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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2011
Applicants:
Robert D. Davis, Brush Prairie, WA (US);
Douglas Harriman, Portland, OR (US);
Jon Johnson, Vancouver, WA (US);
Inventors:
Robert D. Davis, Brush Prairie, WA (US);
Douglas Harriman, Portland, OR (US);
Jon Johnson, Vancouver, WA (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/393 (2006.01); B41J 2/045 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/0452 (2013.01); B41J 29/393 (2013.01); B41J 2/0454 (2013.01); B41J 2/0458 (2013.01);
Abstract
A printer having an internal electrical power supply is disclosed herein. A method for controlling power consumption in the printer includes receiving an image to be printed, calculating an estimated temperature of the printer, and controlling a speed of the printer to control the power consumption to keep a temperature of the printer below a predetermined maximum temperature in response to the estimated temperature.