Using inkjet printer to apply protective ink
US7140709B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 24, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/2114
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of determining and applying a protective ink amount to be printed in addition to a plurality of colored ink amounts to make colored pixels in an image including determining a first protective ink amount responsive to the colored ink amounts, determining multitoned colored ink amounts using a multitone processor responsive to the colored ink amounts, and determining a second protective ink amount responsive to the multitoned colored ink amounts. The method also includes determining the protective ink amount responsive to the first protective ink amount and the second protective ink amount to provide adequate durability for the image, and applying using an inkjet printer the colored ink amounts and the protective ink amount to make the colored image pixels.
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