Control device, control method, and system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12291048-B2
Application number	US-202318343063-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 28, 2023
Priority date	Jun 29, 2022
Publication date	May 6, 2025
Grant date	May 6, 2025

Abstract

A control device for controlling an image processing apparatus including a disposition unit on which a printing medium is disposed and which has a plurality of suction holes for sucking the printing medium includes a display controller that displays, on a display, a display screen which is a screen showing the positions of the plurality of suction holes in the disposition unit, a selection receiver that receives selection of suction holes from the plurality of suction holes whose positions are displayed on the display screen, and an execution controller that performs control such that a suction operation is executed through at least some of the selected suction holes.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A control device for controlling an image processing apparatus including a disposition unit on which a printing medium is disposed and which has a plurality of suction holes for sucking the printing medium, the control device comprising:
a display controller that displays, on a display unit, a display screen which is a screen showing a plurality of first objects indicating positions of the plurality of suction holes in the disposition unit and a plurality of second objects which correspond to each row or column of the plurality of first objects;
a selection receiver that receives, via the plurality of second objects, selection of row or column of suction holes to be opened or closed from the plurality of suction holes whose positions are displayed on the display screen as the plurality of first objects; and
an execution controller that performs control such that a suction operation is executed through at least some of the selected row or column of suction holes.

2. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the selection receiver receives, via the plurality of first objects, selection for each suction hole to be opened or closed from the plurality of suction holes; and
the execution controller that performs control such that a suction operation is executed through at least some of the received selection for the each suction hole.

3. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the display controller displays, on the display unit, an area of the printing medium which is disposed on the disposition unit.

4. The control device according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a detector that detects the area of the printing medium, which is disposed on the disposition unit, based on pressures in the plurality of suction holes during a suction operation, wherein
the display controller displays the detected printing medium area on the display unit.

5. The control device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a detector that detects an area of the printing medium which is disposed on the disposition unit, based on pressures in the plurality of suction holes during a suction operation, wherein
the selection receiver receives selection of suction holes included in the detected printing medium area.

6. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the selection receiver receives selection of at least one suction hole from the plurality of suction holes included in a designated area.

7. The control device according to claim 1 , wherein
the selection receiver receives selection of at least one suction hole from the plurality of suction holes included in a print position indicated by a print job.

8. A control method which is executed by a control device for controlling an image processing apparatus including a disposition unit on which a printing medium is disposed and which has a plurality of suction holes for sucking the printing medium, the method comprising:
displaying, on a display unit, a display screen which is a screen showing a plurality of first objects indicating positions of the plurality of suction holes in the disposition unit and a plurality of second objects which correspond to each row or column of the plurality of first objects;
receiving, via the plurality of second objects, selection of row or column of suction holes to be opened or closed from the plurality of suction holes whose positions are displayed on the display screen as the plurality of first objects; and
performing control such that a suction operation is executed through at least some of the selected row or column of suction holes.

9. A system comprising:
an image processing apparatus that includes a disposition unit on which a printing medium is disposed and which has a plurality of suction holes for sucking the printing medium; and
a control device that controls the image processing apparatus, wherein

the control device includes
a display controller that displays, on a display unit, a display screen which is a screen showing a plurality of first objects which indicates positions of the plurality of suction holes in the disposition unit and a plurality of second objects which corresponds to each row or column of the plurality of first objects,
a selection receiver that receives, via the plurality of second objects, selection of row or column of suction holes to be opened or closed from the plurality of suction holes whose positions are displayed on the display screen as the plurality of first objects, and
an execution controller that performs control such that a suction operation is executed through at least some of the selected row or column of suction holes.

Assignees

• Seiko Epson Corp

Inventors

• Osano Hiroka

Classifications

• B41J11/0085 Primary

  Using suction for maintaining printing material flat (on rotatable drums B41J13/226) · CPC title

• B41J11/06

  Flat page-size platens {or smaller flat platens having a greater size than line-size platens (B41J11/0085 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B41J3/28

  for printing downwardly on flat surfaces, e.g. of books, drawings, boxes {, envelopes, e.g. flat-bed ink-jet printers} · CPC title

• B41L39/02

  Indicating devices, e.g. counters · CPC title

• B41M1/14

  Multicolour printing · CPC title