Low paper detection system
AssigneeThe Gift Certificate Center, Inc.
InventorsStephen S. Brown, David E. Falkner
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Abstract
An improved paper image reproduction device being communicatively integrated into a communications network and having a cabinet having at least one cassette receiver for receiving a paper cassette and a paper cassette paired with each such paper cassette receiver, the paper cassette bearing a supply of stacked paper sheets, includes a detector disposed with the cabinet for sensing a partial supply of paper in each such paper cassette. A signal generator is coupled to the detector and is communicatively coupled to the communications network for providing a signal to the local area network representative of a partial supply of paper in each such paper cassette. The local area network communicates such signal to at least one station on the communications network.
Claims21
An improved image producing device having a cabinet, the improvement comprising:
- a tray cassette bearing a supply of paper sheets being removably disposed within a cassette receiver defined in the cabinet;
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- detector means for detecting a selected quantity of paper sheets in the tray cassette, the detector means being disposed within the cabinet.
An improved paper image reproduction device having a cabinet, the cabinet having at least one cassette receiver for receiving a paper cassette and having a paper cassette paired with each such paper cassette receiver, each of said paper cassettes bearing a supply of stacked paper sheets, the improved paper image reproduction device being communicatively integrated into a communications network, including a plurality of work stations, the improvement comprising;
- detector means disposed within the cabinet for sensing a partial supply of paper in each such paper cassette;
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- signal generation means operably coupled to the detector means and being operably communicatively coupled to the communications network for providing a signal to the local area network representative of a partial supply of paper in each such paper cassette,
- whereby the communications network communicates such signal to at least one work station on the communications network.
In a communications network having at least one work station and a plurality of paper reproduction devices operably communicatively coupled to a central processor, each of such paper reproduction devices having at least one removable paper cassette containing a supply of stacked paper sheets, a paper low detector, comprising:
- detector means disposed relative to each such paper cassette for sensing a partial supply of paper in each such paper cassette;
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- signal generation means operably coupled to the detector means and being operably communicatively coupled to the communications network for providing a signal to the communications network representative of a partial supply of paper in each such paper cassette,
- whereby the communications network communicates such signal to at least one work station on the communications network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.