Systems and methods for printing of removable and permanent images on an object
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsMinette A. Beabes, Brendan C. Casey
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Abstract
Systems and methods for printing a plurality of images on a substrate include, for each of the plurality of images: determining whether that image is a removable image or a permanent image, identifying, based on the determination, at least one layer to be used for printing that image in addition to a marking material layer that forms the image. The at least one layer may be a pre-coat layer applied under the marking material layer and/or a post-coat layer applied over the marking material layer. The marking material layer and the at least one layer are then printed on the object.
Claims22
A method for printing a plurality of images on a substrate, the method comprising, by a processor:
- for each of a plurality of images:
- determining whether that image is a removable image or a permanent image, and
- identifying, based on the determination, at least one layer to be used for printing that image on a substrate in addition to a marking material layer that forms that image, wherein the at least one layer comprises a pre-coat layer applied under the marking material layer or a post-coat layer applied over the marking material layer and the at least one layer configured to govern removability of the marking layer from the substrate;
- operating a plurality of print heads to eject, on the substrate, marking material for forming each of the plurality of images;
- and
- operating a plurality of layer applicators to apply the identified at least one layer for each of the plurality of images by applying the marking material layer over the at least one layer if it is a pre-coat layer and under the at least one layer if it is a post-coat layer.
A print system for printing a plurality of images on a substrate, the system comprising:
- a plurality of print heads;
- a plurality of layer applicators;
- a processor;
- and
- a non-transitory computer-readable medium containing programming instructions that when executed by the processor will cause the processor to:
- for each of a plurality of images:
- determine whether that image is a removable image or a permanent image, and
- identify, based on the determination, at least one layer to be used for printing that image on a substrate in addition to a marking material layer that will form that image, wherein the at least one layer comprises a pre-coat layer applied under the marking material layer or a post-coat layer applied over the marking material layer, the at least one layer being configured to govern removability of the marking layer from the substrate,
- operate the plurality of print heads to, on the substrate, marking material for forming each of the plurality of images, and
- operate the plurality of layer applicators to apply the identified at least one layer for each of the plurality of images by applying the marking material layer over the at least one layer if it is a pre-coat layer and under the at least one layer if it is a post-coat layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.