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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2002
Thomas A. Myers, Rochester, NY (US);
Richard M. Hraber, Bloomfield, NY (US);
Marc Cote, Pittsford, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A print engine ( ) having a maximum physical sheet capacity (MAX_C), and being operable at an operational sheet capacity (OP_C) equal to or less than the maximum physical sheet capacity, includes a marking device ( ) which applies marks to sheets of media supplied thereto and outputs the same. A feeding device ( ) supplies the sheets to the marking device ( ), and a finishing device ( ) receives the sheets from the marking device ( ). Also included is a user interface ( ). The user interface ( ) has an indicator ( ) which communicates to an operator of the print engine ( ): the maximum physical sheet capacity of the print engine ( ); the operational sheet capacity at which the print engine ( ) is currently operating; and, a measurement of actual sheets which are at least one of contained in or received in a support device of the print engine ( ), wherein the support device is the feeding device ( ) or the finishing device ( ).