US 12,015,741 B1
Printing apparatus and method of operating the same to generate an alert signal
Phek Thong Lee, Singapore (SG); Christian Knut Schulz-Janisch, Singapore (SG); Kin Song Chan, Singapore (SG); Teng Beng Low, Singapore (SG); and Jennelyn Libuit Requinto, Singapore (SG)
Assigned to Hand Held Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by Hand Held Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on May 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/323,929.
Int. Cl. H04N 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 1/00037 (2013.01) [G06F 3/016 (2013.01); H04N 1/00408 (2013.01); H04N 1/0049 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of operating a printing apparatus to generate an alert signal corresponding to a detected operating condition associated with the printing apparatus, the method comprising:
selectively operating a drive component to generate an alert signal corresponding to a detected operating condition defined by the printing apparatus, the alert signal being defined at least in part by a vibration of at least a portion of the printing apparatus,
wherein the drive component is configured to be operably engaged with at least a portion of a print media disposed within the printing apparatus such that the operation of the drive component causes a corresponding movement of the print media along a printing path defined by the printing apparatus; and
wherein an operation of the drive component is defined at least in part by a rotation of the drive component in one or more rotational directions about a central axis.