Patent ID: 7322666
Filing Date: 2008-01-29
Classification: B41J,G06K

Abstract:
1. An inkjet printhead comprising: a plurality of elongate printhead modules arranged to successively abut one another at respective longitudinal ends with a vertical offset, each printhead module having a plurality of ink ejection nozzles; a first controller configured to receive and process print data to generate first ink dot data; and a second controller configured to receive and process print data to generate second ink dot data, and further configured to generate third ink dot data including the second ink dot data and at least some of the first ink dot data which is received from the first controller, wherein the first controller is arranged to output the first ink dot data to at least a first printhead module of the plurality of printhead modules and said at least some of the first ink dot data to the second controller, and the second controller is arranged to output the third ink dot data to at least a second printhead module of the plurality of printhead modules which abuts said first printhead module.