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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2021
Imaging Business Machines Llc, Birmingham, AL (US);
Robert L. Babanats, Vestavia Hills, AL (US);
Peter Rudak, Hilton, NY (US);
Anthony Pericolo, Westfield, NJ (US);
Daniel Phinney, Rochester, NY (US);
Jack Mottley, Rochester, NY (US);
Hsin J. Yeh, Bayside, NY (US);
Veerendra Balchand, Bronx, NY (US);
Jimmy Jieming Zhang, Voorhees, NJ (US);
Imaging Business Machines LLC, Birmingham, AL (US);
Abstract
A method for evaluating stacking or sorting integrity at an output device of a high-speed apparatus that processes media includes: acquiring an audio data substantially in real-time from the output device of the high-speed apparatus while the high-speed apparatus is in operation, by use of an audio sensor located at the output device; transforming by a processor, the audio data to into a stacking or sorting integrity value; and if the stacking or sorting integrity value exceeds a predetermined threshold, stopping by the processor a document transport of the high-speed apparatus. An apparatus for evaluating stacking or sorting integrity at an output device, and a system for evaluating stacking or sorting integrity at an output device of a high-speed apparatus are also described.