Radial printing system and methods
US6264295A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J3/407
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Method and apparatus for receiving an image source representative of an image to be printed on an outer surface of a rotating media is described. The image source has a plurality of image points. A radial printing system is described that includes an imaging system configured to convert the plurality of image points into a polar-based representation of the image and a head assembly coupled to the imaging system for outputting the polar-based representation of the image onto the rotating media. The rotating media may represent a compact disk, wherein an inner surface of the compact disk is configured to store digital data. Printing distortion is controlled by selecting a higher proportion of the polar points corresponding to a first radius is selected than of polar the points corresponding to a second radius.
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