Method for controlling an imaging apparatus
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsJames A. Hebert, James D. Rise, Jack E. Fanning, Kevin J. Mills, William D. Anderson
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Abstract
A method for controlling an imaging apparatus based on an intelligent usage tracking system is provided. The method monitors use of the imaging apparatus over a period of time and uses the collected data to predict future use. The collected data is used to control the imaging apparatus to minimize warm-up delays and to maximize time in one or more standby modes.
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A method of controlling an imaging apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
- collecting data regarding use of the imaging apparatus during a period of time;
- mapping a usage pattern based on the data for the period of time;
- and
- controlling the imaging apparatus to place the imaging apparatus in one of at least two modes based on the usage pattern.
A method of controlling an imaging apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
- collecting data regarding use of the imaging apparatus during a period of time;
- mapping a usage pattern based on the data for the period of time;
- controlling the imaging apparatus to place the imaging apparatus in one of at least two modes based on the usage pattern;
- collecting data regarding use of the imaging apparatus during each hour over a one week period;
- organizing the data in a 24×7 array of elements corresponding to each hour of the one week period;
- and wherein the step of mapping a usage pattern of the imaging apparatus further includes the step of mapping a usage pattern for each of the elements in the array.
A method of controlling an imaging apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
- collecting data regarding use of the imaging apparatus during a period of time;
- developing a histogram of a frequency distribution of use of the imaging apparatus based on the data;
- and
- controlling the imaging apparatus to place the imaging apparatus in one of at least two modes based on the histogram.
A method of controlling an imaging apparatus, the imaging apparatus utilizing at least an operating mode and a standby mode, the method comprising the steps of:
- dividing a day into a plurality of periods;
- assigning a value to each of the periods;
- at a transition from a first period to a second period, if the imaging apparatus is in the standby mode and the value of the first period is a first value and the value of the second period is a second value, then controlling the imaging apparatus to place the imaging apparatus in the operating mode at a beginning of the second period of time.
A method of controlling an imaging apparatus, the imaging apparatus including at least an operating mode and a standby mode, the method comprising the steps of:
- dividing a day into a plurality of periods;
- assigning a value to each of the periods;
- at a transition from a first period to a second period, if the imaging apparatus is in the standby mode during the first period and a value of the second period is non-zero, then controlling the imaging apparatus to place the imaging apparatus in the operating mode at the beginning of the second period.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.