US5229815A
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Automatic machine quality adjust restart after premature interruption
Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1992-09-04
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Granted: 1993-07-20
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Expires: 2012-09-04
Abstract
Abstract A method of restarting an image quality adjustment process including the steps of initiating an image quality adjustment process, monitoring machine events during the image quality adjustment process, suspending operation of the quality adjustment process due to the occurrence of a predetermined machine event, and automatically resuming the quality adjustment process in response to the elimination of the predetermined machine event at the point of the process wherein the predetermined machine event ocurred.
Inventors
- 👤 Shelly D. Sulenski
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-10 00:57
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/50; G03G15/5012; G03G15/55; H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00002; H04N1/00026; H04N1/00037; H04N1/00042; H04N1/00071; H04N1/00082; H04N1/00912; H04N1/00915
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
In an image processing apparatus having image processing components for forming images on a medium, a controller for directing the operation of the image processing components including an image quality adjustment process for maintaining image quality standards, the method of responding to a machine interruption comprising the steps of: monitoring the operation of the image processing apparatus relative to image quality, determining a deviation from the image quality standards, responding to the deviation from the quality standards to initiate the quality adjustment process, delaying operation of the quality adjustment process due to a machine event, and automatically resuming the quality adjustment process in response to the clearance of the machine event.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
111 words
In an image processing apparatus having image processing components for forming images on a medium, a controller for directing the operation of the image processing components including an image quality adjustment process for maintaining image quality standards, the method of responding to a machine interruption comprising the steps of: monitoring the operation of the image processing apparatus relative to image quality, determining a deviation from the image quality standards, responding to the deviation from the quality standards to initiate the quality adjustment process, delaying operation of the quality adjustment process due to a machine event, and automatically resuming the quality adjustment process in response to the clearance of the machine event.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the step of delaying operation of the quality adjustment process includes the step of suspending operation of the quality adjustment process due to software crash.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the step of delaying operation of the quality adjustment process includes the step of suspending operation of the quality adjustment process due to a machine malfunction signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the step of automatically resuming the quality adjustment process includes the step of continuing the quality adjustment process at the point of the process wherein the machine event ocurred.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
107 words
In an image processing apparatus having image processing components for forming images on a medium, a controller for directing the operation of the image processing components including an image quality adjustment process for maintaining image quality standards, the method of completing the image quality adjustment process comprising the steps of: initiating an image quality adjustment process in response to a deviation from the quality standards, monitoring machine events during the image quality adjustment process, suspending operation of the quality adjustment process due to the occurrence of a predetermined machine event, and automatically resuming the quality adjustment process in response to the elimination of the predetermined machine event.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
107 words
In an image processing apparatus having image processing components for forming images on a medium, a controller for directing the operation of the image processing components including an image quality adjustment process for maintaining image quality standards, the method of completing the image quality adjustment process comprising the steps of: initiating an image quality adjustment process in response to a deviation from the quality standards, monitoring machine events during the image quality adjustment process, suspending operation of the quality adjustment process due to the occurrence of a predetermined machine event, and automatically resuming the quality adjustment process in response to the elimination of the predetermined machine event.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the step of monitoring machine events during the image quality adjustment process includes the step of recognizing the occurrence of predetermined machine events.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the step of suspending operation of the quality adjustment process includes the step of suspending operation due to controller software crashes or machine malfunctions.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the step of automatically resuming the quality adjustment process includes the step of continuing the quality adjustment process at the point of the process wherein the machine event ocurred.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
127 words
The method of completing an image quality adjustment process in image processing apparatus having image processing components for forming images on a medium and a controller for directing the operation of the image processing components including an image quality adjustment process for maintaining image quality standards, comprising the steps of: initiating an image quality adjustment process in response to a deviation from the quality standards, monitoring machine events during the image quality adjustment process, recognizing the occurrence of a predetermined machine event, suspending operation of the quality adjustment process due to the occurrence of a predetermined machine event, and automatically resuming the quality adjustment process in response to the elimination of the predetermined machine event at the point of the process wherein the predetermined machine event ocurred.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
127 words
The method of completing an image quality adjustment process in image processing apparatus having image processing components for forming images on a medium and a controller for directing the operation of the image processing components including an image quality adjustment process for maintaining image quality standards, comprising the steps of: initiating an image quality adjustment process in response to a deviation from the quality standards, monitoring machine events during the image quality adjustment process, recognizing the occurrence of a predetermined machine event, suspending operation of the quality adjustment process due to the occurrence of a predetermined machine event, and automatically resuming the quality adjustment process in response to the elimination of the predetermined machine event at the point of the process wherein the predetermined machine event ocurred.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 9 wherein the step of suspending operation of the quality adjustment process includes the step of suspending operation due to controller software crashes or machine malfunctions.
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