Method of preparing image job data for imaging a mask layer, associated controller and mask layer imaging system
AssigneeXsys Prepress NV
InventorDirk Ludo Julien De Rauw
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Abstract
A method of preparing image job data for imaging a mask layer includes receiving at least one raster image file, preparing image job data for imaging the mask layer, the preparing comprising: including data relative to the at least one raster image file in the image job data so as to image at least one corresponding image area of the mask layer; determining a non-functional area of the mask layer outside of the at least one corresponding image area; and including filling imaging data in said image job data for imaging said non-functional area.
Claims26
A method of preparing image job data for imaging a mask layer, comprising:
- receiving at least one raster image file,
- preparing image job data for imaging the mask layer, said preparing comprising:
- including data relative to the at least one raster image file in the image job data so as to image at least one corresponding image area of the mask layer;
- determining a non-functional area of the mask layer outside of the at least one corresponding image area;
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- including filling imaging data in said image job data for imaging said non-functional area, the filling imaging data being such that at least 10% of the pixels added in said non-functional area are imaging pixels.
A controller configured to prepare image job data for imaging a mask layer which needs to be imaged in at least one image area based on at least one raster image file, the controller comprising a filling module configured to:
- determine a non-functional area of the mask layer outside of at least one image area, and
- include filling imaging data in said image job data for imaging said non-functional area, such that at least 10% of the pixels added in said non-functional area are imaging pixels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.