Patent ID: 7738147
Filing Date: 2010-06-15
Classification: G03G,G06K

Abstract:
1. A method of monitoring at least one printing parameter of a printer comprising: establishing a printing environment with at least one printer and a control arrangement coupled via a communications network; measuring one or more printing parameters of a material to be printed by the at least one printer using a rotary encoder, said measuring comprising: encoding the one or more printing parameter to form a printing parameter message; transmitting the printing parameter message using a data transmitting unit coupled to the communications network, wherein measuring one or more printing parameters of a material comprises measuring any of the direction of a material transport and printing material consumption; monitoring the printing parameter using the steps of: monitoring the printing parameter received using a printing parameter monitoring unit, the printing parameter monitoring unit coupled to the decoding unit; determining states using an image evaluation unit configured to determine the following states: upon determining said states, printing the material based on all said states on at least one additional printing system, forming a printout; and determining print value criteria using the printout and a sensor arrangement, wherein the print value criteria are used in a comparison of the printing parameter.