Methods for imaging regular patterns
AssigneeKodak Graphic Communications Canada Company
InventorsJonathan V. Caspar, Harry Richard Zwicker
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Abstract
Methods for imaging regular patterns are provided. A multi-channel imaging head is configured in accordance with the repeat of a pre-determined regular pattern such that no swath boundaries appear within the visibly imaged features of the pattern. The imaged articles have reduced visible banding due to the elimination of swath boundaries in the imaged features.
Claims32
A method of configuring a multiple channel imaging head for imaging a regular pattern of features, the method comprising:
- determining a number of channels for imaging such that only one or more complete pattern features will be imaged in a single scan of the imaging head;
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- configuring the imaging head in accordance with the determined number of channels, wherein at least one of the multiple channels is not imaged, the at least one of the multiple channels being located between the first channel imaged and the last channel imaged in the single scan.
A method of configuring a multiple channel imaging head for imaging a regular pattern of features, wherein the imaging head includes sufficient channels for forming one or more complete pattern features and a partial pattern feature during a scan of the imaging head, the method comprising:
- determining a repeat distance between the features in the pattern;
- determining a number of channels for imaging such that only the one or more complete pattern features can be imaged in each scan of the imaging head;
- configuring the imaging head in accordance with the determined number of channels;
- forming the one or more complete pattern features in each scan, wherein a beginning line of each scan is separated from a beginning line of an adjacent scan by a distance equal to the determined repeat distance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.