Eastman-Kodak Company

James F Wilson

Frederick E Altrieth, Iii

Douglas B Beaudet

Bruce E Crayton

Kenneth G Corl

Carl H Zirngibl

LinMarie Stephenson

A reproduction apparatus for producing a copy of an original with added alpha-numeric characters and/or symbols in a predetermined location on the copy. The apparatus includes an operator control panel having a display screen for indicating certain standard selectable features for producing a copy, with plural displayed options for each feature. First assemblage is provided for altering the display on the screen to indicate a displayed selected option and for generating a first set of signals representing selected options of the standard features. Circuitry is provided for altering the display on the screen to display a set of alpha-numeric characters and/or symbols, and second assemblage for altering the display on the screen to indicate one or more selected alpha-numeric characters and/or symbols and for generating a second set of signals representing selected alpha-numeric characters and/or symbols. Devices responsive to the first and second set of signals produce a copy having the one or more selected alpha-numeric characters and/or symbols in a predetermined location on the reproduced copy.

Reproduction apparatus with multiple means for creating incrementing

In reproduction apparatus having a plurality of selectable features for carrying out a reproduction run, and an operator control panel for providing operator interface for controlling the reproduction apparatus. The operator control panel provides multiple ways for entering an information system by either actuating a 'hard' button or a 'soft' button or area of a touchscreen display.

Reproduction apparatus having multiple ways of entering an information

A reproduction apparatus for producing copy, such as copier/duplicator includes an operator control panel that has a display screen for indicating certain standard selectable features for a copying operation including copy format, paper supply source, copy quality, magnification and exit location with plural displayable options for each feature. Buttons are provided for altering the display on the screen to indicate a displayed selected option for each. Improved operator interaction for casual walk-up users is provided by displaying on the display screen, prior to operator selection of a displayed option, the default settings for each of the standard selectable features without simultaneous display on the screen of any additional option associated with each standard selectable feature.

Reproduction apparatus with improved operator interactive display for

In an electrostatographic reproduction apparatus there is provided an operator control panel having a display screen indicating certain standard selectable features for a copying operation including copy format (simplex to duplex, etc.), paper supply source, copy quality, magnification and exit location with plural displayed options for each feature. Keys and buttons are provided for altering the display to indicate a displayed selected option for each. For more complex operations the display may be changed to display various operator selectable special job level features for a copying operation available on a job level basis. The displaying is further alterable to display various operator selectable special page level features for a copying operation specific to reproducing a selected page of a multisheet document job. Thus a layered approach is provided in the series of displays from a standard features presentation which a casual user would be comfortable using, to a job level features presentation for a more complex reproduction at the job level, to a page level features presentation for designation of specific page level features for selection. User friendliness is enhanced with consistent use of indicia identifying a feature under consideration, selection of such feature and whether or not additional screens must be called up to further define that feature and further identifying other features which may not be chosen when a certain feature is chosen.

Reproduction apparatus with improved display for use in job set-up

Apparatus and method are provided for cyclically controlling the metering of photosensitive sheet material into an exposure station, cutting the material to a selected length, exposing the material to form a latent image thereon and advancing the sheet onto a rotating drum upon which the sheet is processed by the application of heat. To minimize the size of the apparatus and to reduce the time between exposures of successive prints the drum is made relatively small but rotated at a correspondingly higher rate with appropriate processing time provided by having each portion of the sheet remain on the drum for more than one revolution of the drum. Rotation of the drum is controlled by a counting mechanism to ensure that the drum has turned a sufficient number of revolutions to fully process the sheet and remove same from the apparatus. The apparatus also controls a stripper element so that this element is actuated at an appropriate time in a print cycle to remove the processed sheet from the drum.

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Webster, NY, United States of America

James F Wilson