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Imaging system and method of determining insufficient colorant

US6746094B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 30, 2002
Grant dateJun 8, 2004
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Expiry dateOct 30, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K15/1823
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An imaging system, including a print engine and a processor assembly, wherein the processor assembly is configured to determine the colorant needed to produce a hard copy of a print or copy job, and compare the determined amount of colorant to the amount of colorant available to the print engine.

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