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US 11,807,491 B2Granted
Sensor for feeding of media sheets
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorDarin Duane Lindig
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Abstract
According to examples, an apparatus may include a media feed mechanism, printing components, an output tray, a sensor, a processor, and a memory on which is stored machine-readable instructions. The instructions may cause the processor to receive a signal from the sensor corresponding to a detection by the sensor of a movement that triggers output of the signal from the sensor. The instructions may also, based on receipt of the signal, cause the media feed mechanism to feed a sheet of media out of the apparatus into the output tray.
Claims14
An apparatus comprising:
- a media feed mechanism;
- printing components;
- an output tray;
- a sensor;
- a processor;
- and
- a memory on which is stored machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- receive a signal from the sensor corresponding to a detection by the sensor of a movement of a user of the apparatus that triggers output of the signal from the sensor;
- and
- based on receipt of the signal, cause the media feed mechanism to feed a blank sheet of media out of the apparatus into the output tray without the printing components performing a printing action on the blank sheet of media prior to the blank sheet of media being fed out of the apparatus.
7 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- an output tray;
- an output port through which sheets of media are to be outputted from an interior of the apparatus through a feed path to the output tray;
- a sensor positioned within or adjacent to the output tray;
- a media feed mechanism;
- a processor;
- and
- a memory on which is stored machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- receive a signal from the sensor corresponding to a detection by the sensor of a movement of a user of the apparatus that triggers output of the signal from the sensor;
- and
- based on receipt of the signal, cause the media feed mechanism to feed a blank sheet of media through the output port and into the output tray without printing components of the apparatus performing a printing action on the blank sheet of media prior to the blank sheet of media being fed out of the apparatus.
7 more elements
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a processor, a signal from a sensor positioned within or adjacent to an output tray of a printing apparatus, wherein the sensor is to output the signal in response to detecting a triggering movement of a user;
- and
- based on receipt of the signal, controlling, by the processor, a media feed mechanism of the printing apparatus to output a blank sheet of media into the output tray.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.