Printing apparatus, printing control method for printing apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable recording

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10040300-B2
Application number	US-201615385104-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 20, 2016
Priority date	Mar 7, 2016
Publication date	Aug 7, 2018
Grant date	Aug 7, 2018

Abstract

A printing apparatus includes a movement detector that detects a direction of movement of the printing apparatus relative to the printing medium, a printing unit that prints an image on the printing medium, and a processor. In a case where the movement of the printing apparatus in a first direction relative to the printing medium is detected by the movement detector, the processor causes the printing unit to print the image of a print subject on the printing medium; and after causing the printing unit to print the image of the print subject on the printing medium, in a case where the movement of the printing apparatus in a second direction differing from the first direction relative to the printing medium is detected by the movement detector, the processor executes a process indicating an occurrence of a printing error in printing of the image of the print subject on the printing medium by the printing unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A printing apparatus comprising:
a movement detector that detects a direction of movement of the printing apparatus relative to a printing medium;
a printing unit that prints an image on the printing medium; and
a processor;
wherein the processor:
causes the printing unit to print the image of a print subject on the printing medium, in a case where the movement of the printing apparatus in a first direction relative to the printing medium is detected by the movement detector; and
executes a process including a notification process notifying an occurrence of a printing error in printing of the image of the print subject on the printing medium by the printing unit, in a case where the movement of the printing apparatus in a second direction differing from the first direction relative to the printing medium is detected by the movement detector after causing the printing unit to print the image of the print subject on the printing medium.

2. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor causes the printing unit to print a preset correction image on the printing medium, as the process indicating the occurrence of the printing error.

3. The printing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein:
the correction image is a correction line; and
the processor causes the printing unit to print the correction line on the image of the print subject printed on the printing medium, as the process indicating the occurrence of the printing error.

4. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:
after causing the printing unit to print a first image as the image of the print subject on the printing medium, in a case where the movement of the printing apparatus in the first direction is again detected by the movement detector after the movement of the printing apparatus in the second direction is detected by the movement detector, the processor causes the printing unit to print the first image on the printing medium; and
after causing the printing unit to print the first image as the image of the print subject on the printing medium, in a case where the movement of the printing apparatus in the first direction is again detected by the movement detector without the movement of the printing apparatus in the second direction being detected by the movement detector, the processor causes the printing unit to print a second image differing from the first image on the printing medium.

5. The printing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein after causing the printing unit to print the first image on the printing medium, in a case where the movement in a direction opposite to the first direction and by a distance that is equal to or longer than a distance of the movement of the printing apparatus when the first image was printed is detected by the movement detector and then the movement of the printing apparatus in the first direction is again detected by the movement detector, the processor causes the printing unit to print the first image on the printing medium.

6. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:
the processor causes the printing unit to print a same image as the image of the print subject on the printing medium, each time the movement of the printing apparatus in the first direction relative to the printing medium is detected by the movement detector; and
counts a number of times of the movement of the printing apparatus in the second direction, and executes a process notifying the number of times counted.

7. A printing control method of a printing apparatus, including:
a movement detection step of detecting a direction of movement of the printing apparatus relative to a printing medium;
a printing step of printing an image of a print subject on the printing medium, in a case where the movement of the printing apparatus in a first direction relative to the printing medium is detected in the movement detection step; and
a correction process step of executing a process including a notification process notifying an occurrence of a printing error in printing the image of the print subject on the printing medium, in a case where the movement of the printing apparatus in a second direction differing from the first direction relative to the printing medium is detected in the movement detection step after the image of the print subject is printed on the printing medium in the printing step.

8. The printing control method according to claim 7 , wherein the correction process step includes a correction image printing step of printing a preset correction image on the printing medium, as the process indicating the occurrence of the printing error.

9. The printing control method according to claim 8 , wherein:
the correction image is a correction line; and
in the correction image printing step, the correction line is printed on the image of the print subject printed on the printing medium, as the process indicating the occurrence of the printing error.

10. The printing control method according to claim 7 , wherein the printing step includes:
a first printing step wherein after a first image is printed as the image of the print subject on the printing medium, in a case where the movement of the printing apparatus in the first direction is again detected in the movement detection step after movement of the printing apparatus in the second direction is detected in the movement detection step, the first image is printed on the printing medium; and
a second printing step wherein after the first image is printed as the image of the print subject on the printing medium, in a case where the movement of the printing apparatus in the first direction is again detected in the movement detection step without movement of the printing apparatus in the second direction being detected in the movement detection step, a second image differing from the first image is printed on the printing medium.

11. The printing control method according to claim 10 , wherein in the first printing step, after the first image is printed on the printing medium, in a case where the movement in a direction opposite to the first direction and by a distance that is equal to or longer than a distance of the movement of the printing apparatus when the first image was printed is detected by the movement detection step and then movement of the printing apparatus in the first direction is again detected in the movement detection step, the first image is printed on the printing medium.

12. The printing control method according to claim 7 , wherein:
in the printing step, the same image as the image of the print subject is printed on the printing medium, each time the movement of the printing apparatus in the first direction relative to the printing medium is detected in the movement detection step; and
the correction process step includes a count notification step of counting a number of times of the movement of the printing apparatus in the second direction, and executing a process notifying the number of times counted.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium on which a printing control program for a printing apparatus is stored;
wherein the printing apparatus comprises a movement detector for detecting a direction of movement of the printing apparatus relative to a printing medium, a printing unit for printing an image on the printing medium; and a processor;
and the printing control program causes the processor to:
print the image of a print subject on the printing medium by the printing unit, in a case where the movement of the printing apparatus in a first direction relative to the printing medium is detected by the movement de

Assignees

• Casio Computer Co Ltd

Inventors

• Suzuki Shigeto

Classifications

• B41J11/008 Primary

  Controlling printhead for accurately positioning print image on printing material, e.g. with the intention to control the width of margins · CPC title

• B41J13/0009 Primary

  control of the transport of the copy material · CPC title

• B41J29/36

  for cancelling or correcting errors by overprinting · CPC title

• B41J3/36

  for portability {, i.e. hand-held printers or laptop printers (B41J3/4075 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B41J29/393

  Devices for controlling or analysing the entire machine {; Controlling or analysing mechanical parameters involving printing of test patterns} · CPC title