EP 0981105 A1 20000223 - Method of compensating failure of a dot generating unit in a printing system
Title (en)
Method of compensating failure of a dot generating unit in a printing system
Title (de)
Verfahren zur Kompensierung von Fehlern einer punktbildenden Einheit in einem Drucksystem
Title (fr)
Procédé de compensation d'erreur d'une unité de génération de points dans un système d'impression
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 99202646 A 19990813
- EP 98202785 A 19980817
Abstract (en)
Method of compensating failure of a dot generating unit (22') in a printing system including a multiple-unit printhead (16) scanning an image receiving medium in line direction and capable of printing several lines (1 - 8) at a time, wherein multi-pass printing and interleaved line feed are employed, wherein when a unit (22') fails, the image information (28') associated with that unit for each pass of the printhead is printed with at least one other unit (22") of the printhead during at least one of the other passes and wherein two-pass printing is performed. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B41J 2/165 (2006.01); B41J 2/21 (2006.01); B41J 2/505 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B41J 2/2139 (2013.01); B41J 2/5056 (2013.01)
Citation (applicant)
- US 5359355 A 19941025 - NAGOSHI SHIGEYASU [JP], et al
- JP S60104335 A 19850608 - CANON KK
- US 4498088 A 19850205 - KANAYAMA YOSHIO [JP]
Citation (search report)
- [XY] EP 0694396 A2 19960131 - CANON KK [JP]
- [XA] EP 0677390 A1 19951018 - OLIVETTI CANON IND SPA [IT]
- [Y] EP 0616893 A2 19940928 - CANON KK [JP]
- [A] EP 0783973 A2 19970716 - CANON KK [JP]
- [A] EP 0729838 A1 19960904 - HEWLETT PACKARD CO [US]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB NL
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 99202646 A 19990813