Patent ID: 7645020

Claim:
A printing device adapted to print upon a printing media, the printing device comprising: a printing media inserter; a media path; and a plurality of printheads positioned serially in the media path, each of the printheads being adapted to print upon the printing media moving along the media path; wherein the serial distances between each printhead are at different pitches, wherein the printing media inserter transfers the printing media into the media path, wherein a piece of the printing media travelling along the media path is sequentially printed upon by each of the printheads, wherein the printheads are stationary while printing on the printing media, wherein the plurality of printheads are controlled by a controller to combine print therefrom on the printing media and form a resultant combined print image on the printing media having a resolution different from the resolution of at least one of the printheads, wherein the printheads are controlled by a controller to allow at least one of the printheads to be inactivated to be serviced while the remaining printheads remain active, and wherein each of the printheads is controlled by a controller to be sequentially serviced.