Patent ID: 8002375

Claim:
A system comprising: a control module in communication with a printhead, wherein the printhead includes a plurality of nozzles to eject ink onto a print medium to create an image on the print medium, and wherein the control module is configured to detect a malfunction of a first nozzle of the plurality of nozzles, wherein the malfunction of the first nozzle causes ink not be ejected onto a first portion of the print medium, and a vibration generator, wherein in response to the malfunction of the first nozzle, the vibration generator is configured to vibrate the printhead synchronously with at least one of (i) a timing of firing of the plurality of nozzles and (ii) a speed of the print medium so that ink is at least partially ejected by a second nozzle of the plurality of nozzles onto the first portion of the print medium, wherein the second nozzle is adjacent to the first nozzle.