Method and apparatus for determining toner level in electrophotographic print engines
US6888644B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 3, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0888
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for determining the amount of toner required to render a print job using a print engine at a printing location without prior information about the toner level thereof, comprising the steps of accumulating in a first register the toner values of all the pixels in a rasterized image prior to sending the print job to the printing location; decrementing the toner level register for the print engine at the printing location if the accumulated value is less than or equal to the toner level of the print engine; and sending the print job to the print engine at the printing location for rendering.
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