Post RIP image rendering in an electrographic printer to estimate toner consumption
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May 30, 2006
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Oct 7, 2004
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Feb 23, 2004
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Mar 31, 2003
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A method of estimating toner consumption of a input digital image when printed, the digital image comprised of an array of pixels and wherein each pixel is assigned a digital value representing marking information, the method comprising the steps of identifying each pixel as background pixels or foreground pixels; adding the digital values of foreground pixels together; and, estimating toner usage based on the sum of the added values. The rendering of the present invention occurs post RIP.
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