Patent ID: 8253973

Claim:
A method for determining a location on an image bearing surface of an image printing system where a toner image is to be printed, the method comprising: generating a first signal from a detector that is configured to detect a reference mark on the image bearing surface, and a second signal from a clock system that counts incremental movements of the image bearing surface; determining a first value that correlates the first signal and the second signal, wherein the first value corresponds to a value of the second signal at a start of characterization of the image bearing surface, wherein the start of characterization of the image bearing surface corresponds to a starting point where the image bearing surface profiles are taken, and wherein the image bearing surface profiles are configured to process corresponding toner images; and determining a second value using the first value and a value of the second signal at which the toner image is being processed, wherein the second value provides the location on the image bearing surface where the toner image is to be printed.