Lubricant metering for photoconductor in imaging device

In an imaging device having a photoconductive drum with a surface that is selectively discharged to create a latent electrostatic image for attracting toner for transfer to a media moving in a process direction and a lubricant other than the toner for application to the surface of the photoconductive drum, the toner being applied to the surface by way of a roller, a method comprising:

• receiving imaging data for the image, the imaging data having pluralities of imaging pixels;
• dividing the image into segments in the process direction;
• counting how many of the imaging pixels exist in said image per each of the segments;
• determining whether a deficiency exists in the counted imaging pixels per said each of the segments;
• if the deficiency exists in any one or more of the segments, generating another image on the surface of the photoconductive drum having a number of imaging pixels overcoming the deficiency;
• developing with the toner the number of imaging pixels per said any one or more of the segments, but not transferring the toner to the media;
• and
• lubricating the surface of the photoconductive drum with the lubricant.

In an imaging device having a photoconductive drum with a surface that is selectively discharged to create a latent electrostatic image for attracting toner for transfer to a media moving in a process direction and a lubricant other than the toner for application to the surface of the photoconductive drum, the toner being applied to the surface by way of a roller in contact with the surface of the photoconductive drum, the lubricant being applied to the surface of the photoconductive drum by way of an applicator brush in rolling contact with the photoconductive drum, a method comprising:

• receiving imaging data for the image, the imaging data having pluralities of imaging pixels;
• accumulating a count of the imaging pixels from said image to a next image;
• determining when said count of the imaging pixels does not meet a minimum number of imaging pixels for any segment along the process direction;
• generating another image on the surface of the photoconductive drum having a number of imaging pixels meeting the minimum number of pixels for said any segment for developing with the toner but not transferring to the media;
• and
• lubricating the surface of the photoconductive drum with the lubricant after the development with the toner of said another image.