Document feeder system having a suspending/commencing mode
CA 1162581 A · Owner: International Business Machines Corporation · Inventors: Shepherd, Roger D.; Markham, Harvey R.; Harding, Steven R.
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Disclosed herein is a document feeder system inter-, faced with a copier system, comprising inter alia, a, semi-automatic document feeder (SADF) an automatic, document feeder (ADF) and an associated logic control system that allows the suspending of a prior task being run on either of the foregoing document feeders and the commencing of a subsequent or urgent task on any one of the other foregoing document feeders immediately thereafter. Thus, when an urgent task operator selects a feeder suspending/ commencing mode button a single, control panel is instantly made available so that the urgent task copy quantity and feature selections can be made. After the foregoing is accomplished the …
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- Granted February 21, 1984. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 21, 2001.
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