Patent ID: 7398029

Claim:
A method comprising: determining whether a print job to be output on a color laser-printing device is to have reduced color toner usage at least by comparing a color coverage of the print job to a threshold, the color coverage of the print job defined as a percentage of color toner on an average media sheet to result from printing the print job; and, in response to determining that the print job is to have reduced color toner usage, adjusting the print job so that the print job consumes less color toner when output on the color laser-printing device, by color-desaturating the print job, wherein determining whether the print job to be output on the color laser-printing device is to have reduced color toner usage comprises determining whether the color coverage of the print job is less than the threshold, such that the printer job is adjusted to have reduced color toner usage where the color coverage of the print job is less than the threshold.