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System and method for automating print medium selection and for optimizing print quality in a printer

  • US 6,097,497 A
  • Filed: 02/19/1998
  • Issued: 08/01/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/19/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A printer that can use a print medium having encoded information therein in the form of invisible markings, said printer comprising:

  • an illumination device for illuminating said invisible markings;

    an optical sensor for detecting said invisible markings; and

    software operable to decode said detected invisible markings to obtain information about the characteristics of said print medium, and further operable to use said information to facilitate printer performance.

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