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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 27, 1995
Stephen S Brown, Plymouth, MN (US);
David E Falkner, Blaine, MN (US);
Gift Certificate Center, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An improved paper image reproduction device being communicatively integrated into a communications network and having a cabinet having at least one cassette receiver for receiving a paper cassette and a paper cassette paired with each such paper cassette receiver, the paper cassette bearing a supply of stacked paper sheets, includes a detector disposed with the cabinet for sensing a partial supply of paper in each such paper cassette. A signal generator is coupled to the detector and is communicatively coupled to the communications network for providing a signal to the local area network representative of a partial supply of paper in each such paper cassette. The local area network communicates such signal to at least one station on the communications network.