Rejected media unit storage for media processing devices
AssigneeZebra Technologies Corporation
InventorsJoseph D. Moreira, Angel B. Rosales, Steve Ting Kei Chow, Myung S. Jun
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Abstract
An example of the claim method includes, in response to detecting a rejected media unit, directing a media feed path towards a reject area. The method includes depositing the rejected media unit into the reject area. The reject area is defined by a cassette surface on a body of the ribbon cassette. The ribbon cassette is unable to be removed from the media processing device until the rejected media unit is removed from the cassette surface.
Claims16
A method for positioning rejected media units in a location viewable when replacing a ribbon cassette within a media processing device, the method comprising:
- in response to detecting a rejected media unit, directing a media feed path towards a reject area;
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- depositing the rejected media unit into the reject area, wherein:
- the reject area is defined by a cassette surface on a body of the ribbon cassette, and
- the ribbon cassette is unable to be removed from the media processing device until the rejected media unit is removed from the cassette surface.
An apparatus for collecting a rejected media unit in a media processing device, the apparatus comprising:
- means for detecting the rejected media unit;
- means for directing a media feed path towards a reject area;
- means for storing the rejected media unit in a position that requires the rejected media unit to be removed prior to removing a ribbon cassette from the apparatus, wherein
- the means for storing positions the rejected media unit between the ribbon cassette and an opening of the media processing device used for removal of the ribbon cassette.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.