Method and device for managing printing product resources available in a printer
US6791704B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 20, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J29/393
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Management of resources of at least one printing product available in a printer includes: predicting a quantity of a printing product necessary for printing a document by a computer connected to the printer; creating a table of limited capacity from digital data representing adjacent bands of the document; before printing the document, measuring a quantity of printing product still available in a corresponding reservoir of the printer; comparing the predicted quantity and the measured quantity; and, if the measured quantity is lower than the predicted quantity, sending a message and/or triggering implementation of a processing before printing the document.
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