Seiko Epson Corporation

Yukie Yamazaki

Kimitaka Kamijo

Masayuki Kobayashi

Takumi Yoshida

A print control apparatus includes a modification control section configured to change, in accordance with a given number relating to a print request issued by a terminal device, the number or a specification of one or more virtual data conversion servers that convert data of a print job based on the print request into data suitable for the printing apparatus, and an allocation control section configured to allocate the print job to any one of the changed one or more data conversion servers.

Print control apparatus to change a number or a specification of virtual data conversion servers

A control unitof a printerdetermines the combination of conditions of regular flushing that ejects ink into a maintenance unit, and onto-paper flushing that ejects ink onto printing paper P, based on the set print mode. To achieve the dot density defined by the selected combination, flushing dots Df are added to the input datato be printed and are printed. When printing, regular flushing is executed at the frequency and strength determined by the selected combination of conditions.

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Shiojiri, Japan

Yukie Yamazaki