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METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPERATING A PRINTER APPARATUS

  • US 20190308419A1
  • Filed: 04/06/2018
  • Published: 10/10/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for operating a printer apparatus, the method comprising:

  • monitoring, by a monitoring unit, a utilization rate of each heating element in a first set of heating elements defined by a print head arrangement;

    generating, by the monitoring unit, a utilization dataset based upon monitoring of the utilization rate of each heating element in the first set of heating elements print head arrangement;

    analyzing, by a heating element identification unit, the utilization dataset to identify one or more overutilized heating elements of the first set of heating elements;

    identifying, by the heating element identification unit, a second set of heating elements defined by the print head arrangement, wherein the second set of heating elements comprises a portion of the first set of heating elements exclusive of the one or more overutilized heating elements; and

    processing, by a controller, a print job to determine a processed print job, wherein printing of the processed print job includes utilizing the second set of heating elements such that an energization of the overutilized heating elements is minimized.

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