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System and method for monitoring a printing system using a camera

US8310541B2 · kind B2 · utility

6Cited by

19References

12Claims

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Assignee

Xerox Corporation · US

Inventors

Steven R. Moore · Pittsford, US
Saurabh Prabhat · Webster, US
Ruddy Castillo · Saratoga Springs, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 26, 2007
Grant date	Nov 13, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 14, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2207/30144
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A monitoring system and method for monitoring a printing system includes a printing system module and a camera. The printing system module is configured to interface with a primary printing-medium path of the printing system and includes a housing with at least one printing-medium path disposed therein. The at least one printing-medium path is a sub-printing-medium path of the primary printing-medium path. The camera is positioned to capture at least one frame of the inside of the printing system module and can be disposed therein.

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