公开(公告)号：US06974269B2

公开(公告)日：2005-12-13

申请号：US10980530

申请日：2004-11-03

申请人： Pierre Lermant ,  Nick Hatzel

发明人： Pierre Lermant ,  Nick Hatzel

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  B41J11/44

CPC分类号： G06F3/1288 ,  B41J11/485 ,  G03G15/5016 ,  G03G15/5087 ,  G03G2215/00109 ,  G03G2215/00113 ,  G06F3/1205 ,  G06F3/125 ,  G06F3/1253

摘要： Methods and apparatus are provided for specifying media in cluster printing systems that include printers that use device-specific media selection techniques, such as paper catalogs, media tray pulldown menus and media attribute pulldown menus. A universal media selector is provided that includes a universal paper catalog, an editor, a paper catalog translator and a tray associator. The universal paper catalog is a two-dimensional array that includes one or more entries that associate a media label with corresponding media attributes. The editor may be used to create, import, export and edit paper catalog entries in the universal paper catalog. The paper catalog translator is a two-dimensional array that may be used to translate attribute labels and associated values in the universal paper catalog to corresponding attribute names and associated values used in device-specific paper catalogs of printers included in the cluster printing system. The tray associator is a two-dimensional array that associates paper catalog entries in the universal paper catalog to device-specific media trays (and optionally other media attributes) of printers included in the cluster printing system.

公开(公告)号：US20050063750A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-24

申请号：US10980530

申请日：2004-11-03

申请人： Pierre Lermant ,  Nick Hatzel

发明人： Pierre Lermant ,  Nick Hatzel

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  B41J11/44

CPC分类号： G06F3/1288 ,  B41J11/485 ,  G03G15/5016 ,  G03G15/5087 ,  G03G2215/00109 ,  G03G2215/00113 ,  G06F3/1205 ,  G06F3/125 ,  G06F3/1253

摘要： Methods and apparatus are provided for specifying media in cluster printing systems that include printers that use device-specific media selection techniques, such as paper catalogs, media tray pulldown menus and media attribute pulldown menus. A universal media selector is provided that includes a universal paper catalog, an editor, a paper catalog translator and a tray associator. The universal paper catalog is a two-dimensional array that includes one or more entries that associate a media label with corresponding media attributes. The editor may be used to create, import, export and edit paper catalog entries in the universal paper catalog. The paper catalog translator is a two-dimensional array that may be used to translate attribute labels and associated values in the universal paper catalog to corresponding attribute names and associated values used in device-specific paper catalogs of printers included in the cluster printing system. The tray associator is a two-dimensional array that associates paper catalog entries in the universal paper catalog to device-specific media trays (and optionally other media attributes) of printers included in the cluster printing system.

公开(公告)号：US06962449B2

公开(公告)日：2005-11-08

申请号：US10610128

申请日：2003-06-30

申请人： Pierre Lermant ,  Nick Hatzel

发明人： Pierre Lermant ,  Nick Hatzel

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  B41J11/44

CPC分类号： G06F3/1288 ,  B41J11/485 ,  G03G15/5016 ,  G03G15/5087 ,  G03G2215/00109 ,  G03G2215/00113 ,  G06F3/1205 ,  G06F3/125 ,  G06F3/1253

摘要： Methods and apparatus are provided for specifying media in cluster printing systems that include printers that use device-specific media selection techniques, such as paper catalogs, media tray pulldown menus and media attribute pulldown menus. A universal media selector is provided that includes a universal paper catalog, an editor, a paper catalog translator and a tray associator. The universal paper catalog is a two-dimensional array that includes one or more entries that associate a media label with corresponding media attributes. The editor may be used to create, import, export and edit paper catalog entries in the universal paper catalog. The paper catalog translator is a two-dimensional array that may be used to translate attribute labels and associated values in the universal paper catalog to corresponding attribute names and associated values used in device-specific paper catalogs of printers included in the cluster printing system. The tray associator is a two-dimensional array that associates paper catalog entries in the universal paper catalog to device-specific media trays (and optionally other media attributes) of printers included in the cluster printing system.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于在集群打印系统中指定介质的方法和装置，其中包括使用特定于设备的介质选择技术的打印机，例如纸张目录，介质托盘下拉菜单和媒体属性下拉菜单。 提供通用介质选择器，其中包括通用纸张目录，编辑器，纸张目录转换器和纸盘关联器。 通用纸张目录是一个二维阵列，包括一个或多个将媒体标签与相应媒体属性相关联的条目。 编辑器可用于在通用纸张目录中创建，导入，导出和编辑纸张目录条目。 纸张目录转换器是一种二维数组，可用于将通用纸张目录中的属性标签和相关值转换为群集打印系统中打印机的特定于设备的纸张目录中使用的相应属性名称和关联值。 托盘关联器是将通用纸张目录中的纸张目录条目与集群打印系统中包括的打印机的特定于介质托盘（以及可选的其他媒体属性）相关联的二维阵列。