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US 10,768,544 B2Granted
Print color stability
AssigneeHP Indigo B.V.
InventorStylianos Manousakis
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for use in generating a print job for an offset printing apparatus. The method comprising determining a print job to be printed on the offset printer comprises an odd number of separations, and in response to determining that the print job comprises an odd number of separations, alternating a print order of at least two separations between odd and even pages of the print job.
Claims14
A method of generating a print job for an offset printer, the method comprising:
- determining a print job to be printed on the offset printer comprises an odd number of color separations;
- and
- in response to determining that the print job comprises an odd number of color separations, alternating a print order of at least two color separations between odd and even pages of the print job.
An apparatus for generating a print job for an offset printer, the apparatus comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory coupled to the processor and comprising instructions, when executed by the processor, to cause the apparatus to:
- determine a print job to be printed on the offset printer comprises an odd number of color separations;
- and
- in response to determining that the print job comprises an odd number of color separations, alternate a print order of at least two color separations between odd and even pages of the print job.
2 more elements
An offset printer comprising:
- a printer imaging plate (PIP) drum;
- an impression drum having a circumference half that of the impression drum;
- a processor;
- and
- a memory coupled to the processor and comprising instructions, when executed by the processor, to cause the offset printer to:
- determine a print job to be printed on the offset printer comprises an odd number of color separations;
- and
- in response to determining that the print job comprises an odd number of color separations, alternate a print order of at least two color separations between odd and even pages of the print job.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.