CN111546795B - Printing control method, consumable chip and image forming system - Google Patents
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Abstract
The application provides a printing control method, a consumable chip and an image forming system, and relates to the technical field of printing control. The printing control method comprises the following steps: acquiring stored toner amount information; calculating color calibration information according to the toner amount information; determining a corresponding printing mode according to the color calibration information; the printing operation is performed based on the determined printing mode. By the method, the printing mode can be timely and accurately adjusted, and the printing quality is ensured.
Description
Technical Field
The application relates to the technical field of printing control, in particular to a printing control method, a consumable chip and an image forming system.
Background
An image forming system may generally include an image forming apparatus (e.g., a printer, etc.) and consumables (e.g., a toner cartridge, an ink cartridge, etc.). Wherein, the toner in the consumable is continuously reduced during the use of the consumable. Also, poor quality images may be printed when the toner within the consumable is insufficient to support the current printing operation. Therefore, in order to ensure print quality, the image forming apparatus needs to perform different printing operations in accordance with different toner amounts.
In order to acquire the remaining amount information of toner in the consumable, a sensor is provided in the image forming system in the related art to detect the remaining amount of toner in the consumable. The inventor researches and finds that when corresponding printing operation is directly executed based on the allowance obtained by the detection of the sensor, on one hand, the sensor is easily influenced by the environment, so that detection errors occur, on the other hand, the detection errors occur due to damage or performance (such as sensitivity) reduction, and further the printing quality is reduced.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, an object of the present application is to provide a printing control method, a consumable chip and an image forming system, which can adjust a printing mode timely and accurately and ensure printing quality.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the embodiment of the present application adopts the following technical solutions:
a print control method comprising:
acquiring stored toner amount information;
calculating color calibration information according to the toner amount information;
determining a corresponding printing mode according to the color calibration information;
the printing operation is performed based on the determined printing mode.
In a preferred option of an embodiment of the present application, in the above printing control method, the method further includes:
after the printing operation is performed, the currently stored toner amount information is updated according to the consumption amount of toner for performing the current printing operation.
In a preferred option of the embodiment of the present application, in the printing control method, the step of calculating the color calibration information according to the toner amount information includes:
calculating color calibration information according to the updated toner amount information after performing the printing operation;
the step of determining a corresponding printing mode according to the color calibration information includes:
after the printing operation is performed, a corresponding printing mode is determined according to the color calibration information.
In a preferable selection of the embodiment of the application, in the printing control method, the step of determining the corresponding printing mode according to the color calibration information further includes:
storing color calibration information calculated from the updated toner amount information after performing the printing operation;
determining whether the stored toner amount information and the stored color calibration information match when the printing operation is performed;
if the stored toner amount information does not match the stored color calibration information, new color calibration information is calculated according to the stored toner amount information, and the printing mode is determined again according to the new color calibration information.
In a preferred option of the embodiment of the present application, in the above-mentioned printing control method, when the printing operation is performed based on different printing modes, the usage ratio of the toner is different, the color brightness is different, the printing speed is different, or the exposure time of the photosensitive drum is different.
The embodiment of the present application further provides a consumable chip, including:
a communication interface for connecting an image forming apparatus to communicate with the image forming apparatus;
a memory for storing toner amount information;
wherein the memory is further configured to store color calibration information calculated from the toner amount information, and/or the consumable chip further includes a processor configured to calculate color calibration information from the toner amount information, so that the image forming apparatus can determine a corresponding printing mode from the color calibration information and perform a printing operation based on the determined printing mode.
An embodiment of the present application also provides an image forming system, including:
a consumable chip including a memory for storing toner amount information;
a first processor for determining a corresponding printing mode based on the obtained color calibration information and performing a printing operation based on the determined printing mode;
wherein the color calibration information is calculated according to the stored toner amount information.
In a preferred option of the embodiment of the present application, in the image forming system, the first processor is further configured to calculate the color calibration information according to the toner amount information.
In a preferred option of the embodiment of the present application, in the image forming system, the consumable chip further includes a second processor, and the second processor is configured to calculate the color calibration information according to the toner amount information.
In a preferred alternative of the embodiments of the present application, in the image forming system, the image forming system may implement the print control method described above.
According to the printing control method, the consumable chip and the image forming system, the color calibration information is calculated based on the stored toner amount information, and the corresponding printing mode is determined according to the color calibration information, so that the printing mode can be timely and accurately adjusted, the printing operation can be timely completed on the basis of ensuring the printing quality, and the high practical value is achieved.
In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present application more comprehensible, preferred embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below.
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Fig. 1 is a block schematic diagram of an image forming system according to an embodiment of the present application.
Fig. 2 is a schematic block diagram of an application of a consumable chip according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of another application of a consumable chip according to an embodiment of the present application.
Fig. 4 is a schematic block diagram of an application of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application.
Fig. 5 is a schematic block diagram of another application of the image forming apparatus according to the embodiment of the present application.
Fig. 6 is a schematic flowchart of a printing control method according to an embodiment of the present application.
Fig. 7 is a schematic flowchart of step S130 in fig. 6.
Icon: 10-an image forming system; 20-consumable chip; 22-a first communication interface; 24-a first memory; 26-a first processor; 30-an image forming apparatus; 32-a second communication interface; 34-a second processor; 36-second memory.
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In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all the embodiments. The components of the embodiments of the present application, generally described and illustrated in the figures herein, can be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations.
Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present application, presented in the accompanying drawings, is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed application, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the application. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.
It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, it need not be further defined and explained in subsequent figures. In the description of the present application, the terms "first," "second," "third," "fourth," and the like are used solely to distinguish one from another and are not to be construed as either merely or implying relative importance.
As shown in fig. 1, embodiments of the present application provide an image forming system 10 that may include at least one memory and at least one processor.
Wherein the memory may include volatile memory and non-volatile memory. The volatile Memory may be a Static Random-Access Memory (SRAM) for storing data generated in response to a request from the processor. The nonvolatile Memory may be a Read-Only Memory (Read-Only Memory) or a Flash Memory (Flash Memory), and is used to store a firmware program and the like for implementing the printing control method provided in the embodiment of the present application, and configuration data (such as toner amount information and manufacturer information). As shown in the following table, a part of the data storage area in the memory is provided for the embodiment of the present application.
| 0xCC | 0x55 | 0x00 | 0x00 | 0x44 | 0x63 | 0x89 | 0x68 |
| 0xFE | 0xED | 0xBD | 0xEE | 0xDD | 0x00 | 0x01 | 0xF4 |
| 0x00 | 0x00 | 0x64 | 0x00 | 0x00 | 0x00 | 0x00 | 0xE0 |
Where the addresses at which data is stored in the table start from "0 x 00" and then to "0 x 17". That is, the data of the "0 x 00" address is "0 xCC", and the data of the "0 x 17" address is "0 xE 0". For example, in an alternative example, the "0 x 12" address is represented as toner amount information, and the corresponding data "0 x 64" is represented as full ink amount 100%; the "0 x 14" address indicates color calibration information, and the corresponding data "0 x 32" to "0 x 00" correspond to different print modes.
The specific type of processor is also not limited and may be selected according to the actual application requirements. For example, it may include, but is not limited to, a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a Network Processor (NP), a System on Chip (SoC), etc.; but may also be a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic device, discrete hardware components. The various methods, steps, and logic blocks disclosed in the embodiments of the present application may be implemented or performed.
The processor may be configured to obtain toner amount information stored in the memory, calculate color calibration information according to the toner amount information, determine a corresponding printing mode according to the color calibration information, and perform a printing operation based on the determined printing mode, thereby completing the current printing operation.
It should be noted that, in an alternative example, a consumable chip may be formed by the memory described above; in another alternative example, the memory and the processor may form a consumable chip. Likewise, in an alternative example, an image forming apparatus may be formed by the processor described above.
The consumable chip can be in communication connection with the image forming device to achieve interaction of data or information. For example, the image forming apparatus may transmit the acquired or calculated data to the consumable chip for storage, and may also receive the data transmitted by the consumable chip to perform a corresponding printing operation according to the data.
With reference to fig. 2, the present embodiment further provides a consumable chip 20 applicable to the image forming system 10. Wherein the consumable chip 20 may comprise a first communication interface 22 and a first memory 24.
In detail, the first communication interface 22 may be used to connect the image forming apparatus 30 in the image forming system 10 to enable the first memory 24 and the image forming apparatus 30 to interact with each other for data or information. The first memory 24 may be used to store toner amount information and may also be used to store color calibration information.
The toner amount information is used to calculate a color calibration information, so that the image forming apparatus 30 determines a corresponding printing mode according to the color calibration information, and performs a printing operation based on the determined printing mode each time the printing operation is performed.
Moreover, the device for calculating the color calibration information may be different according to different actual application requirements. Referring to FIG. 3, in an alternative example, the consumable chip 20 may further include a first processor 26, and the first processor 26 may be configured to calculate the color calibration information according to the toner amount information.
With reference to fig. 4, the present embodiment also provides an image forming apparatus 30 applicable to the image forming system 10 described above. The image forming device 30 may include a second communication interface 32 and a second processor 34, among other things.
In detail, the second communication interface 32 can be used to connect the consumable chip 20 in the image forming system 10 so as to enable the second processor 34 to interact data or information with the consumable chip 20. The second processor 34 may be configured to read the stored toner amount information, calculate current toner amount information according to the toner usage information, and send the toner amount information to the consumable chip 20 for storage.
The toner amount information is used for calculating to obtain color calibration information, so that the processor determines a corresponding printing mode according to the color calibration information, and the printing operation is executed based on the determined printing mode when the printing operation is executed each time.
Alternatively, the device for calculating the color calibration information may be different according to the actual application requirements. For example, in the present embodiment, the calculation of the color calibration information may be performed by the second processor 34. That is, the second processor 34 may be further configured to calculate the color calibration information according to the toner amount information.
And according to different actual application requirements, the color calibration information may be stored or may not be stored. Also, when the color calibration information needs to be stored, in an alternative example, the image forming apparatus 30 may further include a second memory 36 to store the color calibration information through the second memory 36.
It should be noted that the second memory 36 can also be used for storing the toner amount information. In an alternative example, when the toner amount information and/or the color calibration information are stored in the second memory 36, the toner amount information and/or the color calibration information may be sent to the consumable chip 20 for storage, so that when the image forming apparatus 30 is replaced, other image forming apparatuses 30 may obtain the toner amount information and/or the color calibration information through the consumable chip 20, and accordingly, the corresponding printing operation may be accurately performed.
With reference to fig. 6, the present embodiment also provides a print control method applicable to the image forming system 10 described above. The image forming system 10 may include a consumable chip 20 and an image forming apparatus 30, and the printing control method may include steps S110, S120, S130, and S140, as described below.
In step S110, the stored toner amount information is acquired.
In the present embodiment, in order to realize timely and accurate printing operation, the stored toner amount information may be directly read. For example, data may be read directly from a corresponding data area of a memory (e.g., the first memory 24 described above or the second memory 36 described above).
The specific content of the toner amount information is not limited, and can be selected according to the actual application requirements. For example, the toner amount information may refer to remaining amount information of the current toner. For another example, the toner amount information may refer to total usage amount information of the current toner (sum of usage amounts of toner each time a printing operation is performed).
And step S120, calculating color calibration information according to the toner amount information.
In this embodiment, after the stored toner amount information is acquired through step S110, corresponding color calibration information may be calculated based on the toner amount information. The specific way of calculating the color calibration information is not limited, and can be selected according to the actual application requirements. For example, the calculation or the search may be performed by a correspondence relationship established in advance. In an alternative example, the correspondence between the toner amount information and the color calibration information may be as shown in the following table.
In the above table, the data corresponding to the remaining toner amount is merely exemplary, and generally, the data is a character string when the remaining toner amount is indicated. Further, in the above example, although two adjacent toner remaining amounts may correspond to one color calibration information, in other examples, one color calibration information may correspond to one toner remaining amount.
Step S130, determining a corresponding printing mode according to the color calibration information.
In the present embodiment, after the color calibration information is obtained through step S120, the corresponding printing mode may be determined based on the color calibration information. The specific mode for determining the printing mode is not limited, and can be selected according to the actual application requirements. For example, the calculation or the search may be performed by a correspondence relationship established in advance. In an alternative example, the correspondence between the color calibration information and the printing mode may be as shown in the following table.
Note that, in the above table, different print modes mean that the usage ratios of toner are different when the printing operation is performed based on the different print modes. For example, if the image forming apparatus 30 is equipped with consumables of four colors of black (B), cyan (C), magenta (M), and yellow (Y), it is necessary that the toners of two colors of yellow and magenta are proportioned to color orange at a certain amount when printing an orange portion of a color image. If the remaining amount of yellow toner is sufficient, the toner is color-matched as normally desired, such as 80% yellow and 20% magenta. If the remaining amount of the yellow toner is small, the amount of the yellow toner used may be reduced, the amount of the other color toner used may be increased, or color matching may be performed according to the other color toner, such as yellow 30%, magenta 60%, and cyan 10%.
Further, the usage ratio of the toner amount and the difference between the usage ratios in different printing modes are not limited, and the above example is merely illustrative, and in the course of practical application, the usage ratio of the toner may be set according to the actual printer property, and the difference between the usage ratios in different printing modes may be set according to the actual application requirement.
Note that, in some examples, the different printing modes may also mean that, when the printing operation is performed based on the different printing modes, the printing speed is different, the color brightness is different, or the exposure time period of the photosensitive drum is different.
Wherein, as for the printing speed, when the toner amount is sufficient, the printing operation can be performed at a faster printing speed; when the toner amount is not sufficiently large, printing can be performed at a lower printing speed to increase the transfer time of the toner so that the supply of the toner is sufficient to avoid the problem of poor printing quality caused when the toner amount is insufficient due to a high speed.
In terms of color brightness, that is, adjustment of the total amount of toner used, for example, when printing an orange portion of a color image, it is necessary to match the toners of two colors, yellow and magenta, in a certain ratio to produce orange. If the remaining amount of yellow toner is sufficient, the toner is color-matched as normally desired, such as 80% yellow and 20% magenta. If the residual amount of the yellow toner is less, the use amount of the toner is reduced, such as 70% yellow and 10% magenta, and under the condition of reducing the brightness of the printed image, the integrity of the printed image is ensured, so that the printed image does not have the problem of section breaking, and the printing quality is improved.
For the exposure time of the photosensitive drum, namely, the electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive drum is adjusted to adjust the amount of absorbed carbon powder, so that the adjustment of the use amount of the toner is realized.
In step S140, a printing operation is performed based on the determined printing mode.
In the present embodiment, after the print mode is determined through step S140, a printing operation may be performed based on the print mode to timely and accurately complete the corresponding printing.
Further, in order to ensure that the stored toner dose information matches the dose of toner stored in the consumable, the stored toner dose information needs to be updated. In detail, in this embodiment, the print control method may further include the steps of: after the printing operation is performed, the currently stored toner amount information is updated according to the consumption amount of toner for performing the current printing operation.
In this embodiment, after each printing operation is performed, new toner amount information may be calculated based on the currently stored toner amount information and the consumption amount of toner for performing the current printing operation, and the currently stored toner amount information may be updated according to the new toner amount information.
The method for calculating the new toner amount information is not limited, and can be selected according to the actual application requirements. For example, when the toner amount information is the remaining amount information, a subtraction calculation may be performed based on the currently stored toner amount information and the usage amount information of the toner for performing the printing operation; for another example, when the toner amount information is total usage amount information, an addition calculation may be performed based on the currently stored toner amount information and the usage amount information of the toner for performing the printing operation.
And, the mode of updating the stored toner amount information is not limited, and can be selected according to the actual application requirements. For example, it may be that the currently stored toner amount information is replaced by the currently calculated toner amount information to achieve the update of the information; in addition to the currently stored toner amount information, the currently calculated toner amount information may be stored separately, and in order to obtain the latest toner amount information, the latest toner amount information may be subjected to identification processing (such as generation time).
Note that, in some examples, updating the currently stored toner amount information may also be performed each time a printing operation is performed. Accordingly, after each execution of a printing operation, it is necessary to store the usage amount information of the toner for which the printing operation is performed, so that the current toner amount information can be calculated based on the usage amount information when the printing operation is performed next time.
On the basis, in order to further improve the efficiency of each printing operation, so as to achieve the purpose of timely and accurately printing, in the embodiment, the color calibration information may be calculated after each printing operation is performed, and the corresponding printing mode may be determined based on the color calibration information.
That is, step S120 may specifically be: after the printing operation is performed, color calibration information is calculated according to the updated toner amount information. Step S130 may include: after the printing operation is performed, a corresponding printing mode is determined according to the color calibration information.
By the method, the adjustment of the printing mode is completed after each printing operation is executed, so that corresponding printing can be directly performed when the next printing operation is executed, and the problem of low efficiency caused by the reading of the toner amount information, the calculation of the color calibration information and/or the determination of the printing mode is avoided.
Further, in order to effectively ensure the printing quality and avoid the problem that the determined printing mode is inaccurate or the determination of the printing mode is not performed due to the inaccuracy of the color calibration information calculated after the last printing operation is performed or the color calibration information is not calculated due to a fault on the basis of ensuring the printing efficiency, in this embodiment, in combination with fig. 7, step S130 may further include step S131, step S133 and step S135, which are specifically described below.
Step S131, after the printing operation is performed, stores the color calibration information calculated from the updated toner amount information.
In this embodiment, since the currently stored toner amount information is updated after each printing operation is performed, the color calibration information is calculated based on the toner amount information, and the printing mode is determined based on the color calibration information. Accordingly, the color calibration information may be stored so that whether the stored color calibration information is accurate may be determined at the next time of performing the printing operation to determine whether the printing mode determined after the last performing of the printing operation is accurate or whether the determination of the printing mode is made.
Step S133, when the printing operation is performed, determines whether the stored toner amount information and the stored color calibration information match.
In this embodiment, it may be determined whether the stored color calibration information is accurate every time a printing operation is performed. For example, it may be determined whether the stored toner amount information and the stored color calibration information match to determine whether the stored color calibration information is accurate.
If the stored toner amount information and the stored color calibration information match, it can be determined that the stored color calibration information is accurate, that is, the determined printing mode is accurate after the last printing operation is performed, and therefore, the step S140 can be directly performed to complete the printing operation with high efficiency.
Also, if the stored toner amount information and the stored color calibration information do not match, it may be determined that the stored color calibration information is inaccurate, that is, the printing mode determined after the last printing operation is performed is inaccurate or the determination of the printing mode is not performed, and thus, step S135 may be performed.
In step S135, new color calibration information is calculated based on the stored toner amount information, and the printing mode is re-determined based on the new color calibration information.
In the present embodiment, when it is determined that the printing mode determined after the last execution of the printing operation is inaccurate or the determination of the printing mode is not performed, new color calibration information may be calculated from the stored toner amount information, and the printing mode may be re-determined according to the new color calibration information, so that the printing operation may be performed based on the re-determined printing mode when step S140 is performed.
Optionally, the manner of performing step S133 to match the stored toner amount information and the stored color calibration information is not limited, and may be selected according to the actual application requirement. For example, in one example, new color calibration information may be first calculated based on the stored toner amount information and then compared to the stored color calibration information. And, when the new color calibration information is the same as the stored color calibration information, it may be determined that the stored toner amount information and the stored color calibration information match; when the new color calibration information is different from the stored color calibration information, it may be determined that the stored toner amount information and the stored color calibration information do not match.
If the steps included in the above example are adopted when step S133 is executed, that is, new color calibration information is calculated according to the stored toner amount information when step S133 is executed. Then, when step S135 is performed, the step of calculating new color calibration information may not be performed again. That is, the determination of the printing mode may be re-performed directly based on the new color calibration information obtained in step S133.
It should be noted that the execution subject of each step included in the printing control method provided in the embodiment of the present application is not limited, and may be selected according to the actual application requirement.
For example, when the processor of the image forming apparatus 30 calculates the toner amount information, the toner amount information may be sent to the memory of the consumable chip 20 for storage, and the processor of the consumable chip 20 may calculate the corresponding color calibration information according to the toner amount information and store the color calibration information through the memory of the consumable chip 20.
For another example, when the processor of the image forming apparatus 30 calculates the toner amount information, it may calculate corresponding color calibration information according to the toner amount information, and then send the toner amount information and the color calibration information to the memory of the consumable chip 20 for storage.
For another example, when the processor of the image forming apparatus 30 calculates the toner amount information, the processor may calculate corresponding color calibration information according to the toner amount information, and then store the toner amount information and the color calibration information through a memory of the image forming apparatus 30.
In summary, the printing control method, the consumable chip 20 and the image forming system 10 provided by the present application calculate the color calibration information based on the stored toner amount information, and determine the corresponding printing mode according to the color calibration information, so as to adjust the printing mode accurately in time, and complete the printing operation in time on the basis of ensuring the printing quality.
In the embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method can be implemented in other ways. The apparatus and method embodiments described above are illustrative only, as the flowcharts and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of apparatus, methods and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present application. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of code, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). It should also be noted that, in some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It will also be noted that each block of the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems which perform the specified functions or acts, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.
In addition, functional modules in the embodiments of the present application may be integrated together to form an independent part, or each module may exist separately, or two or more modules may be integrated to form an independent part.
The functions may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium if they are implemented in the form of software functional modules and sold or used as separate products. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present application or portions thereof that substantially contribute to the prior art may be embodied in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium and including instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, an electronic device, or a network device) to perform all or part of the steps of the method according to the embodiments of the present application. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: a U-disk, a removable hard disk, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk, and various media capable of storing program codes. It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement and the like made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.
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1. A print control method characterized by comprising:
acquiring stored toner amount information;
calculating color calibration information according to the toner amount information, wherein each color calibration information corresponds to at least one toner residual amount;
determining corresponding printing modes according to the color calibration information, wherein each printing mode corresponds to at least one color calibration information;
subsequent printing operations are performed based on the determined printing modes, wherein when the printing operations are performed based on different printing modes, the usage ratio of toner is different, the color brightness is different, the printing speed is different, or the exposure time period of the photosensitive drum is different.
2. The print control method according to claim 1, characterized by further comprising:
after the printing operation is performed, the currently stored toner amount information is updated according to the consumption amount of toner for performing the current printing operation.
3. The print control method according to claim 2, wherein the step of calculating color calibration information from the toner amount information specifically comprises:
calculating color calibration information according to the updated toner amount information after performing the printing operation;
the step of determining a corresponding printing mode according to the color calibration information includes:
after the printing operation is performed, a corresponding printing mode is determined according to the color calibration information.
4. The print control method of claim 3, wherein said step of determining a corresponding print mode based on said color calibration information further comprises:
storing color calibration information calculated from the updated toner amount information after performing the printing operation;
determining whether the stored toner amount information and the stored color calibration information match when the printing operation is performed;
if the stored toner amount information does not match the stored color calibration information, new color calibration information is calculated according to the stored toner amount information, and the printing mode is determined again according to the new color calibration information.
5. A consumable chip, comprising:
a communication interface for connecting an image forming apparatus to communicate with the image forming apparatus;
a memory for storing toner amount information;
the memory is further used for storing color calibration information calculated according to the toner amount information, and/or the consumable chip further comprises a processor used for calculating the color calibration information according to the toner amount information, so that the image forming device can determine a corresponding printing mode according to the color calibration information and execute subsequent printing operation based on the determined printing mode, wherein each color calibration information corresponds to at least one toner residual amount, each printing mode corresponds to at least one color calibration information, and when the printing operation is executed based on different printing modes, the toner usage proportion, the color brightness, the printing speed or the exposure duration of the photosensitive drum are different.
6. An image forming system characterized by comprising:
a consumable chip including a memory for storing toner amount information and color calibration information, wherein each color calibration information corresponds to at least one toner remaining amount;
the first processor is used for determining corresponding printing modes based on the obtained color calibration information and executing subsequent printing operation based on the determined printing modes, wherein each printing mode corresponds to at least one color calibration information, and when the printing operation is executed based on different printing modes, the use proportion of toner is different, the color brightness is different, the printing speed is different or the exposure time of the photosensitive drum is different;
wherein the color calibration information is calculated according to the stored toner amount information.
7. The image forming system according to claim 6, wherein the first processor is further configured to calculate the color calibration information based on the toner amount information.
8. The image forming system according to claim 6, wherein the consumable chip further comprises a second processor for calculating the color calibration information based on the toner amount information.
9. The image forming system according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the image forming system is capable of implementing the print control method according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
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