| US 7,474,861 B2 | ||
| Consumable selection in a printing system | ||
| Eric Scott Hamby, Fairport, N.Y. (US); and Robert M. Lofthus, Webster, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, Conn. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 30, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/215,791. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0047976 A1, Mar. 01, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G03G 15/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 399—12 | 23 Claims |
| 1. A marking engine comprising:
a developer unit which houses a marking material, the developer unit selectively receiving a replacement cartridge containing
marking material selected from a plurality of replacement cartridges, the plurality of replacement cartridges comprising:
a first replacement cartridge containing a first marking material which is suitable for most print jobs, and
a second replacement cartridge containing a second marking material, formulated differently from the first marking material,
for achieving higher print quality than the first marking material;
a marking material identification system which obtains information on the marking material of the selected replacement cartridge;
a first algorithm stored in memory for adjusting the marking engine to accommodate the first marking material;
a second algorithm stored in memory for adjusting the marking engine to accommodate the second marking material; and
a first processing component which receives information from the identification system and selects one of the first and second
algorithms for rendering the marking engine compatible with the marking material based on information on the marking material
received from the identification system.
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