A REPRODUCTION MACHINE WITH A CHAIN OF SORTER MODULES AND A METHOD TO PERFORM CHAINING TASKS
Patent №
US 4,698,772
Granted
1987-10-06
Filed 1982
Owner
XEROX CORPORATION; STAMFORD, CT. A CORP OF
Lab
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AI components
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planning
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
06420992
The present invention is a chain of interchangeable control boards controlling the operation of a sequence of sorters. A first control board responds to a sort command. If a first sorter under the control of the first control board is unable to complete the sort operation, a second control board receives a related command. If the second sorter under control of the second control board is unable to complete the sort operation, a third control board receives another related command. Finally, one of the sorters in the chain completes the sort operation and a notification of the completion is carried back up the chain of control boards.
AI classification
Ownership
XEROX CORPORATION; STAMFORD, CT. A CORP OF
assignment · 40460666
Assignors
CARTER, JEFF. C., HUSTED, RAYMOND R.
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.