Method for delaying the start of a gage for tracking the life of a consumable item for an imaging device
US8489002B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 18, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/553
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for delaying the start of a gage for tracking the life of a consumable item for an imaging device according to one exemplary embodiment includes counting the number of revolutions of a rotating imaging component having a correlation with the life of the consumable item and determining whether a predetermined delay threshold is satisfied based on the number of revolutions of the imaging component counted. Until the predetermined delay threshold is satisfied, starting the gage and tracking the remaining life of the consumable item are delayed.
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