Oki America, Inc.

John J Ring

Darwin Hu

Keisaku Kano

A band printer having a transport mechanism, an endless photoreceptive image carrying ribbon, a latent toner imaging apparatus, a transfer mechanism, and a fixing mechanism is disclosed. The transport mechanism defines a printing medium path extending in a first direction and transports a printing medium along the printing medium path. The endless photoreceptive image carrying ribbon circulates adjacent the printing medium path in a second direction at an angle to the first direction, and the latent toner imaging apparatus is adjacent to and stationary with respect to the circulating ribbon. The imaging apparatus forms an electrostatic latent toner image on the surface of the ribbon according to received image data as the ribbon moves past the imaging apparatus, and the transfer mechanism transfers the formed toner image to the printing medium when the formed toner image is aligned with the printing medium. Thereafter, the fixing mechanism fixes the image to the printing medium.

Monochrome/multichrome band printer

A multifunctional document processing system receives document signals from a local or a remote device and processes the document signals utilizing a host computer for transmission to the local or remote device. The system has a multifunctional local peripheral device which includes a scanner for optically scanning document information, for converting the scanned document information into electrical document signals and for transmitting the document signals to the host computer. The multifunctional local peripheral device also includes a recording device, such as a printer for receiving document signals from the host computer and for producing a recorded form of the document information, such as a printed document based on the received document signals. A control module is interfaced between the host computer and the multifunctional local peripheral device for receiving document signals from the multifunctional local peripheral device and from the remote device and for sending the received documents signals to the host computer. The control module also receives document signals from the host computer and sends the received document signals to either the multifunctional local peripheral device or the remote device. The control module additionally generates and transmits control signals to the multifunctional local peripheral device.

Multifunctional document processing system for receiving document

A multifunctional document processing system for faxing, copying, printing or scanning document information and for transmitting and receiving document signals to and from a remote device. The system comprises a multifunctional local device which includes a scanner for optically scanning document information, for converting the scanned document information into electrical document signals and for transmitting the document signals to the processor. The multifunctional local device also includes a recording device, such as a printer for receiving document signals from the processor and for producing a recorded form of the document information, such as a printed document based on the received document signals. A control module is interfaced between the processor and the multifunctional local device for receiving document signals from the multifunctional local device and from the remote device and for sending the received documents signals to the processor. The control module also receives document signals from the processor and sends the received document signals to either the multifunctional local device or the remote device. The control module additionally generates and transmits control signals to the multifunctional local device.

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Cherry Hill, NJ, United States of America

John J Ring