Patent ID: 8315532
Filing Date: 2012-11-20
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A method of reducing background development in a multi-color electrophotographic printer, comprising: receiving a job to be printed onto a receiver, the job including a plurality of separations, respective boundary data defining a respective image area of each separation and a respective non-image area of each separation, and respective image data defining a respective visible image to be produced in the respective image area of each separation; the printer providing a respective development station for each separation, each development station including: calculating a respective non-developing zone of the each development member corresponding to the respective non-image area of each separation, and a respective developing zone of the respective development member corresponding to the respective image area of each separation; automatically supplying developer to the development members; and automatically removing developer from the respective non-developing zone of each development member while the development member rotates, whereby background development is reduced in the non-image area of each separation.