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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2006
Applicants:
Evan James Powers, Lexington, KY (US);
Kevin Dean Schoedinger, Lexington, KY (US);
Mark Stephen Underwood, Lexington, KY (US);
Inventors:
Evan James Powers, Lexington, KY (US);
Kevin Dean Schoedinger, Lexington, KY (US);
Mark Stephen Underwood, Lexington, KY (US);
Assignee:
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a method and/or apparatus for determining whether to select media for printing. This may be accomplished by identifying a media signature present in the media and identifying a data stream signature that may be printed on the media. A comparison may then be made as between the data stream signature and the media signature. Based upon the comparison media may then be selected for printing.