Patent ID: 6384900
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: G01N,G03B,G03F

Abstract:
An image forming arrangement comprising:an image forming device for forming a latent image on a photosensitive medium, the photosensitive medium comprising a plurality of microcapsules which encapsulate imaging material, the image forming device comprising a pressure assembly for applying an initial pressure to said photosensitive medium to crush said microcapsules and develop a latent image on said photosensitive medium; and a media cartridge for holding a stack of said photosensitive medium therein, said media cartridge being adapted to be inserted into said image forming device to permit a conveyance of said photosensitive medium to said image forming device, said media cartridge comprising an ambient condition sensor mounted within said cartridge for sensing ambient conditions within said cartridge and providing an ambient condition signal indicative thereof to said pressure assembly, such that an amount of pressure applied by said pressure assembly is based on the ambient conditions sensed by said ambient condition sensor in said cartridge.