EP0102700A2
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User friendly central control display for a multi-station document inserter
Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc
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Filing: 1983-06-29
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2003-06-29
Abstract
Abstract A method, and associated apparatus, for providing a user friendly central control display for a multi-station document inserter, comprising the steps of interconnecting a central control display to the inserter, displaying inserter operating functions on the central control display, activating the inserter through the central display to perform programmed inserter operating functions, and displaying fault loca. tions and descriptions on the central control display in human readable form. Advantageously, the inserter operator can also reconfigure the inserter through switches in the central control display.
Inventors
- 👤 John M. Gomes
- 👤 Peter N. Piotroski
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 21:03
CPC Classifications
B; B07; B07C; B07C1/00; B43; B43M; B43M3/00; B43M3/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
77 words
Apparatus for providing a user friendly central control display in a multi-station document inserter, comprising: central control display means for providing a display of inserter operating functions; means for operatively coupling said central control display to the document inserter; switch means for activating the document inserter through said central control display to perform programmed inserter operating functions; and fault display means for displaying fault locations and descriptions on said central control display means in human readable form.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
77 words
Apparatus for providing a user friendly central control display in a multi-station document inserter, comprising: central control display means for providing a display of inserter operating functions; means for operatively coupling said central control display to the document inserter; switch means for activating the document inserter through said central control display to perform programmed inserter operating functions; and fault display means for displaying fault locations and descriptions on said central control display means in human readable form.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
Apparatus according to Claim 1 wherein: said switch means includes finger touch switches in said central control display means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
57 words
The apparatus recited in Claim 1 or 2 including: maintenance display means for displaying a maintenance reminder message after the inserter has undergone a predetermined number of cycles of operation; said maintenance display means continuing to display . the maintenance reminder message during each cycle of the inserter subsequent to the predetermined number of cycles until cancelled.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
The apparatus recited in Claim 1 or 2 wherein: said central control display means displays information upon power up which enables the inserter user to determine the operating mode, the presence of any fault condition and the document count.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
The apparatus recited in Claim 1 or 2, wherein: said central control display means displays information during continuous-run operation of the inserter regarding the operating mode,the document count, and the action to be taken to halt operation of the inserter.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus recited in Claim 1 or 2, wherein: said central control display means displays information regarding the configuration of the inserter which enables the inserter user to change the configuration of the inserter.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
61 words
The apparatus recited in Claim 6, wherein the information displayed regarding the configuration of the inserter includes: the application mode, the feeder station number, type of feeder at a station, on and off status of the feeder stations, select status of the feeder stations, line spacing.of the scan marks at multiple document feeder stations, mismatch count, postage break, and document count.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
The apparatus recited in Claim 1., including: diagnostic display means for displaying information on said central control display means during a diagnostic mode regarding the status of the brakes, clutches, fault lights, solenoids, motors, photocells, interlocks, sensors,-and switches of the document inserter.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The apparatus recited in Claim 1 , including: reprogram switch means in said central control display means for reprogramming the inserter to change its configuration and operation.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
110 words
The apparatus recited in Claim 9 , wherein said reprogram switch means includes: means for deactivating designated document feeders; means for specifying the number of documents to be fed from a feeder station; means for specifying the maximum number of documents to be fed from a feeder station; means for enabling the inserter user to set limits associated with a predetermined count from a designated feeder station for a postage break; means for specifying the maximum consecutive number of document mismatches allowed; means for specifying the line spacing for scanning of dash mark codes on documents; and means for enabling the inserter user to reset the document count to zero.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
64 words
Method for providing a user friendly central control display for a multi-station document inserter, comprising the steps of: interconnecting a central control display to the inserter; displaying inserter operating functions on the central control display; activating the inserter through the central control display to perform programmed inserter operating functions; and displaying fault locations and descriptions on the central control display in human readable form.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
64 words
Method for providing a user friendly central control display for a multi-station document inserter, comprising the steps of: interconnecting a central control display to the inserter; displaying inserter operating functions on the central control display; activating the inserter through the central control display to perform programmed inserter operating functions; and displaying fault locations and descriptions on the central control display in human readable form.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method recited in Claim 11, including the step of: reprogramming the inserter operation through the central control display to change the.inserter configuration and operation.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
48 words
The method recited in Claimll, including the step of: displaying a maintenance reminder message on the central control display after the inserter has undergone a predetermined number of cycles of operation; continuing to display the maintenance reminder message during each subsequent cycle until cancelled by a service technician.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method recited in Claim 11, including the steps of: displaying information on the central control display upon power up which enables the inserter user to determine the operating mode, the presence of any fault condition and the document count.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
35 words
The method recited in Claimll, including the step of: displaying information during continuous-run operation of the inserter regarding the operating mode, the document count, and action to be taken to halt operation of the inserter.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
62 words
The method recited in Claimll, including the step of: displaying information regarding the configuration of the inserter including the application mode, the feeder station number, type of feeder at a station, on and off status of the feeder stations, select status of the feeder stations, line spacing of the scan marks at multiple document feeder stations, mismatch count, postage break,.and document count.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
38 words
The method recited in Claimll, including the step of: displaying on the central control display during a diagnostic mode the status of the brakes, clutches, fault lights, solenoids, motors, photocells, interlocks, sensors and switches of the document inserter.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
103 words
The method recited in Claims 11 or 12, including the step of: deactivating designated module feeders through switches in the central control display; specifying the maximum number of documents to be fed from a feeder module through switches in the central control display; enabling the user to set limits associated with a predetermined count from a designated feeder module for a postage break through switches in the central control display; specifying the maximum consecutive number of document mismatches allowed; specifying the line spacing, for scanning of dash mark codes on the documents; and enabling the user to reset the document count to zero.
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