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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2003
Kurt M. Sanger, Rochester, NY (US);
Thomas A. Mackin, Hamlin, NY (US);
Seung Ho Baek, Fairport, NY (US);
Kurt M. Sanger, Rochester, NY (US);
Thomas A. Mackin, Hamlin, NY (US);
Seung Ho Baek, Fairport, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus for printing a multibit per pixel image () from a halftone binary digital bitmap having pixels having a multibit per pixel image memory for receiving the multibit per pixel image; a lookup table () external to the memory disposed in a programmable gate array () for converting the multibit per pixel image to a base duty cycle () wherein the base duty cycle is disposed in the programmable gate array and is adapted for creating a modulated drive signal () from the base duty cycle to modulate an exposure () for each pixel in the multibit per pixel image; and a printer () adapted for using the modulated exposure to print an image, having a dpi greater than 1400, further comprising a drum () capable of spinning, and an encoder () disposed on the drum for providing a home signal () and a pixel rate ().