Patent ID: 8717594
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: G03G,G06K

Abstract:
1. A system for adjusting at least one operational parameter for at least one electrical energy consuming device comprising: a communication port configured to receive electrical energy consumption measurements for operational activity periods from a plurality of printing devices; and a controller communicatively connected to the communication port to receive the electrical energy consumption measurements for operational activity periods from each printing device communicatively connected to the communication port, the controller being configured to identify an electrical energy consumption measurement difference between an electrical energy consumption measurement for an operational activity period that was received from a first printing device that ejects a first type of ink and an electrical energy consumption measurement for a corresponding operational activity period for a second printing device that ejects a second type of ink that is different than the first type of ink, the electrical energy consumption measurement being stored in a memory communicatively connected to the controller, and the controller being configured to modify an operational parameter for the first printing device in response to the difference being greater than a predetermined threshold and to communicate the modified operational parameter to the first printing device through the communication port to enable modified operation of the first printing device.