Patent ID: 8714692

Claim:
A method for printing pixels in an image comprising: identifying a pixel in image data to be printed by an inoperable inkjet in a plurality of inkjets; identifying a first overlap parameter corresponding to the identified pixel and a plurality of pixels in the image data within a predetermined distance of the identified pixel, each pixel in the plurality of pixels to be printed by at least one inkjet in the plurality of the inkjets that is proximate to the inoperable inkjet; identifying a first location in the image data for storage of a compensation pixel corresponding to the pixel to be printed by the inoperable inkjet, the first location being identified with reference to a predetermined sequence of pixel locations positioned about the pixel to be printed by the inoperable inkjet; resetting the pixel to be printed by the inoperable inkjet; identifying a second overlap parameter corresponding to the plurality of pixels in the image data within the predetermined distance of the identified pixel; and storing the compensation pixel in a second location in the image data in response to a difference between the first overlap parameter and the second overlap parameter exceeding a predetermined threshold, the second location being a position in the predetermined sequence that is further from the pixel to be printed by the inoperable inkjet than the first location is from the pixel to be printed by the inoperable inkjet.