Method and apparatus for controlling high-voltage output in image forming system
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorYoon-seop Eom
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus to control a high voltage output in an image forming system. The method includes setting a master processor to control an engine, and setting a slave processor to control a high voltage output; transmitting a command, which includes a timing and a level of the high voltage output, from the master processor to the slave processor; and determining the timing and level of the high voltage output after analyzing the received command, and controlling the high voltage output according to a predetermined high voltage output synchronization signal by the slave processor.
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A method of controlling a high voltage output in an image forming system, the method comprising:
- setting a master processor to control an engine, and setting a slave processor to control the high voltage output;
- transmitting a command, which includes a timing and a level of the high voltage output, from the master processor to the slave processor;
- receiving and analyzing the transmitted command by the slave processor;
- determining the timing and the level of the high voltage output;
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- controlling the high voltage output according to a predetermined high voltage output synchronization signal received by the slave processor.
An apparatus to control a high voltage output in an image forming system, the apparatus comprising:
- a first memory storing a control program, and a timing and a level of the high voltage output, which are used in a previous printing operation;
- a master processor performing engine controlling operations using the control program stored in the first memory, and transmitting a command including the timing and the level of the high voltage output stored in the first memory;
- a slave processor determining the timing and the level of the high voltage output by analyzing the generated command, which is received from the master processor, and controlling the high voltage output according to a high voltage output synchronization signal;
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- a second memory storing the timing and the level of the high voltage output determined by the slave processor.
An image forming system comprising:
- an image processor converting printing data, which is received from an apparatus requiring a printing operation, into image data driving an engine;
- an engine controller receiving the image data from the image processor, performing an engine controlling operation using a predetermined control program, and generating a command including a timing and a level of a high voltage output;
- a high voltage controller determining the timing and the level of the high voltage output by analyzing the generated command, which is received from the engine controller, and controlling the high voltage output according to a predetermined high voltage output synchronization signal;
- a high voltage output unit generating a plurality of the high voltage outputs required in the printing operation under the control of the high voltage controller;
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- an engine unit forming an image on a sheet of paper from the image data using the high voltage output,
- wherein the engine controller and the high voltage controller are constructed in a master/slave structure.
A method of controlling a high voltage output in an image forming system, the method comprising:
- transmitting a signal from a master processor to a slave processor;
- determining whether the transmitted signal is a high voltage output synchronization signal;
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- controlling the high voltage output according to the high voltage output synchronization signal if the transmitted signal is the high voltage output synchronization signal.
An apparatus to control a high voltage output in an image forming system, the apparatus comprising:
- a master processor to transmit a signal;
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- a slave processor to receive the transmitted signal, and to control a timing and a level of the high voltage output if the received signal comprises a high voltage output synchronization signal.
A system to form an image comprising:
- an engine to form an image on a sheet of paper;
- an engine controller to control the engine according to a high voltage output;
- a controller to determine a timing and a level of the high voltage output;
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- an output unit to output a plurality of high voltages required to form the image under the control of the controller,
- wherein the output unit is operated independently from the controller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.