Patent ID: 8761652

Claim:
A printer comprising: an ink jet printer having an inkjet printhead to print an inkjet image on a receiver using an inkjet ink having a liquid with a boiling point; a toner print engine to generate a toner image conforming to the ink jet image using toner particles with a glass transition temperature that is below the boiling point and to transfer the toner image into an unabsorbed volume of liquid ink of the inkjet image on the receiver; and a fixing system having a first energy source to apply a first energy to the toner particles and the liquid sufficient to bring the liquid to the boiling point without bringing a heated surface into contact therewith; wherein the toner particles are heated above the glass transition temperature by the combination of heat from the liquid and heating of the toner particles by the first energy source so the toner particles will cohesively bond to other toner particles and will adhesively bond to the receiver without requiring heating of the receiver to the glass transition temperature of the toner particles.