Electrophotography – Diagnostics – Consumable
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-15
2005-03-15
Grainger, Quana (Department: 2852)
Electrophotography
Diagnostics
Consumable
C399S027000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06868238
ABSTRACT:
Image forming devices, image forming device fabrication methods and image forming device operational methods are described. In one embodiment, an image forming device includes an image engine configured to use a consumable to form hard images, and circuitry configured to control imaging of the hard images using the image engine operating in one of a first operational mode having a first consumable consumption rate and a second operational mode having a second consumable consumption rate different than the first consumable consumption rate, wherein the circuitry is further configured to switch the imaging of the hard images from the first operational mode to the second operational mode to reduce consumption of the consumable and responsive to the presence of a defined device status condition pertinent to the formation of hard images using the image forming device.
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Grainger Quana
Hewlett--Packard Development Company, L.P.
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