Patent ID: 7641961

Claim:
A printed image on a print medium, comprising: a) a media substrate; b) a porous ink-receiving layer coated on the media substrate, said porous ink-receiving layer including semi-metal oxide or metal oxide particulates; c) a latex layer coated on the porous ink-receiving layer, wherein the latex layer includes latex particulates having a glass transition temperature from about 50° C. to about 120° C.; and d) an ink-jet ink comprising a film promoting additive printed on at least a portion of the latex layer forming ink-associated regions of the latex layer exclusive of non-printed latex regions, said ink-jet ink being received at least partially by the porous ink-receiving layer, wherein at least a portion of the ink-associated regions of the latex layer include a continuous film and the non-printed latex regions of the latex layer do not include a continuous film.