Job supplement for electronic printing machines
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorJames A. Contino
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Abstract
A system and method for printing is provided including actuating a job supplement process on a user interface to enable a job supplement print job to be built up from opposing sides of an object. The system initiates manual document handling mode. The user places a first side of an object to be scanned on a platen of a printing system. The system scans a first side image of the object, the scanning includes a scanner for scanning the platen and converting objects on the platen to image signals. The system stores the first side image of the object. The user turns the object onto a second side and places the second side on the platen. The system scans a second side image of the object. The system further prints the first side image adjacent to the second side image in a single pass on a media sheet.
Claims21
A method for printing comprising:
- actuating a job supplement process on a user interface to enable a job supplement print job to be built up from opposing sides of an object;
- initiating manual document handling identification (ID) copy mode;
- placing a first side of an object to be scanned on a platen of a printing system;
- said object includes a width and a length having an area;
- said platen includes an area;
- said object area is up to about 20 percent of said platen area;
- scanning only said object area including a first side image of said object, said scanning includes a scanner for scanning only said object area of said platen area and converting objects on said platen to image signals;
- storing a first side image of said object;
- turning said object onto a second side and placing said second side on said platen;
- scanning only said object area including a second side image of said object wherein placing of said first side and said second side of said object occurs on same area of said platen;
- printing said first side image adjacent to said second side image in a single pass on a single side of a media sheet;
- and,
- on completing scanning of said second side image, disabling said job supplement process to enable scanning of the next job by said scanner.
A printing system comprising:
- a user interface, said user interface includes an ID copy mode;
- said ID copy mode includes a series of instructions directing a user to:
- place side one of an object onto a platen in a given field of said platen;
- press a start button on said user interface for scanning a first side image;
- turn said object to a second side and place onto said platen in same said given field;
- press said start button on said user interface for scanning a second side image;
- said ID copy mode consists of a scan area wherein said scanning of said first side image and said second side image is restricted to said scan area;
- said platen includes an area;
- said scan area is up to about 20 percent of said platen area;
- said object includes a width and a length having an area;
- said object area is less than said scan area;
- and,
- the printing system applies said first side image and said second side image in a single pass to a same side of a media sheet for printing.
A method comprising:
- providing a user interface, said user interface includes an ID copy mode wherein said ID copy mode instructing a user including:
- placing a first side of an object onto a platen in a given field of said platen;
- pressing a start button on said user interface for scanning a first side image;
- said scanning occurs only over an object area, wherein said platen includes an area and wherein said object area is up to about 20 percent of said platen area;
- turning said object to a second side and placing a second side onto said platen in same said field;
- pressing said start button on said user interface for scanning a second side image wherein said scanning occurs again only over said object area;
- and,
- printing said first side image and said second side image in a single pass to a same side of a media sheet for printing.
A method for printing comprising:
- actuating a job supplement process on a user interface to enable a job supplement print job to be built up from opposing sides of an object;
- initiating manual document handling mode;
- placing a first side of an object to be scanned on a platen of a printing system;
- said object includes a width and a length having an area;
- said platen includes an area;
- said object area is up to about 20 percent of said platen area;
- scanning only said object area including a first side image of said object, said scanning includes a scanner for scanning only said object area of said platen area and converting objects on said platen to image signals;
- storing said first side image of said object;
- and,
- printing said first side image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.