US6600570B1
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Imager controlling destination of its output
Assignee: Lexmark International Inc
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Filing: 1999-06-11
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Granted: 2003-07-29
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Expires: 2019-06-11
Abstract
Abstract A printer has its software controlling the selection of each of its output bins for receiving printed sheets in accordance with the type of media printed. Each type of media has its printed sheets directed to a specific output bin. An output bin may receive sheets of more than one type of media, but the printed sheets of each type of media will be directed to only one output bin or logically linked output bins.
Inventors
- 👤 Kathy Scott D'Alessandro
- 👤 Edward William Yohon, Jr.
- 👤 Jonathan Edward Nocjar
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 11:19
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65H; B65H39/00; B65H39/10; B65H39/11; B41; B41J; B41J11/00; B41J11/0035; B41J11/48; B41J11/485; B41J13/00; B41J13/10; B41J13/106; H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00567; H04N1/00631; H04N1/00633; H04N1/23; H04N1/2307; H04N1/2323; H04N1/2338; H04N1/2353; B65H2511/00; B65H2511/40; H04N1/00127; H04N1/00204; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/0008; H04N2201/0074; H04N2201/0077; H04N2201/0091
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
An imaging system including: an imager having a plurality of output bins for receiving sheets of media printed by said imager imaged in response to input to said imager by a printer driver in a computer controlling said imager; and a programmable electronic data processor programmed to direct sheets of media to one of said output bins in accordance with the type of media selected by a user at a computer connected to said imager regardless of selection of output bin by said printer driver.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
85 words
An imaging system including: an imager having a plurality of output bins for receiving sheets of media printed by said imager imaged in response to input to said imager by a printer driver in a computer controlling said imager; and a programmable electronic data processor programmed to direct sheets of media to one of said output bins in accordance with the type of media selected by a user at a computer connected to said imager regardless of selection of output bin by said printer driver.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
The imaging system according to claim 1 in which said programmable electronic data processor includes a non-volatile memory storing the identity of said output bin to which each type of media is to be sent after a sheet of the selected type of media is printed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The imaging system according to claim 2 in which at least one of said output bins may receive more than one type of media after each sheet is printed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The imaging system according to claim 3 in which said imager is a printer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The imaging system according to claim 2 in which said imager is a printer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The imaging system according to claim 1 in which at least one of said output bins may receive more than one type of media after each sheet is printed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The imaging system according to claim 6 in which said imager is a printer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The imaging system according to claim 1 in which said imager is a printer.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
106 words
A method of collecting the output of an imager having a plurality of output bins including: storing in software of the imager each type of media and the output bin to which each printed sheet of each type is to be directed by the imager; controlling said imager by a printer driver in a computer, and selecting in the stored imager software the type of media on which printing is to occur so that each printed sheet is directed to the output bin collecting printed sheets of the selected type of media stored in said software regardless of selection of output bin by said printer driver.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
106 words
A method of collecting the output of an imager having a plurality of output bins including: storing in software of the imager each type of media and the output bin to which each printed sheet of each type is to be directed by the imager; controlling said imager by a printer driver in a computer, and selecting in the stored imager software the type of media on which printing is to occur so that each printed sheet is directed to the output bin collecting printed sheets of the selected type of media stored in said software regardless of selection of output bin by said printer driver.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method according to claim 9 in which the imager software has stored therein more than one type of media for supply to the same output bin after printing of each of the sheets of the selected type of media.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method according to claim 10 in which the imager software includes a programmable electronic data processor.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method according to claim 11 in which the imager is a printer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method according to claim 10 in which the imager is a printer.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method according to claim 9 in which the imager software includes a programmable electronic data processor.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method according to claim 14 in which the imager is a printer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method according to claim 9 in which the imager is a printer.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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