Zebra Technologies Corporation

Christopher Ensign

Richard E Bergstrom

Disclosed is a media processing device, including a printing assembly located downstream of a media supply. The media supply includes media elements. The media processing device further includes a memory configured to store media profiles and an edge detection sensor configured to detect edges of the media elements. The edge detection sensor is located proximate to an upstream end of the printing assembly. The media processing device further includes a control circuit configured to receive a media profile, determine calibration data based on the media profile, feed a first media element through the printing assembly, determine a media element length based on the media profile, retract the first media element back through the printing assembly based on the media element length, and print on the first media element by way of the printing assembly.

Media processing device configured to reduce media waste

A method, computer program product and system are provided to enable communication between a browser on a user device, such as a mobile device or personal computer, and a local device, such as a printer. A host system may provide a host web application for generating data for display by a browser, and may also integrate with an application programming interface (API) to embed code into the host web application such that when executed by the browser, enables the communication between the browser and a local device communication application. The local device communication application may then control communication to the local device, such as causing the data to be printed on a printer. The provided methods may be implemented independently of the browser type and/or operating system type.

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Volo, IL, United States of America

Christopher Ensign