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Method and system for providing an out of paper indication by a printer

A technology for printers and paper shortages, which is applied to printing devices, printing, office printing equipment, etc., and can solve problems such as incompleteness and paper shortages

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-12-07
INT BUSINESS MASCH CORP
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Sometimes their jobs don't finish because the printer runs out of paper while the job is in progress

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[0008] The present invention relates to providing a "paper out" indication by a printer. The following description is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the invention, which is set forth in the context of the patent application and its claims. Various modifications to the preferred embodiments and the general principles and features described herein will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Thus, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and features described herein.

[0009] figure 1 A printer environment is shown in which various aspects of the invention are implemented. A plurality of computers 2 communicate with the printer 4 through a network 6 . The computer 2 may comprise any computing system known in the art, such as a personal computer, a laptop. Handheld computers, telephone equipment, desktop systems, mainframes, and more. Network 6 may ...

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Aspects for providing an out of paper indication by a printer are described. The aspects include controlling paper ejection during a print job to provide an out of paper indication with a last sheet of a paper supply in a printer. The controlling of the paper ejection further includes starting ejection of a page of the print job, determining if the page being ejected comprises the last sheet, completing ejection of the page when the page does not comprise the last sheet, and stopping ejection of the page when the page does comprise the last sheet. Additionally, the partial ejection of the last sheet is maintained until paper is added to the paper supply.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to printers and, in particular, to the "paper out" indication provided by printers. Background technique [0002] Many printers do not have a visible paper tray. Papers are stored in drawers or trays with their contents out of sight. When the last sheet of paper is used, the printer stops printing and the indicator turns on to indicate that the printer needs paper. Alternatively, a small liquid crystal display (LCD) screen displays a paper-out message. To implement such an alert system, sensors are used to detect when resources have been exhausted. For example, the take-up tray will include an electrical or electromechanical sensor to detect when the take-up tray is empty. When the sensor detects that the resource is close to being depleted or has been depleted, it will signal the printer processor, which in response will enable a short value indicator in the printer. [0003] Many people never find out that the print...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B41J11/00B41J13/10G03G15/00
CPCG03G15/553
Inventor 杰里·威廉·珀尔斯
Owner INT BUSINESS MASCH CORP