Patent ID: 7575293

Claim:
A method for ejecting at least two different fluid drop sizes from a fluid ejector nozzle array having common nozzle geometry in accordance with a page patterning methodology, comprising: selecting, from at least two different full length waveforms, a particular first waveform to drive each individual nozzle of the array with, to eject a predetermined pattern of a first drop size at a first predetermined resolution in a first pass; selecting, from at least two different full length waveforms, a particular second waveform different from the first waveform to drive each individual nozzle of the array with, to eject a predetermined pattern of a second, different drop size at a second predetermined resolution in a subsequent pass; receiving image data; and driving the nozzle array using the selected patterns to eject fluid based on the received image data in first and second passes to form a composite image having a pattern containing both the first and second drop sizes.