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Print engine/controller with half-toner/compositor

  • US 6,992,791 B2
  • Filed: 11/17/2003
  • Issued: 01/31/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A print engine/controller configured to be coupled with other similar print engine/controllers to drive an ink drop printhead comprising:

  • an interface at which to receive compressed page data;

    image decoders to decode compressed image planes in the received compressed page data;

    a half-toner/compositer to composite respective strips of the decoded image planes by halftoning a contone layer to a bi-level version and compositing a spot1 bi-level layer over an appropriate halftoned contone layer; and

    a printhead interface to output the composite strip to a printhead the printhead interface including;

    a multi-segment printhead interface outputting printhead formatted data; and

    a synchronization signal generator outputting a synchronization signal to couple print engine/controllers to synchronize their respective strips at the printhead.

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