Storage of total ink drop fired count in an imaging device
US6601934B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 11, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/17566
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of providing a number approximating a total number of ink drops fired by an imaging device, including the steps of incrementing a COUNT variable associated with a color of ink if an ink drop of that color is fired by a printhead in the imaging device, evaluating the value of the COUNT variable and incrementing a TOTAL INK CONSUMED variable associated with the color, dependent upon the evaluating step.
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