Method of informing a user of an imaging apparatus of an event via a print fade
US7278701B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 30, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2002/17589
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of informing a user of an imaging apparatus of an event, the imaging apparatus having a plurality of print modes, includes the steps of defining a notice threshold that is associated with the event; determining whether the notice threshold has been reached; and upon reaching the notice threshold, progressively reducing an image density of an image formed by the imaging apparatus based on a print mode the imaging apparatus was operating in when the notice threshold was reached. Alternatively, imaging density may be progressively reduced based on reaching a next fade area of a plurality of fade areas for the print medium.
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