Toner conservation by PEL modulation with operator control
US5986681A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 24, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2215/0071
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Toner is conserved in printer (1) under operator control by changing the final modulation for each bit in a bit map depending on whether the bit is an edge bit or an internal bit in the character being printed. Since only the final modulation is affected, processing speed and efficiency are not degraded. The operator can select various degrees of internal gray and internal white. Some levels of gray may be satisfactory for some final correspondence.
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