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Recording apparatus, method, and medium

US12377674B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 16, 2022
Grant dateAug 5, 2025
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Expiry dateMar 24, 2043

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB41M5/0017
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A recording apparatus that causes less degradation of image quality due to blurring caused by dot misalignment between an ink containing a coloring material and a reaction liquid includes a recording unit configured to record an image on a recording medium by applying an ink containing a coloring material and a reaction liquid containing a component that aggregates the coloring material, an acquisition unit configured to acquire multi-valued ink data to apply the ink, and a generating unit configured to generate first multi-valued reaction liquid data based on the multi-valued ink data and, when a tone value of a pixel of interest in the first multi-valued reaction liquid data is lower than a tone value of any one of a plurality of surrounding pixels around the pixel of interest, generate second multi-valued reaction liquid data by increasing the tone value of the pixel of interest.

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