Patent ID: 7835668
Filing Date: 2010-11-16
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An imaging method comprising: providing an imaging member having an outer surface comprising a plurality of portions having a plurality of different radii; rotating the portions of the outer surface of the imaging member adjacent to a charge device configured to provide an electrical charge to the imaging member, the charge device comprising only a single charge emitting structure for emitting an entirety of the energy which is used to charge the imaging member; first controlling a position of the charge device with respect to a first one of the portions of the outer surface of the imaging member using the first one of the portions of the outer surface at a first moment in time; second controlling a position of the charge device with respect to a second one of the portions of the outer surface of the imaging member using a positioning control system at a second moment in time; using the charge device, providing the electrical charge to the one of the portions of the imaging member at the one moment in time; and detecting a position of the second one of the portions of the outer surface of the imaging member approaching a location of the charge device, and wherein the second controlling comprises activating the positioning control system responsive to the detecting.