Media Supply with Periodic Media Pattern

A method comprising:

• obtaining a continuous web, the continuous web having a web length extending along a first axis and a web width extending across a second axis, the first and second axes are perpendicular to each other;
• defining a plurality of demarcation features, the plurality of demarcation features being positioned along the web length;
• and
• defining a plurality of media units, each media unit in the plurality of media units having a media length extending along the first axis and a media width extending along the second axis, the media width of each media unit in the plurality of media units is less than the web width and the media length of each media unit in the plurality of media units is less than the web length,
• wherein defining the plurality of media units includes defining a repetitive and sequential periodic pattern of the plurality of the media units along the web length, each repetition of the repetitive sequential pattern includes a set of the plurality of media units, the plurality of media units in the set are offset from each other along the web length to form an ordered sequence and at least two of the plurality of media units in the set are offset from each other across the web width, each repetition of the repetitive and sequential periodic pattern of the media units along the web length is demarcated by at least one of the plurality of demarcation features.

A media processing device, comprising:

• a platen;
• a printhead configured to form a nip with the platen;
• a sensor disposed proximate to the printhead, the sensor configured to be responsive to demarcation features on a media supply as the media supply is advanced along a feed path in a feed direction past the sensor by the platen;
• and
• a logic circuit, the logic circuit configured to:
• detect one of the demarcation features based on an output of the sensor;
• register each of a plurality of media units in a set demarcated by the one of the demarcation features, the plurality of media units in the set are offset relative to each other along a length and a width of the media supply and correspond to a repetition of the repetitive and sequential periodic pattern of the plurality of media units;
• and
• control the platen and the printhead to advance the media supply in the feed direction and print on the plurality of media units in the set based on a position of the plurality of media units in the repetition of the repetitive and sequential periodic pattern.

A method comprising:

• advancing a media supply along a feed path of a media processing device in a feed direction via control from a logic circuit;
• detecting a demarcation feature of the media based on an output of a sensor;
• registering each of a plurality of media units in a set of media units demarcated by the demarcation feature, the plurality of media units in the set are offset relative to each other along a length and a width of the media supply and correspond to a repetition of a repetitive and sequential periodic pattern of the plurality of media units;
• and
• controlling a printhead to print on the plurality of media units in the set based on a position of each of the plurality of media units in the repetition of the repetitive and sequential periodic pattern.