Patent · US Expired

Job programming

US4310235A · kind A · utility

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6Claims
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Filing dateMar 13, 1980
Grant dateJan 12, 1982
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Expiry dateMar 13, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/00126
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A reproduction machine having an operator console, a card reader, and a control with suitable RAM memory. Suitably marked cards are fed to the card reader and stored in RAM memory. A job stream feature permits the operator to place a plurality of different jobs for reproduction into the document handler and the machine will automatically run the different job requirements. The job exception feature allows the machine to be automatically condition to deviate from the normal reproduction run. Features are also programmed at the operator console. However, once a card has been inserted into the reader, the console inputs are inhibited until the sense card requirements are completed or the job is canceled.

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