Storage of total ink drop fired count in an imaging device

Storage of total ink drop fired count in an imaging device

1. Field of the Invention A method of providing a number approximating a total number of ink drops fired by an imaging device, including the steps of incrementing a COUNT variable associated with a color of ink if an ink drop of that color is fired by a printhead in the imaging device, evaluating th...

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Hauptverfasser: DeBusschere, Eric Todd, Mattingly, David Nolan, Cunnagin, Stephen Kelly
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:1. Field of the Invention A method of providing a number approximating a total number of ink drops fired by an imaging device, including the steps of incrementing a COUNT variable associated with a color of ink if an ink drop of that color is fired by a printhead in the imaging device, evaluating the value of the COUNT variable and incrementing a TOTAL INK CONSUMED variable associated with the color, dependent upon the evaluating step.