Binary printer with halftone printing temperature correction
US6211970A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 24, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/40025
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A binary printer for printing halftone color images on a substrate so that the determination of whether to print a dot or to not print a dot of each color ink at each pixel location is based at least in part upon an estimated temperature of the print head. The temperature of the print head may be estimated based upon direct measurement of the ambient temperature and/or direct measurement of temperature of some portion of the print head. Alternatively, the temperature of the print head may be estimated by counting the number of dots fired by the print head.
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