Patent ID: 9713929
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: B41J,B65H,G06K

Claim:
1. A method comprising: loading, into a printing device, a paper supply comprising indicia, wherein the indicia comprises two lines, including a first line starting from a first corner at a first end of the paper supply and a second line starting from an oppositely positioned second corner at the first end of the paper supply, wherein the first and second lines converge to meet at a common point at a second end of the paper supply; in response to the printing device receiving a request to dispense paper from the paper supply, a sensor in electrical communication with the printing device measuring a first position of a first point on the first line with respect to a second position of a second point on the second line on the paper supply; assessing a lengthwise measurement of the paper supply, including calculating a remaining length of paper supply based on the measured distance between the first and the second positions; and dynamically dispensing the paper from the paper supply in response to the calculated remaining length of paper supply.