Method And System For Feeding Media Sheets Into Media Processing Device

Abstract

Disclosed are a method, a system and a computer program product for feeding a media sheet in a media processing device. The method includes receiving a user input associated with at least one attribute of the media sheet. Further, the method includes exerting a normal force on the media sheet using a pick roller for feeding the media sheet into the media processing device. The normal force exerted on the media sheet is based on the user input.

1 . A method for feeding a media sheet into a media processing device, the method comprising:
 receiving a user input associated with at least one attribute of the media sheet; and   exerting a normal force on the media sheet using a pick roller for feeding the media sheet into the media processing device, wherein the normal force exerted on the media sheet is based on the user input.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the user input comprises duty cycle information of a solenoid, the solenoid operatively coupled to the pick roller for feeding the media sheet in the media processing device. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2  further comprising transmitting a signal to the solenoid for exerting the normal force by the pick roller on the media sheet, the signal based on the duty cycle information of the solenoid. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the user input comprises information of the at least one attribute of the media sheet. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4  further comprising determining a duty cycle of a solenoid based on the information of the at least one attribute of the media sheet to operate the solenoid at the duty cycle, the solenoid operatively coupled to the pick roller for feeding the media sheet in the media processing device. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5  wherein determining the duty cycle of the solenoid comprises mapping the information of the at least one attribute of the media sheet to a corresponding duty cycle of the solenoid. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5  further comprising transmitting a signal to the solenoid for exerting the normal force by the pick roller on the media sheet, the signal based on the determined duty cycle of the solenoid. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the at least one attribute of the media sheet comprises at least one of a weight of the media sheet, a density of the media sheet, stiffness of the media sheet and a coefficient of friction of the media sheet. 
     
     
         9 . A system for feeding a media sheet into a media processing device, the system comprising:
 a solenoid, the solenoid capable of being operated at a duty cycle, the duty cycle based on a user input associated with at least one attribute of the media sheet; and   a pick roller operatively connected to the solenoid, the pick roller capable of rotating and applying a normal force on the media sheet, the rotation of the pick roller and the normal force capable of feeding the media sheet into the media processing device, wherein the normal force exerted by the pick roller on the media sheet is based on the user input.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9  wherein the user input comprises one of information of the at least one attribute of the media sheet and a duty cycle information. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 9  further comprising:
 a storage module for storing the user input; and   a processing module for determining the duty cycle of the solenoid based on the at least one attribute of the media sheet.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11  wherein the storage module comprises a map, the map comprising a mapping of an attribute of a media sheet to a corresponding duty cycle of the solenoid. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12  wherein the processing module determines the duty cycle of the solenoid from the map of the storage module. 
     
     
         14 . A computer program product embodied on a computer readable medium for feeding a media sheet in a media processing device, the media processing device comprising a pick roller capable of rotating and a solenoid controlling the rotation of the pick roller, the computer program product comprising a program module having instructions for:
 receiving a user input from a user, the user input associated with at least one attribute of the media sheet; and generating a signal to operate the solenoid at a duty cycle, the duty cycle based on the user input, wherein the operation of the solenoid transforms into a normal force exerted on the media sheet by the pick roller for feeding the media sheet into the media processing device.   
     
     
         15 . The computer program product according to  claim 14  wherein the user input comprises at least one of information of the at least one attribute of the media sheet and duty cycle information of the solenoid. 
     
     
         16 . The computer program product according to  claim 15  wherein the program module further comprises instructions for determining the duty cycle of a solenoid when the user input is the information of the at least one attribute of the media sheet. 
     
     
         17 . The computer program product according to  claim 16  wherein the instructions for determining the duty cycle of the solenoid further comprises instructions for mapping the information of the at least one attribute of the media sheet to a corresponding duty cycle of the solenoid.