devices.

公开(公告)号：US12157318B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-03

申请号：US17940134

申请日：2022-09-08

Applicant: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Javier A. Morales

IPC: B41J2/175 ,  B41J2/045

Abstract: An estimation system provides consumable use estimations, such as for ink or toner, in printing operations. The estimation system uses a classification-based consumable use process to estimate the consumable use. A print job is assigned a classification category according to an arbitrary job category selected for the print job and a job property defined for the print job using job settings. An estimate is provided using the classification category and the distribution of the consumable use for print jobs in the category. The estimate is adjusted by a consumable use adjustment factor that reflects the amount of ink or toner disposed of during container replacement or wasted during printing operations.

公开(公告)号：US11902490B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-13

申请号：US17314436

申请日：2021-05-07

Applicant: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Michael M. Chang ,  Javier A. Morales

IPC: H04N1/60 ,  G06K15/02

CPC classification number: H04N1/605 ,  G06K15/1802 ,  H04N1/6097

Abstract: A color printing system manages ICC profiles by controlling ink use without performing the ICC profile creation operations. To obtain an ink limit for an ICC profile, a table associated with the ICC profile is parsed to determine the ink limit. The ink limit is decreased or increased. For an ink limit decrease, a color over the decreased ink limit is adjusted to meet the new ink limit. The ICC profile is updated accordingly. For an ink limit increase, the combination of primary colors are boosted by a percentage amount. Checks are made with regard to the volume-based ink limit and an quality check operation to accepted the boosted amount. The ICC profile is updated accordingly.

公开(公告)号：US11886944B1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-30

申请号：US18139032

申请日：2023-04-25

Applicant: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Javier A. Morales

IPC: H04N1/60 ,  G06K15/02 ,  H04N1/00

CPC classification number: G06K15/027 ,  G06K15/1878 ,  H04N1/00023 ,  H04N1/60

Abstract: A spot color adjustment system allows an operator to adjust spot colors through the use of test charts printed at a printing device. A target color swatch is determined from a first spot color. A test chart is generated based on the target color swatch that includes a plurality of rings of color swatches centered on the target color swatch. Each ring of color swatches is positioned around the target color swatch at an adjustment value. The adjustment value for each ring of color swatches corresponds to a color change from the target color swatch. The system allows for determining a number of rings of color swatches depending on a selected paper size. The outer rings of a large number of rings of color include intermediary color swatches. A midpoint color is determined from a plurality of selected color swatches. The system provides color swatches showing gray component replacement.