Patent ID: 8223350

Claim:
A printing system, comprising: a printer having a print marking means for printing a printer-ready document, including transferring or applying an image associated with the printer-ready document to a substrate using at least one color plane; and a processor assembly in operative communication with the printer, wherein the processor assembly executes application software for receiving a print job request including the printer-ready document, the processor assembly comprising: a first module for accessing print defect data related to at least one print defect, each print defect caused by a defect in the printer; and a second module for modifying the printing in accordance with the print defect data for minimizing visibility of the at least one print defect in the printer-ready document once printed; wherein the print defect data includes location information describing a location of the at least one print defect relative to the print marking means; and wherein the modifying the printing for minimizing the visibility of the print defect by the second module includes modifying a position of the substrate relative to the location information.