What is claimed is:
1. A print device for connection to a computer system, the print device comprising: a data control module; and a local memory, the data control module being configured to monitor, via a data link, print data relating to a print job stored on a computer system, the print data including job timing information relating to the preferred time at which the print job is to be processed, the data control module also being configured to retrieve a copy of the print data as soon as the data link becomes available to transfer the print data, and to store the print data on the local memory, the retrieval and storage operations being performed prior to the time specified in the job timing information.
2. A print device according to claim 1, wherein the data control module is further configured to compare the job timing information with a further set of timing information stored on the local memory, the further set of timing information relating to print jobs currently stored on the local memory, and to retrieve a copy of the print data only if the print job can be processed no later than, the time specified in the job timing information.
3. A print device according to claim 2, wherein the data control module is further configured to: monitor file size information included as part of print data on a computer system, the file size information relating to the storage capacity required to store the print data; and to compare the file size information with the available storage space of the local memory, the print data being retrieved only if the print data can be stored on the available storage space of the local memory.
4. A print device according to claim 1, wherein the data control module is configured to retrieve print data from a computer system asynchronously.
5. A print device according to claim 1, wherein the print device further comprises a raster image processor (RIP) for processing retrieved print data prior to it being stored in the local memory.
6. A print device according to claim 5, wherein the print device further comprises a print engine (PE) for generating printed output from the processed print data stored in the local memory.
7. A print device according to claim 6, wherein the data control module is further configured to output an acknowledgement signal in response to print data being outputted to the PE, the acknowledgement signal being made available for sending to the computer system from which the print data was retrieved.
8. A print device according to claim 1, wherein the local memory is a cache memory module.
9. A computer network comprising: at least one computer systems capable of generating print data; and a plurality of print devices in accordance with claim 1, each print device being capable of retrieving print data from the at least one computer system via a network connection.
10. A method of acquiring print data from a computer system, the method comprising: monitoring, by means of a data control module of a print device, print data relating to a print job stored on a computer system, the print data including job timing information relating to the preferred time at which the print job is to be processed; retrieving a copy of the print data as soon as a data link between the data control module and the computer system becomes available to transfer the print data, and storing the print data on a local memory of the print device, the retrieval and storage operations being performed prior to the time specified in the job timing information.
11. A method according to claim 10, the method further comprising: comparing the job timing information with a further set of timing information stored on a local memory of the print device, the further set of timing information relating to print jobs currently stored on the local memory; and retrieving the print data from the computer system via the data link only if the print job can be processed no later than, the time specified in the job timing information.
12. A method according to claim 11, wherein the print data further includes file size information relating to the storage capacity required to store the print data, the step of retrieving the print data from the computer system further comprising comparing the file size information with the available storage space of the local memory, the print data being retrieved only if the print data can be stored on the available storage space of the local memory module.
13. A method according to claim 10, wherein the print data is retrieved from the computer system asynchronously.
14. A method according to claim 10, the method further comprising: processing the retrieved print data using a RIP prior to storing it on the local memory.
15. A method according to claim 14, the method further comprising generating printed output from the processed print data stored on the local memory.
16. A method according to claim 10, wherein an acknowledgement signal is generated by the data control module in response to printed output being generated from the processed print data, the acknowledgement signal thereafter being sent to the computer system from which the print data was retrieved.
17. A method according to claim 16, wherein the acknowledgement signal is used to delete a copy of the print data stored in the computer system.
18. A method according to claim 16, wherein the acknowledgement signal is used to tag the print data stored on the computer system to indicate that it has been printed, the tag being used thereafter by the computer system to indicate to further print devices that the print data has already printed.
19. A computer program stored on a computer usable medium, the computer program comprising computer readable instructions for causing a computer system to execute the steps of a method of acquiring print data from a computer system, the method comprising: monitoring, by means of a data control module of a print device, print data relating to a print job stored on a computer system, the print data including job timing information relating to the preferred time at which the print job is to be processed; retrieving a copy of the print data as soon as a data link between the data control module and the computer system becomes available to transfer the print data, and storing the print data on a local memory of the print device, the retrieval and storage operations being performed prior to the time specified in the job timing information.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A light-emitting device (LED) array, comprising:
a circuit board, provided thereon with a plurality of second connecting lines and a plurality of light-outputting windows penetrating through said circuit board, each of said light-outputting windows corresponding to one of said second connecting lines;
at least one LED array device, having a plurality of LEDs provided thereon, a first electrode and a second electrode being both presented on each LED, while said LED array device allowed for connecting to the surface of said circuit board, resulting in each LED to be positioned in a location on the longitudinal extension line from said corresponding light-outputting window, and said second electrode thereof allowed for electrically connected to said second connecting line; and
at least one control IC, connectedly provided on the surface of said circuit board, and electrically connected to said corresponding second connecting line.
2. The LED array according to claim 1, wherein said circuit board further comprises at least one first connecting line, said first electrode of each LED electrically connected to said corresponding fist connecting line.
3. The LED array according to claim 1, wherein said circuit board further comprises at least one third connecting line, said third connecting line electrically connected to said control IC.
4. The LED array according to claim 1, wherein said light-outputting window includes a reflective layer therein.
5. The LED array according to claim 1, wherein said light-outputting window further includes a sealing layer therein.
6. The LED array according to claim 5, wherein the composition of said sealing layer is selected from the group consisting of light-transmissive colloid, light-transmissive layer, fluorescent body, oxygen-containing resin, or the combination thereof.
7. The LED array according to claim 1, wherein an outer surface of said light-outputting window further comprises a light-transmissive layer covering thereon.
8. The LED array according to claim 7, wherein the composition of said light-transmissive layer is selected from the group consisting of colored filter plate, color conversion film, glass, or oxygen-containing resin, or the combination thereof.
9. The LED array according to claim 1, wherein said light-outputting window is presented as a taper mode.
10. The LED array according to claim 1, wherein the composition of said circuit board is selected from the group consisting of PC board, silicon substrate, semiconductor based substrate, light-transmissive material, opaque material, or the combination thereof.
11. A light-emitting device (LED) array, comprising:
a circuit board, provided thereon with a plurality of second connecting lines, at least one third connecting line, and a plurality of taper-shaped light-outputting windows penetrating through said circuit board and presented as a taper mode, each of said taper-shaped light-outputting windows corresponding to one of said second connecting lines;
at least one LED array device, having a plurality of LEDs provided thereon, a first electrode and a second electrode being both presented on each LED, while said LED array device allowed for connecting to the surface of said circuit board, resulting in each LED to be positioned in a location on the longitudinal extension line from said corresponding taper-shaped light-outputting window, and said second electrode thereof allowed for electrically connected to said second connecting line; and
at least one control IC, connectedly provided on the surface of said circuit board, and electrically connected to said corresponding second connecting line and third connecting line, respectively.
12. The LED array according to claim 11, wherein said circuit board further comprises at least one first connecting line, said first electrode of each LED electrically connected to said corresponding first connecting line.
13. The LED array according to claim 11, wherein said taper-shaped light-outputting window includes a reflective layer therein.
14. The LED array according to Claim 11, wherein said light-outputting window further includes a sealing layer therein, and the composition of said sealing layer is selected from the group consisting of light-transmissive colloid, light-transmissive layer, fluorescent body, oxygen-containing resin, or the combination thereof.
15. The LED array according to claim 11, wherein an outer surface of said taper-shaped light-outputting window further comprises a light-transmissive layer covering thereon, and the composition of said light-transmissive layer is selected from the group consisting of colored filter plate, color conversion film, glass, oxygen-containing resin, or the combination thereof.
16. The LED array according to claim 11, wherein the composition of said circuit board is selected from the group consisting of PC board, silicon substrate, semiconductor based substrate, light-transmissive material, opaque material, or the combination thereof.
17. A light-emitting device (LED) array, comprising:
a circuit board, provided thereon with at least one first connecting line, second connecting line, third connecting line, and light-outputting window penetrating through said circuit board, wherein said light-outputting window is situated between said connecting line and said second connecting line;
at least one LED array device, having a plurality of LEDs provided thereon, a first electrode and a second electrode being both presented on each LED, while said LED array device allowed for connecting to the surface of said circuit board, resulting in each LED to be positioned in a location on the longitudinal extension line from said corresponding light-outputting window, and said first electrode thereof allowed for electrically connected to said corresponding first connecting line while said second electrode thereof allowed for electrically connected to said corresponding second connecting line; and
at least one control IC, connectedly provided on the surface of said circuit board between said second connecting line and said third connecting line, and electrically connected to said corresponding second connecting line and third connecting line, respectively.
18. The LED array according to Claim 16, wherein said light-outputting window is presented as a taper mode.
19. The LED array according to claim 16, wherein said light-outputting window further provides a reflective layer therein.
20. The LED array according to claim 16, wherein said light-outputting window further includes a sealing layer therein.
21. A light-emitting device (LED) array, comprising:
a circuit board having at least one hole chiseled therethrough, a plurality of first contacting regions for extension lines being buried in said circuit board, each of said first contacting regions for extension lines being electrically connected to a corresponding first contacting region for control line by means of a control line, said first contacting region for control line being situated within a predetermined region for control IC on said circuit board;
at least one LED array device having a plurality of LEDs, each of said LEDs being electrically connected to a corresponding second contacting region for extension line by means of an extension line, wherein if said LED array device is connectedly provided on the surface of said circuit board, said second contacting region for extension line of said LED array device is electrically connected to said first contacting region for extension line of said circuit board, while said plurality of LEDs are aligned and resided inside said hole; and
at least one control IC provided therein with a plurality of second contacting regions for control lines, said control IC being connectedly provided within said predetermined region for control IC on said circuit board, resulting in said second contacting regions for control lines of said control IC being electrically connected to said first contacting regions for control lines of said circuit board naturally.
22. The LED array according to claim 21, wherein said hole is presented as a V-shaped mode.
23. The LED array according to claim 21, wherein said hole is presented as a bar-shaped mode.
24. The LED array according to claim 21, wherein the side of said hole includes at least one reflective layer thereon.
25. The LED array according to claim 21, wherein said circuit board is selected from the group consisting of PC board, silicon substrate, semiconductor based substrate, or the combination thereof.
26. The LED array according to claim 24, wherein said light-outputting window her includes a sealing layer therein, and the composition of said sealing layer is selected from the group consisting of light-transmissive colloid, light-transmissive layer, fluorescent body, oxygen-containing resin, colored filter plate, color conversion film, glass, or the combination thereof.