System and method for estimating ink usage of a print job
First Claim
1. A method for estimating ink usage of a print job, comprising:
- connecting a computer peripheral device to a host computer having predefined information relating to the peripheral device; and
offering pricing and estimation of ink and image consumables for completing the print job, before the print job is performed.
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Abstract
The present invention includes an embodiment for estimating ink usage of a print job, comprising connecting a computer peripheral device to a host computer having predefined information relating to the peripheral device and offering pricing and estimation of ink and image consumables to complete the print job, before the print job is performed. The present invention also includes an embodiment as an ink usage monitoring system for estimating ink usage of a print job, comprising a computer peripheral device for performing the print job and a host computer connected to the computer peripheral device and having predefined information relating to the peripheral device. The host computer has pricing and estimation of ink and image consumables to complete the print job, before the print job is performed.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for estimating ink usage of a print job, comprising:
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connecting a computer peripheral device to a host computer having predefined information relating to the peripheral device; and
offering pricing and estimation of ink and image consumables for completing the print job, before the print job is performed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for analyzing ink usage for a printer, comprising:
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communicating a type of ink cartridge and ink reservoir system to a host computer as part of a print job submission;
estimating the ink to be used in a print job based on predefined printing requirements; and
determining the number of print swaths and pages the ink cartridge can complete based on ink available in the ink reservoir system. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An ink usage monitoring system for estimating ink usage of a print job, comprising:
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a computer peripheral device for performing the print job; and
a host computer connected to the computer peripheral device and having predefined information relating to the peripheral device, wherein the host computer has pricing and estimation of ink and image consumables for completing the print job, before the print job is performed. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An ink usage monitoring system for estimating ink usage of a print job, comprising:
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means for connecting a computer peripheral device to a host computer having predefined information relating to the peripheral device; and
means for offering pricing and estimation of ink and image consumables for completing the print job, before the print job is performed. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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