Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.P.

Tao Long

Kok Chai Chong

Sook Shin Chang

Peow Ng

Hwee Yee Ong

Chee Tee Tang

A printer is disclosed. The printer determines the width of media to be printed on. When the width of the media is below a threshold the printer prints using multiple printing passes where the amount of ink is divided between the multiple printing passes with a first distribution. When the width of the media is not below the threshold the printer prints using multiple printing passes where the amount of ink is divided between the multiple printing passes with a second, different distribution.

Printer with ink control

In an embodiment, a processor-readable medium stores code representing instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to separate image data into dark color data and light color data, and correlate the dark color data with a first printing direction and the light color data with a second printing direction, where the first and second printing directions are opposite one another. The instructions further cause the processor to print the dark color data in the first printing direction and the light color data in the second printing direction.

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Singapore, Singapore

Tao Long