Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p.

Hewlett-packard Company

John D Taggart

Robert E Haines

Robert R Pintar

Jeroen Van Alphen

Jay Hager

John David Reardon

James Joseph Acevez

Thurman W Wardlow

A method of configuring a hard copy output engine includes receiving an electronic message including configuration data and configuring the hard copy output engine using the configuration data.

Hardcopy output engine configuration apparatus and method

Gathering data and providing messages concerning a networked appliance. A software application in the appliance detects the occurrence of events and records indications of the events in real-time or near real-time. Certain events such as appliance errors, or events for which a user desires notification, are associated with alert messages. Upon detecting one of those events, the software application captures a snapshot or set of the events and transmits to a user machine, system server, or web site the set of events along with the alert message and a link to the system server or web site. Upon viewing the alert message, such as via a web page, the user can enter a command to send the events and alert message to the system server or web site for use in servicing the appliance.

Method and apparatus for gathering and transmitting information for events relating to a networked appliance

Method, apparatus, system and circuitry for controlling the paper motion and accumulation at the output of a high speed impact printer or the like. The preferred embodiment includes means for providing stepped motion paper drive at the output of the printer which is synchronously controlled with respect to paper motion within the printer. This stepped motion drive is set at one stepping rate when a print bar of the impact printer is forming characters in a single line of print and this drive is periodically increased when the paper slews between lines of printed text. This novel paper drive technique operates to eliminate excessive pulling force on the paper, conserve print quality thereon, and simultaneously minimizes power consumption in the printer. The preferred embodiment of the invention also includes a new and improved paper stacking apparatus adapted for attachment to the paper feed output port of an impact printer, and a novel control system and novel implementing circuitry for providing precise stepper motor and paper drive control operative within this paper stacking apparatus for aiding in the uniform stacking fan fold paper which has been processed at high impact printing speeds. In addition, the above implementing circuitry is operative with a maximum of energy conservation, and the control system in which this circuitry is used is simultaneously operative with a minimum of power consumption.

Electrically powered paper stacking apparatus and method for impact

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Meridian, ID, United States of America

John D Taggart