Adaptive flushing using bit planes
US11072178B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 25, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jul 27, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2002/16576
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Systems, methods, software for adaptive flushing. In one embodiment, an adaptive flushing system obtains bit plane data from a plurality of bit planes, and arranges the bit plane data into one or more pixel blocks. For a pixel block, the adaptive flushing system identifies a flush record for the pixel block that indicates a flush eligibility status for each of the pixels in the pixel block, and updates the flush record to indicate the flush eligibility status as flush-ineligible for each of the pixels in the pixel block having a jetting symbol specified in the bit planes. The adaptive flushing system selects a candidate pixel(s) from the pixel block as a candidate for flushing, and modifies the bit plane data in one or more of the bit planes to include a flush symbol at the candidate pixel when the candidate pixel has a flush eligibility status that is flush eligible.
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