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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
May. 21, 2010
Applicants:
James M. Herold, Greeley, CO (US);
Jeffrey A. Schilling, Denver, CO (US);
Inventors:
James M. Herold, Greeley, CO (US);
Jeffrey A. Schilling, Denver, CO (US);
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/46 (2006.01); G03G 15/01 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/46 (2013.01); G03G 15/01 (2013.01); G03G 15/50 (2013.01); H04N 1/603 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is disclosed. The method includes receiving a print job to be printed, determining if the print job is to be printed as a monochrome print job, invoking a monochrome International Color Consortium (ICC) profile if the print job is determined to be a monochrome print job, printing the monochrome print job and tracking a first print volume during periods in which the monochrome ICC profile has been invoked.