| 摘要 |
An apparatus and method for prolonging the life of a print head while printing repeated patterns on a substrate. A repeating pattern to be printed is first analyzed. An algorithm creates at least one set of masks based on the analysis of the repeating pattern. The masks created by the algorithm are used to print subsequent patterns. The algorithm operates to prolong the life of the print head by substantially evenly distributing the number of times each print head is used, and substantially prevents overuse of one nozzle with respect to another.
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