IP Library Granted Patent US 11,040,329
Granted Patent B2
US 11,040,329 · App. 16/722,889 · Granted Jun 22, 2021

Density classifiers based on plane regions

Inventors: Dawn M Beachnau Hood (Vancouver, WA); Matthew A Shepherd (Vancouver, WA); Mark H MacKenzie (Vancouver, WA); Weiyun Sun (Vancouver, WA); Milan Justel (Vancouver, WA); Robert Yraceburu (Vancouver, WA); Steve O Rasmussen (Vancouver, WA)
Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
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Patent No.
US 11,040,329
App. No.
16/722,889
Granted
Jun 22, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

In an example, a print system include a component device that is operation in a number of state, a density engine, and a component engine. An example density engine identifies a plane region of a plane where print fluid is to be printed based on data of a print job and determines a density classifier for the plane based on a location of the plane region on the plane. An example component engine causes an adjustment of a component attribute of the component device based on the density classifier.

Claims (30)

1. A print system comprising:

a density engine to determine a density classifier for a plane based on a location of a plane region where print fluid is to be printed; and

a component engine adjust a component attribute of a component device based on the density classifier.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the density engine:

determines whether print fluid data representing an amount of print fluid to place at a first tile within the plane region achieves a density condition;

assigns a value to the plane region based on a relationship between a location of the first tile and a location of a second tile within the plane region; and

selects the density classifier based on the value of the plane region.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the density engine further comprises:

a topograph engine to maintain weights associated with page regions on a page, the page being the plane to receive print fluid based on the print job; and

a factor engine to identify an operational factor of the print system.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the density engine:

computes a density score for the page based on a matrix of weights that corresponds to the page regions on the page that achieve a density condition; and

determines the density classifier based on the weighted density score.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the density engine:

applies a modifier to the density score based on the operational factor; and

identifies the density classifier using a lookup table with the page score as input.

6. The system of claim 3 , wherein:

the factor engine identifies at least one of a page size or a page orientation; and

the topograph engine at least one of:

selects a topograph based on the page size; or

selects the topograph based on the page orientation.

7. The system of claim 3 , wherein:

the factor engine determines a stage of the page in the print path; and

the density engine adjusts the page score based on the stage of the page in the print path.

8. The system of claim 3 , wherein:

the factor engine identifies an environment variable associated with an operational state of the print system; and

the density engine determines the density classifier based on the environment variable.

9. The system of claim 3 , wherein:

the factor engine identifies a job attribute associated with the page of the print job; and

the density engine determines the density classifier based on the job attribute.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2020
From: BEACHNAU HOOD, DAWN M; SHEPHERD, MATTHEW A; MACKENZIE, MARK H; SUN, WEIYUN; JUSTEL, MILAN; YRACEBURU, ROBERT; RASMUSSEN, STEVE O
To: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
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Continuity (2)
Continuation 15461490 · Mar 17, 2017
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