Printing system
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorPaul Julien
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Abstract
A xerographic printing system includes a group of marking modules which apply a marking medium to print media, at least one of the marking modules being a custom marking module. A control system is configured for being operatively linked with marking modules. The printing system has a first mode of operation in which a first plurality of the group of marking modules is operatively linked to the control system and a second mode of operation in which a second plurality of the marking modules is operatively linked to the control system, the second plurality of marking modules including the at least one custom marking module.
Claims20
A xerographic printing system comprising:
- a group of marking modules which apply a marking medium to print media, at least one of the marking modules being a custom marking module;
- a control system configured for being operatively linked with selected ones of the marking modules for controlling printing of images by the linked marking modules from a common print job stream;
- the printing system having:
- a first mode of operation in which a first plurality of the group of marking modules is operatively linked to the control system and to a common output destination;
- and
- a second mode of operation in which a second plurality of the marking modules, comprising at least one different marking module from the first plurality of marking modules, is operatively linked to the control system and linked to the common output destination, the second plurality of marking modules including the at least one custom marking module.
A xerographic printing method comprising:
- in a first print job, printing print media with a printing system comprising a plurality of marking modules which are operatively connected for printing from a common job stream;
- adding a custom marking module to the printing system such that the custom marking module is operatively connected to at least one of the plurality of marking modules for printing from a common job stream;
- and
- in a second print job, printing print media with the printing system comprising the custom marking module.
A system comprising:
- a group of marking modules, each of the marking modules being capable of applying marking media to print media and fusing the marking media to the print media;
- a print media network which selectively connects a plurality of the marking modules selected from the group of marking modules with a common output destination whereby the plurality of the marking modules are operatively connected for printing from a common job stream, at least one of the marking modules being interchangeable with another of the marking modules;
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- a control system for controlling the marking modules that are operatively connected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.