Susan B Layer

US Patent:

6806972, Oct 19, 2004

Filed:

Jan 8, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/004254

Inventors:

Elizabeth B. Daddis - Ontario NY
C. Michael Ray - Fairport NY
Robert G. Hamer - Canandaigua NY
Susan B. Layer - Fairport NY
Rex B. Murphy - Webster NY
Gary R. Kern - Rochester NY
Everett W. Jenkins - Raleigh NC
Anne E. Dewitte - Fairport NY
Robert W. Rassler - W. Henrietta NY
David S. Matthews - Rochester NY

Assignee:

Xerox Corporation - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G06F 1500

US Classification:

358 11, 358 16, 358 114

Abstract:

A method of determining the configuration of a plurality of resources in an image processing apparatus by running turn around tests to determine the interconnection of the resources and comparing the interconnection to a reference interconnection indicator stored in memory. The difference of interconnections between the reference indicator and the determined interconnections is then displayed to an operator for confirmation. An indication of the new configuration, if confirmed, is then loaded into memory and the machine is set up based upon the new configuration.

US Patent:

20070006050, Jan 4, 2007

Filed:

Jun 30, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/169716

Inventors:

Susan Layer - Fairport NY, US

Assignee:

XEROX CORPORATION - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G06F 11/00

US Classification:

714044000

Abstract:

Systems, methods, and programs determine a fault on a device using a diagnostic agent. The systems, methods, and programs determine at least one service information associated with the fault, assigning the service bulletin to the fault, and displaying the service information associated with the fault. The systems, methods, and programs also includes identifying at least one fault in a device connected to a server, transmitting service information to the device, determining whether service information stored on the server corresponds to the fault, and assigning the corresponding service information to the fault.

US Patent:

20090119066, May 7, 2009

Filed:

Nov 6, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/935845

Inventors:

Alvin D. Strong - Palmyra NY, US
Susan Layer - Fairport NY, US

International Classification:

G06F 11/30

US Classification:

702184, 399 24

Abstract:

Embodiments herein maintain an unscheduled maintenance rate of a first apparatus, of a group of apparatuses, based on a history of unscheduled maintenance service calls performed on the first apparatus. Other apparatuses in the group of apparatuses have different unscheduled maintenance rates when compared to the unscheduled maintenance rate of the first apparatus. The method/system herein replaces fully used components of the first apparatus that exceed a predetermined full service life, based on usage meters of the components and replaces partially used components of the first apparatus that do not exceed the full service life, based on the usage meters. When directing replacement of partially used components, the method determines the remaining amount of the full service life for each of the partially used components, estimates the occurrence of the next service call for the first apparatus based on the unscheduled maintenance rate for the first apparatus, compares the remaining amount of the full service life for each of the partially used components to the occurrence of the next service call to identify ones of the partially used components that will exceed the full service life before the next service call, and then replaces only the ones of the partially used components that will exceed the full service life before the next service call.

US Patent:

57297908, Mar 17, 1998

Filed:

Jan 21, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/787188

Inventors:

John H. Conley - Rochester NY
Markus P. J. Fromherz - Palo Alto CA
Susan B. Layer - Fairport NY

Assignee:

Xerox Corporation - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G03G 1500

US Classification:

399 77

Abstract:

In a scheduling system which optimizes a sequence of operations for carrying out, for example, digital printing of simplex and duplex documents, a "schedule tree" is created and updated in real time. The schedule tree is a running list of all possible schedules or sequences of operations within a future time frame, given a desired output of documents. Various techniques are used to manage the size of the tree and select schedules from the schedule tree to be proposed to the printing apparatus over time.

US Patent:

58985921, Apr 27, 1999

Filed:

Jun 16, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/876916

Inventors:

David L. Salgado - Victor NY
James C. Campbell - Fairport NY
John W. Daughton - Rochester NY
Marilyn S. Grzenda - Fairport NY
John D. Hower - Fairport NY
Susan B. Layer - Fairport NY
Barry P. Mandel - Fairport NY

Assignee:

Xerox Corporation - Stamford CT

International Classification:

B07C 1700

US Classification:

36447802

Abstract:

A method for a sheet handling system where a controller communicates with a mailbox bin subsystem having a plurality of print receiving bins is provided. The plurality of bins are grouped into a first print receiving bin set, a second print receiving bin set and a third print receiving bin set with the first print receiving bin set including one or more print receiving bins, the second print receiving bin set including one or more print receiving bins and the third print receiving bin set including one or more print receiving bins. A first bin access designator is assigned to each print receiving bin of the first print receiving bin set, a second bin access designator is assigned to each print receiving bin in the second print receiving bin set and a third bin access designator is assigned to each print receiving bin in the third print receiving bin set--the first, second and third bin access designators correspond respectively with a first user class type, a second user class type and a third user class type. A request is communicated to and read by the controller. In response to such reading, the one or more produced prints are delivered to one or more print receiving bins in one or more of the first, second and third print receiving bin sets.

US Patent:

58122737, Sep 22, 1998

Filed:

Jan 21, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/787505

Inventors:

John H. Conley - Rochester NY
Markus P. J. Fromherz - Palo Alto CA
Susan B. Layer - Fairport NY

Assignee:

Xerox Corporation - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G03G 1500

US Classification:

358296

Abstract:

In a system for scheduling a sequence of operations in an apparatus for outputting, for example, simplex and duplex digitally-printed documents, a schedule is derived for obtaining a desired output order of documents, and this schedule is proposed to the apparatus in real time. As individual operations are accepted for execution by the apparatus, the accepted operation is recorded in an execution table. If a proposed operation is rejected by the apparatus, the execution table can be used to revise the schedule quickly to take into account the rejected operation while still obtaining the desired output order.

US Patent:

58358200, Nov 10, 1998

Filed:

Jan 6, 1998

Appl. No.:

/003312

Inventors:

Andrew T. Martin - Webster NY
John W. Daughton - Rochester NY
John (Jack) F. Gauronski - Rochester NY
David B. Heinzelman - Webster NY
Susan B. Layer - Fairport NY
James F. Matysek - Fairport NY

Assignee:

Xerox Corporation - Stamford CT

International Classification:

G03G 2114

US Classification:

399 85

Abstract:

A print media sheet tray control system for use with a printing system having a controller is provided. The control system includes a print media sheet tray which is configurable, through use of the controller, in a selected one of a first operational mode and a second operational mode. The configurable print media sheet tray is characterized by a print media attribute set having a selected state which can be either a first state or a second state. If the configurable print media sheet tray is configured in the first operational mode, then the controller prohibits printing system operation if the selected state has been altered from the first state to the second state. On the other hand, if the configurable print media sheet tray is configured in the second operational mode, then operation of the printing system is permitted provided the alteration was achieved pursuant to a preselected alteration process.