Adaptively switching a print mode from duplex to simplex
US10241456B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00586
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
System and method for adaptively switching a print mode from duplex to simplex. In one embodiment, a processor monitors memory to detect a duplex page followed by multiple contiguous simplex pages. The processor estimates a first time for the duplex sheet corresponding to the duplex page to traverse a duplex media path for switching from a duplex print mode to a simplex print mode. The processor also estimates a second time for simplex sheets corresponding to the multiple contiguous simplex pages to traverse the simplex media path in the simplex print mode, and estimates a third time for the simplex sheets to traverse the duplex media path in the duplex print mode. If the third time is less than a sum of the first time and the second time, the processor modifies the instructions to print the multiple contiguous simplex pages in the duplex print mode.
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