US 7,454,145 B2 · Packaging detection and removal for an image forming device

Abstract

Upon initialization of an image-forming device, a sensor generates a signal to indicate the presence of packaging material at a location within the image-forming device. The image-forming device displays a message to a user responsive to this signal. The message may include a graphical representation of the image-forming device that graphically indicates access to the location. Upon user request, the image-forming device may also display instructions on how to remove the packaging material from the location. The instructions may also include a graphical representation of the location within the image-forming device, and text describing how to remove the packaging material from the location. The sensor generates another signal when it senses that the packaging material has been removed from the location. Once the packaging materials have been removed, the image-forming device completes the initialization procedure in preparation for image-forming operations.

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Dependent claims

A method of initializing an image-forming device, the method comprising:

receiving an initialization command;
receiving signals from first and second sensors located at different positions along a media path and within the image forming device away from the media path, the first sensor indicating the presence of packaging material at an input tray and the second sensor indicating the presence of packaging material at a toner cartridge;
displaying the location of the packaging material responsive to receiving the signals;
displaying a message to remove the packaging material;
determining that the packaging material has been removed from the location within the image-forming device;
initializing the image-forming device in preparation to form an image on a media sheet;
receiving an indication from the first sensor first that the input tray is within the image-forming device and that a media sheet is moving along the media path at the input tray;
and
receiving a second indication from the second sensor that the toner cartridge is within the image-forming device and the media sheet is moving along the media path at the toner cartridge.

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A method of initializing an image-forming device, the method comprising:

sensing an input tray at a first location along a media path within the image-forming device with a first sensor;
sensing a toner cartridge at a second location spaced away from the media path within the image-forming device with a second sensor;
displaying a first message indicating the presence of a first packaging material at the first location responsive to a first signal received from the first sensor;
displaying a second message indicating the presence of a second packaging material at the second location responsive to a second signal received from the second sensor, the second message being different from the first message;
determining whether the first and second packaging materials have been removed from the first and second locations;
initializing the image-forming device in preparation to form an image on a media sheet when the first and second packaging materials have been removed from the first and second locations, respectively;
after the step of initializing, sensing a media sheet at the first location along the media path by the first sensor and along the media path at the toner cartridge by the second sensor.

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A method of initializing an image-forming device, the method comprising:

sensing a first packaging material at a first location within the image-forming device with a first sensor;
sensing a second packaging material at a second location within the image-forming device with a second sensor, the second location being different from the first location;
prioritizing an order in which a user should remove the first and second packaging materials by determining that the first packaging material should be removed prior to the second packaging material based on a comparison of a first signal strength received from the first sensor and a second signal strength received from the second sensor;
displaying a message to the user to remove the packaging materials according to the prioritization of removal;
sensing a first component at the first location and a first media sheet at the first location with the first sensor;
and
sensing a second component at the second location and a second media sheet at the second location with the second sensor.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Packaging detection and removal for an image forming device

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Packaging detection and removal for an image forming device

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Abstract

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