Patents by Inventor Koen J. M. Dijks

Koen J. M. Dijks has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Image processing to reduce image printing time based on image dimension and print pass thresholds of print apparatus
    Patent number: 8305631
    Abstract: A method is provided for processing an image to optimize print time of the image by a print apparatus based on the size of the image to be printed and the print pass thresholds of the print apparatus. A dimension of the image corresponding to the dimension along the sub-scanning axis of the image as it will be printed by the print apparatus is obtained, along with the corresponding number of print passes required to print the image. An analysis is performed to determine whether the size of the image could be reduced to require one less print pass by the print apparatus in printing the reduced image based on the proximity of the determined dimension to the range of dimensions that will result in one less print pass by the print apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Vistaprint Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Jay T. Moody, Koen J. M. Dijks, Jacob A. Hyman
  • IMAGE PROCESSING TO REDUCE IMAGE PRINTING TIME BASED ON IMAGE DIMENSION AND PRINT PASS THRESHOLDS OF PRINT APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20100079772
    Abstract: A method is provided for processing an image to optimize print time of the image by a print apparatus based on the size of the image to be printed and the print pass thresholds of the print apparatus. A dimension of the image corresponding to the dimension along the sub-scanning axis of the image as it will be printed by the print apparatus is obtained, along with the corresponding number of print passes required to print the image. An analysis is performed to determine whether the size of the image could be reduced to require one less print pass by the print apparatus in printing the reduced image based on the proximity of the determined dimension to the range of dimensions that will result in one less print pass by the print apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Jay T. Moody, Koen J.M Dijks, Jacob A. Hyman