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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2019
Nikita Gurudath, Boulder, CO (US);
Scott R. Johnson, Erie, CO (US);
Nathan Young, Boulder, CO (US);
Ziling Zhang, Boulder, CO (US);
Nikita Gurudath, Boulder, CO (US);
Scott R. Johnson, Erie, CO (US);
Nathan Young, Boulder, CO (US);
Ziling Zhang, Boulder, CO (US);
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for. One embodiment is a system that includes an interface configured to receive an image of media printed on with print data, and memory configured to store defect reference data of nozzles belonging to printheads of a printer. The system also includes a print defect controller configured to detect a nozzle defect in the image based on a comparison of the image with the print data, and to determine a type of the nozzle defect based on a comparison of the nozzle defect with the defect reference data.