Patent ID: 11858260
Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 14:
15. A method of operating a media processing device, comprising:
coupling a media management device to the media processing device;
feeding a leading edge of continuous print media supplied from an external media source through a nip between two rollers of the media management device to an input roller of the media processing device;
configuring the nip to apply a force to the continuous print media;
configuring the media processing device to feed the continuous print media from the media management device through a media processing zone of the media processing device; and
during processing by the media processing device, controlling a tension in the continuous print media by driving an input roller of the media processing zone and at least one of the two rollers of the media management device, wherein a tension in the continuous print media at an input to the media processing device is controlled independently of a tension in the continuous print media at the external media source to allow control of the continuous print media in the media processing device to be isolated from conditions at the external media source,
wherein at least one of the two rollers of the media management device comprises a motorized roller, wherein the motorized roller has a lower coefficient of friction with respect to the continuous print media than the input roller of the media processing device.