Matching imaging data to flexographic plate surface
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorNir Zarmi
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Abstract
An imaging apparatus for forming an image on a flexible media includes a carriage which moves relative to the flexible media. An optical displacement sensor (ODS) is mounted on the carriage for scanning a surface of the flexible media to form scanned data wherein the scanned data represents the surface of the flexible media. A digital front end is adapted to analyze the scanned data to detect and locate defects on the flexible media. An imaging head mounted on the carriage for writing an image on the flexible media wherein the location of imaging on the flexible media is adjusted to avoid the location of the defects detected on the flexible media.
Claims5
An imaging apparatus for forming an image on a flexible media comprising:
- a carriage which moves relative to said flexible media;
- an optical displacement sensor (ODS) mounted on said carriage for scanning a surface of said flexible media to form scanned data wherein said scanned data represents the surface of said flexible media;
- a digital front end adapted to analyze said scanned data to detect and locate defects on said flexible media;
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- an imaging head mounted on said carriage for writing an image on said flexible media wherein said image comprising plurality of imaging elements and wherein image data provided to said imaging elements is adjusted to avoid writing said image elements on areas on said flexible media having said defects.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.