PRINTING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREFOR
First Claim
1. A printing device, comprising:
- a receiving unit configured to receive image data;
a printing unit configured to transfer printing agent onto a sheet so as to form an image according to the image data received by the receiving unit;
a printing ratio determining unit configured to determine, based upon the image data, a printing ratio that is a ratio of an area to be filled with the printing agent on the sheet to a whole area of the sheet;
a first determining unit configured to determine whether the printing ratio determined by the printing ratio determining unit is equal to or more than a first predetermined value that is a printing ratio at less than which the sheet is classified into a recyclable sheet when the printing agent is transferred onto the sheet; and
a control unit configured to control the printing unit to transfer the printing agent onto the sheet depending on the determination made by the first determining unit.
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Abstract
A printing device includes a receiving unit receiving image data, a printing unit transferring printing agent onto a sheet so as to form an image according to the image data received, a printing ratio determining unit determining, based upon the image data, a printing ratio that is a ratio of an area to be filled with the printing agent on the sheet to a whole area of the sheet, a first determining unit determining whether the printing ratio determined is equal to or more than a first predetermined value that is a printing ratio at less than which the sheet is classified into a recyclable sheet when the printing agent is transferred onto the sheet, and a control unit controlling the printing unit to transfer the printing agent onto the sheet depending on the determination by the first determining unit.
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1. A printing device, comprising:
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a receiving unit configured to receive image data; a printing unit configured to transfer printing agent onto a sheet so as to form an image according to the image data received by the receiving unit; a printing ratio determining unit configured to determine, based upon the image data, a printing ratio that is a ratio of an area to be filled with the printing agent on the sheet to a whole area of the sheet; a first determining unit configured to determine whether the printing ratio determined by the printing ratio determining unit is equal to or more than a first predetermined value that is a printing ratio at less than which the sheet is classified into a recyclable sheet when the printing agent is transferred onto the sheet; and a control unit configured to control the printing unit to transfer the printing agent onto the sheet depending on the determination made by the first determining unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method to transfer printing agent onto a sheet and form an image according to image data on the sheet, comprising:
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a printing ratio determining step of determining, based upon the image data, a printing ratio that is a ratio of an area to be filled with the printing agent on the sheet to a whole area of the sheet; a first determining step of determining whether the printing ratio determined in the printing ratio determining step is equal to or more than a first predetermined value that is a printing ratio at less than which the sheet is classified into a recyclable sheet when the printing agent is transferred onto the sheet; and a transferring step of transferring the printing agent onto the sheet depending on the determination made in the first determining step. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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