This invention describes a system for quickly printing images directly onto clothes. Garments move through a series of stations on a continuous loop, where they are pretreated, dried, and then printed by an inkjet. The system is designed so that a single person can load new garments and unload finished ones at the same spot. The claims specifically describe a method for controlling this process by calculating how long each garment should stay at each station, based on the image's printing time.
Why it matters: Filed before advanced AI for image analysis and scheduling optimization became widely available. Modern machine learning could significantly enhance the precision and adaptability of determining printing and dwell times, which are central to the claims.
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