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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2013
Applicants:
Chai Wah Wu, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Barry M. Trager, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Mikel J. Stanich, Longmont, CO (US);
Kartheek Chandu, Longmont, CO (US);
Inventors:
Chai Wah Wu, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Barry M. Trager, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Mikel J. Stanich, Longmont, CO (US);
Kartheek Chandu, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/46 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G06K 15/02 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01); G06K 15/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/556 (2013.01); G06K 15/1823 (2013.01); H04N 1/00127 (2013.01); H04N 1/00167 (2013.01); H04N 1/00188 (2013.01); G06K 15/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is disclosed. The method includes estimating a quantity of toner to be used to print a job at a printer by calculating a buildup of toner at edges of data on each page of the print job.