Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090079832 | System and method for monitoring a printing system using a camera - A monitoring system and method for monitoring a printing system includes a printing system module and a camera. The printing system module is configured to interface with a primary printing-medium path of the printing system and includes a housing with at least one printing-medium path disposed therein. The at least one printing-medium path is a sub-printing-medium path of the primary printing-medium path. The camera is positioned to capture at least one frame of the inside of the printing system module and can be disposed therein. | 03-26-2009 |
20090115124 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CORRECTING LATERAL POSITION ERROR - A method of removing media lateral DC position errors in a long paper path using closed loop correction is disclosed. The amount of lateral DC media shift error generated (or the lateral DC correction required) in the paper path is sensed by a CCD or full width array sensor located in the downstream paper path. In the closed loop, this information is used to energize a motorized actuator in the upstream paper path to correct for lateral DC errors in the media path. Thus, the paper is delivered to the downstream media path within specifications. | 05-07-2009 |
20090162119 | METHOD FOR IMAGE TO PAPER (IOP) REGISTRATION: IMAGE ONE TO IMAGE TWO ERROR COMPENSATION - A method to reduce the misalignment between the image one and image two printed on the same or opposing side of the same sheet. The final error (skew, process and cross-Process) between the actual sheet orientation and the desired orientation during the transfer of an image while printing image one is measured and recorded. When the same sheet comes for printing image two, the error recorded during image one printing is retrieved and used to compensate the desired angular, process and cross-process registration of the sheet for image two printing so that the alignment of image one and image two is improved in comparison to systems that register the sheet without considering image one imaging errors. | 06-25-2009 |
20090254910 | PRINTING SYSTEM SCHEDULER METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Provided are printing system scheduler methods and systems. Specifically, a shadow scheduler is disclosed which provides alternative modular printing system configurations, relative to a base modular printing system configuration. | 10-08-2009 |
20100053664 | RUN COST OPTIMIZATION FOR MULTI-ENGINE PRINTING SYSTEM - In accordance with one aspect of the present exemplary embodiments, a method for scheduling at least one print job for a plurality of printers of a given type is provided. The method includes determining a job length for the at least one print job. The method further includes scheduling a sequence of printing by the plurality of printers based the job length such that a subset of the available plurality of printers is cycled up, and printing the at least one print job with the subset of available printers when the job length is less than at least one predeterminable threshold. | 03-04-2010 |
20100225051 | INLINE SKEW AND LATERAL MEASUREMENT OF A SHEET DURING PRINTING - According to aspects illustrated herein, there is provided a method and system for measuring and controlling an angular orientation of a printed sheet along a feed path of a print making device, the printed sheet being a sheet of paper with a paper edge moving along the feed path and an image printed thereon. The method includes the following steps. First, moving the printed sheet past at least one pair of optical sensors to determine a first skew of the paper edge with respect to a first fixed reference and a second skew of the image with respect to a second fixed reference. Then, combining the first skew and the second skew to determine the total skew between the paper edge and the image. Finally, correcting the total skew for subsequent sheets using the first skew and the second skew information. Similar steps can be taken to determine the lateral positioning errors which can then be corrected. | 09-09-2010 |
20100237558 | CARRIAGE RESET FOR UPCOMING SHEET - A method and system feeds sheets through a media path in a process direction and moves a laterally movable sheet registration carriage (positioned within the media path) in a lateral direction perpendicular to the process direction. It determines the lateral error of the sheets within the media path before the sheets enter the sheet registration carriage, using first sensors positioned within the media path. This allows the sheet registration carriage to be moved to a variable lateral starting position (as opposed to a consistent reset position or centered reset position) before the sheets enter the sheet registration carriage based on the error of the sheets as determined by the first sensors. The error can be the amount of lateral error, or simply can be a classification of lateral error (right error, left error, etc.). | 09-23-2010 |
20100265534 | VISUALIZER AND JOB CONTROL DIRECTOR FOR PRINTING SYSTEMS - A system is utilized to view and configure one or more print job scenarios within a print system. A preference module allows a user to select one or more preferences related to a print job in view of a job set and one or more limitations related to hardware within the print system. A rules component creates one or more rules for use within the print system to output a hard copy based at least in part upon the preferences selected via the preference module. A scheduler receives one or more rules from the rules component and configures the print system to execute the print job according to the preferences and/or the rules. A visualizer displays a scenario associated with each print system configuration, wherein the preferences and the rules can be edited to create one or more scenarios for execution of the print job. | 10-21-2010 |
20100276872 | EARLY CARRIAGE RESET MOVE FOR LATERALLY MOVABLE REGISTRATION DEVICE - A method and system feeds a sheet through a media path in a process direction. When the sheet is within a sheet registration carriage of the media path, the method and system align the sheet to a predetermined lateral position within the media path. The aligning process comprises unevenly activating nips within the sheet registration carriage and moving the sheet registration carriage in a lateral direction perpendicular to the process direction. When the sheet is within the sheet registration carriage, the method and system determine a lateral movement distance the sheet registration carriage will move in the lateral direction during the aligning of the sheet. If the lateral movement distance exceeds a predetermined distance, the method and system move the sheet registration carriage toward the starting position after the nips have released the sheet, but before the sheet has passed by the nips. If the lateral movement distance does not exceed the predetermined distance, the method and system delay moving the sheet registration carriage toward the starting position until after the sheet has passed by the nips. | 11-04-2010 |
20100301547 | SHEET OBSERVER WITH A LIMITED NUMBER OF SHEET SENSORS - A method and system for determining sheet position and orientation of a sheet as the sheet moves along a feed path is provided herein. The method includes moving the sheet along the feed path and past at least one point sensor to measure a first position of the sheet relative to a first reference axis coinciding with the process direction of the feed path. Next, the method provides for moving the sheet along the feed path and past at least one linear array sensor to measure a second position of the sheet relative to a second reference axis disposed perpendicular to the first reference axis and an angular orientation of the sheet in the reference plane relative to a third reference axis perpendicular to the reference plane. After that, a sheet velocity is determined. Then, one or more estimated sheet positions along the feed path are determined. | 12-02-2010 |
20110052292 | TWO-SIDED IMAGE ON PAPER SKEW REGISTRATION - According to aspects illustrated herein, there is provided a method, a system, and a printmaking device for registering a sheet of paper. In the method, the sheet is transported in a process direction along the feed path and past a first and a second optical sensor to determine a first skew of a first edge of the sheet. Next, the first skew of the first edge is calculated using the first time interval, the first distance, and the first velocity. After that, the first skew is used to register a first side of the sheet prior to printing thereon. Then, the sheet is inverted and refed on a second side. Thereafter, the sheet is transported in the process direction along the feed path and past a third and a fourth optical sensor to determine a second skew of the first edge. Finally, the second skew is used to register the second side of the sheet prior to printing thereon. | 03-03-2011 |
20110215522 | SHEET REGISTRATION FOR A PRINTMAKING DEVICE USING TRAIL EDGE SENSORS - According to aspects illustrated herein, a printmaking device, a method, and a system for reducing process direction errors of a sheet in a registration device is provided herein. The printmaking device includes a feed path, a printing module, and a sheet registration system. The sheet registration system is along the feed path and includes at least one trail edge sensor, a registration controller, and at least one pair of registration nips. The feed path moves a first side of the sheet in a process direction. The registration controller registers the first side of the sheet by: measuring and correcting a first skew error of the sheet; measuring and correcting a first arrival time of the trail edge of the sheet to determine a first process direction position of the sheet; and delivering the first side of the adjusted sheet at a first predefined delivery time. | 09-08-2011 |
20130097167 | Method and system for creating ordered reading lists from unstructured document sets - Systems and methods for organizing a repository of unstructured documents into groups of ordered reading lists, i.e., document trails, comprising an ordered list of documents that relate to each by subject matter. Text analytics and natural language processing sets group documents, chose the most important/relevant documents from each group, and organize the documents into a suggested reading order. Additionally, documents within each document trail may be marked up or highlighted to indicate which paragraphs therein contain novel or useful information, or information that is not useful or redundant | 04-18-2013 |
20130272523 | MOBILE FIELD LEVEL ENCRYPTION OF PRIVATE DOCUMENTS - A method and system are disclosed for field level encryption of a document that provides a hardcopy having redacted sensitive information fields with multiple levels of access and an augmented reality view of the hardcopy displaying the unredacted sensitive information fields. Identification of the sensitive information fields may be accomplished via highlight color, user designation, or linguistic analysis. The identified fields are encrypted and may be stored separately, embedded in place, or embedded in a two-dimensional glyph. This information may be stored in association with a device identification of an authenticated mobile device and a document identification. A redacted hardcopy of the original document is output. A mobile device captures an image of the redacted hardcopy, decrypts the encrypted sensitive information fields, and generates an augmented reality view of the hardcopy with the previously redacted sensitive information fields visible on the display of the mobile device. | 10-17-2013 |
20140126823 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AND ACTING UPON HANDWRITTEN ACTION ITEMS - A method and system for identifying and acting on a handwritten action item is disclosed. The system may learn a set of user-defined symbols and associate each symbol with an action category. Then, when the system that captures a handwritten action item that includes one of the symbols, it will determine which action category that corresponds to the symbol, identify process parameters in the action item, determine a task to be performed based on the action category, and apply the process parameters to automatically perform the task. | 05-08-2014 |
20140304333 | MULTI-FUNCTION DEVICE APPLICATION CATALOG WITH INTEGRATED DISCOVERY, MANAGEMENT, AND APPLICATION DESIGNER - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for managing extensibility, e.g., on a network of multi-function devices are provided. The system includes an application catalog, in communication with an application database of a catalog server and configured to load applications therefrom. The system also includes a device manager configured to discover one or more devices on a network and to allow selection of one or more selected devices from among the one or more devices. The system further includes a data transfer system in communication with the one or more devices and to cause an application to be transmitted from the application catalog to the one or more selected devices, such that the one or more selected devices receive the application without communicating directly with the application database. | 10-09-2014 |
20150043039 | SYSTEM FOR CREATING CERTIFIED DOCUMENT COPIES - To print a certified document, a user may select or a system may receive a selection of a document to be certified. The system identifies a security template to be used based on the document and/or capabilities of the print device on which the document will be printed. The system may display the document with a non-secure overlay of the selected security template, add a unique security element to the document according to the template, and cause the document to be printed at the selected print device with the added security element without permitting the added security element to be fully displayed or printed on any other device. | 02-12-2015 |