Patent ID: 6812997
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A printer comprising:a defect scanning section for scanning unexposed media in a media path in said printer to detect defects of a predetermined characteristic on said media as said media is conveyed through said printer; a defect marker located downstream of said scanning section with respect to a direction of travel of said media in said printing apparatus, said defect marker receiving a signal from said defect scanning section indicative of a defect in said media and placing a physical mark on said media near the detected defect, such that said physical mark is associated with an image frame which includes said defect; and a printing section for printing images on said media, said printing section being adapted to examine the media for said physical marks and skip the frames of the media which include the physical marks and their associated defects, such that said printing section prints images on only those frames which have no physical marks or associated defects on them.