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Method and apparatus for calibrating a paper sensor to account for media holes

A sensor and paper jam technology, which is applied in the field of non-transient computer readable media, can solve the problems of paper jams and miscalculations in wrong judgments

Active Publication Date: 2014-09-17
KONICA MINOLTA LAB U S A INC
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In this situation, the system may incorrectly determine that there is a paper jam or may incorrectly calculate the size of the paper

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[0037] A system has now been developed to avoid or minimize the aforementioned problems associated with incorporating sensors with paper 30 or recording media (hereinafter referred to as pre-punched paper) having holes 40, notches or cutouts formed therein. problem of use.

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[0039] Figure 5 is a flowchart illustrating the basic mapping operation of an embodiment of the present invention. according to Figure 5 In an embodiment of the present invention, before running a print job on MFP 20 using the prepunched paper, an example sheet of prepunched paper 30 is scanned by scanner 10 of MFP 20 (step S110 ). The scanned pre-punched paper is then mapped by the MFP 20 to identify the locations of all such holes 40 , notches and cutouts formed in the pre-punched paper (step S120 ). Image 6 More details of the mapping process are shown. Then, the map of the prepunched paper is stored in the memory 50 in the MFP 20 (step S130 ). Then, a label such as "three-pun...

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The image forming device includes an image forming section in which an image is formed on the prepunched paper; a paper feed path through which paper is fed to and from the image forming section during a process in which an image is formed on the paper; one or more sensors arranged along the paper feed path to monitor a flow of the prepunched paper as it is fed through the paper feed path; and a processor for receiving signals from the sensors and map data of the prepunched paper, and for analyzing the signals and the map data to determine if there is a paper jam along the paper feed path, wherein the map data indicates locations of all holes, cut-outs, and notches formed in the prepunched paper. A method of using the image forming device is also disclosed.

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for tracking the movement of paper through a multifunction peripheral (MFP) or printer. The present disclosure also relates to a non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with a program for tracking the movement of paper through a multifunction peripheral (MFP) or printer. Background technique [0002] Multifunction peripherals, sometimes called MFPs, perform functions such as copying, network printing, scanning, faxing, and Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP / IP) communications. Feeding paper or other recording media through an MFP or traditional printer presents several challenges. Due to the high speed at which paper moves through such equipment, paper can occasionally become jammed in the paper feed path. [0003] To ensure smooth operation of the equipment, most equipment have a series of sensors arranged along the paper feed path to monitor the flow of paper along the ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B41J11/00
CPCB65H7/14H04N1/32101G03G15/00H04N2201/0082H04N1/00B65H2553/412B65H5/00H04N1/2323B65H2801/06H04N1/00713H04N2201/3274B65H2701/12112H04N1/00755H04N1/00734H04N1/00745G03G15/70G03G2215/00341G03G2215/00548G03G2221/1675
Inventor 肯尼斯·黄·杨
Owner KONICA MINOLTA LAB U S A INC