Paper type input optimizing print quality
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsDavid Smith, Gerard Carlson, George McIlvaine, Darryl Richter
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Abstract
A Method for controlling image-forming device operations through use of bar code information located on the packaging of image media. Bar code information is used to adjust internal image-forming device operational parameters in order to maximize image and print quality.
Claims20
A method for identifying characteristics of image media loaded into an image-forming device, comprising:
- providing image media, said image media being contained within a package, said package having a bar code on a surface of said package containing information about said image media;
- sensing information encoded in said bar code with a bar code reader located external to a housing of the image-forming device;
- modifying settings for said image-forming device based on said bar code information;
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- assigning said image-forming device settings to an image media tray in said image-forming device.
An image-forming device including a housing and at least one media tray for receiving image media, comprising:
- a bar code reader for sensing information encoded in a bar code located on an outer surface of an image media package, said bar code reader located external to the image-forming device housing;
- memory operably coupled to said bar code reader for receiving and storing said bar code information;
- an image-forming device controller operably coupled to said bar code reader and said memory for retrieving said bar code information from said memory, for modifying image-forming device settings, and for assigning said image-forming device settings to a selected media tray.
A printer device including a housing and at least one media tray for receiving image media, comprising:
- a bar code reader for sensing information encoded in a bar code located on an outer surface of a printer paper package, said bar code reader located external to the image-forming device housing;
- memory coupled to said bar code reader for receiving and storing said bar code information;
- a printer device controller coupled to said bar code reader and said memory for retrieving said bar code information from said memory, for modifying image-forming device settings, and for assigning said image-forming device settings to a selected media tray.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.