RIP Order Control for Image Delivery Sorting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image forming systems face inefficiencies in adjusting the sorting order and face orientation of recording sheets during delivery, particularly when reversing is required, leading to prolonged printing times and increased memory consumption due to the need to wait for all pages to complete RIP operations.
Innovation Solution
The system includes a controller that executes RIP operations in forward or reverse order based on user input, allowing for simultaneous image formation and delivery without waiting for all pages to finish, using a combination of image processing and delivery device mechanisms to manage sorting and orientation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If the system waits for all pages to complete RIP operations before printing, then the sorting order and face orientation can be accurately controlled, but the printing time is prolonged
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-calculating the required RIP operation order based on the desired delivery order and face orientation settings. The controller determines the RIP operation sequence in advance (forward order for face-down delivery, reverse order for face-up delivery) before actual printing begins, allowing the system to proceed with printing immediately without waiting for all RIP operations to complete.
2Manufacturing precision
If the system waits for all pages to complete RIP operations before printing, then the image quality can be ensured, but the memory consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary calculation of the RIP operation order based on delivery requirements, then executes RIP operations sequentially in the predetermined order. This allows the system to process and deliver pages one at a time rather than loading all pages into memory simultaneously, significantly reducing memory consumption while ensuring each page receives appropriate RIP processing for quality assurance.
3Device complexity
If the system processes pages in forward order, then the RIP operation is simple, but the delivery order may not match the desired sorting
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies inversion by reversing the RIP operation order based on the desired delivery configuration. When face-up delivery is selected, the system executes RIP operations in reverse order (last page first) so that after printing and potential reversing by the reversing mechanism, the final delivery order matches the desired forward sequence. This maintains simple sequential processing while achieving correct delivery sorting.
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AI summary
An image forming system includes an input device, an image processing device, an image forming device, a delivery device, and a controller. The controller causes the image processing device to execute RIP operation in forward order with respect to print data, upon receipt, through the input device, of a first instruction indicating one of a combination of reverse order and face-up, and a combination of forward order and face-down, as combination of sorting order and face orientation at delivery of a recording medium having an image formed thereon, and causes the image processing device to execute RIP operation in reverse order with respect to the print data, upon receipt, through the input device, of a second instruction indicating one of a combination of forward order and face-up, and a combination of reverse order and face-down, as the combination of the sorting order and the face orientation at delivery.