US 12,346,755 B2
Determining print modes of print apparatuses
Maria Nieves Torres Planells, Sant Cugat del Valles (ES); Javier Castro Soriano, Sant Cugat del Valles (ES); Alexandre Rodriguez Llofriu, Sant Cugat del Valles (ES); and Maurizio Bordone, Sant Cugat del Valles (ES)
Assigned to HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P., Spring, TX (US)
Appl. No. 18/263,396
Filed by Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US)
PCT Filed Jan. 29, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/015660
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 28, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/164440, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 4, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0028853 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. G06K 15/02 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 15/188 (2013.01) [G06K 15/1884 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A print mode determination method, comprising:
receiving, using a processor, image data defining parameters of pixels of an image to be printed using a print apparatus;
identifying, using a processor and based on the image data, a first fill area in the image that exceeds a defined threshold area, wherein the first fill area is to be printed in a first color;
determining, using a processor and based on the image data, a first proportion of print agent of each of a plurality of colors to be used to print the first color; and
determining, using a processor and based on the determined first proportions of print agent of the plurality of colors, a print mode from a plurality of print modes to be used by the print apparatus to print the image, the print mode indicating a number of passes to be used by the print apparatus to print the image, wherein the number of passes to be used by the print apparatus corresponding to a greatest number of passes with a least amount of perceptible banding.