Image recording method and apparatus

Details Image recording method and apparatus Image recording method and apparatus

1997-06-30

1998-08-25

Fuller, Benjamin R.

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Ink jet

Controller

547 19, B41J 2195

Patent

active

057987718

ABSTRACT:
When a received image is printed out in a facsimile apparatus, it is determined whether ink remains in an ink tank. If no ink remains, the image is reduced in size and is printed out upon adding a footer mark thereto. The recorded density of the footer mark is sensed by a photosensor and it is judged that there is too little ink left for printing if the detected density is less than a predetermined level. Thus, the footer mark is added on and sensed only when there is very little ink remaining. This eliminates the need for reducing the size of the image unnecessarily and therefore prevents a deterioration in image quality. Furthermore, since whether or not there is actually any ink left for printing is detected, no longer will an ink tank still containing some ink be replaced unnecessarily. This prevents ink from being wasted.

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