1. A controller for a printing system, the printing system having both a printer apparatus and a finishing device, the controller comprising:
an input section receiving information related to both the printing process and the finishing process;
a processor for computing, based on the received information, output information related to controlling the print finishing process; and an output section for conveying the output information to the finishing device.
2. The controller of claim 1 further comprising a communication link to a printer apparatus.
3. The controller of claim 1 further comprising a communication link to a finishing device.
4. The controller of claim 1 further comprising a communication link to at least one sensor for sensing information.
5. The controller of claim 4 wherein the input information comprises at least one parameter related to an ink or a substrate.
6. The controller of claim 4 wherein the output information comprises at least one parameter related to a finishing material.
7. The controller of claim 1 further comprising a monitoring application for monitoring information, the monitoring application executable on the processor.
8. The controller of claim 7 wherein the monitoring information comprises at least one parameter related to an ink or a substrate.
9. The controller of claim 7 wherein the monitoring information comprises at least one parameter related to a finishing material.
10. The controller of claim 1 wherein the received information comprises a parameter selected from the group consisting of ink, substrate, finishing material, printing andor finishing parameters.
11. The controller of claim 1 wherein the output information comprises a parameter selected from the group consisting of ink, substrate, finishing material, printing andor finishing parameters.
12. The controller of claim 1 wherein the controller resides on a cartridge for housing finishing material.
13. The controller of claim 1 wherein the controller resides on a print finishing device for transferring a finishing material to a print.
14. In a printing system having both a printer and a finishing device for transferring a finishing material to a print, a controller for controlling both a printing process and a finishing process, the controller comprising:
at least one input for receiving information, the received information comprising both information related to a print and information related to the finishing process;
a processor for processing the received information and generating output information; and
at least one output for conveying the output information to control the printing processes and the finishing processes wherein the finishing process comprises at least one roller for transferring a finishing material to a print.
15. The controller of claim 14 further comprising a communication link to a printer.
16. The controller of claim 14 further comprising a communication link to a finishing device.
17. The controller of claim 14 further comprising a communication link to at least one sensor for sensing information.
18. The controller of claim 14 further comprising a monitoring application for monitoring information, the monitoring application executable on the processor.
19. The controller of claim 18 wherein the monitoring information comprises information related to a print.
20. The controller of claim 18 wherein the monitoring information comprises information related to the finishing process.
21. The controller of claim 14 wherein the received information comprises a parameter selected from the group consisting of ink, substrate, finishing material, printing and finishing parameters.
22. The controller of claim 14 wherein the output information comprises a parameter selected from the group consisting of ink, substrate, finishing material, printing and finishing parameters.
23. The controller of claim 14 wherein the controller resides on a device, the device comprising a device selected from the group consisting printers, finishing devices and cartridges.
24. A method of controlling a print finishing process, comprising:
receiving input information comprising a parameter selected from the group consisting of ink, substrate, finishing material, printing and finishing parameters;
processing the input information to generate output information related to a print feed rate of the print finishing process wherein the output information comprises a parameter selected from the group consisting of finishing material and finishing parameters; and
controlling the print finishing process based at least in part on the output information wherein the print finishing process comprises at least one roller for transferring a finishing material to a print.
25. The method of claim 24 wherein the input information comprises at least one parameter for determining a drying time.
26. The method of claim 24 wherein the input information comprises a drying time.
27. The method of claim 24 further comprising monitoring information.
28. The method of claim 24 wherein the print finishing process transfers a finishing material to a print at a feed rate based at least in part on the output information.
29. The method of claim 24 further comprising controlling the printing process based at least in part on the output information.
30. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions to receive input information comprising a parameter selected from the group consisting of ink, substrate, finishing material, printing andor finishing parameters; to process the input information to generate output information; and to control a finishing process based at least in part on the output information wherein the finishing process comprises at least one roller for transferring a finishing material to a print at a feed rate based at least in part on the output information.
31. A printing and finishing device comprising:
a printing section;
a finishing section comprising a roller for transferring a finishing material to a print; and
a controller, the controller in communication with the printing section and configured to receive input information from the printing section and the controller in communication with the finishing section and configured to output output information to the finishing section wherein the output information determines, at least in part, a roller speed for the roller.
32. The printing and finishing device of claim 31 wherein the printing section comprises a large format printer.
33. The printing and finishing device of claim 31 wherein the printing section comprises an inkjet printer.
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 GPS communication apparatus for transmitting positioning data to a communication system, comprising:
a speaker-microphone set for audio communication with said communication system;
a GPS controller comprising a GSP antenna receiving positioning data, wherein said GPS controller is electrically connected with said radio frequency transmitter to convert said positioning data into one or more RF (Radio Frequency) positioning signals;
a radio frequency transmitter communicatively networking with said communication system through radio frequency signals and transmitting said RF positioning signals to said communication system when said GPS controller is triggered; and
a PTT (Push-To-Talk) circuitry, wherein when said PTT circuitry is triggered, said GPS controller is activated to produce said RF positioning signals for transmitting to said communication system by said radio frequency transmitter.
2. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 1, wherein said speaker microphone set comprises a speaker and a microphone, wherein said radio frequency transmitter transmits said RF positioning signals to said communication system when said microphone is triggered.
3. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 2, wherein when said microphone is triggered, an audio signal from said microphone of said speaker-microphone set and said RF positioning signal from said GPS controller are combined to form an information signal for transmitting to said communication system.
4. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 3, wherein when said PTT circuitry is triggered, an audio signal from said microphone of said speaker-microphone set and said RF positioning signal from said GPS controller are combined to form an information signal for transmitting to said communication system.
5. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 4, wherein said PTT circuitry is arranged in such a manner that when said PTT circuitry is triggered to activate said microphone in a transmit mode, said microphone is capable of receiving and encoding a voice message into an audio signal.
6. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 5, wherein said radio frequency transmitter is preset for transmitting said RF positioning signals to said communication system for every predetermined period of time.
7. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 6, wherein said GPS controller is preset to be activated for receiving said positioning data for every predetermined period of time.
8. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 7, wherein said radio frequency transmitter is preset for transmitting said RF positioning signals to said communication system when said radio frequency transmitter receives a request from said communication system.
9. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 6, wherein said GPS controller is activated when said radio frequency transmitter receives a request from said communication system.
10. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 7, wherein said GPS controller is activated when said radio frequency transmitter receives a request from said communication system.
11. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 8, wherein said GPS controller is activated when said radio frequency transmitter receives a request from said communication system.
12. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 5, wherein said radio frequency transmitter further generates an identification signal with respect to said GPS communication apparatus, wherein when said RF positioning signals are transmitted from said radio frequency transmitter, said identification signal is combined with said RF positioning signal for transmitting to said communication system.
13. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 6, wherein said radio frequency transmitter further generates an identification signal with respect to said GPS communication apparatus, wherein when said RF positioning signals are transmitted from said radio frequency transmitter, said identification signal is combined with said RF positioning signals for transmitting to said communication system.
14. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 7, wherein said radio frequency transmitter further generates an identification signal with respect to said GPS communication apparatus, wherein when said RF positioning signals are transmitted from said radio frequency transmitter, said identification signal is combined with said RF positioning signals for transmitting to said communication system.
15. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 8, wherein said radio frequency transmitter further generates an identification signal with respect to said GPS communication apparatus, wherein when said RF positioning signals are transmitted from said radio frequency transmitter, said identification signal is combined with said RF positioning signals for transmitting to said communication system.
16. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 9, wherein said radio frequency transmitter further generates an identification signal with respect to said GPS communication apparatus, wherein when said RF positioning signals are transmitted from said radio frequency transmitter, said identification signal is combined with said RF positioning signals for transmitting to said communication system.
17. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 10, wherein said radio frequency transmitter further generates an identification signal with respect to said GPS communication apparatus, wherein when said RF positioning signals are transmitted from said radio frequency transmitter, said identification signal is combined with said RF positioning signals for transmitting to said communication system.
18. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 11, wherein said radio frequency transmitter further generates an identification signal with respect to said GPS communication apparatus, wherein when said RF positioning signals are transmitted from said radio frequency transmitter, said identification signal is combined with said RF positioning signals for transmitting to said communication system.
19. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 1, wherein said radio frequency transmitter is a radio transmitting device adapted to send and receive said radio frequency signals, wherein said radio frequency transmitter functions as a wireless communication link between said GPS communication apparatus and said communication system.
20. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 18, wherein said radio frequency transmitter is a radio transmitting device adapted to send and receive said radio frequency signals, wherein said radio frequency transmitter functions as a wireless communication link between said GPS microphone and said communication system.
21. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 12, wherein said communication system is communicatively networking with said GPS communication apparatus through said radio frequency signals for receiving said RF positioning signals from said GPS communication apparatus, wherein said communication system comprises a control center which comprises means for converting said RF positioning signals received from said GSP communication apparatus and a processor center converting said RF positioning signals back to said positioning data.
22. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 13, wherein said communication system is communicatively networking with said GPS communication apparatus through said radio frequency signals for receiving said RF positioning signals from said GPS communication apparatus, wherein said communication system comprises a control center which comprises means for converting said RF positioning signals received from said GSP communication apparatus and a processor center converting said RF positioning signals back to said positioning data.
23. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 14, wherein said communication system is communicatively networking with said GPS communication apparatus through said radio frequency signals for receiving said RF positioning signals from said GPS communication apparatus, wherein said communication system comprises a control center which comprises means for converting said RF positioning signals received from said GSP communication apparatus and a processor center converting said RF positioning signals back to said positioning data.
24. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 15, wherein said communication system is communicatively networking with said GPS communication apparatus through said radio frequency signals for receiving said RF positioning signals from said GPS communication apparatus, wherein said communication system comprises a control center which comprises means for converting said RF positioning signals received from said GSP communication apparatus and a processor center converting said RF positioning signals back to said positioning data.
25. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 16, wherein said communication system is communicatively networking with said GPS communication apparatus through said radio frequency signals for receiving said RF positioning signals from said GPS communication apparatus, wherein said communication system comprises a control center which comprises means for converting said RF positioning signals received from said GSP communication apparatus and a processor center converting said RF positioning signals back to said positioning data.
26. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 17, wherein said communication system is communicatively networking with said GPS communication apparatus through said radio frequency signals for receiving said RF positioning signals from said GPS communication apparatus, wherein said communication system comprises a control center which comprises means for converting said RF positioning signals received from said GSP communication apparatus and a processor center converting said RF positioning signals back to said positioning data.
27. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 18, wherein said communication system is communicatively networking with said GPS communication apparatus through said radio frequency signals for receiving said RF positioning signals from said GPS communication apparatus, wherein said communication system comprises a control center which comprises means for converting said RF positioning signals received from said GSP communication apparatus and a processor center converting said RF positioning signals back to said positioning data.
28. The GPS communication apparatus, as recited in claim 20, wherein said communication system is communicatively networking with said GPS communication apparatus through said radio frequency signals for receiving said RF positioning signals from said GPS communication apparatus, wherein said communication system comprises a control center which comprises means for converting said RF positioning signals received from said GSP communication apparatus and a processor center converting said RF positioning signals back to said positioning data.
29. A process of transmitting positioning data from a GPS communication apparatus to a communication system, comprising the steps of:
(a) communicatively networking said GPS communication apparatus with said communication system through radio frequency signals, wherein said GPS communication apparatus comprises a speaker-microphone set, a GPS controller and a radio frequency transmitter;
(b) converting said positioning data received by said GPS communication apparatus into one or more RF (Radio Frequency) positioning signals, and activating said GPS controller to encode said positioning data to said RF positioning signals, wherein said GPS controller is preset to be activated for receiving said positioning data for every predetermined period of time; and
(c) transmitting said RF positioning signals to said communication system, and activating said radio frequency transmitter to transmit said RF positioning signals to said communication system, wherein said RF positioning signals are transmitted to said communication system in form of audio signals, and are transmitted to said communication system for every predetermined period of time, wherein said RF positioning signals are transmitted to said communication system when a PTT (Push-To-Talk) circuitry of said GPS communication apparatus is triggered.
30. The process, as recited in claim 29, wherein said RF positioning signals are transmitted to said communication system when a request from said communication system is made.
31. The process, as recited in claim 30, wherein said GSP controller is activated when said radio frequency transmitter receives a request from said communication system.
32. The process, as recited in claim 30, wherein the step (b) further comprises a step of combining said RF positioning signal with an audio signal from said GPS communication apparatus before said RF positioning signal is sent to said communication system.
33. The process, as recited in claim 31, wherein the step (b) further comprises a step of combining said RF positioning signal with an audio signal from said speaker-microphone set before said RF positioning signal is sent to said communication system.
34. The process, as recited in claim 32, further comprising a step of decoding said RF positioning signals to a readable positioning data at said communication system.
35. The process, as recited in claim 33, further comprising a step of decoding said RF positioning signal to a readable positioning data at said communication system.