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Multiple printer module electrophotographic printing device

  • US 5,940,186 A
  • Filed: 11/05/1997
  • Issued: 08/17/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/13/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A multiple high speed image recording system, comprising:

  • a print job receiving device for receiving a print job comprised of a plurality of pages, some of said pages being different;

    a page separator for separating said received print job into a plurality of separate pages;

    a page distributor for distributing said separated pages in accordance with a predetermined distribution scheme;

    a plurality of print engines;

    a communication network for interconnecting said page distributor to each of said print engines;

    said page distributor operable to send each of said separated pages to a select one or select ones of said print engines in accordance with said distribution scheme such that each of said pages can be sent to one or more of said print engines and wherein different pages in said print job can be sent to different ones of said print engines; and

    each of said select ones of said print engines operable to print the pages received thereby from said page distributor.

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