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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2012
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Joseph Kuczynski, Rochester, MN (US);
Hye S. Makley, Morrisville, NC (US);
Melissa K. Miller, Durham, NC (US);
Heidi D. Williams, Cary, NC (US);
Jing Zhang, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A printing system for indicating print media quality to printer users includes a printing assembly configured to route print media along a pathway for printing. In an example, the system includes, but is not limited to, a thermal printer having a thermal print head for printing onto paper. The system also includes a light meter configured to detect light reflected from the print media, such as the paper. The light meter also measures a characteristic of the detected light. An indicator is coupled to the light meter, and configured to present a quality level of the print media to a user based on the measured characteristic of the detected light.