Printing device, printing device control, program and method, and printing data generation device, program and method
US7393070B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 12, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/04593
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printing device including: an image data acquisition unit acquiring image data corresponding to pixels of the image; a printing data generation unit generating, based on the acquired image data, printing data including information about dot formation details based on the pixels for each of the nozzles; a nozzle information storage unit storing information about nozzles whose dot formation details are different from predetermined dot formation details; and a printing unit printing, based on the printing data, the image onto a printing medium using a printing head. By referring to the nozzle information storage unit, the printing data generation unit generates printing data providing a lower resolution for the image to be printed by at least either the nozzle of different dot formation details or neighboring nozzles compared with a resolution of the image data acquired by the image data acquisition unit corresponding to the nozzle used for printing.
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