Apparatus for printing a digital image on an object, apparatus for scanning an object to create a digital image, and related methods of controlling such apparatuses
US9013753B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/1932
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for controlling an apparatus, in particular a marking apparatus and/or a scanning apparatus, for printing a digital image on an object and/or scanning an object to create a digital image of the object, wherein the digital image comprises pixels arranged in image columns and image rows, wherein the apparatus comprises an operating head having a plurality of operating devices, in particular marking devices and/or sensing devices, wherein the object is moved relative to the operating head in an advance direction, in which the pixel values are transferred between the operating devices and an image storage comprising storing elements arranged in storage columns and storage rows for storing pixel values, particularly in which the operating devices are time dependently supplied with pixel values of the digital image from the image storage, and/or pixel values sensed by the operating devices are transferred to the image storage to form the digital image. The inventive method is characterized in that the operating devices are arranged in an array of array rows and array columns, such that a rectangular pattern of the operating devices is formed, the array o…
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