Christopher Allen Reid

US Patent:

7857420, Dec 28, 2010

Filed:

Dec 27, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/965558

Inventors:

Christopher P. Reid - Erie CO, US

Assignee:

Infoprint Solutions Company, LLC - Boulder CO

International Classification:

B41J 2/165

US Classification:

347 35

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus for adding pages to a sequence of imprinted images used for flushing of inkjet features and then discarding the added pages following imprinting of the added pages. Features and aspects hereof within a printing system automatically insert additional pages (flush pages) in a sequence of imprinted page. The inserted pages are used for flushing ink-based nozzles (e. g. , inkjet nozzles). The frequency of flushes and the volume of ink to be flush at each opportunity may be determined by automated features hereof based on statistics regarding operation of the printing system or may be statically pre-determined. Post-processing features (e. g. , paper handling features) may scan the pages for marks identifying a page as a flush page inserted for flushing and may discard the added pages so identified.

US Patent:

20070073772, Mar 29, 2007

Filed:

Nov 17, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/281292

Inventors:

Mary Blue - Longmont CO, US
Weilin Chen - Longmont CO, US
Brian Mowrey - Longmont CO, US
Christopher Reid - Erie CO, US
Rodney Sherwood - Longmont CO, US
Kenneth Shouldice - Firestone CO, US
Ronald Van Buskirk - Tucson AZ, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

707104100

Abstract:

A method for tracking printer productivity includes retrieving archived data stored on a remote printer that is connected to a network. The data is parsed and stored in a relational database. The data is retrieved from the database and used to generate a graphical representation of the data. The data may be represented as XML data and retrieving the data may include establishing a simple object access protocol (SOAP) connection between the printer system data and sending XML commands to the printer system. Storing the parsed data in a relational database may include establishing a Java database connectivity (JDBC) connection with a database server. The data is a log of events occurring on the printer system. The logged events may include status events indicating an operational status of the printer, job events indicating the beginning and ending of jobs, and intervention events indicating error status changes of the printer system.