Patent ID: 9659241
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: B41J,G06K

Claim:
1. A method for operating a portable large format inkjet printer for printing an image at a media print area of a stationary flat media, comprising: determining an output image size of an output image to be printed at the media print area of the stationary flat media; selecting a source image to serve as the output image; displaying a preview of the output image superposed with an output image grid to represent a division of the output image and corresponding output image data for printing, the output image grid defining a matrix having a plurality of output image area portions; selecting a desired grid printing pattern mode from a plurality of selectable grid printing pattern modes, wherein each of the plurality of selectable grid printing pattern modes defines a unique serial order of printing each of the plurality of output image area portions being displayed; selecting a next output image area portion of the plurality of output image area portions for printing based on the unique serial order defined by the desired grid printing pattern mode; printing the selected next output image area portion at the media print area of the stationary flat media; and repeating the acts of selecting the next output image area portion and printing for each of the plurality of output image area portions until an entirety of the output image area has been printed at the media print area of the stationary flat media.