Xerox Corporation

Thomas A Myers

Jonathan A Dorsey

Richard M Hraber

Brandon Scott McComber

David S Matthews

Marc J Krolczyk

Keith Lamar Willis

Stephen F Skrainar

Jeremy H L Griffith

Travis William Eckler

Marc F Cote

Kenneth C Favata

Richard S Ranke

Signature window bearing button for a user interface of an image processing machine

A touch sensitive user interface of the type having a display screen for displaying images representative of menus and selectable list objects, for example; control logic responsive to the touch sensitive user interface for determining the contact position of a first probe and a second probe, such as two separate fingers, thereon, displaying menus including list objects representing primary and secondary features or functions respectively, so that a user may touch a selection on the primary menu with the first probe and subsequently touch an area on the display screen where a contextually related secondary menu is displayed for selection of contextually related features or functions.

Secondary touch contextual sub-menu navigation for touch screen interface

Informing the user when consumables and/or customer replaceable units will have to be resupplied, changed and/or replaced, relative to the jobs sent to the image forming system, is a beneficial way to avoid unnecessary printing delays. When a job is added to a job queue or repositioned within the job queue, a warning can be associated with that job, and displayed to the user. With this information, the user can pre-emptively add a consumable and/or to replace a customer replaceable unit to avoid delays and maintain productivity. Alternatively, if such a system fault would occur prior to an urgent job reaching the top of the job queue, the user can manipulate the order and/or presence of the various jobs in the queue to ensure the high-priority job is completed before the consumable is fully exhausted and/or the customer replaceable unit reaches the end of its useful life.

Systems and methods for controlling an image forming system based on customer replaceable unit status

A method and graphical user interface system provide fault notes in a printing system. A fault screen window is provided that depicts faults for individual supply unit devices and output unit devices which can be opened by selecting the fault button and/or fault icon. A fault notes window is also provided for user editable text linked to the fault screen window. The fault notes window displays only user editable text related to a selected device or displays only user editable text related to the system when no device is selected. A fault notes icon is configured to appear when user editable text has previously been entered on said fault notes window.

Fault notes user interface for a printing system

The present invention relates to a printing system, and more particularly to a resource management using job tickets displayed on a user interface for controlling a printing system to generate documents received from one or more input units including a computer network, scanner, modem, etc. Since the operator or user wishes to offer a wide variety of printing options to customers and complete customer orders as quickly as possible, minimizing the interruption of print jobs is a very important priority. By replenishing supplies such as stock and toner in a timely fashion, the utilization of the printing systems can be maximized. In order for the operator to more efficiently utilize the printing system to perform a large number of print jobs with as few interruptions as possible, the present invention provides a user friendly navigational tool, which can provide the operator with information regarding the amount of printing supplies currently available in the printing system.

Resource management for a printing system via job ticket

The present invention relates to a printing system, and more particularly to a user interface for navigating and controlling a printing system to generate documents received from one or more input units including a computer network, scanner, modem, etc. Since the operator or user wishes to offer a wide variety of printing options to customers and complete customer orders as quickly as possible, minimizing the interruption of print jobs is a very important priority. By replenishing supplies such as stock and toner in a timely fashion, the utilization of the printing systems can be maximized. In order for the operator to more efficiently utilize the printing system to perform a large number of print jobs with as few interruptions as possible, the present invention provides a user friendly navigational tool, which can provide the operator with information regarding the amount of printing supplies currently available in the printing system.

User interface for navigation and control of a printing system

A print engine ( ) having a maximum physical sheet capacity (MAX_C), and being operable at an operational sheet capacity (OP_C) equal to or less than the maximum physical sheet capacity, includes a marking device ( ) which applies marks to sheets of media supplied thereto and outputs the same. A feeding device ( ) supplies the sheets to the marking device ( ), and a finishing device ( ) receives the sheets from the marking device ( ). Also included is a user interface ( ). The user interface ( ) has an indicator ( ) which communicates to an operator of the print engine ( ): the maximum physical sheet capacity of the print engine ( ); the operational sheet capacity at which the print engine ( ) is currently operating; and, a measurement of actual sheets which are at least one of contained in or received in a support device of the print engine ( ), wherein the support device is the feeding device ( ) or the finishing device ( ).

Adjusted capacity level indicator

A user interface with an operator tool tip for navigating and controlling a printing system to generate documents received from one or more input units such as, for example, a computer network, scanner, or modem. Since the operator or user wishes to offer a wide variety of printing options to customers and complete customer orders as quickly as possible, minimizing the interruption of print jobs is a very important priority. By replenishing supplies such as stock and toner in a timely fashion, the use of the printing systems can be maximized. To enable the operator to more efficiently use the printing system to perform a large number of print jobs with as few interruptions as possible, the present invention provides a user friendly tool, which can provide the operator with information regarding the amount of printing supplies currently available in the printing system.

Operator notation tool tip

A stock library contains objects that encapsulate attributes of respective stocks that may be used in an image reproducing apparatus. The objects may include visual representations, such as icons, for representing the stocks. A stock library window may display the icons and selected attributes of the stocks to provide a visual catalog of the stocks that are available to an operator. The visual representations may be dragged and dropped to program paper trays, select stocks for print jobs and provide other behavior.

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Rochester, NY, United States of America

Thomas A Myers