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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2010
Applicant:
Xiaonong Zhan, Foster City, CA (US);
Inventor:
Xiaonong Zhan, Foster City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Konica Minolta Laboratory U.S.A., Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/02 (2006.01); G06K 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for controlling printer energy consumption. The method includes identifying, during a first time interval, a quantity of energy consumed by a printer since commencement of the first time interval; generating a comparison by comparing the quantity of energy with a first energy threshold for the first time interval; and invoking an energy saving mode of the printer based on the comparison.