ADF With Automated Trays

Abstract

An automatic document feeder includes a media path to route media through the automatic document feeder, and automated media trays to supply the media to the media path and receive the media from the media path, with the automated media trays to be positioned based on a presence of a user at the automatic document feeder.

1 . An automatic document feeder, comprising:
 a media path to route media through the automatic document feeder; and   automated media trays to supply the media to the media path and receive the media from the media path,   the automated media trays to be positioned based on a presence of a user at the automatic document feeder.   
     
     
         2 . The automatic document feeder of  claim 1 , wherein:
 with the presence of the user at the automatic document feeder, the automated media trays to be in an open position, and   without the presence of the user at the automatic document feeder, the automated media trays to be in a closed position.   
     
     
         3 . The automatic document feeder of  claim 1 , wherein:
 with the presence of the user at the automatic document feeder, the automated media trays to be communicated with the media path, and   without the presence of the user at the automatic document feeder, the automated media trays to be non-communicated with the media path.   
     
     
         4 . The automatic document feeder of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a sensor to sense the presence of the user at the automatic document feeder.   
     
     
         5 . The automatic document feeder of  claim 4 , wherein the sensor comprises a proximity sensor to sense the presence of the user within a predetermined distance of the automatic document feeder,
 the automated media trays to be positioned based on the presence of the user within the predetermined distance of the automatic document feeder.   
     
     
         6 . The automatic document feeder of  claim 1 , wherein the automated media trays comprise an input tray to supply media to the media path, and an output tray to receive the media from the media path. 
     
     
         7 . An automatic document feeder, comprising:
 an input tray to support media input to the automatic document feeder;   an output tray to support media output from the automatic document feeder; and   a media path to route media from the input tray to the output tray,   both the input tray and the output tray to be stowed or deployed based on a proximity of a user to the automatic document feeder.   
     
     
         8 . The automatic document feeder of  claim 7 , both the input tray and the output tray to be pivoted between stowed and deployed based on the proximity of the user to the automatic document feeder. 
     
     
         9 . The automatic document feeder of  claim 7 , with the proximity of the user been less than a threshold, both the input tray and the output tray to be deployed. 
     
     
         10 . The automatic document feeder of  claim 9 , without the proximity of the user been less than the threshold, both the input tray and the output tray to be stowed. 
     
     
         11 . A method of operating an automatic document feeder, comprising:
 sensing a presence or an absence of a user at the automatic document feeder;   with sensing the presence of the user at the automatic document feeder, establishing an open position of both an input tray and an output tray of the automatic document feeder; and   with sensing the absence of the user at the automatic document feeder, establishing a closed position of both the input tray and the output tray of the automatic document feeder.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein:
 establishing the open position of both the input tray and the output tray includes communicating both the input tray and the output tray with a media path of the automatic document feeder, and   establishing the closed position of both the input tray and the output tray includes non-communicating both the input tray and the output tray with the media path of the automatic document feeder.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein sensing the presence or the absence of the user at the automatic document feeder comprises sensing a proximity of the user to the automatic document feeder. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein sensing the proximity of the user to the automatic document feeder within a predetermined distance establishes the presence of the user at the automatic document feeder. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein a lack of sensing the proximity of the user to the automatic document feeder within the predetermined distance establishes the absence of the user at the automatic document feeder.