System and method for pre-print ink use estimation
US8734034B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 19, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/33315
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image representation of an image and printing specifications describing how the image is to be printed may be accepted at a device. A predicted ink drop count may be calculated by a processor in the device using the image representation and a printer imaging step, the printer imaging step to convert image data into printer data. A predicted ink use value may be calculated by processor based on the predicted ink drop count, predicted ink drop weights, the image representation (e.g., a histogram) and the printing specifications. Actual ink use during a printing operation may be measured.
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