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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
David G. Joyce, Newmarket, CA;
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 1/500 ;
Abstract
Systems and methods for estimating a copy sheet supply in a printer. An exemplary system monitors mechanical motion in the normal operation of a printer to perform an initial estimate. After additional monitoring, the exemplary system may refine the initial estimate. An advantage of the exemplary system is ease of implementation with relatively few, or no, dedicated mechanical parts.