Patent ID: 6742869
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: C09D,D06P,G06K,H04N

Abstract:
A system for printing an image on a wide format recording medium with an ink jet printer, wherein said system can simulate screen printing, comprising a computer interconnected to an ink jet printer, said ink jet printer being adapted for the printing of said wide format medium, wherein said computer is programmed to:(1) accept a data input constituting said image in a plurality of acceptable file formats, at least one of said acceptable file formats being an indexed RGB file format, and at least another of said acceptable file formats being a monochromatic image format; (2) transform said data input from said acceptable file format into a suitable L*a*b* file format; (3) convert said suitable L*a*b* file format into a driver format which can drive said ink jet printer to print said image on said wide format recording medium; and (4) communicate said driver format to said printer.