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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2008
Aldwin A. Roberts, Macedon, NY (US);
Michele Donna Cleary, Rochester, NY (US);
David L. Rasmussen, Fairport, NY (US);
Biruk Gossaye, Rochester, NY (US);
Lawrence Dee Dipzinski, Macedon, NY (US);
Aldwin A. Roberts, Macedon, NY (US);
Michele Donna Cleary, Rochester, NY (US);
David L. Rasmussen, Fairport, NY (US);
Biruk Gossaye, Rochester, NY (US);
Lawrence Dee Dipzinski, Macedon, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A method () and apparatus () control feed commitments based on feedable capacity. The apparatus may include a source () of feedable media sheets and a feeder module () coupled to the source of feedable media sheets, the feeder module configured to control the source of feedable media sheets. The apparatus may include a marking engine () coupled to the source of feedable media sheets, the marking engine configured to mark images on media sheets fed by the source of feedable media sheets. The apparatus may include a marker module () coupled to the marking engine, the marker module configured to control the marking engine. The apparatus may include a scheduler module () coupled to the feeder module and the marker module, the scheduler module configured to schedule feed commitments for the feeder module and mark commitments for the marker module. The feeder module may be configured to determine whether there will be a future low media sheet count based on comparing a predetermined number with an outstanding sheet feed commitment amount and may be configured to assert a break in feed commitments if there will be a future low media sheet count.