Patent ID: 9430721
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: G05B,G06F,G06K,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A system, comprising: a printer comprising a plurality of functional modules and a controller configured to control a print process; a storage configured to store information regarding supporting an operator to interact with a functional module of the plurality of functional modules other than a local user interface of the printer; a presence detection system positioned near or at the printer and separate from the operator, and configured to detect a presence of an operator near or at said functional module; an information presentation device configured to present information within a perception reach of the operator, if the operator is at or near said functional module; and a computer device connected to the printer, the storage, the presence detection system, and the information presentation device, wherein the computer device is configured to retrieve, upon detection of a presence of an operator near or at said functional module by the presence detection system, status information of the status of at least said functional module from the controller and support information regarding supporting an operator to interact with said functional module from the storage, and to select part of the support information taking into account the status information, and to provide the selected information to the information presentation device in order to present the selected information to the operator within the perception reach of the operator, and wherein the information presentation device is a projector system configured to project the selected information within the perception reach of the operator on one out of a wall part near the functional module, a floor part near the functional module and a flat surface of the printer itself.