Patent ID: 9250594
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: B65H,G03G

Claim Text:
1. A method for handling image receiving media in an image forming system, comprising: providing a timing control device between a first in-line simplex media marking device and a second in-line simplex media marking device in the image forming system, the timing control device including a plurality of timing control; passages, each of the plurality of timing control passages comprising an inlet diverter gate, each inlet diverter gate being operable between a first position to divert the sheet of image receiving media into the respective timing control passage, and a second position to cause the sheet of image receiving media to bypass the respective timing control passage; receiving, with a processor, instructions regarding a commanded image forming operation in the image forming system; determining, with the processor, whether the commanded image forming operation is a simplex image forming operation or a duplex image forming operation;