公开(公告)号：US06195475B1

公开(公告)日：2001-02-27

申请号：US09153639

申请日：1998-09-15

申请人： Raymond G. Beausoleil, Jr. ,  Ross R. Allen

发明人： Raymond G. Beausoleil, Jr. ,  Ross R. Allen

IPC分类号： G06K920

CPC分类号： H04N1/047 ,  H04N1/107 ,  H04N2201/02425 ,  H04N2201/03162 ,  H04N2201/04712 ,  H04N2201/04729 ,  H04N2201/04731 ,  H04N2201/04734 ,  H04N2201/04737 ,  H04N2201/04787 ,  H04N2201/04789 ,  H04N2201/04791

摘要： A method and apparatus are provided for efficiently obtaining navigational position of a sensor array based on a correlation between images captured by the sensor array at successive points in time. This is achieved by first acquiring a reference frame through said sensor array, successively acquiring a sample frame through said sensor array. Correlation data representing a relationship between the sample frame and the reference frame is then generated and a displacement of a reference feature contained in both the reference frame and the sample frame is determined based on the correlation data. The correlation surface of the correlation data is modeled as a general two-dimensional Taylor series expansion. The method and apparatus of the present invention can be advantageously employed in a scanning device to provide efficient scheme for obtaining navigational information based on a comparison of image frames captured by a sensor array of the scanning device at successive points in time.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种基于传感器阵列在连续时间点捕获的图像之间的相关性来有效地获得传感器阵列的导航位置的方法和装置。 这是通过首先通过所述传感器阵列获取参考帧，通过所述传感器阵列连续获取采样帧来实现的。 然后生成表示采样帧和参考帧之间的关系的相关数据，并且基于相关数据确定包含在参考帧和采样帧中的参考特征的位移。 相关数据的相关表面被建模为一般的二维泰勒级数展开。 本发明的方法和装置可以有利地用于扫描装置中，以提供基于在连续时间点上由扫描装置的传感器阵列捕获的图像帧的比较来获得导航信息的有效方案。

公开(公告)号：US06682285B2

公开(公告)日：2004-01-27

申请号：US09820742

申请日：2001-03-30

申请人： Steven W Trovinger ,  Ross R. Allen

发明人： Steven W Trovinger ,  Ross R. Allen

IPC分类号： B42C1300

CPC分类号： B65H37/04 ,  B42C19/02 ,  B42P2261/04

摘要： A hole-punching process for a sheet-wise booklet maker, including a hole punching device, a clamp, and a drive system. While a folded booklet sheet is being held stationary on its leading side, the drive system advances the trailing side of the folded sheet, thereby forcing the folded edge of the sheet into a hole punching device. The operation of the drive system is based on sheet information associated with the folded sheet, which includes information such as the order number of the folded sheet within the to-be-assembled booklet and the accumulated thickness of other sheets to be positioned within the folded sheet. Position information is also determined, indicating the instantaneous distance between the folded edge of the sheet with a hole punch in the hole punching device. By comparing provided position information with a correct hole location determined from the sheet information, the drive system advances the folded edge of the sheet to a position within the punching device where the punch creates a hole.

摘要翻译： 用于单张小册子制造商的打孔工艺，包括打孔装置，夹具和驱动系统。 当折叠的小册子片材在其前侧被固定时，驱动系统使折叠片材的后侧前进，从而迫使片材的折叠边缘成为打孔装置。 驱动系统的操作基于与折叠片材相关联的片材信息，其包括诸如待组装的小册子内的折叠片材的订单号以及待定位在折叠片材内的其他片材的累积厚度的信息 片。 位置信息也被确定，表示在打孔装置中具有孔冲头的片材的折叠边缘之间的瞬间距离。 通过将提供的位置信息与从纸张信息确定的正确的孔位置进行比较，驱动系统将纸张的折叠边缘推进到穿孔装置内的冲头产生孔的位置。

公开(公告)号：US06619900B2

公开(公告)日：2003-09-16

申请号：US09776251

申请日：2001-02-03

申请人： Robert L. Cobene, II ,  Steven W. Trovinger ,  Ross R. Allen ,  Raymond G. Schuder ,  John P. Ertel

发明人： Robert L. Cobene, II ,  Steven W. Trovinger ,  Ross R. Allen ,  Raymond G. Schuder ,  John P. Ertel

IPC分类号： B42C900

CPC分类号： B42C9/0006 ,  Y10S412/90 ,  Y10S412/902

摘要： Systems and methods for binding a text body are described. A multi-function sheet binder is configured to heat a preformed solid hot melt adhesive to a melting temperature, form the melted adhesive by pressing the melted adhesive into a spine of a text body and folding down edges of the melted adhesive into contact with the text body, and actively cool the formed adhesive. A spot heater is configured to heat one or more localized areas of a solid hot melt adhesive to a temperature sufficient to tack the hot melt adhesive to a text body spine. An adhesive former is configured to press a localized region of a preformed heated solid hot melt adhesive into a spine of a text body and to fold down edge regions of the preformed solid hot melt adhesive into contact with the text body.

公开(公告)号：US06549299B1

公开(公告)日：2003-04-15

申请号：US09528707

申请日：2000-03-17

申请人： Ross R. Allen ,  Per Gunnar Lundgren

发明人： Ross R. Allen ,  Per Gunnar Lundgren

IPC分类号： G06K1500

CPC分类号： B42C19/02 ,  B42D15/00 ,  B42P2261/04 ,  B65H2511/512 ,  B65H2701/12422 ,  B65H2220/01

摘要： A document printing and finishing system includes a computer and a standalone finishing machine. The computer is used to print individual sheets that are to be assembled into a finished document by the finishing machine. In addition, the computer prompts its operator for finishing instructions, and then prints an instruction sheet setting forth such finishing instructions. In addition to being set forth in human-readable terms, the instructions are recorded in barcode form or some other format that is easily readable by a computer-based device. After the document sheets and instruction sheet have been printed, an operator submits them to the finishing machine. The finishing machine scans and decodes the instructions from the instruction sheet and automatically configures itself to finish the document in the manner prescribed by the instruction sheet.

摘要翻译： 文件印刷和整理系统包括计算机和独立的整理机。 该计算机用于通过精整机打印要组装成成品的单张纸。 此外，计算机提示其操作者完成指令，然后打印一张说明书，其中列出了这种完成指令。 除了以人类可读的方式进行说明之外，指令以条形码形式或者其它格式被记录，这些格式容易被基于计算机的设备读取。 在打印文件和说明书之后，操作人员将其提交给整理机。 整理机扫描和解码说明书中的指令，并自动配置自己以按照说明书规定的方式完成文档。

公开(公告)号：US5644139A

公开(公告)日：1997-07-01

申请号：US696713

申请日：1996-08-14

申请人： Ross R. Allen ,  David Beard ,  Mark T. Smith ,  Barclay J. Tullis

发明人： Ross R. Allen ,  David Beard ,  Mark T. Smith ,  Barclay J. Tullis

IPC分类号： G06K9/20 ,  G06T1/00 ,  G06T3/00 ,  H04N1/047 ,  H04N1/107 ,  H04N1/193 ,  G06K7/015

CPC分类号： H04N1/047 ,  H04N1/107 ,  H04N1/193 ,  H04N2201/0414 ,  H04N2201/043 ,  H04N2201/04712 ,  H04N2201/04729 ,  H04N2201/04787

摘要： A scanning device and method for forming a scanned electronic image include using navigation information that is acquired along with image data, and then rectifying the image data based upon the navigation and image information. The navigation information is obtained in frames. The differences between consecutive frames are detected and accumulated, and this accumulated displacement value is representative of a position of the scanning device relative to a reference. The image data is then positioned-tagged using the position data obtained from the accumulated displacement value. To avoid the accumulation of errors, the accumulated displacement value obtained from consecutive frames is updated by comparing a current frame with a much earlier frame stored in memory and using the resulting difference as the displacement from the earlier frame. These larger displacement steps are then accumulated to determine the relative position of the scanning device.

摘要翻译： 用于形成扫描电子图像的扫描装置和方法包括使用与图像数据一起获取的导航信息，然后基于导航和图像信息来校正图像数据。 导航信息以帧为单位获得。 检测并累积连续帧之间的差异，并且该累积位移值表示扫描装置相对于基准的位置。 然后使用从累积位移值获得的位置数据来定位图像数据。 为了避免错误的累积，通过将当前帧与存储在存储器中的较早的帧进行比较并使用所得到的差作为与较早帧的位移来更新从连续帧获得的累积位移值。 然后累积这些较大的位移步骤以确定扫描装置的相对位置。

公开(公告)号：US4968998A

公开(公告)日：1990-11-06

申请号：US385628

申请日：1989-07-26

申请人： Ross R. Allen

发明人： Ross R. Allen

IPC分类号： B41J2/175

CPC分类号： B41J2/17513 ,  B41J2/17509

摘要： An ink jet print cartridge liquid toner container (14) is refillable at a service station (60) in a printer (50). Liquid toner is forced into the liquid toner container (14) from a liquid toner reservoir (70) through a refill tube (26) extending into the interior of the foam-filled container (14). Simultaneously, a volume of air and toner is withdrawn from the upper portion of the foam (20) through an evacuation tube (30) at a rate equal to or greater than the refill rate. Typically, a portion of the volume of foam (20) is filled with air so that the foam (20) fills with toner as air is removed.

摘要翻译： 喷墨打印墨盒液体墨粉容器（14）可在打印机（50）中的维修站（60）处可再填充。 液体调色剂从液体调色剂储存器（70）通过延伸到泡沫填充容器（14）内部的再填充管（26）被迫进入液体调色剂容器（14）。 同时，一定量的空气和调色剂以等于或大于再填充速率的速率通过抽气管（30）从泡沫（20）的上部排出。 通常，一部分体积的泡沫（20）填充有空气，使得当除去空气时，泡沫（20）充满调色剂。

公开(公告)号：US06808479B2

公开(公告)日：2004-10-26

申请号：US09970748

申请日：2001-10-05

申请人： Steven W. Trovinger ,  Ross R. Allen

发明人： Steven W. Trovinger ,  Ross R. Allen

IPC分类号： B31F700

CPC分类号： B65H45/18 ,  B65H2511/224

摘要： A system for folding sheet material, including a fold blade, two fold rollers biased away from each other, an adjusting member which alters a distance between the two fold rollers, and first drive means for moving at least one of the fold blade and the two fold rollers along a first path to position the fold blade between the two fold rollers.

摘要翻译： 一种用于折叠片材的系统，包括折叠刀片，彼此偏离的两个折叠辊，改变两个折叠辊之间距离的调节构件，以及用于移动折叠刀片和两个折叠刀片中的至少一个的第一驱动装置 折叠辊沿着第一路径将折叠刀片定位在两个折叠辊之间。

公开(公告)号：US06741279B1

公开(公告)日：2004-05-25

申请号：US09120096

申请日：1998-07-21

申请人： Ross R. Allen

发明人： Ross R. Allen

IPC分类号： H04N5262

CPC分类号： H04N1/19594 ,  G01B11/2513 ,  G01B11/306 ,  G06T7/521 ,  H04N1/195 ,  H04N2201/043 ,  H04N2201/0434 ,  H04N2201/0436 ,  H04N2201/04717 ,  H04N2201/04743 ,  H04N2201/04749

摘要： The present invention provides a digital camera capturing technique for documents. In one embodiment, a method for a digital camera capturing technique includes determining an orientation of an object (e.g., a document) relative to an optical axis of the digital camera, and determining a distance of the object from the digital camera. The method also includes determining a planarity of the object (e.g., a curl of the document). The method further includes projecting a pattern on the object, and detecting the projected pattern, which is then processed to determine the orientation of the object relative to the optical axis of the digital camera, the distance of the object from the digital camera, and the planarity of the object.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种用于文件的数字照相机拍摄技术。 在一个实施例中，一种用于数字照相机拍摄技术的方法包括确定对象（例如，文档）相对于数字照相机的光轴的取向，以及确定物体与数字照相机的距离。 该方法还包括确定对象的平面性（例如，文档的卷曲）。 该方法还包括在对象上投影图案，并且检测投影图案，然后对投影图案进行处理，以确定物体相对于数码相机的光轴的取向，物体与数码相机的距离，以及 对象的平面性。

公开(公告)号：US06673002B2

公开(公告)日：2004-01-06

申请号：US09970877

申请日：2001-10-05

申请人： Steven W. Trovinger ,  Ross R. Allen

发明人： Steven W. Trovinger ,  Ross R. Allen

IPC分类号： B31F108

CPC分类号： B65H45/18

摘要： A system for folding sheet material, including a fold blade, a fold roller, and a driver for moving at least one of the fold blade and the fold roller along a first path into operative communication with one another. The operative communication causes displacement of the fold roller along a longitudinal axis of the fold blade.

摘要翻译： 一种用于折叠片材的系统，包括折叠刀片，折叠辊和用于沿着第一路径移动折叠刀片和折叠辊中的至少一个的驱动器，以彼此操作连通。 操作通信导致折叠辊沿着折叠刀片的纵向轴线的位移。

公开(公告)号：US5363134A

公开(公告)日：1994-11-08

申请号：US886641

申请日：1992-05-20

申请人： George Barbehenn ,  James R. Hulings ,  Rajeev Badyal ,  Ross R. Allen ,  Michael B. Saunders

发明人： George Barbehenn ,  James R. Hulings ,  Rajeev Badyal ,  Ross R. Allen ,  Michael B. Saunders

IPC分类号： B41J2/01 ,  B41J2/05 ,  B41J2/175 ,  G06F13/366 ,  G06K19/07

CPC分类号： B41J2/17546 ,  B41J2/04506 ,  B41J2/04541 ,  B41J2/04543 ,  B41J2/04563 ,  B41J2/0458 ,  B41J2/175 ,  G06K19/07 ,  B41J2202/17

摘要： An integrated circuit for use in the printhead of an ink jet printer includes an array circuit for heating an ink reservoir to produce a pattern of ink jets, the array circuit including a plurality of resistor cells arranged into rows and columns. A corresponding number of row and column lines are coupled to the integrated circuit array for selecting and energizing the resistor cells according to the desired printing pattern. An identification circuit integrated into the same substrate as the array circuit includes one or more programmable paths, the programmable paths corresponding and coupled to each row line. The programmable paths each include the serial combination of a programmable fuse and an active device. The opposite end of the programmable paths are coupled together at a common node, which in turn is coupled to an output circuit for providing a single output signal in response to a polling of the row lines. The identification circuit can be programmed and polled without adversely affecting or energizing the array circuit.

摘要翻译： 用于喷墨打印机的打印头的集成电路包括用于加热墨水储存器以产生喷墨图案的阵列电路，该阵列电路包括布置成行和列的多个电阻单元。 相应数量的行和列线耦合到集成电路阵列，用于根据期望的打印模式选择和激励电阻单元。 集成在与阵列电路相同的衬底中的识别电路包括一个或多个可编程路径，可编程路径对应并耦合到每条行线。 可编程路径各自包括可编程保险丝和有源器件的串行组合。 可编程路径的相对端在公共节点处耦合在一起，该公共节点又耦合到输出电路，以响应于对行线的轮询来提供单个输出信号。 可以对识别电路进行编程和轮询，而不会对阵列电路造成不利影响或激励。