CN108357219A - 检测打印色带定向 - Google Patents

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CN108357219A CN201810077494.1A CN201810077494A CN108357219A CN 108357219 A CN108357219 A CN 108357219A CN 201810077494 A CN201810077494 A CN 201810077494A CN 108357219 A CN108357219 A CN 108357219A
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本公开内容涉及提供被配置且定位成确定打印色带的定向的色带传感器的设备、系统和方法，其包括被配置用于检测不当定向的打印色带、以及在不当安装的情况下触发响应、以及/或者确认打印色带的适当安装的设备、系统和方法。

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检测打印色带定向
技术领域
本公开内容涉及提供被配置且定位成确定打印色带的定向的色带传感器的设备、系统和方法，包括被配置用于检测不当定向的打印色带、以及用于在不当安装的情况下触发响应、以及/或者用于确认打印色带的适当安装的设备、系统和方法。
背景技术
存在利用打印色带来将油墨转印到打印媒介的打印机和其他打印设备的许多示例。打印色带通常包括基底和功能层，该功能层包括在打印期间施加于打印媒介的着色剂或油墨。例如，热转印打印机可以使用具有基底和功能层的打印色带，该功能层具有在暴露于来自打印头的热量时起反应并从打印色带转印至媒介的热敏油墨。
打印色带通常可移动地安装在打印机中。因为具有有限的长度，所以随着被消耗以及当被消耗时需要用新的打印色带来补充耗尽的打印色带。通常手动实行用新的打印色带来补充打印机的任务，这就引入了人为错误的可能性。因此，有时打印色带可能被不正确地安装在打印机中或者在打印机中被不当定向。此外，有时可能将错的打印色带安装在打印机中。甚至在利用用于补充打印色带的自动化系统的情况下，仍存在错误的可能性。通常，打印色带将被提供为缠绕在卷轴上，其中在打印期间该色带解绕并且使面向且接近打印媒介的功能层在打印头与打印媒介之间通过。如果碰巧打印色带以不当定向安装，则基底将面向打印媒介（而不是功能层面向打印媒介），并且打印机和打印色带将不能起到意图将油墨从功能层转印到媒介的作用。另外，当安装在打印机中的打印色带对于打印机或对于意图的打印作业而言碰巧是错的打印色带时，打印机和打印色带可能不能起到如所意图的作用。
在某些情况下，当将打印色带安装在打印机中时可能难以识别针对打印色带的适当定向。例如，某些用户可能努力地将打印色带的功能层与基底区分开并且然后仍留心以哪个定向来安装打印色带以使得当被适当安装时功能层面向打印媒介。这可能是个问题，特别在灯光差的环境中或在操作员忙的情况下。此外，有时打印色带可能具有使得用户不能看到新的卷轴或印盒中的功能层的配置。例如，有时打印色带可能被缠绕在保护性包装器或壳体内部，以及/或者可能提供色带的引头（leader）（其不含有任何着色剂或油墨）。此外，打印色带可作为向内缠绕（inwound）卷轴（意味着功能层向内面向卷轴）和向外缠绕（outwound）卷轴（意味着功能层向外面向卷轴）二者而可用。另外，存在许多不同种类的打印色带，它们中的许多可能看起来相似。这些各种组合和备选添加了组合的错误来源，从而进一步增大了以不当定向安装打印色带或者将错的打印色带安装在打印机中的可能性。甚至进一步地，有时将存在易于发生的名义上的错误级别，尽管所有都是好的意图。
与甚至定期不当定向或以其他方式不正确安装的打印色带相关联的成本可能是很重要的，尤其在高容量生产环境中。有时打印机可能以不当定向或不正确的打印色带来处理打印作业，导致浪费色带和打印媒介。也存在与由已安装不当定向的打印色带或不正确的打印色带造成的停机时间和重做相关联的成本。另外，在某些设置中，这些问题可能会在相当长的一段时间内被忽视，以及/或者用户可能不能迅速响应或改正这些问题。
至少鉴于前述问题和缺点，存在对改进的设备、系统的需要。本公开内容例如通过提供被配置用于检测已经被安装的不当定向的打印色带和/或不正确的打印色带的设备、系统和方法（其包括被配置成在不当定向或不正确的打印色带的情况下触发响应以及/或者确认打印色带的适当安装的设备、系统和方法）来解决前述问题和缺点。另外提供了被配置成提供打印色带的适当安装以及确定打印色带的定向以及/或者识别打印色带的设备、系统和方法。
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因此，在第一方面中，本公开内容包括被配置用于确定打印色带的定向以及/或者识别已被安装的打印色带的设备、系统和方法。
在一个示例性实施例中，打印机被提供有沿着被配置成在打印头和媒介之间引导打印色带的打印色带路径安装的打印色带。该打印机包括面向打印色带的表面沿着打印色带路径定位的色带传感器。该色带传感器可以被配置成感测打印色带的任一个或多个特性，以及确定功能层或打印色带的基底是否面向色带传感器，以及/或者从多个之中识别打印色带。色带传感器可以感测打印色带的任何特性，功能层可以通过该特性来与基底区分开，以及/或者由此可以从多个打印色带之中识别打印色带。例如，色带传感器可以被配置成感测打印色带的光学特性、打印色带的电气特性、和/或打印色带的磁特性。包括与光电二极管或光电晶体管配对的LED光源的色带传感器可以被配置成确定用于打印色带的反射率值。
该打印色带具有：第一表面，其包括具有第一反射率的实质镜面的基底；和第二表面，其包括具有第二反射率的实质漫射功能层。通常，该第一反射率将大于该第二反射率。示例性设备、系统和方法被配置成利用色带传感器检测来自打印色带的反射率值。该反射率值可以被用来确定当检测到的反射率值对应于如从第一表面预期的实质镜面反射率时第一表面面向色带传感器，以及/或者确定当检测到的反射率值对应于如从第二表面预期的实质漫射反射率时功能层面向色带传感器。该反射率值还可以被用来至少部分基于展示相对于彼此不同反射率值的来自多个之中的相应打印色带来从多个打印色带之中识别已经被安装在打印机中的打印色带。
在一些实施例中，示例性设备、系统和方法可以被配置成至少部分基于利用色带传感器检测到的反射率值来确定是否如所意图的那样将如沿着打印色带路径安装的打印色带适当定向成使第一表面面向打印头并且使第二表面面向媒介。示例性设备、系统和方法可以被配置成至少部分基于利用色带传感器检测到的反射率值来识别打印色带。可以将该反射率值与针对给定实施例视情况而定的限定值、阈值或范围相比较。在一些实施例中，如从打印色带的基底预期的实质镜面反射率可能与如从功能层预期的实质漫射反射率相差10%或更多。在已至少部分基于检测到的反射率值确定如沿着打印色带路径安装的打印色带没有被适当定向时可以触发响应。该响应可以包括可听警报、可视警报、停止打印命令，从而将一个或多个打印作业重新路由至不同打印机、以及/或者请求备用打印机。
在各种实施例中，打印机可以被配置成使得或者色带传感器面向适当定向的打印色带的第一表面或者使得色带传感器面向适当定向的打印色带的第二表面。打印色带可以被缠绕在卷轴上，该卷轴可以是向内缠绕卷轴（在其中打印色带的功能表面向内面向卷轴）、或者以及是向外缠绕卷轴（在其中打印色带的功能表面向外面向卷轴）。示例性设备、系统和方法可以被配置成提供如沿着打印色带路径安装的打印色带被不当定向以及/或者如沿着打印路径安装的打印色带被适当定向的指示。在一些实施例中，该打印色带可以是热转印色带，其包括由聚酯膜、合成树脂和/或硅酮涂层制成的基底，以及或者包括由热塑性树脂、环氧树脂、蜡和/或包括着色剂或油墨的可感测材料制成的功能层。本公开内容还包括各种其他种类的打印色带。
在另一实施例中，打印机被提供有色带传感器，其被定位且配置成面向至少部分安装在打印机中的打印物的表面。示例性设备、系统和方法可以被配置成确定当色带传感器返回对应于如从基底预期的反射率的反射率值时打印色带的基底面向色带传感器；以及/或者确定当色带传感器返回对应于如从热转印层预期的反射率的反射率值时打印色带的热转印层面向色带传感器。该基底可能具有实质镜面反射率，并且该热转印层可能具有实质漫射反射率。如从基底预期的反射率可能与如从热转印层预期的反射率相差10%或更多。色带传感器可能被配置成使得当打印色带被适当定向时面向基底，或者以便当打印色带被适当定向时面向热转印层。当色带传感器返回指示打印色带被不当定向的反射率值时可以触发响应。该响应可以包括可听警报、可视警报、停止打印命令，从而将一个或多个打印作业重新路由至不同打印机、以及/或者请求备用打印机。
在另一实施例中，打印机被提供有打印头，其被配置成将油墨从打印色带转印至媒介；并且被提供有色带传感器，其被配置成从要被打印机利用的打印色带检测反射率值。示例性设备、系统和方法可以被配置成当将打印色带至少部分安装在打印机中时利用色带传感器检测来自该打印色带的反射率值。打印色带具有基底和包括油墨的功能层；并且示例性设备、系统和方法可以被配置成确定当反射率值对应于实质镜面反射率时基底面向色带传感器，以及/或者确定当反射率值对应于实质漫射反射率时热转印层面向色带传感器。在一些实施例中，示例性设备、系统和方法可以被配置成至少部分基于利用色带传感器检测到的反射率值来确定至少部分安装的打印色带是否被适当定向，以使得当已经开始打印时该基底将面向打印头并且该热转印层将面向媒介。对应于实质镜面反射率的反射率值可以与对应于实质漫射反射率的反射率值相差10%或更多。在一些实施例中，色带传感器可以被配置成至少部分基于反射率值从多个打印色带之中识别打印色带。
在一些实施例中，当打印色带被适当定向时该色带传感器面向基底。可以提供指示，其指示当已确定热转印层不当地面向色带传感器时打印色带被不当定向。另外或备选地，可以提供指示，其指示当已确定基底适当地面向色带传感器时打印色带被适当定向。在已至少部分基于利用色带传感器检测到的反射率值确定至少部分安装的打印色带没有被适当定向时可以触发响应。该响应可以包括可听警报、可视警报、停止打印命令，从而将一个或多个打印作业重新路由至不同打印机、以及/或者请求备用打印机。
在一些实施例中，本发明还提供了一种设备，其包括：与用于打印的压纸辊相关联的打印头；媒介，其被配置成遵循在所述压纸辊和打印头之间的媒介供应路径；色带，该色带包括：第一表面，其包括具有第一反射率的实质镜面基底；和第二表面，其包括具有第二反射率的实质漫射功能层，该第一反射率大于该第二反射率；色带供应卷轴和色带卷取卷轴，其被配置成将所述色带供应成沿着从色带供应卷轴引导通过打印头并且到达色带卷取卷轴的色带供应路径；以及色带传感器，其被定位成使得面向打印色带的表面并且被且被配置成检测来自要被该设备利用的打印色带的反射率值；其中该设备被配置成当检测到的反射率值对应于如从第一表面预期的实质镜面反射率时确定第一表面面向色带传感器，以及/或者当检测到的反射率值对应于如从第二表面预期的实质漫射反射率时确定第二表面面向色带传感器。
根据上述实施例所述的设备，其中当该色带被适当定向时，该色带传感器被定位成面向第一表面。
根据上述实施例所述的设备，其中该设备被配置成基于由色带传感器检测到的反射率值来确定色带是否被适当定向，其中第一表面面向打印头且第二表面面向媒介。
根据上述实施例所述的设备，其中该设备被配置成当色带没有被适当定向时触发响应，该响应包括以下各项中的一个或多个：可听警告、可视警告、停止打印命令、将一个或多个打印作业重新路由到不同设备、和/或请求备用设备。
根据上述实施例所述的设备，其中该设备被配置成：当色带传感器返回低于阈值的反射率时确定色带的第二表面面向色带传感器；以及/或者当色带传感器返回高于阈值的反射率时确定色带的第一表面面向色带传感器。
在一些实施例中，本发明还提供了一种方法，其包括：提供包括被配置成将油墨从打印色带转印至媒介的打印头的打印机，该打印机包括被配置成检测来自要被打印机利用的打印色带的反射率值的色带传感器；利用色带传感器检测来自已经至少部分安装在打印机中的打印色带的反射率值，其中该打印色带包括基底和含有油墨的热转印层；当反射率值对应于实质镜面反射率时确定基底面向色带传感器，以及/或者当反射率值对应于实质漫射反射率时确定热转印层面向色带传感器；在已至少部分基于利用色带传感器检测到的反射率值确定至少部分安装的打印色带没有被适当定向时触发响应。
根据上述实施例所述的方法，包括至少部分基于利用色带传感器检测到的反射率值来确定至少部分安装的打印色带是否被适当定向，以使得当已开始打印时基底将面向打印头且热转印层将面向媒介。
根据上述实施例所述的方法，其中该响应包括以下各项中的一个或多个：可听警告、可视警告、停止打印命令、将一个或多个打印作业重新路由到不同打印机、和/或请求备用打印机。
根据上述实施例所述的方法，其中当该打印色带被适当定向时色带传感器面向基底，并且其中该方法进一步包括：当已确定热转印层面向色带传感器时提供打印色带被不当定向的指示；以及/或者当已确定基底面向色带传感器时提供打印色带被适当定向的指示。
根据上述实施例所述的方法，其中所述确定至少部分基于对应于实质镜面反射率的反射率值与对应于实质漫射反射率的反射率值相差10%或更多。
根据上述实施例所述的方法，包括：当色带传感器返回低于阈值的反射率时确定打印色带的热转印层面向色带传感器；以及/或者当色带传感器返回高于阈值的反射率时确定打印色带的基底面向色带传感器。
前述总结仅是说明性的，并且不意图以任何方式进行限制。除了上述说明性特征和实施例之外，通过参考附图、下面的具体实施方式和权利要求，其他方面、特征和实施例将变得显而易见。
附图说明
图1A示意性地描绘具有适当安装的向内缠绕的打印色带的示例性打印设备。
图1B示意性地描绘具有适当安装的向外缠绕的打印色带的示例性打印设备。
图2A示意性地描绘具有被配置成利用适当定向的向内缠绕的打印色带来确定打印色带的定向的色带传感器的示例性打印设备。
图2B示意性地描绘具有被配置成利用不当定向的向内缠绕的打印色带来确定打印色带的定向的色带传感器的示例性打印设备。
图2C示意性地描绘具有被配置成利用适当定向的向外缠绕的打印色带来确定打印色带的定向的色带传感器的示例性打印设备。
图2D示意性地描绘具有被配置成利用不当定向的向外缠绕的打印色带来确定打印色带的定向的色带传感器的示例性打印设备。
图3A和3B示意性地描绘分别示出适当定向的向内缠绕的打印色带和适当定向的向外缠绕的打印色带的色带传感器的示例性位置。
图4示意性地描绘包括打印头和色带传感器的集成部件的示例性实施例。
图5A一直到5F通过图表描绘对应于示例性打印色带的相应功能层和基底的示例性光学值。
图6示出描绘被配置成除了别的之外还用来确定打印色带的定向的示例性步骤和/或特征的流程图。
图7A一直到7C示出描绘被配置成除了别的之外还用来确定打印色带的定向的附加示例性步骤和/或特征的流程图。
图8示出描绘被配置成除了别的之外还用来从多个打印色带之中识别打印色带的示例性步骤和/或特征的流程图。
图9示意性地描绘用于实施本文中公开的设备、系统和方法的示例性网络环境。
具体实施方式
在下面的详细描述中，参考附图更详细地描述各种方面和特征，其除了其他方面和特征之外还包括被配置成确定打印色带的定向、提供打印色带的适当安装、在不当安装的打印色带的情况下触发响应和/或确认打印色带的适当安装的示例性设备、系统和方法。另外描述的是被配置成从多个打印色带之中识别打印色带的示例性设备、系统和方法。阐述了许多具体细节以便提供对本公开内容的透彻理解。然而，对本领域技术人员来说将显而易见的是，可以在没有这些具体细节中的一些或所有的情况下执行当前公开的设备、系统和方法。在其他情况下，为了不会不必要地使本公开内容变得模糊，没有详细描述公知的方面。因此，不以限制性含义来理解下面的详细描述，并且意图使其他实施例在本公开内容的精神和范围内。
打印机配置和打印色带
存在利用打印色带来将着色剂或油墨转印到打印媒介的打印机和其他打印设备的许多示例，在本文中讨论它们中的一些。还存在打印色带的许多示例，在本文中讨论它们中的一些。打印色带通常包括基底和功能层，该功能层包括在打印期间施加于打印媒介的着色剂或油墨。例如，热转印打印机使用通常具有基底和功能层或热转印层的打印色带，该功能层或热转印层具有在暴露于来自打印头的热量时起反应并从打印色带转印至媒介的热敏油墨。染料升华打印机使用类似配置的打印色带。附加示例性打印色带包括织物打印色带（其含有液体油墨）和冲击式打印色带（其用于与诸如点阵打印机或打字机之类的冲击式打印机一起使用）。在一些实施例中，可以与媒介平行地运送打印色带。备选地，可以与媒介垂直地运送打印色带。下面进一步详细地讨论一些示例性打印机配置和打印色带。尽管本公开内容仅讨论了可能种类的打印机和打印色带的示例性选择，但是本领域技术人员将会认识到，可以根据本文中公开的设备、系统和方法来配置许多其他种类的打印机和打印色带，所有这些都在本公开内容的精神和范围内。
根据本公开内容，提供打印设备和打印系统，它们具有沿着打印色带路径定位且被配置成确定打印色带的定向和/或从多个之中识别打印色带的色带传感器。图1A和1B示意性地描绘了示例性打印设备。在一些实施例中，该示例性打印设备可以是热转印打印机。备选地，该打印设备可以是染料升华打印机或使用打印色带的任何其他种类的打印设备。如图1A中所示的，提供一种示例性打印设备100。该打印设备具有打印色带102，其遵循从色带供应卷轴106引导经过打印头108且到达色带卷取卷轴110的色带路径104。打印媒介112遵循在压纸辊（platen roller）116和打印头108之间的媒介供应路径114。如在图1A中所示的，从向内缠绕的卷轴118供应打印色带，该打印色带在本文中有时被称为向内缠绕的打印色带，这意味着打印色带102具有向内面向色带供应卷轴106的功能层120和向外面向卷轴的基底122。该打印头108被配置成将油墨从功能层120转印至媒介112。因此，打印色带102被适当定向，其中当功能层120和媒介112二者在打印头108和压纸辊116之间通过时功能层120面向媒介112。
图1B示出与图1A相同的示例性打印设备100，除了打印色带124是从向外缠绕的卷轴126而不是从向内缠绕的卷轴118供应的，该打印色带124在本文中有时被称为向外缠绕的打印色带，这意味着打印色带124具有向内面向色带供应卷轴130的功能层128和向外面向卷轴的基底132。打印色带124类似地遵循从色带供应卷轴130引导经过打印头108且到达色带卷取卷轴110的色带路径104。打印媒介112类似地遵循在压纸辊116和打印头108之间的媒介供应路径114。如同图1A中的向内缠绕的卷轴，图1B中示出的向外缠绕的卷轴126将适当定向的打印色带124提供为当功能层120和媒介112二者在打印头108和压纸辊116之间通过时功能层120面向媒介112，由此允许打印头108将油墨从功能层128转印至媒介112。
因此，如在图1A和1B中所示出的，适当安装的打印色带的功能层面向媒介112，由此允许当打印时打印头108将油墨从功能层转印至媒介。利用相对于彼此相反的定向来安装向内缠绕的卷轴118和向外缠绕的卷轴126，以使得当解绕时它们相对于彼此以相反的方向旋转。利用图1A和1B中示出的示例性打印设备100的配置，适当定向的向内缠绕的卷轴118逆时针旋转，从顶部解绕，并且适当定向的向外缠绕的卷轴126顺时针旋转，从底部解绕。反过来，在不当定向的打印色带的情况下，功能层背向媒介，这通常会阻止打印头将油墨从功能层转印到媒介。
可以通过提供装配有根据本公开内容的色带传感器的打印机来检测不当定向的打印色带。如下面更详细讨论的，当打印色带具有拥有至少一个特性的功能层和基底（在至少一个方面色带传感器可以被配置成检测在功能层和基底之间不同的特性）时，该色带传感器可以确定打印色带的定向。当色带传感器检测到不当定向的打印色带时可以触发响应和/或可以提供指示以确认打印色带的适当定向。相应地，提供示例性打印机，其具有被配置且定位成确定打印色带的定向的色带传感器。例如，如图2A-2D中所示的，示例性打印设备100具有被配置且定位成确定打印色带的定向的色带传感器200。可以提供任何适当的配置和位置。在一些实施例中，色带传感器200可以被定位在沿着打印色带路径104的任何适当位置处。
图2A示出具有适当定向的向内缠绕的打印色带202的示例性打印设备100，并且图2B示出具有不当定向的向内缠绕的打印色带204的示例性打印设备100。反过来，图2C示出具有适当定向的向外缠绕的打印色带210的示例性打印设备100，并且图2D示出具有不当定向的向内缠绕的打印色带216的示例性打印设备100。如图2A-2D中所示，色带传感器200位于适当定向的打印色带的基底侧上。因此，在图2A和2C中示出的配置中的适当定向的打印色带202/210的情况下，基底206/214面向色带传感器200。反过来，在图2B和2D中示出的配置中的不当定向的打印色带204/216的情况下，功能层208/220面向色带传感器200。还可以提供其他配置，在下面讨论它们中的一些。
如在图2A中所示的那样，示例性打印设备100具有适当定向的向内缠绕的打印色带202。当被适当定向时，向内缠绕的卷轴118逆时针旋转，从顶部解绕。随着向内缠绕的打印色带202沿着色带路径114前进，功能层208在压纸辊116处面向媒介112，并且如图2A中配置的那样基底206面向色带传感器200。因此，当如图2A中配置的色带传感器200检测到基底206面向色带传感器时可以确定适当定向的向内缠绕的打印色带202。相比之下，如在图2B中所示的，示例性打印设备100具有不当定向的向内缠绕的打印色带204。当被不当定向时，向内缠绕的卷轴118在顺时针方向上旋转，从底部解绕。随着不当定向的向内缠绕的打印色带沿着色带路径114前进，基底206在压纸辊116处面向媒介112，并且如图2B中配置的那样功能层208面向色带传感器200并且与媒介112相对。因此，当如图2B中配置的色带传感器200检测到功能层208面向色带传感器时可以确定不当定向的向内缠绕的打印色带204。
反过来，如图2C中所示的那样，适当定向的向外缠绕的打印色带210在与如图2A中所示的适当定向的向内缠绕的打印色带202相反的方向上旋转。在这里，图2C再次示出该示例性打印设备100，但是这次具有适当定向的向外缠绕的打印色带210。向外缠绕的卷轴126从顶部解绕，从而当如图2C中所示的适当定向时逆时针旋转。与适当定向的向内缠绕的打印色带相似地，随着向外缠绕的打印色带210沿着色带路径114前进，向外缠绕的打印色带的功能层212在压纸辊116处面向媒介112，并且如图2C中配置的那样基底214面向色带传感器200。因此，当如图2C中配置的色带传感器200检测到基底214面向色带传感器时可以确定适当定向的向外缠绕的打印色带210。相比之下，图2D示出具有不当定向的向外缠绕的打印色带216的示例性打印设备100。向外缠绕的卷轴126从底部解绕，从而在顺时针方向上旋转。随着向外缠绕的打印色带沿着色带路径114前进，基底214在压纸辊116处面向媒介112，并且如图2D中配置的那样功能层212面向色带传感器200。因此，当如图2D中配置的色带传感器200检测到功能层212面向色带传感器时可以确定不当定向的向外缠绕的打印色带216。
在一些实施例中，示例性打印设备100可以被配置成通过提供根据本公开内容的色带传感器来从多个打印色带识别打印色带。如下面更详细讨论的，当多个之中的打印色带拥有至少一个特性（色带传感器可以被配置成检测在多个打印色带之中不同的特性）时，色带传感器可以被配置成从多个打印色带之中识别打印色带。当色带传感器检测到错的打印色带被安装时可以触发响应和/或可以提供指示以确认适当的打印色带被安装。
除了图2A-2D中所示的色带传感器位置之外，色带传感器还可以被定位在沿着色带路径104的任何适当位置处。因此，还可以提供其他配置，下面讨论它们中的一些。在一个示例性实施例中，色带传感器可以被定位在基底侧上，并且被配置成使得色带传感器可以检测适当定向的打印色带的基底。备选地，色带传感器可以被定位在适当定向的打印色带的功能层侧上，以使得色带传感器可以检测适当定向的打印色带的功能层。作为示例，图3A和3B示出一些示例性色带传感器位置和配置。图3A示出具有适当定向的向内缠绕的卷轴118的示例性打印设备100，并且图3B示出具有适当定向的向外缠绕的卷轴126的示例性打印设备100。对本领域技术人员来说，附加的色带传感器位置将是显而易见的，所有这些都在本公开内容的精神和范围内。
如在图3A和3B中示出的那样，在一些实施例中，色带传感器可以位于沿着引导到打印头108的色带路径的一部分的基底侧上的位置处，例如位于在引导张力辊300和被拖带的（trailing）张力辊302之间的位置处。当被定位在各张力辊之间时色带传感器可能具有改进的精度，因为由张力辊提供的张力可以帮助保持打印色带和色带传感器之间的统一的距离。反过来，将预期打印色带具有低张力的区域可能不太适合于定位色带传感器，因为低张力可能在打印色带和色带传感器之间引起变化的距离，导致从色带传感器获得的值的降低的精度。图2A-2D中示出的色带传感器200（也在图3A和3B中示出）提供定位于各张力辊之间色带传感器的一个示例。在各个实施例中张力辊300/302之间的任何位置可能是适当的。色带传感器可能位于紧接在打印头前面的位置304处。备选地，色带传感器可以位于打印头108后面但在被拖带的张力辊302（未被示出）前面的位置处。在一些实施例中，打印头后面的位置可能不太适合，因为当打印时打印色带的功能层的一部分被移除；然而，在某些情况下这可能不重要，例如当在使用打印色带的任一部分之前感测到打印色带的特性时，或者当感测到将不会被已使用的打印色带的某一部分影响的打印色带的特性时。在一些实施例中，色带传感器和打印头可以被提供为一个集成部件，由此使色带传感器位于紧接在打印头前面的位置304处。利用如定位在图2A和2C的示例性传感器中的色带传感器200示出该配置的一个示例。作为另一示例，色带传感器连同打印头一起可以被提供为一个集成部件。如在图4中所示的，集成部件400包括打印头108和色带传感器402。这样的集成部件可以被用来例如利用色带传感器改造现有的打印设备。另外，集成部件（诸如图4中所示的集成部件）允许色带传感器在小的打印设备中的理想定位，例如在该小的打印设备中可能不存在色带传感器可用的其他空间。
进一步参考图3A和3B，色带传感器可以位于打印色带的功能层侧上的引导张力辊300和被拖带的张力辊302之间的位置306处。在一些实施例中，空间可能在功能层侧上受到限制，特别地当沿着媒介路径114接近打印色带与媒介在打印头108和压纸辊116之间的碰撞时。在另一示例性实施例中，色带传感器可以位于色带供应卷轴106/130和引导张力辊300之间，或者在沿着基底侧的位置308/310处或者在沿着功能层侧的位置312/314处。如在图3A和3B之间的这些位置的比较图示了在一些实施例中因为从色带供应卷轴106/130引导的打印色带的不同的切线角，可能存在如在向内缠绕的卷轴118和向外缠绕的卷轴126之间的离打印色带和色带传感器的不同距离。与接近色带供应卷轴106/130的位置相比，在接近引导张力辊300的位置处该不同的距离可以被最小化。在另一示例性实施例中，色带传感器可以位于被拖带的张力辊302和色带卷取卷轴110之间，或者在沿着基底侧的位置316处或者在沿着功能层侧的位置318处。在另一示例性实施例中，色带传感器可以位于沿着色带供应卷轴106/130的表面的位置320处或者沿着色带卷取卷轴110的表面的位置322处。通常，色带传感器将被定位成与打印色带路径相距约1mm到10mm。在一些实施例中，色带传感器和打印色带之间的距离可以是20mm或更近、15mm或更近、10mm或更近、5mm或更近、或者1mm或更近。
色带传感器和打印色带的特性
一般来说，打印色带的功能层将具有不同于打印色带的基底的特性的一个或多个特性。考虑到这一点，色带传感器可以被配置成感测打印色带的一个或多个特性，并且从色带传感器获得的值可以被用来确定是打印色带的功能层还是基底面向色带传感器。另外，当多个打印色带具有在多个中不同的一个或多个特性时，色带传感器可以被配置成感测打印色带的一个或多个特性，并且从色带传感器获得的值可以被用来从多个之中识别打印色带。
在一个示例性实施例中，可以提供热转印打印色带。热转印打印色带的功能层通常包括蜡、可感测材料（例如着色剂、染料、颜料或磁性粒子）和树脂粘合剂。相比之下，热转印打印色带的基底通常是包括合成树脂（诸如聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯（PET）聚酯）和沉积在基底的向外缠绕表面上的保护性硅酮涂层以便减少摩擦（诸如当通过打印头时）的薄膜。可以在功能层中使用的示例蜡包括石蜡、棕榈蜡和烃蜡。可以在功能层中使用的示例树脂包括热塑性塑料树脂和反应性树脂（诸如环氧树脂）。可感测材料可以包括着色剂（诸如染料或颜料）或者磁性粒子。示例可感测材料包括碳黑以及各种有机和无机颜料和染料。一些功能层包括反应性染料，诸如隐色染料。一些功能层包括允许利用信号诱导油墨对打印媒介进行编码的材料，诸如磁性颜料或粒子、带电颜料或粒子或者放射性颜料或粒子。用于在其他打印模态中使用的其他打印色带通常还包括如在功能层和基底之间的不同材料。色带传感器可以被配置成基于如在功能层和基底中使用的各材料之间不同的一个或多个特性来区别打印色带的功能层和打印色带的基底。另外或备选地，色带传感器可以被配置成基于所使用的各材料之间不同的一个或多个特性以及它们在多个之中的相对比例来区别来自多个之中的不同打印色带。
在一个示例性实施例中，色带传感器可以被配置成感测打印色带的光学特性。可以基于如在打印色带的功能层和基底之间的差异来选择该光学特性。例如，色带传感器可以包括被配置成感测打印色带的反射率的反射率传感器。另外或备选地，色带传感器可以被配置成感测任何其他光学特性，包括色调（或其分量，诸如L* a* b*值）、亮度、明度、照度、发射（诸如荧光）、辐射，透过率，衰减，衍射，折射，散射，吸光度等等。在各种其他实施例中，色带传感器可以被配置成感测打印色带的任何其他特性（其可以在打印色带的功能层和基底之间或者多个不同的打印色带之中不同），诸如电特性（例如电荷等等）或磁特性（例如磁矩、抗磁性等等）。
用于测量各种光学或其他特性的传感器是本领域技术人员公知的并且因此将不会详细讨论它们。作为一般的示例，反射率传感器通常包括LED光源，诸如与光电二极管或光电晶体管配对的红外LED。包括反射率传感器的色带传感器可以被配置成获得对应于光从打印色带的反射且入射在光电晶体管上的信号。该信号可以被用来确定对于面向反射率传感器的色带的表面的反射率值，并且因为打印色带的基底和功能层通常将呈现明显不同的反射率值，所以从诸如反射率传感器获得的值可以被用来确定是打印色带的功能层还是基底面向色带传感器。类似地，可以使用反射率传感器来将多个打印色带彼此区别开，以确定来自多个之中的打印色带的反射率值。
给定通常在热转印打印色带中使用的材料（诸如上面讨论的那些），热转印打印色带的功能层通常将呈现实质漫射反射率并且热转印打印色带的基底通常将呈现实质镜面反射率。换言之，通常热转印打印色带的功能层将具有无光泽外观并且通常热转印打印色带的基底将具有光泽外观。类似地，用于其他打印模态的打印色带通常也具有呈现实质漫射反射率的功能层和呈现实质镜面反射率的基底。
在一个示例性实施例中，高于阈值的反射率值可以被表征为实质镜面的并且低于阈值的反射率值可以被表征为实质漫射的。类似地，在另一示例性实施例中，可以利用在实质镜面的范围内的反射率值来适当地限定实质镜面范围。同样，可以利用在实质漫射的范围内的反射率值来适当地限定实质漫射范围。作为示例，在一些实施例中，打印色带的功能层可以呈现至少小于50%的实质漫射反射率并且打印色带的基底呈现至少大于50%的实质镜面反射率。因此，阈值可以被限定在50%，其中高于该阈值的反射率值是实质镜面和/或低于该阈值的反射率值是实质漫射。在其他实施例中，作为示例，打印色带的功能层可以呈现小于45%、小于35%、小于25%、小于15%、小于10%、小于5%、或小于1%的实质漫射反射率；并且打印色带的功能层可以呈现至少55%、至少65%、至少75%、至少85%、至少90%、至少95%、或至少99%的实质漫射反射率。相应地，作为示例，该阈值可以被限定在45%、35%、25%、15%、10%、5%或1%，其中低于该阈值的反射率值是实质漫射；以及/或者阈值可以被限定在55%、65%、75%、85%、90%、95%或99%，其中高于该阈值的反射率值是实质镜面。
在另一示例性实施例中，作为示例，打印色带的功能层可以展示在55%和45%之间、在45%和35%之间、在35%和25%之间、在25%和15%之间、在15%和5%之间、在10%和1%之间、或在5%和1%之间的范围中的实质漫射反射率；以及/或者打印色带的功能层可以展示45%和55%之间、在55%和65%之间、在65%和75%之间、在75%和85%之间、在85%和95%之间、在90%和99%之间、或在95%和99%之间的范围中的实质漫射反射率。相应地，作为示例，范围可以被限定在55%和45%之间、在45%和35%之间、在35%和25%之间、在25%和15%之间、在15%和5%之间、在10%和1%之间、或在5%和1%之间，其中在该范围内的反射率值是实质漫射；以及/或者范围可以被限定在45%和55%之间、在55%和65%之间、在65%和75%之间、在75%和85%之间、在85%和95%之间、在90%和99%之间、或在95%和99%之间，其中在该范围内的反射率值是实质镜面。可以为打印色带的任何一个或多个其他特性（包括其他光学特性、电特性或磁特性）提供类似的阈值或范围。
在另一示例性实施例中，作为示例，如从打印色带的基底所预期的反射率可能与如从打印色带的功能层所预期的反射率相差1%或更多、5%或更多、10%或更多、20%或更多、30%或更多、40%或更多、50%或更多、60%或更多、70%或更多、80%或更多、或者90%或更多。然而，一些打印色带可能呈现不同的反射特征，并且本领域技术人员将会认识到可以依据本领域技术人员可能根据本公开内容的精神和范围而选择的具体实施例来选择适当限定的值、阈值或范围。
作为另一些示例，图5A一直到5F示出对应于示例性打印色带的功能层和基底的示例性光学值。例如，图5A一直到5F中示出的光学值可以是反射率值；然而，这些示例也意图说明适用于其他特性的示例。因此，在一个示例性实施例中，图5A和5B分别示出用于示例性打印色带的功能层和基底的示例性光学值。图5A示出用于示例性打印色带的功能层的光学值500。该光学值500低于阈值502。在一个示例性实施例中，该光学值500是反射率值，并且当低于阈值502时可以被表征为对应于实质漫射反射率的反射率值。图5B示出针对示例性打印色带的基底的光学值504。该光学值504高于阈值506。在一个示例性实施例中，该光学值504是反射率值，并且当高于阈值506时可以被表征为对应于实质镜面反射率的反射率值。
图5C和5D分别示出针对另一示例性打印色带的功能层和基底的示例性光学值，其例如可以是反射率值。如在图5C中所示的那样，光学值508低于阈值510。在一个示例性实施例中，光学值508是反射率值，并且反射率值可以被表征为对应于实质漫射反射率。通过比较，光学值508可能超过图5A中所示的阈值502；然而，图5C的示例性实施例提供不同的阈值510，该比较说明本领域技术人员可以酌情为感兴趣的打印色带或多个打印色带选择各种阈值。图5D示出用于与图5C中示出的功能层相对应的打印色带的基底的光学值512。如由光学值512所图示的，值可以改变，例如如在高值514和低值516之间。在一些实施例中，变化的光学值可以反映当打印色带移动通过色带传感器时特性中的差异。例如，一些基底可以包含诸如指示符标记、文本、图形等等之类的信息，其可以呈现与本来基底材料的光学值不同的光学值。
在一些实施例中，变化的光学值可以是指示基底，特别在预期功能层将不会呈现这样的变化光学值的情况下。然而，在一些实施例中，功能层也可以呈现变化的光学值。例如，染料升华打印色带可能沿着色带的长度在各颜色之间交替。作为另一示例，一些打印色带可能具有通过间隙分开的着色剂或油墨的交替的一系列转印区段，它们可以产生如在间隙和转印区段之间的变化的光学值。如图5D中所示的，光学值512有时高于阈值518且有时低于阈值518。在一些实施例中，当光学值有时低于阈值时光学值可以被表征为低于阈值，以及/或者当光学值有时高于阈值时光学值可以被表征为高于阈值。例如，当光学值512是反射率值时，在一些实施例中，该反射率值可以基于高于阈值518的高值514被表征为对应于实质镜面反射率。这可能发生，例如当基底上的表面标记具有比本来基底的反射率更多漫射的反射率时。
图5E和5F分别示出用于又一示例性打印色带的功能层和基底的示例性光学值。图5E示出用于示例性打印色带的功能层的光学值520（诸如反射率值）。光学值520在范围522内。在一个示例性实施例中，光学值520是反射率值，并且当在范围522内时可以被表征为对应于实质漫射反射率的反射率值。在一些实施例中，打印机或打印系统可以被配置成仅当光学值落入范围内时确定打印色带的给定表面面向色带传感器。例如，打印机或打印系统可以被配置成仅当光学值落入范围522内时确定光学值520对应于打印色带的功能层。在反射率值或对应于打印色带或多个打印色带的功能层的其他光学值碰巧已知在某一范围内的情况下这可以是适当的。在一些实施例中，甚至指示范围522之外更多漫射的反射率值的反射率值可能被表征为打印色带的基底而不是功能层。在这里，更多漫射的反射率值可能对应于基底上的表面标记或某一其他区别特征。图5F示出针对示例性打印色带的基底的光学值524（诸如反射率值）。该光学值524在范围526之外。在一些实施例中，该范围526可能与图5E中所示的范围522相同。在一个示例性实施例中，光学值524是反射率值，并且当在范围526之外时可以被表征为对应于实质镜面反射率的反射率值。
在一些实施例中，可以将打印色带的一个或多个光学特性或其他特性与所限定的值、阈值和/或范围的组合相比较。例如，从色带传感器获得的值可以基于该值与阈值的关系被表征为对应于打印色带的基底，以及/或者基于该值与范围的关系被表征为对应于打印色带的功能层，并且反之亦然。作为另一示例，从色带传感器获得的值可以基于该值与阈值和范围二者的关系被表征为对应于基底和/或对应于打印色带的功能层。在一些实施例中，除了阈值或范围之外或者作为阈值或范围的备选，可以将打印色带的一个或多个光学特性或其他特性与限定的值相比较。例如，限定的值可以是对应于打印色带的功能层的已知值或者对应于打印色带的基底的已知值。
在一些实施例中，打印机或打印系统可以利用多个不同的打印色带，并且该打印机或打印系统可以被配置成基于从色带传感器获得的值从多个之中识别打印色带。例如，各种打印色带的功能层和/或基底可以呈现不同的值，由此允许打印机或打印系统基于该值来识别打印色带。类似地，在一些实施例中，可以基于从色带传感器获得的值与阈值或范围的比较来从多个打印色带之中识别打印色带。在一些实施例中，打印机或打印系统可以使用多个打印色带，每一个都提供在打印期间可施加于媒介的不同着色剂或油墨。例如，该多个打印色带可以包括不同颜色。另外或备选地，该多个打印色带可以包括具有且不具有某些功能材料（诸如活性染料）和/或允许利用信号诱导油墨对打印媒介进行编码的材料（诸如磁性颜料或粒子、带电颜料或粒子或者放射性颜料或粒子）的色带。色带传感器可以被配置成基于从色带传感器获得的值与限定的值、阈值或范围的比较来区分这样的不同打印色带。
打印色带安装、检测打印色带定向和响应性动作
打印设备和打印系统的示例性方法和特征包括被配置用于确定打印色带的定向、用于在不当定向打印色带的情况下触发响应、和/或确认打印色带的适当定向的方法和特征。打印设备和打印系统的示例性方法和特征另外或备选地包括被配置用于适当安装打印色带的方法和特征。
图6示出描绘可以被配置成例如确定打印色带的定向、提供打印色带的适当安装、在不当安装的打印色带的情况下触发响应、确认打印色带的适当安装和/或从多个打印色带之中识别打印色带的示例性步骤600和/或特征的流程图。可以利用面向向内表面的色带传感器（即适当定向的打印色带的基底侧）602和/或利用面向向外表面的色带传感器（即适当定向的打印色带的功能层侧）604来实施图6中示出的示例性步骤。在具有至少部分安装在打印机或打印系统中的打印色带的情况下，色带传感器检测对应于打印色带的特性的值606。该特性可以是可以凭借其将打印色带的功能层与打印色带的基底区分开的任何特性，包括如本文中所讨论的光学特性、电气特性或磁特性。该特性可以另外或备选地是可以凭借其从多个打印色带之中识别打印色带的任何特性。
将该特性的值与一个或多个准则608相比较以确认该值是否对应于一个或多个准则。作为示例，该准则可以是限定的值、范围和/或阈值。例如，感兴趣的打印色带或多个打印色带的基底可能具有对应于限定的值、范围或阈值的特性。色带传感器可以被配置成检测该值。色带传感器可以例如在开始打印之前检测该值。在一些实施例中，色带传感器可以被配置成在发生触发事件时检测该值。例如，打印设备可以具有用来接近和补充打印色带的板或门，并且关闭该板或门可以触发开关，由此提示色带传感器检测该值。另外或备选地，可以将该特性的值与一个或多个准则608相比较以从多个打印色带之中识别或确认打印色带的身份。
当色带传感器面向适当定向的打印色带602的向内表面时，当值对应于针对感兴趣的打印色带或多个打印色带的基底可应用地选择的限定的值、阈值或范围时，可以确认该值。反过来，当色带传感器面向适当定向的打印色带604的向外表面时，当值对应于针对感兴趣的打印色带或多个打印色带的功能层可应用地选择的限定的值、阈值或范围时，可以确认该值。在一些实施例中，当值不对应于可应用地选择的限定的值、阈值或范围时将不会确认由色带传感器检测的该值。这可能发生，例如当色带传感器获得已知对应于不当定向的打印色带的值时，以及/或者当色带传感器获得根据其仍然不能确定打印色带是否被适当定向的值时。在一些实施例中，当打印色带被正确定向时610，确认值608，并且当打印色带被不当定向时和/或当仍然不确定打印色带是否被不当定向时，不确认值。
在打印色带适当定向的情况下610，打印设备或打印系统继续打印612。反过来，当该值没有被确认时，不能做出打印色带被适当定向的结论，并且因此在一些实施例中可以触发响应614。该响应可以包括警报（诸如可视或可听警报）和/或提供给用户的错误消息（诸如通过打印设备上的用户接口或通过被配置成远程警告用户的网络）。另外，该响应可以包括发出停止打印命令来防止进一步打印，将打印作业重新路由到不同的打印设备或打印系统，和/或请求备用打印机。
图7A一直到7C示出描绘被配置成确定打印色带的定向、提供打印色带的适当安装、在不当安装的打印色带的情况下触发响应、和/或确认打印色带的适当安装的步骤和/或特征的附加示例性实施例的流程图。在一个示例性实施例中，图7A-7C中所示的步骤利用色带传感器，其包括被配置成感测打印色带的反射率且返回反射率值的反射率传感器。在其他示例性实施例中，可以利用被配置成感测可用来区分打印色带的功能层和基底的任何其他特性的色带传感器来实施图7A-7C中示出的步骤。
参考图7A，示例性步骤或特征700可以被配置成向打印机或打印系统提供沿着打印色带路径的表面定位的反射率传感器706，并且检测来自打印色带的反射率值708。示例性步骤或特征可以被配置成确定反射率值是否对应于当打印色带被适当定向时针对打印色带的适当表面限定的反射率值、范围或阈值710，并且进而当反射率值对应于限定的反射率值、范围或阈值时确定适当表面面向反射率传感器712和/或当反射率值不对应于针对该适当表面限定的反射率值、范围或阈值时确定不当表面面向反射率传感器714。当已确定打印色带的适当表面面向反射率传感器时712时，示例性步骤和/或特征可以被配置成确定打印色带被适当定向716，这可能包括提供打印色带被适当定向的指示718。打印设备或打印系统可以被配置成在已确定打印色带的适当表面面向反射率传感器时继续打印720。反过来，在已确定打印色带没有被适当定向时722，示例性步骤和/或特征可以被配置成触发响应，其可以包括提供打印色带没有被适当定向的指示724。该响应或指示可以包括警报（诸如可视或可听警报）和/或提供给用户的错误消息（诸如在用户接口上或通过被配置成远程警告用户的网络）。另外，该响应可以包括发出停止打印命令来防止进一步打印，将打印作业重新路由到不同的打印设备或打印系统，和/或请求备用打印机。
在图7B中示出的另一示例性实施例中，步骤或特征702可以被配置成向打印机或打印系统提供沿着打印色带路径的向内表面定位的反射率传感器726以及检测来自打印色带的反射率值728。示例性步骤或特征可以被配置成确定反射率值是否对应于实质镜面反射率730，并且进而，当反射率值对应于实质镜面反射率时确定打印色带的包括实质镜面基底的第一表面面向反射率传感器732和/或当反射率值不对应于实质镜面反射率时确定包括实质漫射功能层的第二表面面向反射率传感器734。可以将反射率值与为打印色带的基底或为感兴趣的多个打印色带的相应基底限定的反射率值、范围或阈值相比较。在已确定打印色带的基底面向反射率传感器时732，示例性步骤和/或特征可以被配置成确定打印色带被适当定向736，其可以包括打印色带被适当定向的指示738。打印设备或打印系统可以被配置成在已确定打印色带被适当定向以使得打印色带的基底面向反射率传感器时继续打印740。反过来，在已确定打印色带没有被适当定向时742，示例性步骤和/或特征可以被配置成触发响应，其可以包括提供打印色带没有被适当定向的指示744。该响应或指示可以包括警报（诸如可视或可听警报）和/或提供给用户的错误消息（诸如在用户接口上或通过被配置成远程警告用户的网络）。另外，该响应可以包括发出停止打印命令来防止进一步打印，将打印作业重新路由到不同的打印设备或打印系统，和/或请求备用打印机。
在图7C中示出的又一示例性实施例中，步骤或特征704可以被配置成向打印机或打印系统提供沿着打印色带路径的向外表面定位的反射率传感器746以及检测来自打印色带的反射率值748。示例性步骤或特征可以被配置成确定反射率值是否对应于实质漫射反射率750，并且进而，当反射率值对应于实质漫射反射率时确定打印色带的包括实质漫射功能层的第二表面面向反射率传感器752和/或当反射率值不对应于实质漫射反射率时确定包括实质镜面基底的第一表面面向反射率传感器754。可以将反射率值与针对打印色带的功能层或针对选择的感兴趣的打印色带的相应功能层限定的反射率值、范围或阈值相比较。在已确定打印色带的功能层面向反射率传感器时752，示例性步骤和/或特征可以被配置成确定打印色带被适当定向756，其可以包括提供打印色带被适当定向的指示758。打印设备或打印系统可以被配置成在已确定打印色带被适当定向以使得打印色带的功能层面向反射率传感器时继续打印760。反过来，在已确定打印色带没有被适当定向时762，示例性步骤和/或特征可以被配置成触发响应，其可以包括提供打印色带没有被适当定向的指示764。该响应或指示可以包括警报（诸如可视或可听警报）和/或提供给用户的错误消息（诸如在用户接口上或通过被配置成远程警告用户的网络）。另外，该响应可以包括发出停止打印命令来防止进一步打印，将打印作业重新路由到不同的打印设备或打印系统，和/或请求备用打印机。
图8示出描绘被配置成从多个打印色带之中识别打印色带并且确定正确的打印色带是否已经被安装在打印机中的步骤和/或特征的示例性实施例的流程图。在一个示例性实施例中，图8中示出的步骤利用包括被配置成感测打印色带的反射率并且返回反射率值的反射率传感器的色带传感器。在其他示例性实施例中，可以利用被配置成感测可以被用来从多个打印色带识别打印色带的任何其他特性的色带传感器来实施图8中示出的步骤。示例性步骤或特征800可以被配置成向打印机或打印系统提供沿着打印色带路径的表面定位的反射率传感器802，以及检测来自打印色带的反射率值804，以及将反射率值与针对多个打印色带中的每一个限定的反射率值、范围或阈值相比较以便从多个之中识别打印色带。在比较以后，示例性步骤或特征可以被配置成确定打印色带是否已经被识别808、以及/或者确定正确的打印色带是否已经被安装在打印机或打印系统中810。在已识别打印色带时和/或在已确定正确的打印色带被安装时，可以触发响应812。响应可以包括提供识别打印色带的指示和/或正确的打印色带被定向安装的指示814。另外或备选地，该响应可以包括根据对应于被识别且安装的打印色带的一个或多个参数来执行可操作用来促使打印机或打印系统继续打印的指令816。该一个或多个参数可以包括打印命令、或针对打印头的设置或打印机或打印系统的其他可配置设置。例如，该打印机或打印系统可以被配置有依赖于所安装的打印色带的不同设置。可以在已确定不正确的打印色带被安装时触发不同的响应818，该响应可以包括提供该不正确的打印色带被安装的指示820。该响应或指示可以包括警报（诸如可视或可听警报）和/或提供给用户的错误消息（诸如在用户接口上或通过被配置成远程警告用户的网络）。另外，该响应可以包括发出停止打印命令来防止进一步打印，将打印作业重新路由到不同的打印设备或打印系统，和/或请求备用打印机。
图9示意性地描绘可以在其中实施本文中公开的设备、系统和方法的一个示例性网络环境800。在一些实施例中，网络环境可以包括多个工作流环境802、804、806，它们中的每一个都包括一个或多个打印机或其他打印设备808、810。服务器820和存储器存储装置822可以被提供用于管理网络环境800，其可以包括以企业级别、工作流环境级别和/或在设备级别来管理本文中公开的设备、系统和方法。
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已经经由框图、流程图和/或示例的使用阐述了各种实施例。到目前为止，这样的框图、流程图和/或示例包含一个或多个功能和/或操作，本领域技术人员将会理解，可以通过各种各样的硬件、软件、固件或实际上其任何组合单独地和/或共同地实施这样的框图、流程图或示例内的每个功能和/或操作。在一个实施例中，可以经由专用集成电路（ASIC）、现场可编程门阵列（FPGA）、数字信号处理器（DSP）或其他集成格式来实施本文中描述的主题的几个部分。然而，本领域技术人员将会认识到，可以在集成电路中将本文中公开的实施例的一些方面和/或特征以整体或部分作为在一个或多个计算机上运行的一个或多个计算机程序（例如就像在一个或多个计算机系统上运行的一个或多个程序）、作为在一个或多个处理器上运行的一个或多个程序（例如就像在一个或多个微处理器上运行的一个或多个程序）、作为固件、或作为实际上其任何组合来等同地实施，并且按照本公开内容设计电路和/或为软件和或固件编写代码将完全符合本领域普通技术人员的技能。
此外，本领域技术人员将会认识到，本文中描述的主题的一些机制能够被分配为处于各种各样形式的程序产品，并且本文中描述的主题的说明性实施例同样适用，不管被用来实施该分配信号承载介质如何。信号承载介质的示例包括，但不限于以下各项：可记录类型的介质（诸如易失性或非易失性存储器设备、软盘或其他可移动盘、硬盘驱动器、SSD驱动器、闪存驱动器、光盘（例如CD ROM、DVD等等），以及计算机存储器）；和传输类型介质（诸如使用基于TDM或IP的通信链路（例如分组链路）的数字和模拟通信链路）。
在一般意义上，本领域技术人员将会认识到，可以通过范围各种各样的硬件、软件、固件或其任何组合（其可以被视为由各种类型的“电路”组成）来单独和/或共同地实施本文中所述的各个方面。因此，如本文中所使用的“电路”包括但不限于具有至少一个离散电路的电路、具有至少一个集成电路的电路、具有至少一个专用集成电路的电路、形成由计算机程序配置的通用计算设备（例如由至少部分执行本文中所述的过程和/或设备的计算机程序配置的通用计算机、或者由至少部分执行本文中所述的过程和/或设备的计算机程序配置的微处理器）的电路、形成存储器设备（例如随机存取存储器的形式）的电路、和/或形成通信设备（例如调制解调器、通信开关、或光学-电气设备）的电路。
本领域技术人员将会认识到，在本领域内以本文中阐述的方式来描述设备和/或过程，并且此后使用工程实践来将此类所述设备和/或过程集成到数据处理系统中是常见的。也就是说，可以经由合理数量的实验将本文中所述的设备和/或过程的至少一部分集成到数据处理系统中。具有本领域中技能的那些人员将会认识到，典型的数据处理系统通常包括系统单元外壳、视频显示设备、存储器（诸如易失性或非易失性存储器）、处理器（诸如微处理器和数字信号处理器）、计算实体（诸如操作系统、驱动器、图形用户接口、和应用程序）、一个或多个交互设备（诸如触控板或屏幕）、和/或包括反馈环路和控制元件（例如用于感测温度的反馈；用于调节温度的控制加热器）的控制系统中的一个或多个。可以利用任何适当的商业可用部件（诸如通常在数据计算/通信和/或网络计算/通信系统中找到的那些）来实施典型的数据处理系统。
前述所述的方面描述包含在不同其他部件内或与不同其他部件连接的不同部件。要理解，这样描绘的架构仅仅是示例性的，并且实际上可以实施实现相同的功能的许多其他架构。在概念含义上，用来实现相同功能的部件的任何布置被有效地“关联”以使得期望的功能得以实现。因此，本文中被组合用来实现功能的任何两个部件可以被看作彼此“关联”以使得期望的功能得以实现，不管架构或中间部件如何。同样，如此关联的任何两个部件也可以被视为彼此“可操作连接”或“可操作耦合”以实现期望的功能。可操作耦合的具体示例包括但不限于物理上可配对和/或物理上相互作用的部件和/或可无线相互作用和/或无线相互作用的部件和/或逻辑上相互作用和/或可逻辑上相互作用的部件。
术语“和/或”的使用包括相关联列出的项中的一个或多个的任何和所有组合。附图是示意性的表示并且所以不一定按照比例来绘制。除非另外指出，已经以一般且描述性的意义使用了具体术语并且不用于限制的目的。
尽管已经在本文中公开了各种方面、特征和实施例，但是其他方面、特征和实施例对本领域技术人员来说将是显而易见的。本文中公开的各种方面、特征和实施例用于说明目的并且不意图进行限制。意图使本发明的范围由下面的权利要求及其等同物来限定。

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1.一种打印系统，其包括：
与用于打印的压纸辊相关联的打印头；
媒介，其被配置成遵循在所述压纸辊和所述打印头之间通过的媒介供应路径；
色带，其包括基底层和含有油墨的热转印层，该色带被配置成遵循在所述打印头和所述压纸辊之间通过的色带路径；
色带传感器，其被定位成使得面向色带的表面并且被配置成检测来自要被打印系统利用的色带的反射率值；
其中该打印系统被配置成当反射率值对应于实质镜面反射率时确定基底层面向色带传感器，以及/或者当反射率值对应于实质漫射反射率时确定热转印层面向色带传感器。
2.根据权利要求1所述的打印系统，其中当该色带被适当定向时，该色带传感器被定位成面向基底层。
3.根据权利要求1所述的打印系统，其中当该色带被适当定向时，该色带传感器被定位成面向热转印层。
4.根据权利要求1所述的打印系统，其中在关闭门或板时触发色带传感器，其中所述门板用来接近和补充打印系统的色带。
5.根据权利要求1所述的打印系统，其中所述确定基于来自基底层的反射率与热转印层的反射率相差10%或更多。
6.根据权利要求1所述的打印系统，其中该打印系统被配置成基于由色带传感器检测到的反射率值来确定打印色带是否被适当定向成基底层面向打印头且热转印层面向媒介。
7.根据权利要求6所述的打印系统，其中该打印系统被配置成当色带没有被适当定向时触发响应，该响应包括以下各项中的一个或多个：可听警告、可视警告、停止打印命令、将一个或多个打印作业重新路由到不同打印系统、和/或请求备用打印系统。
8.根据权利要求1所述的打印系统，其中该打印系统被配置成或者使得色带传感器面向适当定向的打印色带的基底层或者使得色带传感器面向适当定向的打印色带的热转印层。
9.根据权利要求1所述的打印系统，其中该打印系统被配置成：
当色带传感器返回低于阈值的反射率时确定打印色带的热转印层面向色带传感器；以及/或者
当色带传感器返回高于阈值的反射率时确定打印色带的基底层面向色带传感器。
10.一种设备，包括：
与用于打印的压纸辊相关联的打印头；
媒介，其被配置成遵循在所述压纸辊和打印头之间的媒介供应路径；
色带，该色带包括：第一表面，其包括具有第一反射率的实质镜面基底；和第二表面，其包括具有第二反射率的实质漫射功能层，该第一反射率大于该第二反射率；
色带供应卷轴和色带卷取卷轴，其被配置成将所述色带供应成沿着从色带供应卷轴引导通过打印头并且到达色带卷取卷轴的色带供应路径；以及
色带传感器，其被定位成使得面向打印色带的表面并且被且被配置成检测来自要被该设备利用的打印色带的反射率值；
其中该设备被配置成当检测到的反射率值对应于如从第一表面预期的实质镜面反射率时确定第一表面面向色带传感器，以及/或者当检测到的反射率值对应于如从第二表面预期的实质漫射反射率时确定第二表面面向色带传感器。
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