US 12,403,708 B2
Systems and methods for determining printing conditions based on samples of images printed by shuttle-based printers
Steven A. Billow, Bow, NH (US); and Ghilad Dziesietnik, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Assigned to ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC., Londonderry, NH (US)
Filed by Electronics for Imaging, Inc., Londonderry, NH (US)
Filed on Jul. 16, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/774,467.
Application 18/774,467 is a continuation of application No. 18/306,091, filed on Apr. 24, 2023, granted, now 12,064,980.
Application 18/306,091 is a continuation of application No. 16/421,287, filed on May 23, 2019, granted, now 11,660,892, issued on May 30, 2023.
Application 16/421,287 is a continuation of application No. 15/291,016, filed on Oct. 11, 2016, granted, now 10,300,723, issued on May 28, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0367448 A1, Nov. 7, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B41J 29/393 (2006.01)
CPC B41J 29/393 (2013.01) [B41J 2029/3935 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system operable to determine a condition relative to an image being printed on a medium, the system comprising:
a printer carriage operable to move in a first direction along a first axis to print the image as a plurality of sections,
wherein each section is printed one after another on the medium in a second direction along a second axis different from the first axis;
an imager located downstream of the printer carriage and operable to move in a third direction along a third axis to capture a sample image of each printed section of the plurality of sections of the image printed on the medium,
wherein the imager is operable to move independent of the printer carriage,
wherein the third axis is not parallel to the first axis, and
wherein the sample image of a printed section of the plurality of printed sections of the image is captured by the imager after the printer carriage completes printing the section of the image on the medium, and after the medium advances; and
an inspection mechanism operable to stitch each sample image of each printed section of the plurality of printed sections of the image into a stitched image and determine a condition relative to the image based on the stitched image.