公开(公告)号：US09652898B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-16

申请号：US11512527

申请日：2006-08-30

申请人： Michael J. Ramadei ,  David R. Welch ,  James A. Fairweather ,  Wesley A. Kirschner ,  David J. Eaton

发明人： Michael J. Ramadei ,  David R. Welch ,  James A. Fairweather ,  Wesley A. Kirschner ,  David J. Eaton

IPC分类号： G06F17/00 ,  G06G7/00 ,  G07B17/00

CPC分类号： G07B17/00467 ,  G07B2017/00241 ,  G07B2017/00491

摘要： An apparatus includes a printer and a buffer coupled to the printer for temporarily storing sheets fed out from the printer. The apparatus further includes a control mechanism for monitoring the buffer to determine a number of sheets currently stored in the buffer. The apparatus also includes a data source device that is separate from the printer and is coupled to the printer for selectively providing pages of print data to the printer. The data source device is coupled to the control mechanism and is operative to provide the pages of print data to the printer in response to control signals from the control mechanism.

公开(公告)号：US20080077414A1

公开(公告)日：2008-03-27

申请号：US11512527

申请日：2006-08-30

申请人： Michael J. Ramadei ,  David R. Welch ,  James A. Fairweather ,  Wesley A. Kirschner ,  David J. Eaton

发明人： Michael J. Ramadei ,  David R. Welch ,  James A. Fairweather ,  Wesley A. Kirschner ,  David J. Eaton

IPC分类号： G06Q10/00

CPC分类号： G07B17/00467 ,  G07B2017/00241 ,  G07B2017/00491

摘要： An apparatus includes a printer and a buffer coupled to the printer for temporarily storing sheets fed out from the printer. The apparatus further includes a control mechanism for monitoring the buffer to determine a number of sheets currently stored in the buffer. The apparatus also includes a data source device that is separate from the printer and is coupled to the printer for selectively providing pages of print data to the printer. The data source device is coupled to the control mechanism and is operative to provide the pages of print data to the printer in response to control signals from the control mechanism.

摘要翻译： 一种装置包括打印机和与打印机相连的缓冲器，用于临时存储从打印机送出的纸张。 该装置还包括用于监视缓冲器以确定当前存储在缓冲器中的纸张数量的控制机构。 该设备还包括与打印机分离的数据源设备，并且耦合到打印机，用于选择性地向打印机提供打印数据页面。 数据源设备耦合到控制机构，并且可操作以响应于来自控制机构的控制信号将打印数据的页面提供给打印机。

公开(公告)号：US5618037A

公开(公告)日：1997-04-08

申请号：US446162

申请日：1995-05-22

申请人： Sung S. Chang ,  James L. Harman ,  Gary S. Jacobson ,  Wesley A. Kirschner ,  Michael J. Ramadei ,  Eric L. Zuidema

发明人： Sung S. Chang ,  James L. Harman ,  Gary S. Jacobson ,  Wesley A. Kirschner ,  Michael J. Ramadei ,  Eric L. Zuidema

IPC分类号： G07B17/00 ,  B65H7/02

CPC分类号： G07B17/00467 ,  G07B2017/005

摘要： A method for maintaining mailpiece integrity in a mailing system when a mechanical module experiences an error. For one category of errors, the mailing system may automatically recover from the error without operator intervention. For the remaining category of errors, the mailing system may recover from the error with minimum operator intervention, that is, the operator may be required to only remove the error producing mailpiece. A motion control processor for an error producing mechanical module will report a fault to its corresponding mailpiece builder task and the error detector task. Movement of at least the error producing mailpiece shall stop. The fault will be reported to the mailpiece builder tasks corresponding to the mechanical modules having no error condition. The mailing system shall suspend further processing of mailpieces upstream from the error producing mailpiece. For one category of errors, the mailing system will purge the error producing mailpiece from the error producing module without operator intervention. For the remaining category of errors, the operator will be required to remove at least the error producing mailpiece. State machines are then selected to perform system wide job recovery.

摘要翻译： 一种当机械模块遇到错误时在邮件系统中维护邮件完整性的方法。 对于一类错误，邮件系统可能会自动从错误中恢复，而无需操作人员的干预。 对于剩余的错误类别，邮寄系统可以以最小的操作员干预从错误中恢复，也就是说，可能需要操作者仅去除产生错误的邮件。 用于错误产生机械模块的运动控制处理器将向相应的邮件构建器任务和错误检测器任务报告故障。 至少产生错误的邮件的移动将停止。 该故障将被报告给与没有错误状况的机械模块对应的邮件制作者任务。 邮寄系统应暂停对错误生成邮件上游邮件的进一步处理。 对于一类错误，邮件系统将从错误生成模块中清除产生邮件的错误，无需操作人员的干预。 对于剩余的错误类别，操作员将被要求至少移除产生错误的邮件。 然后选择状态机来执行系统范围的作业恢复。

公开(公告)号：US5612888A

公开(公告)日：1997-03-18

申请号：US421120

申请日：1995-04-13

申请人： Sung S. Chang ,  James L. Harman ,  Gary S. Jacobson ,  Wesley A. Kirschner ,  Michael J. Ramadei ,  Eric L. Zuidema

发明人： Sung S. Chang ,  James L. Harman ,  Gary S. Jacobson ,  Wesley A. Kirschner ,  Michael J. Ramadei ,  Eric L. Zuidema

IPC分类号： B07C1/00 ,  G07B17/00 ,  G06F19/00

CPC分类号： B07C1/00 ,  G07B17/00314 ,  G07B17/00362 ,  G07B17/00661 ,  G07B2017/00322 ,  G07B2017/0033 ,  G07B2017/00419 ,  G07B2017/00427 ,  G07B2017/00491 ,  G07B2017/00677

摘要： A table will be generated for tracking each mailpiece in a mailing system having multiple document paths. Attribute data relating to a mailpiece will be stored in a memory while job data relating to a mailing job will also be stored in a memory. A sequence builder process will look at the attribute data and determine the motion profiles that are required to ensure the mailpiece obtains the desired attributes. The sequence builder then commands execution of the motion profiles.

摘要翻译： 将生成用于跟踪具有多个文档路径的邮件系统中的每个邮件的表格。 与邮件相关的属性数据将被存储在存储器中，而与邮寄作业相关的作业数据也将被存储在存储器中。 序列构建器进程将查看属性数据并确定确保邮件获得所需属性所需的运动配置文件。 序列构建器然后命令运动配置文件的执行。

公开(公告)号：US5583410A

公开(公告)日：1996-12-10

申请号：US326980

申请日：1994-10-21

申请人： Gary S. Jacobson ,  Wesley A. Kirschner ,  Michael J. Ramadei

发明人： Gary S. Jacobson ,  Wesley A. Kirschner ,  Michael J. Ramadei

IPC分类号： G05B19/40

CPC分类号： G05B19/40 ,  G05B2219/34045 ,  G05B2219/34196 ,  G05B2219/34219 ,  G05B2219/34236 ,  G05B2219/35366 ,  G05B2219/35368 ,  G05B2219/35375 ,  G05B2219/42171 ,  G05B2219/42198

摘要： A plurality of step time tables consisting of a sequence of step times defining intervals between steps and thus a velocity profile to be executed by a stepper motor are stored in a first memory. A step table defining a plurality of identical sequences of excitation pattern for driving a stepper motor is stored in a second table. Identical DMA channels output the step times to a timer and the plurality of exitation patterns to a buffer. The timer measures the duration of the step times and when each step time expires generates a trigger signal which initiates the transfer of the next step time and next excitation pattern through the respective DMA channels. The buffer includes a control register which selects one excitation pattern from the plurality of excitation patterns output from the step table to be output for control of a selected one of a plurality of motors connected to the buffer. The buffer outputs are inverted to form bipolar signals to drive current drivers in accordance with the excitation pattern. The apparatus is initialized by a data processor to select one of the plurality of excitation tables and to select one of the groups of outputs of the buffer to drive a corresponding selected motor. The DMA channel for outputting the step time table is initialized for non-repetitive operation and the DMA channel outputting the step table is initialized for cyclic operation. The direction in which the selected stepper motor is to be driven is determined by the direction in which the step table is accessed.

摘要翻译： 由步进时间序列组成的多个步进时间表被存储在第一存储器中，所述步骤时间序列确定步骤之间的间隔，从而由步进电动机执行的速度分布。 定义用于驱动步进电机的多个相同的激励模式序列的步骤表被存储在第二表中。 相同的DMA通道将步进时间输出到定时器，并将多个退出模式输出到缓冲器。 定时器测量步进时间的持续时间，并且当每个步骤时间到期时，产生触发信号，该触发信号通过相应的DMA通道启动下一个步进时间和下一个激励模式的传送。 该缓冲器包括一个控制寄存器，该控制寄存器从输出步进表的多个激励模式中选择一个激励模式，以输出以控制连接到缓冲器的多个电动机中选定的一个。 缓冲器输出被反相以形成双极信号，以根据激励模式驱动电流驱动器。 所述装置由数据处理器初始化以选择所述多个激励表中的一个，并且选择所述缓冲器的输出组之一以驱动对应的所选择的电动机。 用于输出步进时间表的DMA通道被初始化用于非重复操作，并且输出步骤表的DMA通道被初始化用于循环操作。 所选择的步进电动机的驱动方向由步进台的访问方向决定。

公开(公告)号：US5816715A

公开(公告)日：1998-10-06

申请号：US743771

申请日：1996-11-07

申请人： James L. Harman ,  Wesley A. Kirschner ,  Michael J. Ramadei

发明人： James L. Harman ,  Wesley A. Kirschner ,  Michael J. Ramadei

IPC分类号： B07C1/00 ,  B41J3/44 ,  B41J3/42

CPC分类号： B41J3/44 ,  B07C1/00

摘要： This invention utilizes a simple mechanical buffer that will hold material and a two stage software buffering technique that controls the mechanical buffer to act as a First In First Out mechanical mechanism that allows other system events to be triggered off of dynamic thresholds. The two stage software buffering technique consists of a simple software FIFO with rule based logic to control input into a primary queue input and a secondary reserve queue which holds information as soon as it arrives. The decision to move information from the secondary reserve queue into the primary queue is based upon specific rules that are dynamically executed. This permits the creation of a dynamic threshold and allows the reliable triggering of the systems events. The foregoing permits material that is being produced at one fixed speed to be synchronized with material that is produced at variable speeds. The foregoing also permits a first document laser printer that has a constant printing time and a second envelope printer that has a variable print time to be synchronized. Thus, the document may be printed with a laser printer and the envelope printed with an ink jet printer.

摘要翻译： 本发明利用了一种容纳材料的简单机械缓冲器和一种控制机械缓冲器作为先入先出机械机构的两级软件缓冲技术，其允许其他系统事件从动态阈值触发。 两级软件缓冲技术包括一个简单的基于规则的逻辑FIFO，用于将输入控制在主队列输入中，辅助保留队列一旦到达就保存信息。 将信息从辅助预留队列移动到主队列中的决定基于动态执行的特定规则。 这允许创建动态阈值并允许系统事件的可靠触发。 上述允许以一个固定速度生产的材料与以可变速度产生的材料同步。 上述内容还允许具有恒定打印时间的第一文件激光打印机和具有可同步的可变打印时间的第二信封打印机。 因此，文件可以用激光打印机打印，并且信封用喷墨打印机打印。

公开(公告)号：US06907545B2

公开(公告)日：2005-06-14

申请号：US09752068

申请日：2001-03-02

申请人： Michael J. Ramadei ,  David L. Rich ,  Gary S. Jacobson

发明人： Michael J. Ramadei ,  David L. Rich ,  Gary S. Jacobson

IPC分类号： G05B23/02 ,  G06F11/273 ,  G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G05B23/0278 ,  G05B23/0248 ,  G06F11/2294

摘要： A system and method for diagnosing one or more faults or one or more potential faults in a machine. The system and method has a communications module for communicating machine data between the machine and the system. It also has a fault recognition module for analyzing the machine data, which can determine one or more faults or potential faults in the machine. An expert system module having a fault tree is guided through only a truncated portion of the fault tree based upon output from the fault recognition module.

摘要翻译： 用于诊断机器中的一个或多个故障或一个或多个潜在故障的系统和方法。 该系统和方法具有用于在机器和系统之间传送机器数据的通信模块。 它还具有用于分析机器数据的故障识别模块，其可以确定机器中的一个或多个故障或潜在故障。 具有故障树的专家系统模块仅基于来自故障识别模块的输出被引导到故障树的截断部分。

公开(公告)号：US20120054122A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-01

申请号：US12869036

申请日：2010-08-26

申请人： Joseph D. Mallozzi ,  Michael J. Ramadei ,  Michael W. Wilson ,  Gary J. Steward ,  Colin Goodwin

发明人： Joseph D. Mallozzi ,  Michael J. Ramadei ,  Michael W. Wilson ,  Gary J. Steward ,  Colin Goodwin

IPC分类号： G07B17/00

CPC分类号： G07B17/00435

摘要： Methods and systems for rendering a shipping label, including an indicium that evidences payment for delivery, for a mail piece using a mailing machine and remote web server. Parameter information for a mail piece are input to a mailing machine, which determines the fees required for delivery of the mail piece. The mailing machine generates indicium data based on the determined fee with appropriate security measures, which is sent from the mailing machine to a remote web server operated by the carrier. The web server renders a shipping label, including all information required by the carrier, along with the indicium data, in a printable format. The data for the shipping label is sent to the mailing machine. Accounting registers maintained in the mailing machine are debited for the determined fees, and a shipping label is printed using a printing device associated with the mailing machine.

摘要翻译： 用于使用邮寄机和远程Web服务器为邮件呈现运送标签的方法和系统，包括证明交货付款的标记。 将邮件的参数信息输入到邮寄机，该邮件机确定邮件的传送所需的费用。 邮寄机根据所确定的费用，通过适当的安全措施产生标记数据，这些安全措施从邮寄机发送到由承运人操作的远程Web服务器。 网络服务器以可打印格式呈现运送标签，包括承运人所需的所有信息以及标记数据。 运送标签的数据被发送到邮寄机。 在邮寄机中维护的记帐寄存器用于确定的费用，并使用与邮寄机相关联的打印装置打印运输标签。

公开(公告)号：US07601923B2

公开(公告)日：2009-10-13

申请号：US11948193

申请日：2007-11-30

申请人： Thomas M. Lyga ,  Michael J. Ramadei ,  Edilberto I. Salazar

发明人： Thomas M. Lyga ,  Michael J. Ramadei ,  Edilberto I. Salazar

IPC分类号： G01G19/40

CPC分类号： G01G19/005

摘要： A weighing system is provided to measure the article weight by first and second weight measurement devices. The first and second weight measurement devices each include a platform adapted to accept an article traveling along an upstream processing path and a device for sensing article weight as the article traverses the platform. Furthermore, the platforms of the first and second weight measurement devices define weight acquisition paths which are substantially parallel to one another. A diverter mechanism is provided to direct articles from the upstream processing path to one of the first or second weight acquisition paths. The diverter mechanism is controlled by a system processor which directs articles to one of the weight measurement devices depending upon its status, i.e., whether the path is available to receive another article for measuring weight. By diverting mailpieces to parallel weight acquisition paths, throughput is enhanced by multiple weight measurements occurring simultaneously.

摘要翻译： 提供称重系统以通过第一和第二重量测量装置测量物品重量。 第一和第二重量测量装置各自包括适于接纳沿着上游处理路径行进的物品的平台和用于在制品穿过该平台时检测物品重量的装置。 此外，第一和第二重量测量装置的平台限定基本上彼此平行的重量获取路径。 提供转向机构以将物品从上游处理路径引导到第一或第二权重获取路径中的一个。 分流器机构由系统处理器控制，该系统处理器根据其状态将物品引导到一个重量测量装置，即路径是否可用于接收用于测量重量的另一物品。 通过将邮件转移到并行权重获取路径，通过同时发生的多个权重测量来提高吞吐量。

公开(公告)号：US07516105B2

公开(公告)日：2009-04-07

申请号：US10732939

申请日：2003-12-11

申请人： Frederick W. Ryan, Jr. ,  Douglas A. Clark ,  Michael J. Ramadei ,  G. Thomas Athens ,  David G. Collings

发明人： Frederick W. Ryan, Jr. ,  Douglas A. Clark ,  Michael J. Ramadei ,  G. Thomas Athens ,  David G. Collings

IPC分类号： G07B17/02

CPC分类号： G07B17/00362 ,  G07B2017/0037

摘要： A method and system that increases the throughput of a mailing machine by continuously computing indicia prior to and during mail processing is provided. The indicia generation process is divided into two distinct parts, cryptographic calculation and funds committal/printing. Indicium data are continuously computed, asynchronously with the printing of the indicia, and stored in a buffer until needed. This enables several indicium data to be computed and stored prior to processing of a mail piece by the mailing machine. Prior to printing an indicium on a mail piece, the funds for the indicium are accounted for by updating the registers of the mailing machine. Since a number of indicium data may be pre-computed prior to the start of processing the mail through the mailing machine, the throughput of the mailing machine can be increased.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种通过在邮件处理之前和期间连续计算标记来增加邮寄机的吞吐量的方法和系统。 标记生成过程分为两个不同的部分，加密计算和资金交付/打印。 标记数据与标记的打印异步地连续计算，并存储在缓冲区中直至需要。 这可以在邮寄机处理邮件之前计算和存储几个标记数据。 在邮件上打印邮戳之前，通过更新邮寄机的登记簿来记账。 由于在通过邮寄机开始处理邮件之前可以预先计算多个标记数据，所以可以增加邮寄机的吞吐量。