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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2019
Applicant:
Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Inventors:
Patrick J. Hegarty, Dedham, MA (US);
Devan J. Lippman, Cumberland, RI (US);
Assignee:
Zebra Technologies Corporation, Lincolnshire, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 13/06 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/387 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00647 (2013.01); H04N 1/0071 (2013.01); H04N 1/00665 (2013.01); H04N 1/00737 (2013.01); H04N 1/00917 (2013.01); H04N 1/3873 (2013.01);
Abstract
A printer includes: a motor driving a transport member according to an operational parameter, to transport media along a media path from a media supply to a printhead; a first distance sensor disposed on a first side of the media path to measure a first distance between the media and the first distance sensor; and a controller configured to: receive the measured distance; detect curling of the media based on the first measured distance; and responsive to detecting curling of the media, update the operational parameter at the motor.