Patent ID: 7059698

Claim:
A method of printing using an ink jet printer, comprising the steps of: defining at least one scan line with a plurality of pixel locations spaced apart at a predetermined print resolution; scanning a printhead across said scan line at a first scan velocity; printing on said scan line at selected said pixel locations at said first scan velocity; scanning said printhead across said scan line at a second scan velocity, said second scan velocity being different from said first scan velocity; printing on said scan line at selected said pixel locations at said second scan velocity; and preselecting a distance (dX) between adjacent ink dot placement locations associated with a respective said pixel location a change in velocity (dV) between said first scan velocity and said second scan velocity being represented by the mathematical expression: dV=V 1 *dX /( Y/ 2) wherein: V 1 =said first scan velocity; and Y=an alignment value.