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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1997
John Booth Bates, Lexington, KY (US);
Robert Frederick Locasto, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A method of printing an image on a print medium uses an ink jet printer, with the print medium being movable in an advance direction in the printer. An image area defined on the print medium includes a plurality of rasters extending in a direction transverse to the advance direction. The plurality of rasters are arranged sequentially adjacent to each other in the advance direction. A printhead includes a first array of ink jetting orifices and a second array of ink jetting orifices. Each of the first array and second array are configured for jetting a respective color ink onto the print medium. A plurality of first interlace levels associated with the first array of ink jetting orifices and a plurality of second interlace levels associated with the second array of ink jetting orifices are assigned to the plurality of rasters. Each of the first and second interlace levels are associated with only one of the rasters. The print medium is printed on in the plurality of rasters using the first array of ink jetting orifices with the first interlace levels, and the second array of ink jetting orifices with the second interlace levels.