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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2013
Applicant:
Electronics for Imaging, Inc., Foster City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Peter Heath, Alexandria, NH (US);
Dwight Cram, Concord, NH (US);
Bryan Ko, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Joseph A. Lahut, Moultonboro, NH (US);
Assignee:
Electronics for Imaging, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/01 (2006.01); B41J 2/21 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/2117 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a multi-layer printer, the base white layer that is applied during printing is modified using the image to be printed. By altering the white layer to reflect the density of the top image, it is easier to reach saturation (density/gamut) without adding large amounts of ink. Thus, such undesirable side effects, such as gloss-banding are avoided.