Apparatus and method to avoid detecting output motion and media movement
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsChet M. Butikofer, Roman T. Wachter
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Abstract
This invention relates to a cover attached to an output device that is connected to an imaging device. The purpose for this cover is to avoid output motion and media movement detection in high security areas, such as banks, insurance companies or the like. Such structures of this type, generally, provide an alert mechanism to the imaging device to forward the printed output to the covered output device.
Claims25
An apparatus for avoiding the detection of output and media movement, comprising:
- an imaging device;
- a media-handling device operatively connected to said imaging device such that said media-handling device includes at least one media output bin;
- and
- a cover located substantially over said media output bin such that substantially any motion associated with a movement of said output bin and a movement of media into said output bin is undetectable outside of said cover.
A means for avoiding the detection of output and media movement, comprising:
- an imaging means;
- a media-handling means operatively connected to said imaging means such that said media-handling means includes at least one media output bin means;
- and
- a cover means located substantially over said media output bin means such that substantially any motion associated with a movement of said output bin means and a movement of media into said output bin means is undetectable outside of said cover means.
A method for avoiding the detection of output and media movement, comprising the steps of:
- rendering a print job onto media by an imaging device;
- determining if a cover is installed over an output device operatively connected to said imaging device;
- forwarding said rendered media to said output bin if said cover is installed;
- and
- forwarding said print job to another imaging device if said cover is not installed.
A computer readable medium, having instructions for avoiding the detection of output and media movement, comprising the steps of:
- rendering a print job onto media by an imaging device;
- determining if a cover is installed over an output device operatively connected to said imaging device;
- forwarding said rendered media to said output bin if said cover is installed;
- and
- forwarding said print job to another imaging device if said cover is not installed.
In a computer network, a method for avoiding the detection of output and media movement, comprising the steps of:
- rendering a print job onto media by an imaging device;
- determining if a cover is installed over an output device operatively connected to said imaging device;
- forwarding said rendered media to said output bin if said cover is installed;
- and
- forwarding said print job to another imaging device if said cover is not installed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.