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Apparatus and method for scheduling an imagable substrate and a special sheet to be fed in the same pitch

US5596389A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 12, 1994
Grant dateJan 21, 1997
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Expiry dateDec 12, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/00894
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

There is provided a scheduling apparatus for a printing system, the scheduling apparatus including a memory for storing a set of two or more feed signals, the set of feed signals including a first feed signal and a second feed signal with the first feed signal and the second feed signal corresponding respectively with a special sheet and an imagable regular substrate having opposing sides. The scheduling apparatus further includes a controller for generating the first and second feed signals. The controller, which communicates with each of a print engine and a special sheet insertion apparatus determines whether the imagable regular substrate is to imaged on both of the opposing sides and, when it is determined that the imagable regular substrate is to be imaged on both the opposing sides, the controller schedules the first and second feed signals to be transmitted respectively to the print engine and the special sheet insert apparatus during a single pitch.

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