Abstract: Systems and methods for printing documents in multiple background colors. A print job having a document is received into a computerized device. Background areas for the document are identified. Input is received to produce a first number of copies of the document with the background areas having a selected first color. Input is received to produce a second number of copies of the document with the background areas having a selected second color. A revised print job is created including the selected first number of copies of the document having the selected first color for the background areas and the selected second number of copies of the document having the selected second color for the background areas. The revised print job is transmitted from the computerized device to a marking device. The marking device prints the revised print job.

Abstract: An optical cable connector includes a fiber connector plug and a mating connector receptacle.The plug, which receives an assembly including sheath and optical fiber, includes a generally cylindrical optical pin, a copression spring, a spring retainer nut, and a pin housing.The mating connector receptacle includes a housing, a circular shim, a photodiode housing assembly, and a retainer cap.

Abstract: A transducer is disclosed in which energy received from either mechanical or acoustic sources is converted into modulated optical power. The transducer is comprised of three basic components, an input optical fiber, an output optical fiber and a means for varying the optical coupling coefficient between the two fibers in response to information containing energy received from a mechanical or acoustic source. The input optical fiber carries a steady state optical signal which may be either continuous or pulsed. The means operates to control the coupling of the steady state optical signal into the output optical fiber. An intensity modulated output signal is then carried by the output optical fiber away from the transducer. The intensity modulated output signal may be either detected and thereby converted to electrical energy for transmission or may be transmitted in an optical form if optical communications facilities are available.