PLATEN INCORPORATING AN RFID COUPLING DEVICE
First Claim
1. A media processing apparatus comprising:
- a media processing component;
an opposing member disposed opposite said media processing component and configured to manipulate media for processing by said media processing component, said opposing member and said media processing component defining a processing area therebetween; and
an interrogator associated with said opposing member, said interrogator including an electromagnetic coupler,wherein the media comprises a plurality of communication elements and said interrogator is configured to communicate with one or more of the plurality of communication elements disposed in the processing area while avoiding communication with one or more of the plurality of communication elements disposed outside the processing area.
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Abstract
Provided is an apparatus, such as a printer, that includes a media modification component, such as a printhead, and an opposing member, such as a platen. The opposing member opposes the media modification component and is configured to manipulate media for modification by the media modification component. An RFID interrogator including an electromagnetic coupler, such as an antenna, can be associated with the opposing member, for example, by disposing the electromagnetic coupler within a bore defined by the opposing member. In some embodiments, the interrogator and the media modification component can be in communication with a control system that can be configured to correlate a media modification operation of the media modification component with either or both of a signal emitted by or received by the electromagnetic coupler.
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30 Claims
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1. A media processing apparatus comprising:
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a media processing component; an opposing member disposed opposite said media processing component and configured to manipulate media for processing by said media processing component, said opposing member and said media processing component defining a processing area therebetween; and an interrogator associated with said opposing member, said interrogator including an electromagnetic coupler, wherein the media comprises a plurality of communication elements and said interrogator is configured to communicate with one or more of the plurality of communication elements disposed in the processing area while avoiding communication with one or more of the plurality of communication elements disposed outside the processing area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A printer comprising:
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a printhead; a platen disposed opposite said printhead, said platen and said printhead defining a print area therebetween for receiving media for printing by said printhead; and an interrogator associated with said platen, said interrogator including an electromagnetic coupler, wherein the media comprises a plurality of communication elements and said interrogator is configured to communicate with one or more of the plurality of communication elements disposed in the print area while avoiding communication with one or more of the plurality of communication elements disposed outside the print area. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A printer comprising:
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a printhead; a conveyance system for manipulating media, said conveyance system including a nip roller disposed opposite said printhead, said nip roller and said printhead defining a print area therebetween for receiving media for printing by said printhead; and an interrogator associated with said nip roller, said interrogator including an electromagnetic coupler, wherein the media comprises a plurality of communication elements and said interrogator is configured to communicate with one or more of the plurality of communication elements disposed in the print area while avoiding communication with one or more of the plurality of communication elements disposed outside the print area. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A platen for a printer, said platen comprising:
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a platen body configured to be disposed opposite a printhead so as to define, with the printhead, a print area for receiving media for printing by the printhead; and an interrogator associated with said platen body, said interrogator including an electromagnetic coupler and being configured to communicate with one or more communication elements disposed in the print area while avoiding communication with one or more communication elements disposed outside the print area. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for processing media comprising:
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manipulating media into a processing area of a media processing apparatus, such that a portion of the media is disposed for processing by the media processing apparatus, the portion having a communication element; communicating with the communication element while the media is in the processing area; and processing the portion with the media processing apparatus while the media is in the processing area. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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