Patent ID: 7562823
Filing Date: 2009-07-21
Classification: B41J,G06K,G07B

Abstract:
1. A printing device, comprising: a print head operating according to an inkjet principle; and a control device actuating said print head for producing a two-dimensional barcode, the barcode containing a matrix composed of a plurality of image fields, the image fields containing at least one first image field being printed with a plurality of image points by said print head and at least one second image field being substantially unprinted, said control device converting barcode data defining a position and size of the image fields into actuating signals for said print head, said control device converting the barcode data into the actuating signals for said print head such that the at least one first image field being printed with a lower number of the image points than corresponds to the barcode data; the at least one first image field having at least one first edge section, said control device configured for omitting the image points in said at least one first edge section.