Printing utilizing quality data for printed target areas
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorJaime Abel Blanco Gabella
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Abstract
In one example of the disclosure, a plot to be printed at a digital printer is received. A designation of a target area of the plot is received. A first printing is caused. The first printing is a printing of the target area without printing non-target areas of the plot. Quality data indicative of the quality of the printed target area is received. If the indicated quality is above a predefined threshold, a second printing is caused resulting in printing of the entire plot.
Claims15
A method for printing utilizing quality data for a printed target area, comprising:
- receiving a plot to be printed at a digital printer;
- receiving a designation of a target area of the plot;
- causing a first printing that is a printing of the target area, without printing non-target areas of the plot;
- receiving quality data indicative of the quality of the printed target area;
- and
- if the indicated quality is above a predefined threshold, causing a second printing that results in printing of the entire plot.
A memory resource storing instructions that when executed are to cause a processing resource to print a plot in consideration of quality data for a printed target area, comprising:
- a plot receipt module that when executed is to receive a plot be printed at a digital printer;
- a target area receipt module that when executed is to receive a designation of a target area of the plot;
- a first print module that when executed is to cause a first printing that is a printing of the target area, without printing non-target areas of the plot;
- a quality data module that when executed is to receive quality data indicative of the quality of the printed target area;
- and
- a second print module that when executed is to, if the indicated quality is above a predefined threshold, cause a second printing that results in printing of the entire plot.
A system for printing utilizing quality data for a printed target area, comprising:
- an optical sensor;
- a plot receipt engine to receive a plot be printed at a digital printer;
- a target area receipt engine to receive a designation of a target area of the plot;
- a first print engine to cause a first printing that
- is a printing of the target area, leaving unprinted space on the substrate for subsequent printing of the non-target areas of the plot, and
- includes a fiducial printed upon the substrate;
- a quality data engine to receive quality data indicative of the quality of the printed target area;
- a corrective action engine to, if the indicated quality is below a predefined threshold, performing a corrective action to improve the quality;
- a second print engine to, if the indicated quality is above a predefined threshold,
- utilize the optical sensor to detect the fiducial and position the substrate for a second printing utilizing the detected fiducial;
- and
- cause the second printing of the non-target areas without printing in the target area, such that the result of the first and second printings is to print the entire plot without overprinting of the target area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.