Abstract: A customer document management system, which includes customer information store on a mainframe computer, said customer information being updateable from multiple sources. A data consolidator operates on the customer information to compile customer documents, including data reconfiguration into a customer document output database and multiple format output devices driven from the customer document output database.

Abstract: A process involving, for example, providing or generating an emulsion latex comprised of sodio sulfonated polyester resin particles by adding with shearing to the latex a colorant dispersion comprising from about 20 to about 50 percent of a predispersed colorant in water, followed by the addition of an organic or an inorganic acid; heating the resulting mixture at a temperature of from about 45° C. to about 65° C. followed by the addition of an water insoluble metal salt or water insoluble metal oxide thereby releasing metal ions and permitting aggregation and coalescence, resulting in toner particles; and optionally cooling the mixture and isolating the product.

Abstract: A system provides a plurality of controls for enriching the content of a meta-document. A meta-document includes document content and personalities that describe enrichment themes. The system is adapted to automatically, with user settable constrains, determine whether to propagate enrichment between documents using an interaction history. In addition, the system is adapted to automatically determine, with user settable constraints, the form that markup is to take in the document content.

Abstract: A method of aligning one or more print heads in a print head unit and a system thereof. A first pattern of first symbols is printed on a print medium and a second pattern of second symbols is printed with a second print head on the print medium with one or more print heads in a manner to superpose the second pattern on the first pattern and so that at least some of the first symbols obscure a corresponding one of the second symbols. At least some of the second symbols are offset from a regular pattern and the offset distances are recorded. A user can designate at least one of the second symbols that is obscured by a corresponding one of the first symbols and the offset distance corresponding to the designated second symbol is used as an offset parameter for the second print head with respect to the first print head.

Abstract: Disclosed is a toner comprising particles of a resin and an optional colorant, said toner particles having coated thereon a polythiophene. Another embodiment of the present invention is directed to a process which comprises (a) generating an electrostatic latent image on an imaging member, and (b) developing the latent image by contacting the imaging member, with charged toner particles comprising a resin and an optional colorant, said toner particles having coated thereon a polythiophene.

Abstract: An electrostatic type voltmeter for measuring the potential on a surface, the voltmeter including a probe; a support for supporting the probe in spaced relationship with the surface, the probe having a plurality of spacing element sites thereon for measuring a distance between each of the plurality of spacing element sites and a corresponding area on the surface opposite of each of the plurality of spacing element sites; a plurality of electrostatic element sites, intermixed and adjacent to the plurality of spacing element sites on the probe, for measuring a voltage between each of the plurality of spacing element sites and an area on the surface adjacent to the corresponding area opposite of each of the plurality of spacing element sites. A processor for compensating an output signal of the probe in response to the measurements received from the plurality of spacing element sites and the plurality of electrostatic element sites.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of toner by, for example, mixing a latex with a colorant mixture comprised of colorant, an ionic surfactant, and a polytetrafluoroethylene; adding a coagulant; heating the resulting mixture below about the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the latex resin; adding a stabilizer; heating above about the Tg of the latex resin; and isolating the toner.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fusing release agent comprising the reaction product of a primary- or secondary-amino-functionalized polyorganosiloxane oil and a low molecular weight, non-sterically-hindered aldehyde or ketone.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are described for detecting photocopier tracking signatures placed on documents produced by color photocopiers. The apparatus includes an input terminal that supplies digital image data representing an input document produced by a color photocopier. The digital image data includes a plurality of pixel values grouped together to form a plurality of color separations that represent the input document. The apparatus also includes an image processing unit that generates an output image based on the digital image data. The image processing unit generates the output image based on differences between corresponding pixel values of at least two of the plurality of color separations. The apparatus further includes an ouput terminal for displaying the output image to view the photocopier tracking signature. Color differences can be detected by combining two or more of the color separations into a resulting monochromatic image and then enhancing the resulting color differences.

Abstract: A strip neutral density filter varies the Gaussian intensity profile of the modulated light beam in an overfilled raster output scanner to provide a generally uniform intensity light beam spot at the photosensitive medium. The strip neutral density filter is positioned in the light beam path between the emitting laser source and the rotating polygon mirror of the raster output scanner.

Abstract: A system for enriching document content using enrichment themes includes a directed search service and an import-export service. The directed search service allows users to author documents while querying information providers using the directed searches that are inserted as part of the authored documents. The import-export service enables meta-document exchanges between systems that provide document enrichment by binding imported meta-documents to identical or similar information providers.

Abstract: Characteristics of text or text components or features are considered when selecting halftoning screens. For example, an italic slant angle of text is recognized and used to select or generate a compatible halftone screen oriented at the same angle. A screen frequency may be selected based on a thickness of a text component. Descriptive tags associated with text or text components facilitate screen selection. Tags are assigned based on font descriptions included in a document during authoring. Alternatively, tags are assigned based on the results of document segmentation and character recognition techniques. An image processing system operative to consider characteristics of text or text components when selecting halftone screens includes a text component characteristic recognizer, a halftone screen selector and a halftoner. Optionally a print engine is also included. In a xerographic environment the print engine includes a xerographic printer.

Abstract: A label sheet for electrophotography, constituted of a label base member and a separator base member both made of resin film, and an image forming method with use thereof. Difference of thermal shrinkage rates in an MD direction between the label body and the separator of the label sheet after heat treatment for 5 minutes at 150° C. is in the range of −0.3% to 0.1%. Stiffness E·t3, a function of a tensile elasticity rate E (N/mm2) of the separator at 135° C. and thickness t (mm) of the separator at 23° C, 50% R.H., is 0.21 N·mm or more. Occurrences of winding around a fuser and marks of winding are suppressed, curls are small, and toner cracks do not appear even if printed matter is left in conditions of high temperature and high humidity.

Abstract: Method of ejecting or depositing a substance includes depositing at least one substance that includes first and second photoinitiators onto a substrate, causing the first photoinitiator to react by irradiating the substance with at least one light, and causing the second photoinitiator to react by irradiating the substance with at least one light. Substance ejecting or depositing system including a substrate, an applicator that deposits a substance that includes first and second photoinitiators onto a substrate, and at least one light usable to irradiate the substance to cause the first and/or second photoinitiators to react.

Abstract: A set of development tools is provided as part of an integrated development environment for supporting aspect-oriented programming such that aspects may easily be defined for embodying functionality which cross-cuts main program functionality in such a way that aspects transparently force their behavior on the main program. The editor and debugger of the integrated development environment embody functionality for accommodating this transparency.

Abstract: A machine models assembly workstation is provided for selectively assembling a variety of different machine parts to different machine models having different model identification numbers. The workstation includes a machine model assembly area for holding each different machine model during parts assembly; a machine travel path to, and from, the machine model assembly area; and a plurality of bins located at the machine model assembly area for holding the different machine parts to be selectively assembled to the different models. Each bin of the plurality of bins has walls defining a parts holding chamber, and an access opening into the chamber. A shutter is attached to the walls over the access opening, and has an unlocked open position and a closed locked position.

Abstract: A printer belt drive control circuit comprises: an encoder count circuit (4) for counting output signals from a drive encoder (11) attached to a drive motor (10) and from a motor encoder attached to a belt motor (6), a servo controller which under control of a CPU (1) and outputs a rotation speed information of the belt motor (6) according to tan output signal from the encoder count circuit (4), and a motor drive signal generation circuit for converting an output information from the servo controller (2) into a form appropriate for an H-bridge driver circuit (5) which directly drives the belt motor (6)

Abstract: The present invention discloses methods for condition-based monitoring of a system and its components using joint time-frequency analysis and signal demodulation. A first method allows construction of models of non-stationary signals having multiple time and frequency scales of interest. In particular, the method uses wavelet analysis to encode essential information in time-frequency transformations and provides a signal model for an operating fault or normal operation of a system of interest. A second method uses the signal models for condition-based monitoring to detect a change in a signal. In this method, the signal models are correlated with sensor signals to determine the operating condition of a system or system component. A third method for condition-based monitoring uses signal demodulation. In this method, a nominal response of a system component is subtracted from a detected signal to more reliably detect subtle changes in the signal due to component degradation.

Abstract: An image forming method wherein an aqueous dispersion is prepared in a vessel of an apparatus. The aqueous dispersion contains an electrodeposition material including a fine particle coloring material, and a polymer which is chemically dissolved, or is deposited and precipitated, by a change in pH. The vessel can hold a liquid, and has therein an image supporting member. The image supporting member has at least an electrode, which can supply current or an electric field in accordance with an image pattern, and a surface which can support an image; and a counter electrode which forms a pair of electrodes together with the electrode. The electrodeposition material is deposited and precipitated to form an image by supplying current or an electric field in accordance with an image pattern to the image supporting member and the counter electrode and by changing the pH value of the aqueous dispersion in the vicinity of the image supporting surface of the image supporting member.

Abstract: A dual mode banner sheet and color test sheet system for a color printer which is automatically printing and outputting banner sheets ahead of respective print jobs with identifying information, where the color printer also has a color measurement system with a spectrophotometer mounted in the printer output path and a color test prints generation system periodically printing multiple different color test patches on test sheets to be measured by the spectrophotometer, those color test sheets may be provided by dual mode sheets by coordinating the banner sheet printing system and the color test prints generation system to print both the banner sheet information and the multiple color test patches in different areas of the same sheets so as to not overprint one another, thus saving the paper and printing interruptions previously required for multiple separate color test sheets, yet providing for frequent color recalibrations of the printer.