System and method for conveying print device status information using a light indicator feedback mechanism
US10073664B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/00488
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for providing print device dynamic status indicator feedback includes a print device, and a status indicator feedback unit. The print device includes a print engine and one or more status monitors. The status indicator feedback unit includes a display device, a light emitting module, a processor in communication with the light emitting module, and a computer-readable medium containing programming instructions. The system may receive information corresponding to one or more current machine states of the print device from the one or more status monitors of the print device, determine a priority level associated with each of the one or more current machine states, identify a machine state associated with a highest priority level, identify a dynamic feedback pattern associated with the identified machine state. The dynamic feedback pattern includes a visual pattern. The system may and instruct the light emitting module to emit the visual pattern.
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