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Printing apparatus and printing control program

US9592682B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 11, 2016
Grant dateMar 14, 2017
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Expiry dateFeb 11, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/00
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

When printing is performed on a medium, a computer of a printing apparatus acquires a space (a PLG level number and a thickness of the medium) between a surface of the medium and a print head, which is formed when an ink is discharged onto a medium from the print head in a printing unit. A high speed/low speed of a carriage speed (print speed mode), print color (monochrome/color), and a transport region (normal region/lower end region) as a transport position of the medium are determined. A calculation expression is selected according to the carriage speed, the print color, and the transport region, and a correction amount according to a gap length is calculated using the selected calculation expression. Also, the transport distance is corrected using the correction amount. Transport control is performed by the transport distance.

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