公开(公告)号：US06871926B2

公开(公告)日：2005-03-29

申请号：US10418926

申请日：2003-04-18

申请人： Christopher A. Adkins ,  Michael C. Campbell ,  Donald F. Croley ,  Mark W. Fagan ,  Brian T. Jones ,  Timothy L. Strunk ,  David E. Greer

发明人： Christopher A. Adkins ,  Michael C. Campbell ,  Donald F. Croley ,  Mark W. Fagan ,  Brian T. Jones ,  Timothy L. Strunk ,  David E. Greer

IPC分类号： B41J2/175 ,  B41J29/393

CPC分类号： B41J2/17566 ,  B41J2002/17569 ,  B41J2002/17589

摘要： A method of estimating an amount of ink contained in an ink reservoir includes the steps of determining a cumulative actual ink drop count of ink drops expelled from the ink reservoir; and determining an evaporation amount associated with the ink reservoir, wherein before a time threshold the evaporation amount is ignored, and upon reaching the time threshold the evaporation amount is used to compensate for an evaporation loss for the ink reservoir by adjusting the cumulative actual ink drop count to form an evaporation compensated drop count.

摘要翻译： 一种估计墨水储存器中所含的墨水量的方法包括以下步骤：确定从墨水储存器排出的墨滴的累计实际墨滴数; 并且确定与墨水储存器相关联的蒸发量，其中在时间阈值之前蒸发量被忽略，并且在达到时间阈值时，蒸发量用于通过调整累积实际墨滴来补偿墨水储存器的蒸发损失 计数以形成蒸发补偿滴计数。

公开(公告)号：US07278701B2

公开(公告)日：2007-10-09

申请号：US10630418

申请日：2003-07-30

申请人： Mark W Fagan ,  Brian T. Jones

发明人： Mark W Fagan ,  Brian T. Jones

IPC分类号： B41J29/38 ,  B41J2/205

CPC分类号： B41J2/17566 ,  B41J2/505 ,  B41J29/38 ,  B41J2002/17589

摘要： A method of informing a user of an imaging apparatus of an event, the imaging apparatus having a plurality of print modes, includes the steps of defining a notice threshold that is associated with the event; determining whether the notice threshold has been reached; and upon reaching the notice threshold, progressively reducing an image density of an image formed by the imaging apparatus based on a print mode the imaging apparatus was operating in when the notice threshold was reached. Alternatively, imaging density may be progressively reduced based on reaching a next fade area of a plurality of fade areas for the print medium.

摘要翻译： 一种向成像设备通知事件的方法，所述成像设备具有多种打印模式，包括定义与事件相关联的通知阈值的步骤; 确定是否达到通知阈值; 并且在达到通知阈值时，逐渐减小由成像装置形成的图像的图像浓度，该图像密度基于当到达通知阈值时成像装置正在操作的打印模式。 或者，可以基于到达打印介质的多个淡入淡出区域的下一个淡出区域来逐渐减小成像浓度。