Image processing apparatus and image processing method

US8967751B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8967751-B2
Application numberUS-96042310-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 3, 2010
Priority dateJun 24, 2010
Publication dateMar 3, 2015
Grant dateMar 3, 2015

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When an image is recorded using a multichip recording head including a plurality of chips each having a plurality of nozzle arrays, a change in image density can occur due to a registration error between chips in an overlapping part where two chips are connected. To suppress the change in image density, input image data is distributed to two chips such that there are dots overlapping each other between the two chips in the overlapping part.

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What is claimed is: 1. An image processing apparatus configured to process input image data used in recording an image on a recording medium by using a recording head while moving a relative position between the recording head and the recording medium, the recording head including a first chip and a second chip for the same color each including a first nozzle array and a second nozzle array from which to discharge ink for forming a dot on the recording medium, the first chip and th…

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What does patent US8967751B2 cover?
When an image is recorded using a multichip recording head including a plurality of chips each having a plurality of nozzle arrays, a change in image density can occur due to a registration error between chips in an overlapping part where two chips are connected. To suppress the change in image density, input image data is distributed to two chips such that there are dots overlapping each other…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Azuma Satoshi, Murayama Yoshiaki, Nagoshi Shigeyasu, and 13 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B41J2/2056. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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