Image-printing method and device
US6247860A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J15/044
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
There are provided an image-printing method and device for enabling a more attractive print image to be obtained, even when a basic image is printed which is formed by changing the size of a whole image including image elements formed based on outline fonts or dot matrices. The image-printing method and device print an image on a printing object, while causing a print head and the printing object to move in a predetermined direction to effect relative motion between the print head and the printing object, to thereby form a printed image t. A high-density printing basic image is formed by increasing a dot size in the predetermined direction of a basic image created by arranging at least one image element therein, by a factor of m (m is a natural number equal to or larger than 2). The high-density printing basic image is printed in a print size identical to a print size of a printed image to be obtained by directly printing the basic image, at a dot density increased by the factor of m in the predetermined direction.
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