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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2020
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The image processing apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a pixel value group consisting of pixel values of a plurality of pixels included in a predetermined target area in image data; an acquisition unit configured to acquire a threshold value group consisting of a plurality of threshold values corresponding to the plurality of pixels; a calculation unit configured to calculate a target number of dots indicating a number of dots to be arranged within the target area; an acquisition unit configured to acquire a pixel position at which a dot is expected to be formed by a non-ejectable nozzle in the image data as a non-ejectable nozzle position; and determination unit configured to determine arrangement of dots in the target area based on a priority level determined based on the pixel value group and the threshold value group, the target number of dots, and the non-ejectable nozzle position.