Appeal No. 2001-0865
Application 08/998,781
a page; e.g., it is not possible to print a page in 12 seconds
while it takes 13 seconds to transmit the page. Therefore, the
examiner concludes (EA9) that the combination of Zimmerman and
Saruwatari discloses "a print environment recognition operation
at a print recognition time, said print recognition time being
determined in accordance with said transmission time." The
examiner further finds (EA9) that the print recognition operation
would be performed during the transmission time and, thus, the
combination of Zimmerman and Saruwatari disclose the limitation
of "said print environment recognition operation being performed
while the print data are being received by said printer."
Saruwatari discloses, with reference to figure 4, measuring
temperature, humidity, and atmospheric pressure conditions;
adjusting the amount of charge added to the drum by the
electrification charger in response to the temperature and
atmospheric pressure conditions; adjusting the amount of toner
supplied to the developing unit (the toner density) in response
to the humidity condition; and adjusting both the amount of
charge and the toner density in response to detected image
densities. We find that the temperature, humidity, and
atmospheric pressure (three environmental conditions) are
detected at least from the time the print engine is started,
while the image density (another environmental condition) must,
of course, be measured sometime after printed has begun and the
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