US 11,912,045 B2
System and method for printing color images on substrates in an inkjet printer
Jason M. LeFevre, Penfield, NY (US); Seemit Praharaj, Webster, NY (US); Douglas K. Herrmann, Webster, NY (US); Chu-Heng Liu, Penfield, NY (US); and Jorge A. Alvarez, Webster, NY (US)
Assigned to Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US)
Filed by Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US)
Filed on Mar. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/656,407.
Prior Publication US 2023/0302833 A1, Sep. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. B41J 29/393 (2006.01); B41J 2/21 (2006.01)
CPC B41J 29/393 (2013.01) [B41J 2/2135 (2013.01); B41J 2/2139 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of operating an inkjet printer having at least one printhead comprising:
receiving image content data for a print job;
identifying a first number of inkjet operations for each inkjet in the at least one printhead to print media sheets using the image content data for the print job in a first orientation;
identifying a second number of inkjet operations for each inkjet in the at least one printhead to print media sheets using the image content data for the print job in a second orientation;
identifying a first magnitude of cross-process direction displacement error using the first number of inkjet operations and a cross-process direction displacement error previously measured for each inkjet;
identifying a second magnitude of cross-process direction displacement error using the second number of inkjet operations and the cross-process direction displacement error previously measured for each inkjet; and
operating the at least one printhead with the orientation of the image content data associated with the smallest magnitude.