# US 2023/0067802 A1 · Method of printing onto variable-sized box substrates

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- Number: US 2023/0067802 A1
- Document ID: US20230067802A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/822,368
- Filed: 2022-08-25
- Published: 2023-03-02
- Earliest claimed: 2021-08-27
- Assignees: Memjet Technology Limited
- Applicants: Memjet Technology Limited
- Inventors: Terry WOZNIAK
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230067802A1

## CPC

- G06K 15/024: {for printing on segmented surfaces, e.g. sticker sheets, label rolls}
- G06K 15/4065: {Managing print media, e.g. determining available sheet sizes (feeding means G06K15/16)}
- G06K 15/102: {using ink jet print heads}
- G06K 15/1836: {Rasterization}
- G06T 3/40: Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting
- G06T 11/00: Two-dimensional [2D] image generation
- G06T 2210/22: Cropping
- G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
- G06T: IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL

## Abstract

A method of printing onto a planar box substrate used for assembling a box having predetermined box dimensions. The method includes the steps of: determining box dimensions based on the planar box substrate; retrieving generic instructions for image content to be printed on the box substrate; preparing box-specific transformations using the generic instructions and the box dimensions; applying the box-specific transformations on design components to generate image content portions commensurate with image content regions; generating image data based on the image content portions; and printing onto the box substrate using the image data.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of printing onto a planar box substrate used for assembling a box having predetermined box dimensions, said method comprising the steps of:
determining box dimensions based on the planar box substrate, said box substrate having fold lines defining a plurality of box panels;
retrieving generic instructions for image content to be printed on the box substrate, said generic instructions defining: (a) one or more image content regions for the box panels;
(b) one or more design components for each image content region, each design component being independent of said box dimensions; and (c) a set of transformation rules associated with each design component, said transformation rules being dependent on at least one of: the image content regions and the box dimensions;
preparing box-specific transformations using the generic instructions and the box dimensions;
applying the box-specific transformations on the design components to generate image content portions commensurate with the image content regions, at least one of said transformations being selected from the group consisting of: positioning, rotating, scaling and cropping;
generating image data based on the image content portions; and
printing onto the box substrate using the image data.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of said image content regions extends over a plurality of contiguous box panels.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the box dimensions are variable, and wherein an extent of each image content region is dependent on said box dimensions.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the design components are selected from the group consisting of: proportional images, background images, tiles, text, barcodes and logos.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the design components comprise a proportional image and the transformation includes cropping and/or proportionally scaling the image.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 comprising the steps of:
identifying a plurality of design components for each image content region; and
independently applying one or more transformations on each of said plurality of design components.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6, wherein the plurality of design components are layered within a respective image content region.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the step of generating image data is performed in a raster image processor (RIP).

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the step of applying transformations to provide image content portions is performed in a processor upstream of the RIP.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the image content portions are generated in a page description language and the image data is generated as one or more halftone bitmaps.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of folding the printed box substrate along the fold lines to form the box.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the step of printing onto the box substrate is performed using a single-pass inkjet printhead.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the generic instructions are generated by decomposing original box artwork for a reference box substrate.