US 11,755,267 B1
Methods and printing system using hybrid consumable use estimation in printing operations
Javier A. Morales, Rochester, NY (US)
Assigned to Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka (JP)
Filed by Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka (JP)
Filed on Apr. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/719,877.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/12 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/1253 (2013.01) [G06F 3/1203 (2013.01); G06F 3/126 (2013.01); G06F 3/1267 (2013.01); G06F 3/1272 (2013.01); G06F 3/1288 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. A method for hybrid consumable use estimation, the method comprising:
receiving a print job at a server for a consumable use estimation;
sending the print job to a digital front end (DFE) of a printing device;
determining a consumable use estimate for the print job at the DFE using the settings of the printing device, wherein the DFE implements a separate queue to provide the estimated consumable use for the print job;
returning the consumable use estimate for the print job to the server;
associating the print job with stored consumable use estimates for a recurring project stored at the server; and
updating the stored consumable use estimates for the recurring project with the consumable use estimate.