Inkjet printing apparatus and control method thereof
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Devices and methods for printing background images
US8970903B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8970903-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213356837-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jan 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | Jan 24, 2011 |
| Publication date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
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Disclosed is a printing apparatus that forms a color image and a background image on a medium by repeating a dot formation operation of causing ink to be discharged from a first nozzle array and a second nozzle array moving in a moving direction so as to form the color dot and the background dot on the medium and a transport operation of transporting the medium in a transport direction, wherein a pixel in which the background dot is formed on the color dot and a pixel in which the color dot is formed on the background dot are mixed so as to form an area where the color image and the background image overlap.
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What is claimed is: 1. A printing apparatus comprising: a transport unit configured to transport a transparent medium in a transport direction; a first nozzle array having a plurality of nozzles arranged in the transport direction, the plurality of nozzles being configured to discharge ink for forming a color image to form a color dot on the medium; a second nozzle array having a plurality of nozzles arranged in the transport direction, the plurality of nozzles being configure…
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- What does patent US8970903B2 cover?
- Disclosed is a printing apparatus that forms a color image and a background image on a medium by repeating a dot formation operation of causing ink to be discharged from a first nozzle array and a second nozzle array moving in a moving direction so as to form the color dot and the background dot on the medium and a transport operation of transporting the medium in a transport direction, wherein…
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- Matsunaga Hirotaka, Seiko Epson Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B41J2/2117. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
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- 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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