IP Library Granted Patent US 7,077,311
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US 7,077,311 · App. 10/694,836 · Granted Jul 18, 2006

Document transport control system

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Patent No.
US 7,077,311
App. No.
10/694,836
Granted
Jul 18, 2006
Kind
B1
Abstract

A document transport control system for controlling the throughput rate of the document transport, the document transport has a preset throughput rate. The system includes a smart card for storing data including a throughput rate which is greater than the preset throughput rate. A card reader reads data stored on the smart card. A controller is responsive to the data read by the smart card reader for changing the preset throughput rate to the throughput rate stored on the smart card.

Claims (44)

1. A document transport control system for controlling the throughput rate of a document transport, the document transport having a preset configured throughput rate, the system comprising:

a smart card for storing data including a throughput rate, wherein data stored on said smart card includes a count of a quantity of documents to be transported by the document transport at the throughput rate stored on said smart card;

a card reader for reading data stored on said smart card; and

a controller responsive to data read by said card reader for changing the preset throughput rate to the throughput rate stored on said smart card.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the throughput rate stored on said smart card is greater than the document transport preset throughput rate.

3. A document transport control system for controlling the throughput rate of a document transport, the document transport having a preset configured throughput rate, the system comprising:

a smart card for storing data including a throughput rate;

a card reader for reading data stored on said smart card;

a controller responsive to data read by said card reader for changing the preset throughput rate to the throughput rate stored on said smart card; and

wherein said controller includes a counter for counting a number of documents transported by the document transport at the throughput rate stored on said smart card and for deducting said counted number of documents from the count of the number of documents stored on said smart card using said card reader.

4. A document transport control system for controlling the throughput rate of a document transport, the document transport having a preset configured throughput rate, the system comprising:

a smart card for storing data including a throughput rate;

a card reader for reading data stored on said smart card;

a controller responsive to data read by said card reader for changing the preset throughput rate to the throughput rate stored on said smart card; and

a display for displaying the throughput rate and a remaining count of documents stored on said smart card.

5. A document transport control system for controlling the throughout rate of a document transport, the document transport having a preset configured throughput rate, the system comprising:

a smart card for storing data including a throughput rate;

a card reader for reading data stored on said smart card;

a controller responsive to data read by said card reader for changing the preset throughput rate to the throughput rate stored on said smart card; and

wherein said data stored on said smart card includes a serial number corresponding to a serial number of the document transport.

6. A document transport control system for a document transport having user selectable transport rates, the document transport having a preselected configured throughput rate, the system comprising:

a plurality of smart cards for storing data, each of said plurality of smart cards storing data representing a different throughput rate, wherein one of said plurality of smart cards stores a first throughput rate and a second of said plurality of smart cards stores a second throughput rate, said second throughput rate being greater than said first throughput rate and wherein said first throughput rate is greater than the preset throughput rate;

a card reader for reading data stored on said plurality of smart cards; and

a controller responsive to data read by said card reader for changing the preset throughput rate to the throughput rate stored on one of said plurality of smart cards.

7. A document transport control system for a document transport having user selectable transport rates, the document transport having a preselected configured throughout rate, the system comprising:

a plurality of smart cards for storing data, each of said plurality of smart cards storing data representing a different throughput rate;

a card reader for reading data stored on said plurality of smart cards;

a controller responsive to data read by said card reader for changing the preset throughput rate to the throughput rate stored on one of said plurality of smart cards; and

wherein data stored on each of said plurality of smart cards includes a document count of a number of documents to be transported by the document transport at the throughput rate stored on one of said plurality of smart cards.

8. A document transport control system for a document transport having user selectable transport rates, the document transport having a preselected configured throughput rate, the system comprising:

a plurality of smart cards for storing data, each of said plurality of smart cards storing data representing a different throughput rate:

a card reader for reading data stored on said plurality of smart cards;

a controller responsive to data read by said card reader for changing the preset throughout rate to the throughput rate stored on one of said plurality of smart cards; and

wherein said controller includes a counter for counting a number of documents transported by the document transport at the throughput rate stored on one of said plurality of smart cards and for deducting said counted number of documents from the count of the number of documents stored on said one of said plurality of smart cards using said card reader.

9. A document transport control system for a document transport having user selectable transport rates, the document transport having a preselected configured throughput rate, the system comprising:

a plurality of smart cards for storing data, each of said plurality of smart cards storing data representing a different throughput rate;

a card reader for reading data stored on said plurality of smart cards;

a controller responsive to data read by said card reader for changing the preset throughput rate to the throughput rate stored on one of said plurality of smart cards; and

a display for displaying the throughput rate and a remaining count of the number of documents stored on one of said plurality of smart cards.

10. A document transport control system for a document transport having user selectable transport rates, the document transport having a preselected configured throughput rate, the system comprising:

a plurality of smart cards for storing data, each of said plurality of smart cards storing data representing a different throughput rate;

a card reader for reading data stored on said plurality of smart cards;

a controller responsive to data read by said card reader for changing the preset throughput rate to the throughput rate stored on one of said plurality of smart cards; and

wherein said data includes a serial number corresponding to a serial number of the document transport.

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