Lexmark International, Inc.

Michael Shayne Wilson

Christopher Alan Adkins

Timothy Lowell Strunk

Stephen Kelly Cunnagin

Timothy P Craig

Thomas Eugene Pangburn

Timothy John Rademacher

Michael Clark Campbell

David Kyle Murray

Walter Kevin Cousins

Robert Warren Rumford

Christopher Patrick Murphy

Thomas Daniel Brown

Mark A Chambers

Kevin R Cruise

A printing apparatus for printing within a predefined print zone on a selected surface of a skewed object moving in a given direction of travel includes a bracket, at least two sensors at known positions adjacent to the passing object detecting the leading edge of a given surface, a positioning mechanism mounted on the bracket, a printhead mounted on the positioning mechanism and operable to print on the moving object selected surface, the positioning mechanism operable to position the printhead into a known correct printing position relative to the selected surface, and a controller communicating with the sensors, positioning mechanism, and printhead, and operable to calculate object skew in response to the sensor signals and to operate the positioning mechanism to position the printhead into the known correct printing position and to operate the printhead to print within the predefined print zone on the skewed moving object.

Apparatus and method for printing within a print zone on the surface of a skewed object moving in a given direction of travel

Methods for licensing functionality after an initial transaction are provided. One such method is directed to licensing after an initial transaction of a customer obtaining a supply item including the step of prompting the customer to acquire a usage license for the supply item.

Method of licensing functionality after initial transaction

A multifunction machine user interface has a minimal number user inputs, such as only one or two buttons. When a user places a media item, such as a printed sheet, in the scanner and activates a first user input, the machine scans the media item and assesses or determines whether the media item is to be treated for printing purposes as a color document, a color photograph, a monochrome (i.e., black-and-white) document, or a monochrome photograph. The machine then causes the media item to be printed in accordance with that assessment or determination. The assessment or determination can be made automatically by the machine or a host computer in communication with the machine in response to an evaluation of chrominance and luminance of the scanned pixels. Alternatively, the determination can be made by the user selecting corresponding settings through a user interface on the host computer.

Simple and configurable all-in-one operator panel

Printer (1) has a large paper support tray (7) on one side, which is rotated outward to feed continuous forms (9). The length of tray 7 is extended by moving outward extension 7a. Tray 7 is folded into printer 1 when not in use.

Integrated long sheet feeder

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Lexington, KY, United States of America

Michael Shayne Wilson