Display of user selectable paper feed options
First Claim
1. A reprographic system of the type having a set of features available for use in executing a copying job, including means for preselecting a subset of desired features from the set of all available features for the generation of the copies, a user interface suitable for displaying the available features as icons, the ability to execute the copying job in accordance with the pre-selected set of desired features and a job status screen, displayed on the user interface, indicating the system status during execution of the copying job, comprising:
- means for displaying, on the user interface, a second subset of the available features, said second subset representing only those features whose settings may be altered during execution of the copying job without disruption;
means for altering the feature settings used in production of the copy output by selecting a feature setting from said second subset, whereby said feature setting will immediately become activated; and
means for coincidentally deactivating the pre-selected feature setting corresponding to said feature setting selected from said second subset.
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Abstract
A reprographic system of the type having a set of features available for use in executing a copying job, including the ability to pre-select a subset of desired features from the set of all available features for the generation of the copies. The system also includes a user interface suitable for displaying the available features as icons and the ability to execute the copying job in accordance with the pre-selected set of desired features. The system further includes a job status screen, displayed on the user interface, indicating the system status during execution of the copying job. Also displayed on the user interface is a second subset of the available features which represents only those features whose settings may be altered during execution of the copying job, thereby enabling an operator to alter one or more of the second subset during execution of the copying job.
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1. A reprographic system of the type having a set of features available for use in executing a copying job, including means for preselecting a subset of desired features from the set of all available features for the generation of the copies, a user interface suitable for displaying the available features as icons, the ability to execute the copying job in accordance with the pre-selected set of desired features and a job status screen, displayed on the user interface, indicating the system status during execution of the copying job, comprising:
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means for displaying, on the user interface, a second subset of the available features, said second subset representing only those features whose settings may be altered during execution of the copying job without disruption; means for altering the feature settings used in production of the copy output by selecting a feature setting from said second subset, whereby said feature setting will immediately become activated; and means for coincidentally deactivating the pre-selected feature setting corresponding to said feature setting selected from said second subset. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An electrophotographic system of the type having copy sheets preloaded into a plurality of supply trays, copy sheet advancement means for removing successive copy sheets from the supply trays, copy sheet sensors to detect the presence of copy sheets in each of the supply trays, system control means for controlling the copy sheet advancement means in response to signals received from the copy sheet sensors, means for pre-programming the system control means to identify a set of alternate supply trays which may be utilized interchangeably by the system for the supply of copy sheets during a printing job, and means for selecting a first supply tray from the set of alternate supply trays as the currently selected supply tray, so that said currently selected supply tray will then be utilized to supply copy sheets at the beginning of the copying job, comprising:
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means for indicating the selection of said first supply tray during the execution of the printing job; means for displaying the set of alternate supply trays during the execution of the printing job; and means for selecting a second supply tray from the remaining trays within said set of alternate supply trays at any time during the execution of the printing job, so that said second tray will become the currently selected supply tray and said first supply tray will become a member of said set of alternate supply trays. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. In an electrophotographic system of the type having copy sheets preloaded into a plurality of supply trays, copy sheet advancement means for removing successive copy sheets from each of the supply trays, copy sheet sensors to detect the presence of copy sheets in each of the supply trays, system control means for controlling the copy sheet advancement means in response to signals received from the copy sheet sensors, means for pre-programming the controlling means to identify a set of alternate supply trays which may be utilized interchangeably by the system for the supply of copy sheets during a printing job, and means for selecting a first supply tray from the set of alternate supply trays as the currently selected supply tray, so that said currently selected supply tray will then be utilized to supply copy sheets during execution of the job, the method of limiting the selection of alternate copy sheet supply trays, including the steps of:
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indicating the selection of said first supply tray during the execution of the printing job; displaying the set of alternate supply trays during the execution of the printing job; limiting the selection of a second tray to a selection from said set of alternate supply trays; upon detecting the selection of a second tray at any time during the execution of the printing job, causing said second tray to become said currently selected supply tray and enabling the feeding of subsequent copy sheets from said second tray; and returning said first tray to the set of alternate supply trays.
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9. An electrophotographic system having a control means for controlling the operation of the system, a set of features available for use in executing a copying job, means for pre-selecting a first subset of desired features from the set of all available features to be included in the generation of the output copy sheets, a user interface suitable for displaying the features in representative iconic fashion and means for initiating the execution of the copying job in accordance with the preselected set of desired features, including:
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means for indicating, on said user interface the current status of the copying job during its execution; means for displaying on said user interface a second subset of the available features, whereby said second subset represents only those features whose settings may be altered during execution of the copying job, so as to alter the characteristics of the copying process, but that will not disrupt the execution of the copying job currently in progress; and means for enabling an operator to alter one or more features of said second subset during execution of the copying job. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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