Process for minimizing toner usage in minimum area coverage...

Details Process for minimizing toner usage in minimum area coverage... Process for minimizing toner usage in minimum area coverage...

2005-03-22

2005-03-22

Grimley, Arthur T. (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Diagnostics

Consumable

C399S030000, C399S053000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06871029

ABSTRACT:
A method for minimizing toner usage in minimum area coverage patches in a color printer including: reviewing a print job including job images; performing a pixel count for each color plane on a sheet level of the print job; converting the pixel count to a percent area coverage per color plane; in feed-forward mode comparing the area coverage per color plane to a reference value; activating or inactivating a color station depending on the comparison of the area coverage per color plane to the reference value; and printing a MAC patch of variable size with the color station if the area coverage per color plane is substantially less than a reference value.

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