METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPERATING A PRINTER APPARATUS
First Claim
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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Abstract
Various embodiments disclose a method for operating a printer apparatus. The method comprising monitoring a utilization rate of each heating element in a first set of heating elements defined by a print head arrangement. Further, the method comprises generating a utilization dataset based upon monitoring of the utilization rate of each heating element in the first set of heating elements print head arrangement. Furthermore, the method includes analyzing the utilization dataset to identify one or more overutilized heating elements of the first set of heating elements. Additionally, the method includes identifying a second set of heating elements defined by the print head arrangement. 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. The method further includes processing a print job. The processed print job utilized the second set of heating elements during printing.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for operating a printer apparatus, the method comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A printer apparatus comprising:
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a print head arrangement comprising a first set of heating elements; and a controller coupled to the print head arrangement, wherein the controller is configured to; monitor a utilization rate of each heating element in the first set of heating elements defined by the print head arrangement, generate a utilization dataset based upon the monitoring of the utilization rate of each heating element in the first set of heating elements, analyze the utilization dataset to identify one or more overutilized heating elements of the first set of heating elements, identify 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 process 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. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instruction stored therein, the computer-executable program code instructions comprising program code instructions for:
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monitoring a utilization rate of each heating element in a first set of heating elements defined by a print head arrangement; generating 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 the utilization dataset to identify one or more overutilized heating elements of the first set of heating elements; identifying 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 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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