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US 12,689,698 B2Granted
Inkjet print planning method
AssigneeKateeva, Inc.
InventorsChristopher R. Hauf, Alexander Sou-Kang Ko, Anson Vandoren
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Abstract
Methods of controlling an inkjet printer are disclosed. The methods include defining shape information using a design graphics system. The shape information includes fill colors for shapes, and may include colors for edges. The colors are interpreted as one or more attributes, such as film thickness or material, for a film to be formed on a substrate.
Claims18
A method of controlling an inkjet printer, comprising:
- receiving digital shape information including shape definitions of user-defined shapes and user-selected fill colors that define portions of a film to be formed on a substrate using the inkjet printer;
- defining pixels from the shape information;
- assigning a different thickness change operation to each fill color, at least one thickness change operation being a reduction in thickness relative to a base thickness;
- and
- applying the thickness change operation assigned to the color of each pixel.
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A method of controlling an inkjet printer, comprising:
- receiving digital shape information including shape definitions of user-defined shapes, user-selected fill colors, and user-defined edge information that define portions of a film to be formed on a substrate using the inkjet printer;
- defining pixels from the shape information;
- assigning a different thickness change operation to each fill color, at least one thickness change operation being a reduction in thickness relative to a base thickness;
- applying the thickness change operation assigned to the color of each pixel;
- and
- mapping the edge information to one or more edge thickness profiles of the film.
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A method of controlling an inkjet printer, comprising:
- receiving digital shape information including shape definitions of user-defined shapes, user-selected fill colors, and user-defined edge information including one or more edge colors that define portions of a film to be formed on a substrate using the inkjet printer;
- defining pixels from the shape information;
- assigning a different thickness change operation to each fill color, at least one thickness change operation being a reduction in thickness relative to a base thickness;
- applying the thickness change operation assigned to the color of each pixel;
- and
- mapping the edge information to one or more edge thickness profiles of the film.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.