Auto-gloss selection feature for color image output terminals (IOTs)
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorRobert P. Siegel
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Abstract
There is provided a method and device for automatically selecting a gloss finish for a print from an electrophotographic printing machine. The image characteristics and color content are determined and if the characteristics and content exceed a predetermined level, an auto gloss signal is generated by the machine controller. In one instance, a glossy substrate is selected upon which to print the image. In a second instance the fuser is adjusted so as to produce a glossy image output on the substrate. There is also a user selectable mode in which either all prints can be produced on a gloss substrate or on a matte substrate depending on the desired state.
Claims11
An apparatus for producing high quality prints in a color electrophotographic printing machine, comprising:
- an image content determining device, to determine the characteristics and color content of an image to be printed and to generate a signal indicative thereof;
- a controller, responsive to the signal from said determining device, to generate process control signals to adjust machine printing parameters as a function of the signal from said determining device, wherein said controller selects a high gloss substrate when the color content of a document exceeds a predetermined percentage, wherein the predetermined percentage is user adjustable.
A method for automatically creating enhanced high quality color prints in an electrophotographic printing machine comprising:
- determining the image characteristics and color content of an image to be printed;
- selecting enhanced printing parameters when the image characteristics and color content exceed predetermined threshold levels, wherein the predetermined threshold levels are user adjustable.
A method according to claim 8 wherein the selecting step comprises adjusting a fusing device to produce a high gloss toner image on a substrate when the image characteristics and color content exceed the predetermined threshold levels.
An apparatus for producing high quality prints in a color inkjet printing machine, comprising:
- an image content determining device, to determine the characteristics and color content of an image to be printed and to generate a signal indicative thereof;
- a controller, responsive to the signal from said determining device, to generate process control signals to adjust machine printing parameters as a function of the signal from said determining device, wherein said controller selects a high gloss substrate when the color content of a document exceeds a predetermined percentage, wherein the predetermined percentage is user adjustable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.