System and method for selecting color tables for a color printer
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsEric S. Schneider, George B. Clifton, Ben Tyson, Gustavo M. Guillemin, Quintin T. Phillips
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Abstract
A method for color printing includes the steps of determining a voltage level of electrical power supplied to an electrophotographic printing device having multiple colors of toner, the voltage level defining a fusing capacity, and selecting a color table, stored in memory, defining a maximum toner application level for each color of toner, based upon the fusing capacity.
Claims20
A method for color printing, comprising the steps of:
- determining a voltage level of electrical power supplied to an electrophotographic printing device having multiple colors of toner, the voltage level defining a fusing capacity, wherein the fusing capacity defines a maximum amount of toner applicable to a given area, wherein a combination of the multiple colors of toner applied to the given area is less than or equal to the fusing capacity;
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- selecting a color table, stored in memory, defining a maximum toner application level for each color of toner, based upon the fusing capacity.
A system for printing, comprising:
- an electrophotographic printer system, having a printer controller, and a fuser configured to fuse multiple colors of toner to print media at an elevated temperature;
- means for determining a voltage of power provided to the printer system, wherein the power provided to the printer system corresponds to a maximum amount of toner applicable to a given area, wherein a combination of the multiple colors of toner applied to the given area is less than or equal to the maximum amount of toner applicable to the given area;
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- a plurality of color tables, stored in memory in the printer controller, the printer controller being configured to select a color table based upon the determined voltage.
A non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising machine readable program code, for causing an electrophotographic printing device having multiple colors of toner to perform the steps of:
- determining a voltage level of electrical power supplied to the printing device, the voltage level defining a fusing capacity, wherein the fusing capacity defines a maximum amount of toner applicable to a given area, wherein a combination of the multiple colors of toner applied to the given area is less than or equal to the fusing capacity;
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- selecting a color table, stored in memory, the color table defining a maximum toner application level for each color of toner, based upon the fusing capacity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.