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AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsDale T. Platteter, Jeff C. Carter
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An electronic image processing apparatus having a marking machine, a source of copy sheets, a controller, and a plurality of resources wherein each of the resources includes an associated processor for storing data related to the operational timing of the associated resource. A bus interconnects the processors to the controller for directing the operation of the image processing apparatus to provide images on the copy sheets and the controller includes circuitry for interrogating each of the processors for the operational timing data and logic for responding to the operational timing data of each of the processors for dynamically configuring the controller to operate in accordance with the operational timing of the processors.
An electronic image processing apparatus comprising a marking machine, a source of copy sheets, a controller, and a plurality of resources, each of the resources including an associated processor, each of the processors storing data related to operational timing of an associated resource, a bus for interconnecting the processors to the controller for directing the operation of the image processing apparatus to provide images on copy sheets, the controller including circuitry for interrogating each of the processors for operational timing data and logic for responding to the operational timing data of each of the processors for dynamically configuring the controller to operate in accordance with the operational timing of said processors.
In an electronic image processing apparatus comprising a marking machine, a source of copy sheets, a controller, and a plurality of resources, each of the resources including an associated processor, each of the processors storing data related to operational timing of an associated resource, and a bus for interconnecting the processors to the controller for directing the operation of the image processing apparatus to provide images on copy sheets, a method of setting timing of the controller depending upon the timing of associated resources comprising the steps of:
In an electronic image processing apparatus comprising a printer having a main processor with memory and control logic and an interconnected finishing device having a control element with memory storing operational data related to the finishing device, a method of coordinating the operation of the printer and finishing device comprising the steps of:
In an electronic image processing apparatus comprising a printer having a main processor with memory and control logic and a plurality of interconnected accessory devices, each of the accessory devices having a control element with memory storing related operational data, a method of coordinating operation of the printer and accessory devices comprising the steps of:
In an electronic image processing apparatus comprising a printer having a main processor with memory and control logic, an autoconfiguration line and a plurality of interconnected accessory devices, each of the accessory devices having a control element with memory storing related operational data, the main processor and the control elements being interconnected by the autoconfiguration line, a method of coordinating the operation of the printer and accessory devices comprising the steps of:
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