Mixed output print control method and system
US8081329B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 24, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2301/3411
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A merging module connects two printing systems at approximately 90 degrees to one another. The merging module includes a sheet rotator in a plane that is common to the paper paths of both print engines and a buffer. It also includes two bypass paths (one above and one below the rotator) to route the two paper paths around the rotator and enable both print engines to deliver their output to the appropriate finishing device as well as to the buffer.
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