Patent · US Expired

Dual head multicolor printing

US6213584A · kind A · utility

17Cited by

10References

18Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha · JP

Inventors

Steven Noyes · Boylston, US
Akitoshi Yamada · Yokohama, JP
Hiromitsu Hirabayashi · Yokohama, JP

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 14, 1999
Grant date	Apr 10, 2001
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 14, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB41J19/142
WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A printing system to print bands of print data in a forward direction and in a backward direction. The system includes a step to print print data other than black print data included in the bands of print data using bidirectional printing and a step to print black print data included in the bands of print data using unidirectional printing.

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