Patent ID: 11932012
Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A method of operating inkjets to eject sneeze drops comprising:
generating a uniform sneeze pattern;
applying a first threshold to pixels in a portion of the uniform sneeze pattern to modify the portion of the uniform sneeze pattern and form a tapered area within the uniform sneeze pattern by:
generating a first random number for each pixel in the portion of the uniform sneeze pattern used to form the tapered area;
comparing the generated first random number for each pixel to the first threshold;
removing each pixel from the portion of the uniform sneeze pattern used to form the tapered area in response to the generated first random number of the pixel being greater than the first threshold; and

operating inkjets using the uniform sneeze pattern and the tapered area within the uniform sneeze to print a sneeze pattern within an image area of a media sheet.