Printing apparatus, printing system, and prediction method of usage of printing agent
US7532833B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 13, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 12, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/17566
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printing apparatus, a printing system, and a prediction method of the usage of a printing agent can be configured to predict, prior to a processing for developing a printing image, the usage of a printing agent required for the printing. In order to do so, layout information is firstly analyzed prior to a processing for developing a printing image, thereby calculating an area in which object information arranged based on the layout information is printed. Then, based on the calculated printing area, the usage of the printing agent required for printing the object information is predicted.
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