Real-time linefeed measurement of inkjet printer

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PATENT NO 9688068
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13722212

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Disclosed is a method of determining line feed error in an image forming apparatus for printing an image, said image forming apparatus comprising a print head having a head sensor configured to sense information from the image printed on a print medium, said method comprising the steps of printing a first swath of the image on the print medium, repositioning the print head relative to the print medium by at least one line feed distance, determining a line feed error based upon information sensed from the printed first swath by the head sensor, and printing, using the determined line feed error, a second swath of the halftone image on the print medium.

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CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA30-2 SHIMOMARUKO 3-CHOME OHTA-KU TOKYO 146-8501

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ashida, Jumpei Artarmon, AU 23 85
Ishikawa, Hisashi Urayasu, JP 232 2506

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