US 9,176,446 B2Granted

Determining media size by monitoring usage

AssigneeXerox Corporation

InventorsAndrew Stephen Noren, David Gray, Simon Gray

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Abstract

Devices and methods to determine media size in a printing device. Media being added to a media sheet tray of a printing device is detected. A size of the media in the tray is estimated based only on at least one of: a size of the media in the tray prior to the media being added, a size of the media recently used prior to the media being added, and a size of the media most frequently used. A selection of previously used sizes of media is displayed on a user interface. The selection comprises: the size of the media in the tray prior to the media being added, the size of the media recently used prior to the media being added, and the size of the media most frequently used. Confirmation of the size of the media added to the tray is received, on the user interface.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method comprising:

automatically detecting media being added to a media sheet tray of a printing device, said media sheet tray being devoid of sensors determining a size of said media;
automatically estimating said size of said media in said media sheet tray based only on at least one of:
a size of said media in said media sheet tray prior to said media being added to said media sheet tray,
a size of said media recently used prior to said media being added to said media sheet tray, and
a size of said media most frequently used;
automatically displaying on a user interface of said printing device a selection of previously used sizes of media, said selection comprising:
said size of said media in said media sheet tray prior to said media being added to said media sheet tray,
said size of said media recently used prior to said media being added to said media sheet tray, and
said size of said media most frequently used;
and
receiving, on said user interface, confirmation of said size of said media added to said media sheet tray.

8 more elements

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

tracking media sheet usage of printing devices in a network, using a computerized device, said usage comprising quantity of sheets, size of said sheets, and dates of use;
determining a most popular media sheet size based on said quantity of sheets for each size, using said computerized device;
detecting media being added to a media sheet tray of a printing device in said network, using said computerized device, said media sheet tray being devoid of sensors determining a size of said media;
automatically estimating said size of said media in said media sheet tray based only on at least one of:
a size of said media in said media sheet tray prior to said media being added to said media sheet tray,
a size of said media recently used prior to said media being added to said media sheet tray,
a size of said media most frequently used, and
a size of said most popular media sheet;
displaying on a user interface a selection of sizes of media, using said computerized device, said selection comprising:
said size of said media in said media sheet tray prior to said media being added to said media sheet tray,
said size of said media recently used prior to said media being added to said media sheet tray,
said size of said media most frequently used, and
said size of said most popular media sheet;
and
receiving on said user interface, by said computerized device, confirmation of a size of said media added to said media sheet tray.

12 more elements

A printing device comprising:

a processor;
a printing engine operatively connected to said processor;
a tray slot operatively connected to said processor;
and
a media sheet tray connecting to said tray slot, said media sheet tray being devoid of sensors determining a size of said media,
said processor detecting said media sheet tray being slid out of said tray slot,
said processor detecting media being added to said media sheet tray,
said processor detecting said media sheet tray being slid into said tray slot,
said processor estimating said size of said media in said media sheet tray based only on at least one of:
a size of said media in said media sheet tray prior to said media being added to said media sheet tray,
a size of said media recently used prior to said media being added to said media sheet tray, and
a size of said media most frequently used;
said processor displaying on a user interface a selection of previously used sizes of media, said selection comprising:
said size of said media in said media sheet tray prior to said media being added to said media sheet tray,
said size of said media recently used prior to said media being added to said media sheet tray, and
said size of said media most frequently used,
said processor receiving on said user interface, confirmation of a size of said media added to said media sheet tray, and
said processor informing said printing engine of said size of said media in said media sheet tray.

15 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/087,463Filed 22 Nov 2013
Published: US 2015/0147072 A128 May 2015
Granted: 3 Nov 2015
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification4 codes

G03G 15/502
User-machine interface; Display panels; Control console: relating to the structure of the control menu, e.g. pop-up menus, help screens
G03G 15/6502
Apparatus which relate to the handling of copy material: supplying of sheet copy material; Cassettes therefor
G03G 15/6594
Characterised by the copy material, e.g. postcards, large copies, multi-layered materials, coloured sheet material: characterised by the format or…
G03G
Electrography