Coordination of capture and movement of media

• US 9,756,198 B1
• Filed: 04/28/2016
• Issued: 09/05/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Barribeau, Jeremy
• Primary Examiner(s): Worku, Negussie
• Application Number:
  US15/141,417
• Time in Patent Office: 495 Days
• Field of Search: 358474, 358 115, 358498, 358496, 358483, 358486, 358497, 235386, 235 51, 235 50 A, 235 50 B, 235 57, 382199, 382254, 382274, 399 1, 399 21, 399374, 399382, 399393, 399394, 399 80, 399 81, 399 82, 399 88
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00278 with a printing apparatus, e.g. a laser beam printer
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00315 with a radio transmission apparatus with a cordless telephone H04N1/00305; systems or arrangements for the transmission of a picture signal specially adapted for transmission via radio H04N1/00103; H04N1/00307 takes precedence; radio transmission systems H04B7/00; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0032 with a medium handling apparatus, e.g. a sheet sorter handling thin or filamentary material, e.g. sheets B65H
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00694 in an input tray
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00702 Position
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00734 Optical detectors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00771 Indicating or reporting, e.g. issuing an alarm
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00782 Initiating operations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00785 Correcting the position of a sheet before scanning
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00931 Synchronising different operations or sub-apparatus, e.g. controlling on-times taking into account different warm-up times
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/19594 using a television camera or a still video camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera

Abstract

A described example system may include a connection engine, a capture engine, and a command engine. In that example, the connection engine wirelessly connects to an imaging device having a media location for placing media; the capture engine captures an image of media at the media location; and the command engine coordinates movement of the media in response to a capture operation or in preparation to perform the capture operation. In another example, an imaging device includes a media tray, a pick, a processor resource, and a memory resource having executable instructions that cause coordination of the pick to, in response to an indication that a sheet of media is captured from a capture device, generate movement of the sheet of media away from the media tray or movement the sheet of media on to the media tray.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing a set of instructions executable by the processor to cause the device to;

receive from an imaging device an indication that a media sheet is available at a media location of the imaging device for capture;

capture an image of the media sheet at the media location of the imaging device in response to receipt of the indication that the media sheet is available; and

instruct the imaging device to coordinate a movement of the media sheet in response to a completion of the capture of the image.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the set of instructions is executable by the processor to cause the device to:

enable the capture operation in response to a first indication from the imaging device that the media sheet is sensed at the media location of the imaging device; and

disable the capture operation in response to a second indication from the imaging device that the media sheet is not sensed at the media location.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the set of instructions is executable by the processor to cause the device to:

send a command to the imaging device in response to a determination of whether to disable an imaging device feature based on a state of a capture session.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the set of instructions is executable by the processor to cause the device to:

perform capture cycles until an indication is received from the imaging device that there is no media sheet at the media location, a capture cycle including;

a capture operation of capturing an image of a media sheet; and

a movement operation of moving the media sheet away from a capture zone of the media location and moving another media sheet towards the capture zone.

5. The device of claim 1, further comprising:

a camera to be kept stationary while the image of the media sheet is captured,

wherein;

the media sheet is stationary while the image is captured; and

the image is processed based on a perspective determination of the camera relative to a capture zone plane.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable memory resource storing a set of instructions executable by a processor resource of a mobile device to cause the mobile device to coordinate media capture and media movement with an imaging device, wherein the set of instructions is to cause the mobile device to:

receive from the imaging device an indication that a media sheet is available on the imaging device for capture;

capture an image of the media sheet on the imaging device in response to receipt of the indication that the media sheet is available; and

send an instruction to the imaging device to move the media sheet in response to a completion of the capture of the image.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable memory resource of claim 6, wherein the set of instructions is executable by the processor resource to cause the mobile device to:

perform a pairing operation with the imaging device; and

receive an indication that the media sheet is located on a tray of the imaging device.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable memory resource of claim 6, wherein the set of instructions is executable by the processor resource to cause the mobile device to:

send a capture state to the imaging device after the capture of the image while the media sheet still exists on a tray of the imaging device; and

wherein the capture of the image happens in response to an indication that the media sheet has passed out of line of sight of a camera of the mobile device.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable memory resource of claim 6, wherein the set of instructions is executable by the processor resource to cause the mobile device to:

initiate a capture session based on a load mechanism at the imaging device being activated;

continue capture cycles until the load mechanism is deactivated; and

provide an indication that the capture session is complete in response to the deactivation of the load mechanism.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable memory resource of claim 6, wherein the set of instructions is executable by the processor resource to cause the mobile device to:

modify the captured image using an image processing technique; and

provide a preview of a completed capture job including the captured image.

11. A method for a mobile device to coordinate media capture and media movement with an imaging device, comprising:

waiting, by the mobile device, to receive an indication from an imaging device indicating that a media sheet is available on the imaging device for capture;

capturing, by a camera of the mobile device, an image of the media sheet on the imaging device in response to receipt of the indication that the media sheet is available; and

sending, by a processor of the mobile device, an instruction to the imaging device to move the media sheet in response to a completion of the capture of the image.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

prior to receiving the indication that the media sheet is available at the imaging device, performing, by the processor of the mobile device, a pairing operation with the imaging device.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

sending a capture state to the imaging device after the capture of the image while the media sheet still exists on a tray of the imaging device.

14. The method of claim 11, comprising:

initiating, by the processor of the mobile device, a capture session based on a load mechanism at the imaging device being activated;

continuing, by the processor, capture cycles until the load mechanism at the imaging device is deactivated; and

providing, by the processor, an indication that the capture session is complete in response to the deactivation of the load mechanism.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

modifying the captured image using an image processing technique, and

providing a preview of a completed capture job including the captured image.