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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2021
Filed:
May. 24, 2019
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kazunari Tsukada, Matsumoto, JP;
Tetsuo Tatsuda, Ina, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/04 (2006.01); B41J 11/20 (2006.01); B41J 2/21 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 11/0005 (2013.01); B41J 2/2117 (2013.01); B41J 11/20 (2013.01); G03G 15/04036 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is technology enabling detecting cockling in a print medium without printing a cockling detection pattern on the print medium. An image processing device has: a light source configured to illuminate a print medium; a sensor configured to scan the print medium; and a controller configured to control the light source and sensor. The controller determines if there is cockling in an evaluation area of the print medium based on change in the detection values of the sensor in the evaluation area.