Patent ID: 11960947
Assignee: KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 8:
9. An estimation system for a printing system comprising:
a processor;
a memory connected to the processor, wherein the memory includes instructions to configure the processor to
receive a request for a consumable use estimation for a print job to a printing device within the printing system;
render variable content within a document for the print job;
estimate a variable consumable estimate based on the variable content for the print job;
determine static content within the document, wherein the static content is associated with a static consumable estimate stored at the estimation system based on the static contact being previously rendered;
retrieve the static consumable estimate from the estimation system;
process the static consumable estimate for the static content within the document for the print job; and
determine the consumable use estimation for the print job according to the dynamic consumable estimate and the static consumable estimate.