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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1998
John Booth Bates, Lexington, KY (US);
Scott Michael Heydinger, Lexington, KY (US);
Robert Frederick Locasto, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A method of printing on a print medium with an ink jet printer uses a first color ink, a second color ink and a black ink. An image area on the print medium has a plurality of pixel locations. Print image data indicate one of a presence and an absence of the first color ink, the second color ink and the black ink at the plurality of pixel locations. A subset of the print image data is defined. A determination is made as to whether the subset of print image data indicates 1) a presence of the first color ink and/or the second color ink within the subset and a presence of the black ink within the subset; 2) a presence of each of the first color ink and the second color ink within the subset at a same corresponding pixel location; and/or 3) a presence of the first color ink and/or the second color ink within the subset at a number of corresponding pixel locations exceeding a threshold value. The print medium is printed on in the image area at an interlace level which is dependent upon the determination.