Method for activating and for driving printing elements

Claim 1

A method for the activation and driving of printing elements comprising disposing a plurality of ink elements in several rows generating matrix dots to represent a character with the ink elements, the matrix dots forming the characters being a plurality of grid points within a substantially rectangular matrix wherein the generation of the dots within the matrix being in columns, disposed parallel relative to each other substantially perpendicular to said rows; defining a direction of addition directed from one of said dots towards one of four nearest surrounding grid points for all grid points having such nearest surrounding grid point; generating an additional matrix dot on the nearest neighbor grid point located in the direction of addition for each matrix dot initially generated to form the character, where additional matrix dot is not additionally generated if the nearest neighbor grid point is occupied, such that an original matrix dot and the next nearest matrix dot in the defined direction are occupied; thinning out grid points by suppressing every other of certain characters and character groups, by suppressing everyother grid point in each column of the grid, and wherein rows, where the suppressed grid points are located, are shifted by one grid point relative to each other in each neighboring column.

Claim 2

A method for the activation and driving of printing elements comprising disposing a plurality of ink elements in several rows generating matrix dots to represent a character with the ink elements, the matrix dots forming the characters being a plurality of grid points within a substantially rectangular matrix wherein the generation of the dots within the matrix being in columns, disposed parallel relative to each other substantially perpendicular to said rows; defining a direction of addition directed from one of said dots towards one of four nearest surrounding grid points for all grid points having such nearest surrounding grid point; generating an additional matrix dot on the nearest neighbor grid point located in the direction of addition for each matrix dot initially generated to form the character, where additional matrix dot is not additionally generated if the nearest neighbor grid point is occupied, such that an original matrix dot and the next nearest matrix dot in the defined direction are occupied; thinning out grid points by suppressing every other of certain characters and character groups, by suppressing everyother grid point in each column of the grid, and wherein rows, where the suppressed grid points are located, are shifted by one grid point relative to each other in each neighboring column.

Claim 13

A method for the activation and driving of printing elements comprising defining a number of rows for providing printing action; disposing an ink element for each row generating matrix dots to represent a character with the ink elements, the matrix dots forming the characters being a plurality of grid points with a matrix grid wherein the generation of the dots within the matrix being in columns, with each column containing a point within each row; defining a direction of addition directed from one of said dots toward one of four nearest neighbor grid points for all grid points having such nearest neighbor grid point; generating an additional matrix dot on the nearest neighbor grid point located in the defined direction of addition for each matrix dot initially generated to form the character; thinning out grid points of certain characters and character groups in each column of the grid, and wherein rows, where the suppressed grid points are located, are shifted by one grid point relative to each other in each neighboring column.

Claim 14

A method for the activation and driving of printing elements comprising defining a number of rows for providing printing action; disposing an ink element for each row generating matrix dots to represent a character with the ink elements, the matrix dots forming the characters being a plurality of grid points with a matrix grid wherein the generation of the dots within the matrix being in columns, with each column containing a point within each row; defining a direction of addition directed from one of said dots toward one of four nearest neighbor grid points for all grid points having such nearest neighbor grid point; generating an additional matrix dot on the nearest neighbor grid point located in the defined direction of addition for each matrix dot initially generated to form the character; thinning out grid points of certain characters and character groups in each column of the grid, and wherein rows, where the suppressed grid points are located, are shifted by one grid point relative to each other in each neighboring column.

Claim 25

A method for the activation and driving of printing elements, comprising forming said printing elements as ink print devices, disposing said ink print devices in several rows as a plurality of ink elements, said ink print devices generating dots at certain grid points within a grid, to form a matrix to represent a character, wherein the generation of the dots within the matrix being in columns disposed parallel relative to each other generating a matrix dot in the previous column in the same row in addition each matrix dot generated in the formation of the character; thinning out grid points of certain characters and character groups, by suppressing each second printable grid point in each column of the grid, wherein the rows, where the suppressed grid points are located, are shifted by one grid point relative to each other in each case neighboring.

Claim 26

A method for the activation and driving of printing elements, comprising forming said printing elements as ink print devices, disposing said ink print devices in several rows as a plurality of ink elements, said ink print devices generating dots at certain grid points within a grid, to form a matrix to represent a character, wherein the generation of the dots within the matrix being in columns disposed parallel relative to each other generating a matrix dot in the previous column in the same row in addition each matrix dot generated in the formation of the character; thinning out grid points of certain characters and character groups, by suppressing each second printable grid point in each column of the grid, wherein the rows, where the suppressed grid points are located, are shifted by one grid point relative to each other in each case neighboring.