Patent ID: 8456705
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: G03G,G06F,G06K

Abstract:
1. In a system comprising a printer having identifying printer characteristics data, a source of printer colorant associated with the printer and having identifying printer colorant characteristics data, a computer in electronic communication with the printer and which receives the identifying printer characteristics data and the identifying printer colorant characteristics data, a display device in electronic communication with the computer which displays a printer menu which comprises at least: (a) print image quality criteria to be selected; and (b) printer colorant reduction criteria to be selected, a printer controller associated with the computer, wherein the printer controller controls deposition by the printer of the printer colorant from the printer colorant source on a printable medium having identifying printer colorant deposition characteristics data to thereby reduce printer colorant usage in response to: (1) the identifying printer characteristics data received by the computer; (2) the identifying printer colorant characteristics data received by the computer; (3) the print image quality criteria selected; (4) the printer colorant reduction criteria selected; and (5) the identifying printer colorant deposition characteristics data of the printable medium.