公开(公告)号：US06603497B2

公开(公告)日：2003-08-05

申请号：US09726293

申请日：2000-11-30

申请人： Charles M. Hevenor ,  Howard H. Plude ,  William J. Tortora ,  Edward M. Oscarson ,  Kenneth O. Wood

发明人： Charles M. Hevenor ,  Howard H. Plude ,  William J. Tortora ,  Edward M. Oscarson ,  Kenneth O. Wood

IPC分类号： G01D1516

CPC分类号： B41J25/316

摘要： A wide format thermal printer for printing a multicolor graphic product on a printing sheet; a vacuum workbed for supporting a sheet material for performing work operations, such as cutting, printing or plotting, thereon; a replaceable donor sheet assembly, which includes a memory, for use with a thermal printer; methods and apparatus for improved thermal printing, including methods and apparatus for conserving donor sheet and reducing the amount of time required to print a multicolor graphic product; a thermal printhead including a memory; methods and apparatus for the alignment of a sheet material for printing or performing other work operations on the sheet material; and methods and apparatus for controlling the tension of the donor sheet during printing with a wide format thermal printer. The wide format thermal printer can include provision for the automatic loading of cassettes of donor sheet from a cassette storage rack. The vacuum workbed can include provision for determining the size of the sheet material supported by the workbed, and for controlling the suction applied to the apparatus in a worksurface of the workbed.

摘要翻译： 用于在打印纸上打印多色图形产品的宽格式热敏打印机; 用于支撑用于执行诸如切割，印刷或绘图之类的工作操作的片材的真空工作台; 可替换的供体片组件，其包括与热敏打印机一起使用的存储器; 用于改进热敏打印的方法和装置，包括用于保存供体薄片并减少打印多色图形产品所需的时间量的方法和装置; 包括存储器的热打印头; 用于在片材上打印或执行其他工作操作的片材的对准的方法和装置; 以及在用宽格式热敏打印机打印期间控制供体片张力的方法和装置。 宽幅热敏打印机可以包括用于从盒式存储架自动装载供体片的盒的设置。 真空工作台可以包括用于确定由工作台支撑的片材的尺寸，以及用于控制在工作台的工作面中施加到设备上的抽吸。

公开(公告)号：US06573923B2

公开(公告)日：2003-06-03

申请号：US09833936

申请日：2001-04-12

申请人： Charles M. Hevenor ,  William J. Tortora ,  William A. Loos ,  Kenneth O. Wood ,  Edward M. Oscarson ,  David M. Mindek ,  Kurt J. Ehrhardt ,  John K. White ,  Raymond J. MacQueen ,  Brian H. Lis ,  Roy Douglas Downey ,  Michael J. Banavige ,  Daniel G. Binnall

发明人： Charles M. Hevenor ,  William J. Tortora ,  William A. Loos ,  Kenneth O. Wood ,  Edward M. Oscarson ,  David M. Mindek ,  Kurt J. Ehrhardt ,  John K. White ,  Raymond J. MacQueen ,  Brian H. Lis ,  Roy Douglas Downey ,  Michael J. Banavige ,  Daniel G. Binnall

IPC分类号： G01D1516

CPC分类号： B41J25/316

摘要： Disclosed are the following: a wide format thermal printer for printing a multicolor graphic product on a printing sheet; a vacuum workbed for supporting a sheet material for performing work operations, such as cutting, printing or plotting, thereon; a replaceable donor sheet assembly, which includes a memory, for use with a thermal printer; methods and apparatus for improved thermal printing, including methods and apparatus for conserving donor sheet and reducing the amount of time required to print a multicolor graphic product; a thermal printhead including a memory; and methods and apparatus for the alignment of a sheet material for printing or performing other work operations on the sheet material. The wide format thermal printer can include provision for the automatic loading of cassettes of donor sheet from a cassette storage rack. The vacuum workbed can include provision for determining the size of the sheet material supported by the workbed, and for controlling the suction applied to the apertures in a worksurface of the workbed. Also disclosed are methods and apparatus for controlling the tension of the donor sheet during printing with a wide format thermal printer.

公开(公告)号：US06493018B1

公开(公告)日：2002-12-10

申请号：US09288424

申请日：1999-04-08

申请人： Charles M. Hevenor ,  William J. Tortora ,  William A. Loos ,  Kenneth O. Wood ,  Edward M. Oscarson ,  David M. Mindek ,  Kurt J. Ehrhardt ,  John K. White ,  Raymond J. MacQueen ,  Brian H. Lis ,  Roy Douglas Downey ,  Michael J. Banavige ,  Daniel G. Binnall

发明人： Charles M. Hevenor ,  William J. Tortora ,  William A. Loos ,  Kenneth O. Wood ,  Edward M. Oscarson ,  David M. Mindek ,  Kurt J. Ehrhardt ,  John K. White ,  Raymond J. MacQueen ,  Brian H. Lis ,  Roy Douglas Downey ,  Michael J. Banavige ,  Daniel G. Binnall

IPC分类号： B41J2325

CPC分类号： B41J25/316

摘要： Disclosed are the following: a wide format thermal printer for printing a multicolor graphic product on a printing sheet; a vacuum workbed for supporting a sheet material for performing work operations, such as cutting, printing or plotting, thereon; a replaceable donor sheet assembly, which includes a memory, for use with a thermal printer; methods and apparatus for improved thermal printing, including methods and apparatus for conserving donor sheet and reducing the amount of time required to print a multicolor graphic product; a thermal printhead including a memory; and methods and apparatus for the alignment of a sheet material for printing or performing other work operations on the sheet material. The wide format thermal printer can include provision for the automatic loading of cassettes of donor sheet from a cassette storage rack. The vacuum workbed can include provision for determining the size of the sheet material supported by the workbed, and for controlling the suction applied to the apertures in a worksurface of the workbed. Also disclosed are methods and apparatus for controlling the tension of the donor sheet during printing with a wide format thermal printer.

摘要翻译： 公开如下：用于在打印纸上打印多色图形产品的宽格式热敏打印机; 用于支撑用于执行诸如切割，印刷或绘图之类的工作操作的片材的真空工作台; 可替换的供体片组件，其包括与热敏打印机一起使用的存储器; 用于改进热敏打印的方法和装置，包括用于保存供体薄片并减少打印多色图形产品所需的时间量的方法和装置; 包括存储器的热打印头; 以及用于在片材上打印或执行其他作业操作的片材的对准的方法和装置。 宽幅热敏打印机可以包括用于从盒式存储架自动装载供体片的盒的设置。 真空工作台可以包括用于确定由工作台支撑的片材的尺寸以及用于控制施加到工作台的工作面中的孔的抽吸。 还公开了用于在用宽格式热敏打印机打印期间控制供体片张力的方法和装置。

公开(公告)号：US06243120B1

公开(公告)日：2001-06-05

申请号：US09288361

申请日：1999-04-08

申请人： Charles M. Hevenor ,  Howard H. Plude ,  William J. Tortora ,  Edward M. Oscarson ,  Kenneth O. Wood

发明人： Charles M. Hevenor ,  Howard H. Plude ,  William J. Tortora ,  Edward M. Oscarson ,  Kenneth O. Wood

IPC分类号： B41J1728

CPC分类号： B41J25/316

摘要： Disclosed are the following: a wide format thermal printer for printing a multicolor graphic product on a printing sheet; a vacuum workbed for supporting a sheet material for performing work operations, such as cutting, printing or plotting, thereon; a replaceable donor sheet assembly, which includes a memory, for use with a thermal printer; methods and apparatus for improved thermal printing, including methods and apparatus for conserving donor sheet and reducing the amount of time required to print a multicolor graphic product; a thermal printhead including a memory; and methods and apparatus for the alignment of a sheet material for printing or performing other work operations on the sheet material. The wide format thermal printer can include provision for the automatic loading of cassettes of donor sheet from a cassette storage rack. The vacuum workbed can include provision for determining the size of the sheet material supported by the workbed, and for controlling the suction applied to the apertures in a worksurface of the workbed. Also disclosed are methods and apparatus for controlling the tension of the donor sheet during printing with a wide format thermal printer.

摘要翻译： 公开如下：用于在打印纸上打印多色图形产品的宽格式热敏打印机; 用于支撑用于执行诸如切割，印刷或绘图之类的工作操作的片材的真空工作台; 可替换的供体片组件，其包括与热敏打印机一起使用的存储器; 用于改进热敏打印的方法和装置，包括用于保存供体薄片并减少打印多色图形产品所需的时间量的方法和装置; 包括存储器的热打印头; 以及用于在片材上打印或执行其他作业操作的片材的对准的方法和装置。 宽幅热敏打印机可以包括用于从盒式存储架自动装载供体片的盒的设置。 真空工作台可以包括用于确定由工作台支撑的片材的尺寸以及用于控制施加到工作台的工作面中的孔的抽吸。 还公开了用于在用宽格式热敏打印机打印期间控制供体片张力的方法和装置。

公开(公告)号：US5652886A

公开(公告)日：1997-07-29

申请号：US317975

申请日：1994-10-03

申请人： Bhalchandra R. Tulpule ,  Mark A. Foss ,  Edward J. Kysar, III ,  Edward M. Oscarson ,  Leonard Spain ,  Michael C. Crisafulli

发明人： Bhalchandra R. Tulpule ,  Mark A. Foss ,  Edward J. Kysar, III ,  Edward M. Oscarson ,  Leonard Spain ,  Michael C. Crisafulli

IPC分类号： G06F9/06 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F9/4403

摘要： A state machine has specific states to boot a microprocessor and retrieve data from the microprocessor's memories while the microprocessor is running, but with operation temporarily suspended under control of the state machine. The state machine is programmed after it is installed on a circuit board with the microprocessor. The state machine is connected to a standard bus and through its specific states provides an interface to the microprocessor as well as the instructions for booting the microprocessor when the microprocessor is powered up.

摘要翻译： 状态机具有启动微处理器并在微处理器运行时从微处理器的存储器检索数据的具体状态，但是在状态机的控制下暂时停止操作。 状态机在与微处理器安装在电路板上之后进行编程。 状态机连接到标准总线，并且通过其特定状态提供微处理器的接口以及当微处理器通电时用于引导微处理器的指令。

公开(公告)号：US5128943A

公开(公告)日：1992-07-07

申请号：US346247

申请日：1989-04-05

申请人： Bhalchandra R. Tulpule ,  Edward M. Oscarson

发明人： Bhalchandra R. Tulpule ,  Edward M. Oscarson

IPC分类号： G05B9/03 ,  G06F11/14 ,  G06F11/20

CPC分类号： G05B9/03 ,  G06F11/1666 ,  G06F11/1487 ,  G06F11/20

摘要： An interrupt is provided to a signal processor having a non-maskable interrupt input, in response to the detection of a request for transfer to backup software. The signal processor provides a transfer signal to a transfer mechanism only after completion of the present machine cycle. Transfer to the backup software is initiated by the transfer mechanism only upon reception of the transfer signal.

摘要翻译： 响应于检测到传送到备份软件的请求，向具有不可屏蔽中断输入的信号处理器提供中断。 信号处理器仅在本机循环完成之后才向传送机构提供传送信号。 只有在接收到传送信号时，传输机制才能启动传输到备份软件。

公开(公告)号：US4696019A

公开(公告)日：1987-09-22

申请号：US652028

申请日：1984-09-19

申请人： Bhalchandra R. Tulpule ,  Edward M. Oscarson ,  David J. Vosgien

发明人： Bhalchandra R. Tulpule ,  Edward M. Oscarson ,  David J. Vosgien

IPC分类号： G06F11/16 ,  G06F11/18 ,  H04L7/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/187 ,  G06F11/1679 ,  G06F11/1691 ,  G06F11/1604

摘要： A synchronizer for use in synchronizing individual signal processors in a multi-channel system is disclosed. Each synchronizer has a counter for counting its associated processor's clock pulses and, upon reaching a selected count, providing a counter frame output signal at an output thereof for use by each of the other synchronizers in the system. Each synchronizer has a voter responsive to counter output signals from each of the other synchronizers, and from itself as well, at input ports thereof. Each synchronizer's voter provides a frame sync (macro sync) pulse in each counter frame after receiving a selected number of counter frame output signals from any of the synchronizers in the system. Each synchronizer's voted frame sync pulse is provided at an output port of the sychronizer and may be utilized, depending on the application, for routing back into the synchronizer at a frame sync input port for resetting the synchronizer's own counter, or, when used as a master, for routing to one or more (slave) synchronizers for the same purpose. Each synchronizer's voter includes a rising edge voter that arms a falling edge voter only during a selected portion of the expected counter frame period (voting window). The synchronizer voter architecture can include clocked latches or not. The synchronizer may include fast and slow clock detectors. The synchronizer interfaces with its associated processor and includes disable circuitry for permitting the CPU to disable nonfunctional frame sync signals.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于同步多通道系统中的各个信号处理器的同步器。 每个同步器具有用于对其相关联的处理器的时钟脉冲进行计数的计数器，并且在达到选定的计数时，在其输出端提供计数器帧输出信号，供系统中的每个其他同步器使用。 每个同步器具有响应于来自每个其他同步器的输出信号的选择器，并且在其输入端口处也自己。 每个同步器的选择器在从系统中的任何同步器接收到选定数量的计数器帧输出信号之后，在每个计数器帧中提供帧同步（宏同步）脉冲。 每个同步器的投票帧同步脉冲被提供在同步器的输出端口处，并且可以根据应用利用在用于重置同步器自己的计数器的帧同步输入端口处的路由回到同步器中，或者当被用作 主站，用于路由到一个或多个（从站）同步器，用于相同的目的。 每个同步器的选民都包括一个上升的投票者，只能在期望的计数器帧周期的选定部分（投票窗口）中控制下降投票者。 同步器选择器架构可以包括时钟锁存器。 同步器可以包括快速和慢速时钟检测器。 同步器与其相关联的处理器接口，并且包括禁止电路，用于允许CPU禁用非功能帧同步信号。