In a method to execute a pause in an ink printing system printing operation in which a printing substrate web is printed with print bars having print heads, with aid of a take-up roller moving the printing substrate web at printing speed past the print bars in a transfer printing zone in order to generate print images. Upon triggering the pause, a strain state of the printing substrate web is measured at a beginning of the pause and stored as a desired strain state. During the pause, the strain state of the printing substrate web is measured as a real strain state at selectable points in time, and the real strain state is compared with desired strain state. Given a deviation of the real strain state from the desired strain state, at the selectable points in time the take-up roller is controlled so that the strain state of the printing substrate web assumes the desired strain state at the beginning of the pause. After an end of the pause, the printing substrate web is transported with the take-up roller at the printing speed again.
B41J 29/38 - Drives, motors, controls, or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing mechanism
B41J 13/00 - Devices or arrangements specially adapted for supporting or handling copy material in short lengths, e.g. sheets
B65H 23/18 - Registering, tensioning, smoothing, or guiding webs longitudinally by controlling or regulating the web-advancing mechanism, e.g. mechanism acting on the running web
In a system or method for supplying print bars with a plurality of print heads with ink in an inkjet printer, a pressure source is activated in a flushing procedure in order to exert an excess pressure to the ink in intermediate tanks supplying ink to the print bars such that the ink is flushed through jets of a print head to be flushed in the respective print bar. The pressure source is shut off when printing. The ink in the intermediate tanks is transported to the print heads by means by hydrostatic pressure. In the event of an overflow of the intermediate tanks, overflowing ink is transported into an overflow container via a respective pressure line connecting the overflow container to the respective intermediate container.
In a method for printing recording media successively supplied to a printing unit, and wherein a sheet gap is provided from a preceding recording medium, document print data are subjected to a rastering process. A predetermined nominal number of lines is respectively provided for the document print data of a page. The raster print data are successively stored line by line in a print data memory region of an electronic memory. A blank line memory region for a blank line that is not to be filled with print data is provided in the memory. The raster print data are successively read out per line from the print data memory region of the memory and are supplied to the printing unit. After the read out of the nominal number of lines from the print data memory region, the blank line memory region is then read out a number of times, said number of times being a whole number greater than or equal to zero and being dependent on the sheet gap.
In a method or device to dry a web-shaped recording medium in a printer, the web-shaped recording medium is printed with aqueous ink and subsequently directed with a predetermined web tension past a heatable body whose contact surface that faces towards the recording medium is brought into contact with a side of said recording medium that has not been freshly printed to dry said recording medium in a drying operation. A first guide element is arranged before the heatable body and a second guide element is arranged after the heatable body, the first and second guide elements guiding the recording medium. The contact surface of the heatable body is substantially flat. A negative pressure device generates a negative pressure at the contact surface facing towards the recording medium. The negative pressure is deactivated in a halt operation, the deactivation process taking place continuously over an adjustable time interval.
In a method to clean nozzles and ink channels of at least one ink print head with a flushing medium in an ink printing apparatus, a necessary flushing quantity of the flushing medium that is to be provided and which is necessary for flushing of the ink print head in a flushing process is determined from either a predetermined flushing quantity predetermined depending on a print duration of the ink printing apparatus or from a drive flushing quantity derived from a flushing quantity curve that indicates a dependency of the flushing quantity on an elapsed time for an ink used in printing, the necessary flushing quantity being either said predetermined flushing quantity or the derived flushing quantity, whichever is greater. The determined necessary flushing quantity is used to flush the ink print head.
In a device to clean a component of deposits, at least one first nozzle unit is positioned to spray a fluid at an angle onto a surface of the component that is to be cleaned, the first nozzle unit being provided opposite a border region of the surface of the component that is to be cleaned. At least one second nozzle unit generates a flow of a gaseous medium over the surface to be cleaned and is provided adjacent to edge of the border region of the surface of the component that is to be cleaned.
To activate a processing device which processes a surface of a moving work piece at regular intervals, wherein a predetermined time duration passes between an activation signal of the processing device and the processing on the surface, the movement of the work piece is sensed with a sensor that generates work pulses. A respective control pulse is generated if a predetermined number of work pulses has been generated. A number of the work pulses is repeatedly detected in a respective time interval that corresponds to the predetermined time duration. The activation signals are each generated at each control pulse of a series, and the activation signals are offset forward in time relative to the respective control pulse corresponding to the number of work pulses that have been detected in the respective time interval. The activation signals are output to the processing device.
In a method and a device to sort pixel data in a print data stream, a data sorting memory is used configured so that it can be written per column and read per row. The pixel data are entered per column into the data sorting memory in the order of the incoming print data stream. Via the per-row readout the pixel data are re-sorted into an order suitable to control the print head. The sorting can thereby take place in only one write process and one read process.
G06F 7/26 - Sorting, i.e. extracting data from one or more carriers, re-arranging the data in numerical or other ordered sequence, and re-recording the sorted data on the original carrier or on a different carrier or set of carriers the sorted data being recorded on the original record carrier within the same space in which the data had been recorded prior to their sorting, without using intermediate storage
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Tandem printing system and method to control a tandem printing system, and computer system, and computer program product
In a printing system or method a first printing apparatus and a second printing apparatus are respectively selectively operable in simplex mode and duplex mode. Each of the printing apparatuses in simplex mode process print jobs independently of the respective other printing apparatus, and in duplex mode processing print jobs jointly by both of the printing apparatuses. The printing apparatuses are connected with one another for control at least in duplex mode. An activation operating unit is provided via which at least one of the two printing apparatuses is selectively activated for the simplex mode or both of the printing apparatuses are selectively activated for the duplex mode.
In a printing system or method, two printing units apply printing ink onto a recording material, each printing unit having multiple apparatuses with a respective microprocessor controller. The microprocessor controllers are connected with one another via a respective data bus segment and each data bus segment has multiple data lines. The two data bus segments of the two printing units are connected with a bus switch. The bus switch has a data switch to connect a respective one of the lines of the one data bus segment with the corresponding line of the other data bus segment, a respective terminating resistor being provided for each data bus segment. The terminating resistors are connected with a respective terminating switch coupled with the data switches such that either all terminating switches are open and all data switches are closed, or all terminating switches are closed and all data switches are open.
In order to print image information grouped line by line onto a recording medium (2), wherein the recording medium (2) is guided at a variable speed past a print head (20, 20a...20o, 27a...27c), the position and/or a speed variable of the recording medium (2) in its movement direction (A) are/is determined regularly by way of a measuring device (12), and measured signals (12, 13) are formed cyclically in the process. In an electronic divider circuit (35), a firing signal (36) is formed in each case from every n-th measured signal (12, 13), wherein n is a division value which is changed dynamically during printing operation over a plurality of image lines. The printing in the print head (20, 20a...20o, 27a...27c) is released for a predefined image line in each case by way of the firing signals (12, 13). As a result, a positionally accurate printed image can be achieved even during corresponding acceleration phases of the recording medium (2) with regard to the movement direction.
B41J 2/045 - Ink jet characterised by the jet generation process generating single droplets or particles on demand by pressure, e.g. electromechanical transducers
In a method to execute a pause function in an inkjet printing system with at least one printing apparatus, the pause function is triggered to reduce a feed speed of the printing substrate web from a speed during printing operation to a predetermined speed for a predetermined duration. The duration is selected so that the printing substrate has suitable properties with regard to at least one of the elements selected from the group consisting of moisture and temperature under the printing unit of the printing apparatus at an end of the pause function. After ending the pause function, the printing substrate web is accelerated again to the speed during the printing operation.
In order to control a printing process, in which incoming print data structured on a page-by-page basis are processed in a data processing system to form actuation values for a printing device: at least one electronic storage device having a predetermined storage capacity is provided in the data processing system, in which device the print data and/or the actuation values are buffered in associated storage regions; on request, the actuation values are output to the printing device; print images are printed on a recording medium in the printing device in accordance with the actuation values; and the print speed with which the printing device generates the print images is controlled in accordance with variables which are characteristic of the speed of processing the print data.
In a print group for an inkjet printing apparatus a printing unit is provided comprising a housing with print bars having print heads. A transport unit is provided for a printing substrate. Drive and guidance units are arranged per print bar which move the print bars independently of one another in a perpendicular direction from a printing position into a transport position and back. In a park unit racks are provided for protective cap bars. A protective cap bar is provided per print bar which when coupled to said print bar seals it. Print bars in an operating position not provided for printing are in the transport position and are coupled with associated protective cap bars. Print bars in said operating position for printing are in the printing position and their associated protective cap bars are arranged in the park unit racks.
In a method or device to sample a web movement, an incremental encoder translates the web movement into two phase-offset output signals. A quadrature decoder generates first and second digital output signals with two respective signal levels. The first output signal is designated as a forward signal and the second output signal is designated as a backward signal. An evaluation circuit outputs a control signal and has a first counter that counts a signal change of the forward signal and subtracts from the count a signal change of the backward signal. A second counter counts a signal change of the control signal. A comparator compares values of the first and the second counters. A disabling device enables the forward signal if values of both the first and second counters are the same so that the forward signal is output, and disables the forward signal if values of the two counters are different.
In an inkjet printer at least one print head is provided via which ink droplets are ejected onto a recording material. An intermediate ink container supplies ink for the print head. A pumping device pumps ink which is then supplied into the intermediate ink container at an ink inlet from the pumping device. At least one current director is arranged at a distance from a floor within a region of the intermediate ink container and is angled such that ink flowing out of the ink inlet from the pumping device flows in a radial direction at an angle of inclination and is deflected by the floor or a container wall of the ink container such that an ink current is generated via which a stirring of the ink occurs.
A device and a method serve to dry a web-shaped recording medium (10) in a printer which prints the recording medium with aqueous ink. A heatable body 20 has a substantially flat contact surface and extends substantially in accordance with a tangential plane (T) of a first guide element (12) and a second guide element (16). A vacuum device (30) generates a vacuum between the contact surface (22) and the recording medium (10).
In a print bar system or method in which at least one print bar is positioned in a printing position, first and second drive and guidance units are provided for the print bar and which each have an adjustable guidance unit and a first coupling unit. The print bar has print bar receptacles with adjustable positioning pins. The guidance units and the print bar receptacles are designed such that upon insertion of the print bar into the drive and guidance units the print bar receptacles rest in a floating bearing on the guidance units and are centered and arrested after displacement of the guidance units in the drive and guidance units such that the print bar is positioned into the printing position in the drive and guidance units and wherein the positioning pins engage in the first coupling units.
In a printer for printing a recording material, a printer frame bears a printing unit with a plurality of print heads arranged substantially horizontal and transverse to a transport direction of the recording material. A distributor is provided for air and a coupling unit is arranged stationary in the printer frame and via which air is supplied to the distributor. The distributor comprises at least one cooling air segment to supply cooling air in a vertical direction to the print heads and at least one exhaust air segment to discharge heated air.
In a method or device to reduce curling of a printing substrate in a printer, at least one print region of the printing substrate is printed with ink. A moisture level of the printing substrate is increased in at least one unprinted partial region of the printing substrate that is arranged on a same side of the printing substrate as the print region.
In a method to output document data divided into pages at an output printing apparatus, a print file encoded in a page description language is provided with per-page variable document data and bin command data, the bin command data referring to at least one page input tray of a reference printing apparatus for page-shaped recording material. The page input tray is provided to accept form pages with at least one pre-print image. At least one macro data set is created that contains a group of commands of the page description language and pre-print image data with which the pre-print image can be reproduced as a rastered image. Association data are generated for an association between the bin command data and the macro data set. The print file is sent as a data stream from a document data computer to a controller. In the controller the variable document data are merged and rastered with the pre-print image data using the bin command data and the association data. The rastered document data and the pre-print image data are printed on an output recording material in the output printing apparatus.
In a method or system for automatic controlling of jobs to be processed, the jobs to be associated with input and output material bundles, the jobs to be processed are collected into multiple groups or clusters. The groups or clusters are automatically sorted according to rules. The input material bundles are fed to a processing device at a central station, at least one post-processing apparatus being connected to and down stream from the processing device.
G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
G03G 21/00 - Arrangements not provided for by groups , e.g. cleaning, elimination of residual charge
G03B 27/46 - Projection printing apparatus, e.g. enlarger, copying camera for automatic sequential copying of different originals, e.g. enlargers, roll film printers
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METHOD FOR ACTIVATING A PROCESSING DEVICE AND PROCESSING DEVICE ACTIVATED IN SUCH A WAY
The invention relates to a method used by an apparatus for activating a processing device for processing a surface of a moving workpiece in web form. The processing is subject to a time delay between an activation of the device performing the processing and the action of the processing on the workpiece. The movement of the workpiece is sensed by an incremental encoder. According to the invention, the number of work pulses generated by the incremental encoder in a time interval that corresponds to the delay is measured. In accordance with the number of work pulses measured, a control pulse for activating the processing device is emitted earlier, thereby compensating for the delay in the processing. In a preferred exemplary embodiment of the present invention, this method is implemented very easily in a hardware circuit by means of two shift registers and a buffer register.
In a method to correct a registration error in a printing process, data of first and second images to be printed are subjected to a raster image process via which at least first and second raster graphics are generated. Control data for a print member or two respective print members are formed from the first and the second raster graphics. A recording medium is printed in a first printing process with the control data of the first image. The recording medium is subjected to a treatment via which the recording medium and the first image deform along at least one deformation axis. The recording medium is printed by the print member with the control data of the second image in a second printing process. To avoid a registration error between the first and second printed images, the control data of the respective raster graphic of at least one of the first and the second print images as a source image are processed along an image processing axis of the respective raster graphic that corresponds to the deformation axis, and wherein respective source pixels to be used for the respective raster graphic are selected stochastically from the source image in a direction transverse to the image processing axis.
In order to sample the web movement of a material web (10) in a processing operation, particularly a printing operation, an incremental encoder (16) is used, wherein during a backward movement of the material web (10), which is not intended per se, the output of signals (up, dn) generated by the incremental encoder (16) is suppressed and said signals are not output again until a forward movement follows the backward movement, wherein the path of the forward movement corresponds to the path of the previously performed backward movement of the material web (10). Only then are control signals (up*) corresponding to the signals (up, dn) output.
B65H 23/04 - Registering, tensioning, smoothing, or guiding webs longitudinally
B65H 23/188 - Registering, tensioning, smoothing, or guiding webs longitudinally by controlling or regulating the web-advancing mechanism, e.g. mechanism acting on the running web in connection with running-web
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CLEANING DEVICE FOR A DEVELOPER ROLLER IN AN ELECTROGRAPHIC PRINTING OR COPYING MACHINE
The invention relates to a cleaning device comprising a cleaning roller (17). Preferably, two charging electrodes (23, 24) are disposed adjacently to the cleaning roller, electrically charging the surface of the cleaning roller such that electrical field forces are exerted on the residual toner remaining on a developer roller (18) after developing. The residual toner transferred to the cleaning roller is guided past the charging electrodes. In order to prevent buildup of residual toner on the charging electrodes due to the charging potential present at the charging electrode, the charging electrodes are adjacent to the cleaning roller, such that the residual toner on the cleaning roller wipes along the charging electrodes and wipes away toner adhering thereto.
In a method for regulating the optical density of a printed image, a measured value of the optical density of a printed image that is disposed on the support material (12) within a defined evaluation period is determined at least at one test point (102). The position of the test point (102) within the evaluation period is assigned to the measured value. Furthermore, the measured value is compared with a preset desired optical density (120). The amount of toner to be applied to the support material (12) at the point corresponding to the position of the test point (102) within a subsequent evaluation period is defined according to the result of said comparison.
In a method or system to generate a document data stream of a first format that is serially structured per page, document data of a second format that comprise multiple pages of a document are linked with the document data stream. In the document data stream of the first format a separate characteristic type mapping is provided that indicates that contiguous document data that comprise multiple pages are linked with the document data stream. In the first format a first page of the multipage document is completely and successfully run through a parsing process before document data of subsequent pages are run though the parsing process.
For automatic control of the sequence in the processing of processing orders in material containers, the processing orders are executed so as to be distributed among several material containers, and the material containers are fed into input containers of a processing device before and during the processing. The material containers are processed at a central station and at several finishing apparatuses connected downstream of the central stations. Before the processing, the processing orders are combined into several groups or clusters, wherein the groups or cluster are automatically sorted according to predetermined rules.
In a preflight process for digital print systems, color data from print data are analyzed and the results presented in a report. The color data are individually altered in regard to not only a color profile, in which they are encoded, but also in regard to their color values, using a graphic user interface. Results of the alterations are displayed using corresponding screened document pages.
In a method or system to generate a template, the template is defined by content and layout information. Job chaperone data are associated with the template to control subsequent document processing processes.
In a method or device to generate or process a resource-based document data stream with which an output of at least one document on an output medium can be controlled, the document data stream is provided with resource reference data related to at least one color management resource, and medium reference data related to the output medium. The resource reference data and the medium reference data are logically connected with one another such that when the medium reference data changes because the output medium has changed, then the resource reference data is automatically changed to another color management resource.
In a method to transfer data between at least two processing units of a printing or copying system, processing information to be transferred between the at least two processing units is split up into first data and second data, the first data comprising at least form-related paper travel information for which a real-time processing is required, and the second data comprising processing information for which a real-time processing is not required. The at least two processing units are connected via a real-time-capable data transmission path for transferring the first data. The at least two processing units are also connected via a switched network connection that provides at least one physical layer to transfer data. The switched network connection is utilized to transfer the second data.
In a method or system for trapping print data with a plurality of respective objects, the objects being individually transferred into a bit map pixel file, at least one overfill is determined for the respective object relative to color regions bordering the respective object in the pixel file according to predetermined trapping rules. The object and the at least one overfill are inserted into the pixel file, wherein the object and the overfill are rastered in the pixel file upon insertion.
Method for communication between two memory-related processes in a computer system, corresponding software product, computer system and printing system
For optimized communication between two memory-related processes in a computer system, a synchronization function is coupled with an operating system function such that it withholds an output of an operating system message that signals a data end of a file in a memory region of the computer system. It can thus be avoided that a memory read process interrupts the reading of the file because a memory write process has not yet written all data of the file into the corresponding memory region.
The following steps are carried out in order to determine the character width of characters printed by a printing device: - in a first raster cell (RZ1) of a printing raster, for example a toner mark, a first test pattern (TM1) is produced from printed dots (DP) and the area coverage of said pattern is measured, - in a second raster cell (RZ2) of the printing raster, a second test pattern (TM2) is produced, in which pattern the printed dots are arranged at different locations in comparison with the first test pattern, and the area coverage of the second test pattern is measured, - the ratio of the area coverages of the first and second test patterns (TM1, TM2) is formed and the result is used to calculate the size of the printed dots. A table in which the dependence of the ratios of the area coverages of the first and second test patterns is entered against the dot sizes is used for this purpose, for example.
The charged images produced by an electrophoretic printing system and developed into toner images using fluid developers are reprinted onto a recording medium (7) in a reprint station. During reprinting, problems occur when the recording medium (7) is not sufficiently wetted with fluid. In order to prevent this, a wetting unit (BE) with a wetting roll (14) adjacent to the recording medium is provided in front of the reprint station (6) as seen in the direction of motion of the recording medium (7), said wetting unit wetting the recording medium with carrier fluid.
In a method or system for reception from a sender of a print data with a print job by a print server of a first printing system from a sender, with the print server of the first printing system acknowledging to the sender correct receipt of a predetermined data unit of print data according to a predetermined protocol. With the print server of the first printing system copying the print data to a mirror print server of a second printing system separate from the print server of the first printing system before execution of the respective acknowledgement for the predetermined data unit, and automatically using as a print server for continued execution of the print job given problems in storage of the print data on the print server of the first printing system, said mirror print server of the second printing system.
G06F 15/16 - Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs
39.
METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE DETERIORATION OF A DEVELOPER MIXTURE USED IN A DEVELOPER STATION FOR DEVELOPING CHARGE IMAGES, IN AN ELECTROGRAPHIC PRINTING APPLIANCE
The developer mixture (GE) is guided past the developer roller (2) in the developer station (ES), via a cleaning roller (3) which is used to clean the remaining toner off the developer roller (2). As a result of an electric field between the developer roller (2) and the cleaning roller (3), a cleaning roller current (IWR) flows between the developer roller (2) and the cleaning roller (3) when a developer mixture is moved through the electric field (E). Said current is measured as an actual value (Ist-IRW). The difference between the actual value (Ist-IRW) and a pre-determined nominal value (Soll-IRW) is determined, said difference representing a measure for the deterioration of the developer mixture (GE).
G03G 15/08 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing using a solid developer, e.g. powder developer
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METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE INKING OF CHARGE PATTERNS PRODUCED ON A CHARGE PATTERN CARRIER USING TONER IN THE DEVELOPER STATION OF AN ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTING DEVICE
In order to control the supply of toner (TF) into the developer mixture stock for replacing the toner used during the inking of the charge patterns, the toner consumption (TVB) is determined according to the charge pattern to be inked, and a base adjustable variable (B_ST) is produced for the toner supply (TF) according to the determination of the toner consumption. The base adjustable variable (B_ST) is corrected according to a inking mark on the charge pattern carrier. For the fine correction of the inking of the charge patterns on the charge pattern carrier, the application tension (Umv) on the inking roller is adjusted according to the inking mark.
In a converter unit to convert control information to be transferred between at least first and second processing units of a printing or copying system, at least one first data interface is provided according to a first interface standard for exchange of control information between the converter unit and at least the first processing unit. A control signal interface is provided for at least one signal line between the converter unit and the first processing unit, the signal line being associated with one control signal. At least one real-time-capable second data interface according to a second interface standard is provided for exchange of control information between the converter unit and at least the second processing unit. The converter unit converts data conforming to a signal state of the control signal into data according to the second interface standard and conforming to the real-time-capable second data interface. The converter unit outputs the data according to the second interface standard via the second data interface or converts real-time-relevant data supplied to the converter unit via the second data interface into a signal curve of the control signal corresponding to the data and outputs the signal curve via the control signal interface.
The invention relates to a method, a printing system and a computer program for generating a page-by-page serially structured document data stream of a first format. The first page of a multi-page document can be completely and successfully parsed in this format before document data of the subsequent pages are parsed. Document data of a second format which comprise several pages of a document, common settings and/or resources applying to the pages, are connected to the document data stream. A separate type field is provided in the document data stream of the first format and shows that coherent document data comprising several pages are connected to the document data stream.
The developer station (ES) is used to ink charge images of images to be printed with a toner by means of a developer roller (19), said charge images being applied to a charge image carrier. A transport arrangement for a developer mixture from carrier and toner comprises a roller (18) which moves the developer mixture past the developer roller (19) and, next to the roller (18), a charging element (23) which electrically charges the roller from outside. The roller can be used as an inking roller for the developer roller or as a cleaning roller for the developer roller.
In a method/device for preparing a print data stream for generation of print images with at least two primary colors, the print data contained in an input print data stream are supplied to a processing stage as input print data. The input print data are processed with the processing stage wherein at least one raster image of a first primary color is generated. Trapping information is generated by use of the raster image. An output print data stream is generated that has the trapping information in addition to print data.
In a method for producing a toner roller, an oxide ceramic layer is applied to the surface of a roller-type basic body by electrodeposition. The layer thickness of the oxide ceramic layer is subsequently reduced. In an alternative method, the oxide ceramic layer is produced with the aid of a thermal spraying method, wherein the oxide ceramic layer has an electrical resistivity in the range of 105 10 cm to 1012 cm hat. The pores of the oxide ceramic layer are preferably closed off by a sealing layer.
A toner roller has a roll-shaped base structure (12) on which is arranged an insulation layer (14) which comprises polymer. The insulation layer preferably comprises, as well as polymer, also fillers, for example conductive black and ceramic oxides.
A cleaning roll (17) to which two additional electric potentials (P4, P5) are applied is arranged adjacent to a toner-transporting roll (10) to which a first electric potential (P2) is applied, the electric fields (E) of the two additional electric potentials (P4, P5) overlapping. A first electric field (E1) which transfers the toner (12) from the toner-transporting roll (10) to the cleaning roll (17) is generated in the cleaning gap (21) between the toner-transporting roll (10) and the cleaning roll (17). A second electric field (E2) which repels toner from the surface of the cleaning roll (17) is generated on the surface of the cleaning roll (17), outside the cleaning gap (21).
Disclosed is a method for producing a plastic sleeve (12). In said method, the sleeve is placed on the external surface of a rotational member (16) that has a predetermined surface shape. The sleeve (12) is subjected to a heat treatment during which the sleeve shrinks and adopts the surface shape of the external surface of the rotational member (16).
B29C 33/46 - Moulds or coresDetails thereof or accessories therefor with means for, or specially constructed to facilitate, the removal of articles, e.g. of undercut articles using fluid pressure
B29C 53/58 - Winding and joining, e.g. winding spirally helically
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DEVELOPER STATION AND METHOD FOR DEVELOPING A LATENT IMAGE WITH INTRODUCTION OF TONER EXCLUSIVELY TO A RETURN ELEMENT
A developer station (40) comprises a return screw (46) and an application screw (44), supplying a mixture of toner and support to a tinting device (55). A cleaning device (58) cleans away unneeded toner. New toner and removed toner are exclusively provided to the return screw (46).
In order to remove toner (2) from a strip (1), a cleaning brush (5) is provided which rests on that side of the strip (1) on which the toner is located, removes the toner, and is at an electrical potential (U2) such that an attractive electrostatic force is exerted on the toner (2) which has previously been charged by a corona device (9). A deflection roller (3) is arranged on the other side of the strip (1), seen in the transportation direction of the strip (1) and offset with respect to the cleaning brush (5), on which deflection roller (3) the strip (1) rests. An electrical potential (U1) is applied via the deflection roller (3) to the strip (1) such that a repelling electrostatic force is exerted on the toner (2) on the strip (1).
G03G 21/00 - Arrangements not provided for by groups , e.g. cleaning, elimination of residual charge
G03G 15/16 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for transferring a pattern to a second base of a toner pattern, e.g. a powder pattern
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DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRAWING A WEB OF PRINTABLE CARRIER MATERIAL
The invention relates to a device and a method for drawing a web (10) made of a carrier material in a printer or copier. A motor (20) transfers the rotation thereof to a drive roller (12) by means of a clutch (22). The clutch (22) is electrically controllable, so that a desired drawing force is applied to the web (10). The device can be used for a plurality of operating states of the printer or copier.
The invention relates to a device and a method for metrologically capturing the color of an object (12), using a lighting arrangement (14) comprising at least two light sources (16 to 38) having different spectral light distributions, wherein light beams are cast simultaneously onto the object (12) from the light sources (16 to 38). Using a sensor (40), at least part of the light beams reflected by the object (12) is captured in accordance with at least one spectral sensitivity function. The spectral sensitivity function causes spectral filtering of the light beams captured by the sensor (40).
The invention relates to a method for creating a template. In said method, a template is defined by content data and layout data, and accessory job data for controlling subsequent document processing processes is assigned to the template. The invention allows subsequent document processing steps to be defined.
The invention describes a method and a device for removing toner deposits from the surface of a cleaning element (36). Electrically charged toner particles (12) are exposed to the alternating electric field of an electrode arrangement (44) which loosens the toner particles (12). A mixture of carrier particles (14) and toner particles (12) transports the loosened toner particles away.
The device has a pre-centring apparatus (VZ), a drive unit (AE) and a buffer apparatus (PV). The pre-centring apparatus (VZ) accepts the printing-material web (10) from a printing-material web source and is configured in such a way that the printing-material web (10) is aligned laterally after passing through and is set into a tensioned state. The drive unit (AE) is arranged at the outlet of the pre-centring apparatus (VZ), which drive unit (AE) pulls the printing-material web (10) from the pre-centring apparatus (VZ) and drives it in the process. The buffer apparatus (PV) is arranged between the drive unit (AE) and the printing device, which buffer apparatus (PV) tensions the printing-material web (10) before it is fed to the printing device.
The invention relates to a method and a device for perforating and/or separating substrate material (10, 32, 42), wherein data containing information on a perforation and/or separation pattern (16 to 22) to be introduced into the substrate material are generated. These data are used to control perforation and/or separation means (30, 40) in such a manner that the perforations in the substrate material (10, 32, 42) and/or separations of the substrate material (10, 32, 42) required to produce the perforation and/or separation pattern are produced by said means.
B65H 35/00 - Delivering articles from cutting or line-perforating machinesArticle or web delivery apparatus incorporating cutting or line-perforating devices, e.g. adhesive tape dispensers
B65H 35/04 - Delivering articles from cutting or line-perforating machinesArticle or web delivery apparatus incorporating cutting or line-perforating devices, e.g. adhesive tape dispensers from or with transverse cutters or perforators
B65H 35/08 - Delivering articles from cutting or line-perforating machinesArticle or web delivery apparatus incorporating cutting or line-perforating devices, e.g. adhesive tape dispensers from or with transverse cutters or perforators from or with revolving, e.g. cylinder, cutters or perforators
B41F 13/00 - Common details of rotary presses or machines
57.
DEVICE FOR THE TONER JUMP DEVELOPMENT OF CHARGE IMAGES APPLIED TO A CHARGE IMAGE CARRIER IN AN ELECTROGRAPHIC PRINTING DEVICE
For developing the charge images on a charge image carrier (11) of an electrographic printer, the toner jump principle is used, wherein a toner cloud made of toner particles floats in the development region (13) between charge image carrier (11) and a jump element (10). In order to supply the jump element (10), at least two inking rollers (16, 17) are provided, which transport developer made of carrier particles and toner particles past the jump element (10) such that toner particles from the respective developer layer on the inking rollers (16, 17) pass over to the jump element (10) via inking zones (24, 25) present between the inking rollers (16, 17) and the jump element (10) for forming the toner particle layer (15) on the jump element (10).
The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for transferring data between at least two processing units (22 to 26, 12 to 20) of a printing or copier system. The processing units are connected to one another via a switched network connection (3) by means of which at least one physical layer is provided for the transfer of data. Data are transmitted between the processing units (22 to 26, 12 to 20) via the switched network connection (3), said data comprising at least processing information. The invention further relates to a printing or copier system for the processing of web-shaped substrate material and the use of a switched network connection for the provision of a data connection between the control stations (22 to 26) of at least two processing units of a printing or copier system.
In a method or printing system for generation of document processing jobs, control parameters for the document processing jobs are read from different sources and stored in a control file. Priorities are associated with the sources. In the event specific control parameters are present in a plurality of the sources, control parameters from the sources that have a highest priority are stored in the control file.
Marks for controlling the finishing device, such as a cutting device, are applied to the print substrate web by the printing device. If a fault occurs in the printing operation of the printing device, such as in the printing module, then control information is generated, for example by a sensor device, the information being fed to the finishing device and, depending on the content of the control information, controlling the finishing device such that no fault occurs in the processing of the print substrate web within the finishing device.
For the treatment of the surface of a printing material, for example a paper web, the invention provides at least one application element (AE) made of an anilox roll (1) and a doctoring blade (2) abutting the anilox roll (1) according to the fixing module of an electrographic printing device, the blade transferring a fluid, such as water, onto the anilox roll (1), by means of which the anilox roll (1) wets the surface of the printing material (3).
B05C 1/08 - Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is applied to the surface of the work by contact with a member carrying the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. a porous member loaded with a liquid to be applied as a coating for applying liquid or other fluent material to work of indefinite length using a roller
G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
62.
METHOD FOR PRINTING AND COPYING TONER IMAGES ONTO A SUBSTRATE MATERIAL WITH REDUCTION OF THE ILLUMINATION IN SELECTED IMAGE ELEMENTS
The invention relates to a method for printing or copying toner images onto a substrate material, in which image elements of each page (S10) are subsequently inspected as to whether said elements meet a specified image criterion (S12), in which case an increase in toner accumulation is made. For image elements that meet this criterion, an illustration unit is driven in such a way that the radiation energy per pixel for this image element is reduced (S16), at least in partial regions. For the other image elements, the nominal energy (S14) is used for the illumination energy.
G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
G03G 15/043 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for exposing, i.e. imagewise exposure by optically projecting the original image on a photoconductive recording material with means for controlling illumination or exposure
G03G 15/32 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern involving the combination of more than one step according to groups in which the charge pattern is formed dotwise
63.
METHOD, PRINTING SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR AUTOMATICALLY PROCESSING ORDER SUPPORT DATA OF A PRINT JOB
The invention relates to a method, a printing system and a computer program for automatically processing order support data of a print job. With the invention, incoming order support data of a print job is centrally analyzed in a print job manager by means of predetermined ticket rules, and optionally supplemented by additional print parameters, so that the order support data is used to form a printing system-specific job ticket, with which the print job can be correctly printed in the respective printing system. The central analysis of the order support data in the print job manager allows simple management of the ticket rules and, due to the proximity to the print server and the printing devices connected thereto, very printing system-specific processing of the job tickets.
The invention relates to a device for sealing a shaft (50) to prevent the penetration of a toner mixture (14), wherein the device comprises an annular stationary sealing device (54) disposed at the distance of an annular gap (64) around a shaft (50), wherein a magnetic field is applied to the annular gap (64). The annular gap (64) comprises a mixture of a viscous, paste-like barrier medium and magnetic carrier particles. Due to said barrier medium and the carrier particles, neither the magnetic carrier particles nor the toner particles can penetrate when using a two-component toner mixture (14).
G03G 15/09 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing using a solid developer, e.g. powder developer using magnetic brush
65.
Method for carrying out the data transfer between program elements of a process, buffer object for carrying out the data transfer, and printing system
For implementation of a transfer of data between two program elements, a buffer object is provided between and linking the program elements. One of the program elements writes data into the buffer and the other program element reads data from the buffer, thus driving data transfer. The program element writing the data causes the buffer to call the reading program element. The program element reading the data causes the buffer object to call the writing program element.
G06F 3/00 - Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computerOutput arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
66.
METHOD AND ASSEMBLY FOR CREATING PRINTED IMAGES LYING ADJACENT TO ONE ANOTHER ON A PRINT MATERIAL WITH THE AID OF AN ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTING DEVICE
When printing units (DE1, DE2) are situated on the same side of a continuous photoconductor (1) that is pre-charged with an initial potential, each unit having a character generator (4, 7) and a developer station (5, 8) that operates according to the 'tribo jump' principle, said elements generating a charge image on the photoconductor (1) and said image being coloured with charged toner by a jump roller located in the developer station and supplied with a pre-voltage (bias voltage), there is a risk that a toner image generated by a first printing unit (DE1) becomes damaged in the subsequent second printing unit (DE2) by the fact that the toner of said first image is dislodged by toner from the second printing unit (DE2) and enters said second unit (DE2). To eliminate this risk, the charge image developed with toner by the first printing unit (DE1) and the photoconductor (1) are transferred by a transfer unit (12) to a transfer potential after leaving the printing unit (DE1) and before reaching the next printing unit, the value of said transfer potential being greater than the bias voltage of the jump roller in the second printing unit (DE2).
The invention relates to a device and to a method for detecting electric potential and electric charges in a printer or copier. A measuring arrangement (10) is provided, which comprises a first electrode (12, 14) and at least one second electrode opposite from the first electrode (12, 14). Furthermore, an endless intermediate image carrier (16) is provided, on the peripheral surface (40) of which a toner image (39) can be produced. With the help of a drive unit, the intermediate image carrier (16) is driven so that the peripheral surface (40) thereof is guided circumferentially past the first electrode (12, 14) opposite therefrom. An evaluation unit (27, 28) is electrically connected to the first electrode (12, 14). The evaluation unit (27, 28) captures electric current (I) flowing between the first electrode (12, 14) and the evaluation unit (27, 28). Furthermore, the evaluation unit (27, 28), with the help of the detected current, determines a change in the electric potential of the peripheral surface (40) of the intermediate image carrier (16) in a detection region opposite from the first electrode (12, 14) and/or the change in charge of toner particles located in the detection region.
The invention relates to a method and a device for processing a measured signal for recording a property of a toner mark (39). A toner mark (39) is generated by means of an image production device. The toner mark (39) is recorded by means of a measuring arrangement (10) in which scanned values recorded at scanning times by the measuring arrangement (10) are provided as measured signal. A function (120) to describe a continuous signal curve is recorded on the basis of at least a part of the provided scanned values. At least one extreme value (122) for the function (120) is recorded.
G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
G03G 15/01 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for producing multicoloured copies
G03G 15/04 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for exposing, i.e. imagewise exposure by optically projecting the original image on a photoconductive recording material
69.
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING A MEASUREMENT SIGNAL FOR DETECTING A PROPERTY OF A TONER MARK
The invention relates to a method and device for processing a measurement signal for detecting a property of a toner mark (39). The signal profile of a measurement signal is determined and a plausibility check of the determined signal profile is carried out.
The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for setting the dot size (B1, B2) of toner images generated with the aid of an electrographic printing or copying system. At least one latent raster image which is not inked in with toner particles over the whole area is generated and inked in with toner particles to form a toner image (39). A measure of the area of the toner image (39) that has actually been inked in with toner particles is determined and compared as actual value (x2) with a desired value (w2). An electric field (E1, E2) for transferring toner particles to the regions of the latent raster image that are to be inked in is set depending on the comparison result. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method and an arrangement for controlling an image generating process of an electrographic printing or copying system, and a computer program product for carrying out the methods.
In order for it to be possible to insert ribbons (1) of any desired length into a machine assembly (MA), for example transfer ribbons in an electrophotographic printing unit, the ribbon (1) is mounted on tubes (3) which are pushed into receptacles (6) which are arranged in the machine assembly (MA). Subsequently, sliding films are applied to the drive roll and/or deflection rolls (2, 8) which are arranged in the machine assembly, then the ribbon (1) is pushed with a gripper arrangement over the sliding films onto the drive roll and the deflection rolls (2, 8) until it has reached a setpoint position. Finally, the sliding films and the gripper arrangement are pulled from the machine assembly. The removal of the ribbon from the machine assembly takes place in the reverse sequence.
G03G 15/00 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
G03G 15/16 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for transferring a pattern to a second base of a toner pattern, e.g. a powder pattern
G03G 21/16 - Mechanical means for facilitating the maintenance of the apparatus, e.g. modular arrangements
72.
METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IN DIFFERENT OPERATING PHASES
In a method for controlling a development process in an electrographic printer or copier, a mixture of toner and carrier particles is used. For the state of the mixture, a characteristic value D or E is determined from model calculations, an operating ageing rate or a time constant being taken into account. The development process is subjected to open-loop or closed-loop control depending on the characteristic values D and/or E.
The invention relates to a method, a computer program and a print system for trapping print data having a plurality of objects. According to the invention, trappings are detected only on the edges of one respective object when the brightness of the respective object to the adjoining area differs by an amount that is higher than the predetermined threshold value. The method can be carried out in real time without causing any delay in the printing process. It can therefore be integrated into a print data flow for high-speed electrographic printers.
The invention describes a method, a print system and a computer program for trapping print data with a multiplicity of objects. In this context, the print data are transmitted to a printer in a print data stream together with trapping instructions. The print data stream is structured in different levels. The trapping instructions have level-related priority rules. The method can be carried out in real time without this delaying the print process. It can therefore be integrated into a print data stream for electrographic high-performance printers.
The invention relates to a method, a computer program and a print system for trapping print data having a plurality of objects. According to the invention, the objects are transferred one by one to a pixel file while at the same time carrying out trapping. The method can be carried out in real time without causing any delay in the printing process. It can therefore be integrated into a print data flow for high-speed electrographic printers.
In a system or a method for execution of a test routine in connection with a test operating system, the program data for provision of an administration operating system is processed. The test operating system or system configuration specified by a list entry is determined under the provided administration operating system with aid of a list with test operating systems for system configurations to be automatically provided in series. The specified test operating system or system configuration is determined while the administration operating system is provided. Program data for provision of the determined test operating system or system configuration are processed. At least one test routine is executed that is executed automatically by the provided test operating system.
The invention relates to a method and a system for the automatic processing of printing data for a printing operation. Depiction parameters for printing data are generated automatically by way of the method according to the invention. The depiction parameters are generated, inter alia, with the aid of an image analysis method, with the result that physical variables which are assigned to the printing data as depiction parameters directly or after further analysis are extracted from the printing data. Output parameters, by way of which the printing operation is controlled, can be determined using the depiction parameters according to known methods.
The invention relates to a method, an arrangement, and computer program products for updating program data of a device (14, 42) via a UP3I interface, updating data being transmitted to the UP3I interface with the help of UP3I data packets.
The invention relates to a method for receiving printing data. According to a first aspect of the present invention, the printing data is copied by the receiver and stored on a mirror computer system before receipt of the printing data is acknowledged to the respective sender. Thus, the danger of loosing the printing data on the receiver side is considerably reduced. According to a second aspect of the present invention, the incoming printing data is checked based on parameters having one or more headers as to whether the printing data comes from a correct sender. The respective parameter list can be set freely by the receiver, wherein the source from which the printing data is received can be controlled very specifically. Content-related parameters of the printing data can be used in particular.
In a method for processing of a plurality of document processing jobs in a computer-aided document processing system, job chaperone data are generated that identify a preferred job processing apparatus relative to other job processing apparatuses of a same type in a job provider computer with respect to a document processing job.
The invention relates to a method and a device (10) for determining different properties of a first toner and at least one second toner. A toner mixture is produced from first toner particles of the first toner and second toner particles of the second toner, the first toner having a first original color and the second toner having a second original color. The toner mixture is triboelectrically charged. The toner particles of the toner mixture are separated according to the respective electrical charge thereof such that a first toner layer that has a first color and a second toner layer that has a second color are created. In addition, a color difference between the first color and the second color is determined.
The invention relates to a method and a device for determining a colour association of source colours and target colours, according to which a plurality of different source colours is selected. At least one output image with a representation of the selected source colours is emitted. The colour value of the emitted representation of each source colour is determined as a target colour. A general imaging function is determined by means of the selected source colours and the target colour determined for each source colour.
The invention relates to a device and to a method for post-machining printed carrier material (12) by an electrographic printing or copying device. Said claimed device comprises a smoothing device (20, 20') having a cover surface that is in contact with the toner, heated by a fixing device (14), of a printed image produced on the carrier material (12) and said cover surface exerts a printing force onto the heated toner. Said claimed device also comprises a cleaning device (35, 35') that is in contact with the cover surface of the smoothing device (20, 20') on one of the first contact points, and also an application unit (50, 50') that enables a fluid to applied to an area of the cover surface of the smoothing device (20, 20'). Said application device (50, 50') is in contact with the cover surface of the smoothing device (20, 20') on a second contact point.
The invention relates to a system and a method for detecting a fire in a fixer unit (14) of an electrographic image production device (10). With the aid of a photoelectric sensor (30, 32), which is arranged adjacent to the carrier material (16) to be fixed, at least one part of a fixing region of the fixer unit (16) is monitored. An error signal is output if a fire in the fixing region is detected with the aid of the photoelectric sensor (30, 32).
A developer station and a method for operating a developer station are described, wherein toner particles are fed to a rotating developer roller (12). A smoothing device (34) with a smoothing element (38) is arranged in front of a transfer zone (30). The smoothing element (34) is mechanically pretensioned and exerts a pressure over the entire width of the toner layer, due to which the layer is smoothed with toner particles before the transfer of the toner particles onto an additional roller (28).
G03G 15/09 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for developing using a solid developer, e.g. powder developer using magnetic brush
86.
METHOD AND ASSEMBLY FOR GENERATING A GIVEN REVOLVING SPEED OF AN ENDLESS BAND-SHAPED IMAGE SUPPORT
The invention relates to a method for determining the curve of the revolving speed of an endless band-shaped image support (78). In said method, at least two color separations are generated on the image support (78) and are transferred from the image support (78) to a support material (12) in order to generate a printed image (1 to 5). A first misalignment between the at least two color separations of the printed image (1 to 5) in the direction of travel (P1) of the support material (12) is determined at a first point (102). A second misalignment between the at least two color separations of the printed image (1 to 5) in the direction of travel (P1) of the support material (12) is determined at least at one second point (120). The first and second point are located at a certain minimum distance from one another in the direction of travel (P1) of the support material (12). The curve of the revolving speed of the image support (78) is determined with the aid of the first misalignment and the second misalignment.
G03G 15/01 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for producing multicoloured copies
G03G 15/16 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for transferring a pattern to a second base of a toner pattern, e.g. a powder pattern
87.
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING PRINTED IMAGES ON A SUPPORT MATERIAL
The invention relates to a method and a device for generating printed images on a support material, wherein a first colour separation in a first colour and at least one second colour separation in a second colour are generated on at least a part of at least the front side of a support material. The printed sections of the first colour separation and the second colour separation are arranged adjacent to each other. At least one third colour separation in a third colour is generated on at least a part of at least the front side of the support material, wherein at least a part of the printed regions of the third colour separation and at least a part of the printed regions of the first colour separation and/or at least a part of the printed regions of the second colour separation are printed over the other.
Charge patterns of the images to be printed are produced on a photoconductive strip (OPC) and transformed into toner images using toner, and the toner images are transferred to a transfer strip (TFB) from which they are pressed onto an end image carrier (AT) once the end image carrier has been pivoted onto the transfer strip. The time of the production of the charge pattern on the photoconductive strip (OPC) and/or the transfer of the toner images to the transfer strip (TFB) is set such that the vibrations and disturbances caused on the transfer strip (TFB) and the photoconductive strip (OPC) by the pivoting of the end image carrier (AT) onto or off the transfer strip (TFB) do not have any influence on the production of the charge patterns on the photoconductive strip (OPC) and/or on the transfer of the toner images from the photoconductive strip (OPC) to the transfer strip (TFB).
G03G 15/01 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for producing multicoloured copies
G03G 15/16 - Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for transferring a pattern to a second base of a toner pattern, e.g. a powder pattern
89.
PRINTING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR THE OPERATION OF A PRINTING SYSTEM
The invention relates to a printing system and a method for operating a printing system. According to the invention, the print data is rasterized by means of a rasterizing device and is screened with the aid of a screening device that is independent from the rasterizing device. The very printer-specific screening device can thus be arranged close to the print head and can be configured specifically for the print head. The non-printer-specific rasterizing device can be disposed at a distance from the print head, and both devices can be independently optimized to meet the respective requirements of the printing process.
The invention relates to a method for operating a data bus as well as a data bus system. In the inventive method, temporary user ID numbers are determined based on the serial numbers of the respective bus user when new bus users are connected, and said temporary ID numbers are used as identifiers for bus messages, by means of which definitive user ID numbers are allocated. The definitive user ID numbers are shorter than the serial numbers, thus making it possible to use bus messages with correspondingly short identifiers during definitive operation. The inventive data bus system is configured such that a data bus is automatically connected at the correct surge impedance simply by connecting a new bus user to an existing data bus with the aid of a bus cable. The inventive method and the inventive data bus system make it easier to connect and disconnect bus users.
The printing device (DR) has a plurality of developer stations (EWS), by which the charge patterns generated on an intermediate carrier are inked with toner. For replenishing the toner in the developer stations, toner storage containers (TF) are provided outside of the printer, each of which is connected to the developer stations through a toner transport channel. The toner storage containers are mounted on toner transport units (ETT). The developer stations, the toner transport containers, and the toner transport units are each equipped with electrical circuits containing memory, in which at least the toner color is stored. A control unit monitors the toner colors and ensures that only toner storage containers with the correct color are connected to a developer station.
In order to replenish toner in the developer stations (EWS) of an electrographic printing device, toner reservoirs (TF) are connected to the developer stations (EWS) via toner transport channels, e.g. feed channels. The invention relates to a device that is controlled by a feed time manager and that transports the toner from the toner reservoirs (TF) to the developer stations (EWS). When toner is needed, the developer stations issue feed requests to the feed manager. The feed manager coordinates the feed requests of the developer stations (EWS) and accords feed permission to the developer stations (EWS) especially in a clocked manner.
The invention relates to a method, a computer program and a computer system for producing a driver control component for an output device in a document output management system. Said document output management system processes document output jobs received by at least one client system, a graphical user interface for the configuration of output jobs that is uniform for a plurality of output devices being provided in the client system. Using the driver control component, the document output management system converts a document output job to a format that can be interpreted by the output device and that corresponds to the output job configuration, and transmits the modified output job to the output device. In order to produce the driver control component for the output device, output device-specific data, especially data of a predetermined format, are read into a computer program module and control data for controlling format conversion are produced based on the read-in data.
The invention on relates to a method and a device for archiving printed images. At least one printed image produced using at least one printing or copying system (18, 19a, 19b) is acquired by means of an acquisition unit (26). Image data that correspond to the acquired printed image are produced and are archived in an archive (32).
The invention relates to a method and an assembly for releasing and configuring specific system operations relating to instructions that are to be executed by the control unit of a printer or photocopier. In a first operating mode, at least one first instruction that is stored in a first memory area is processed by the control unit (10). In a second operating mode, at least one instruction that is stored in a second memory area is processed by the control unit (10). The second operating mode is selected by an electrical connection via a plug-in connector assembly (20).
G06K 15/00 - Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data
B41J 29/393 - Devices for controlling or analysing the entire machine
G06F 21/34 - User authentication involving the use of external additional devices, e.g. dongles or smart cards
G06F 21/57 - Certifying or maintaining trusted computer platforms, e.g. secure boots or power-downs, version controls, system software checks, secure updates or assessing vulnerabilities
G06F 21/74 - Protecting specific internal or peripheral components, in which the protection of a component leads to protection of the entire computer to assure secure computing or processing of information operating in dual or compartmented mode, i.e. at least one secure mode
G06F 21/84 - Protecting input, output or interconnection devices output devices, e.g. displays or monitors
96.
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING A PRINT DATA FLOW FOR PRODUCING MULTICOLOR PRINTED IMAGES USING A HIGH PERFORMANCE PRINTING SYSTEM
The invention relates to a method and device for processing a print data flow (40) for producing printed images having at least two primary colors using a high performance printing system (30 to 36). The print data contained in an input print data flow (40) are supplied to a processing stage (18) as the input print data. The input print data are processed using the processing stage (18), at least one matrix image (FA1) of a first primary color being produced. Said matrix image (FA1) of the first primary color is used to produce at least one trapping information (TR1 (FA1)). The trapping information (TR1 (FA1)) so produced is stored as an output print data flow for the purpose of further processing in addition to the input print data and/or in addition to the data of the matrix image of the first primary color or is supplied to an additional processing stage.
H04N 1/58 - Edge or detail enhancementNoise or error suppression, e.g. colour misregistration correction
97.
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING COLOUR-DESCRIBING INPUT DATA, WHICH ARE SUITABLE FOR GRAPHICAL OUTPUT USING AN OUTPUT DEVICE, INTO COLOUR-DESCRIBING ADAPTED OUTPUT DATA
The invention relates to methods and apparatuses for converting colour-describing input data, which are suitable for graphical output using an output device, into colour-describing output data which have been adapted to at least one output property - which influences graphical output - of the output device, having the following steps: - that output property of the output device which influences graphical output is determined, - an allocation rule for converting the input data into output data is defined on the basis of that determined output property of the output device which influences graphical output, and - the input data are converted into output data using the allocation rule defined.
The invention relates to a method and to a device for scanning an image, wherein a source image is detected by means of a colour sensor. The colour sensor comprises several line arrays which are formed, respectively, to detect a specific colour. Colour separations are generated by means of said line arrays. According to the invention, separate FIR partial filters are applied to the colour separations without having to mix said colour separations prior to a complete colour image. Mixing of the image pixels occurs automatically during filtering. As a result, the several line arrays can scan the image points of the source image simultaneously and said image points can be formed in real time on image pixels of a target image.
A toner supply container has a toner bottle and a cover, in which the toner bottle is fastened. The cover (DE) comprises a cover upper part (1) for receiving the toner bottle (TF) and a cover lower part (2) which can be displaced and locked in a guide (22) in the cover upper part (1) for closing the outlet opening (18) of the toner bottle (TF). A first locking means (4) is provided in the cover upper part (1), which first locking means (4) locks the cover lower part (2) in the guide (22) in the cover upper part (1), as long as the toner supply container (TV) is not placed on the toner receiving container (TA). A slide (SE) provides an unlocking means (3) which unlocks the first locking means when the cover (DE) is placed onto the toner receiving container (TA), with the result that the cover lower part (1) can be moved together with the slide (SE).
The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for archiving document data, whereby a print job (12) is generated for the production of a document. The print job (12) comprises details relating to the document data thereof (12) to be archived. At least part of the print job (12) and at least the document data to be archived are supplied to an output management system (14). The document data which is to be archived and is determined by the print job (12) is transmitted from the output management system (14) to an archiving system (16). The invention also relates to a method and an arrangement for outputting document data stored in an archive by means of at least one printing system (22a to 22g), and respectively to a computer program product for carrying out the method and a data carrier for storing the computer program product.
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