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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2004
Thomas J. Foster, Geneseo, NY (US);
Anne F. Lairmore, Hilton, NY (US);
Edward M. Eck, Lima, NY (US);
David G. Watson, North Chili, NY (US);
Thomas J. Foster, Geneseo, NY (US);
Anne F. Lairmore, Hilton, NY (US);
Edward M. Eck, Lima, NY (US);
David G. Watson, North Chili, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of estimating toner consumption of a input digital image when printed, the digital image comprised of an array of pixels and wherein each pixel is assigned a digital value representing marking information, the method comprising the steps of identifying each pixel as background pixels or foreground pixels; adding the digital values of foreground pixels together; and, estimating toner usage based on the sum of the added values. The rendering of the present invention occurs post RIP.