Indicator Assembly For Media Processing Devices

A media processing device, such as a label printer, may have various of operational states to be presented to an operator. Devices for conveying such information to an operator, such as display panels, may be difficult to physically accommodate on the printer, and may also increase manufacturing costs and complexity. This invention proposes a new method to accommodate LED illumination and how lights communicate intent using animation with the end user.

Abstract
A printer includes: a body defining a media enclosure configured to receive a media supply; an indicator assembly supported by an outer wall of the body, the indicator assembly including a plurality of substantially contiguous illumination surfaces illuminated by respective ones of a set of lights supported within the body; a controller supported by the body, the controller configured to: (i) obtain an operational status of the printer, (ii) retrieve, from a mapping repository, a set of notification control parameters corresponding to the operational status, and (iii) control the set of lights according to the notification control parameters.
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https://patents.google.com/patent/US11390410B2/

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