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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2008
Martin Edward Banton, Fairport, NY (US);
Wencheng Wu, Webster, NY (US);
Martin Edward Banton, Fairport, NY (US);
Wencheng Wu, Webster, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
This invention generally relates to systems and methods for implementing use of customer documents in maintaining Image Quality (IQ)/Image Quality Consistency (IQC) of printing devices. The system may include an image analyzer configured to analyze input image data for a document and to identify one or more relevant pages of the document that may provide information regarding the state of the printing system; a scheduler that selects the relevant pages for printing out-of-order; a marking engine constructed to print images; a scanning device for scanning print images of the one or more relevant pages; and a buffer for holding the print images of the one or more relevant pages and inserting the print images of the one or more relevant pages into the media path in proper order. A method for analyzing printed documents is also provided.